I believe Lowes' stores are withholding rebates to save costs. I purchased Owens-Corning insulation at Lowes, Bradley, Illinois store and still have not received my $150 qualifying rebate check.

The rebate advertisement was posted across the insulation section, two salesmen helped me and pointed it out.  One of them gave me the rebate forms along with my receipt,  The insulation was delivered.

Two weeks ago I called the local Lowes and was given an "outside" rebate center fund for the store.  At the rebate center, a Miguel, told me to fax my receipt to a fax number that was "not in service"!   I called Lowes regional corporate office and they told me someone would call in the next two days; they never did.

I sent the same letter of complaint to the Lowes corporate office, the local store, the rebate processing center and have received no response.   It is now two months later.

I am going to pursue this money owed me with no limits imagined.  I am leary of Lowes and will not shop there again.  There are plenty of competitive stores carrying similar products in the area and I will make a point of telling their management why I am shopping in there stores -- what Lowe's did.

In each and every conversation with anybody, I will impart the doubt in each person's mind in a way to be drawn from memory banks to not shop at Lowes and will continue to post online my complaint against Lowes and its practice of skimming.

Anita Clark, chuckqclark@prodigy.net