Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th April 2009

Dilbert//7309, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 19th April 2009

Tags

monster rebate trap frustration anger yelling

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I bought a new phone. It was only $50 after rebate."

Dogbert says, "Uh-Oh."

Dilbert says, "Let's see what the terms of the rebate?"

Foom! Monster says, "I am rebaterus. You must pass five tests before your rebate will be authorized."

Monster says, "You must wait 30 days without losing or accidentally discardin the rebate forms, the receipt, and the box."

Monster says, "You must figure out which of the several unlabeled codes on the box is the real rebate code."

Monster says, "You must write that code into a space desighned for a code half as long."

Monster says, "Some numbers look like lettters."

Dilbert says, "Just keep my money!!!"

Monster says, "Dude, we spent it before you left the store."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I BOUGHT A NEW PHONE. IT WAS ONLY $50 AFTER REBATE.

LET'S SEE WHAT THE TERMS OF THE REBATE.. FOOM!

I AM REBATERUS.

YOU MUST PASS FIVE TESTS BEFORE YOUR REBATE WILL BE AUTHORTZED UH-OH.

YOU MUST WAIT 30 DAYS WITHOUT LOSING OR ACCIDENTALLY DISCARDING THE REBATE FORMS, THE RECEIPT, AND THE BOX.

YOU MUST FIGURE OUT WHICH OF THE SEVERAL UNLABELED CODES ON THE BOX IS THE REAL REBATE CODE.

YOU MUST WRITE THAT CODE INTO A SPACE DESIGNED FOR A CODE HALF AS LONG.

SOME NUMBERS LOOK LIKE LETTERS.

JUST KEEP MY MONEY!!!

1/ DUDE, WE SPENT IT BEFORE YOU LEFT THE STORE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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