I purchased my Droid on the first day from a Verizon Wireless store and got my rebate in time to use it to buy a $100 giftcard for a Christmas present.
I got my Droid Nov. 21st.....it took a little longer than expected, but I eventually got it I think like right before Christmas......so I'd say you should receive yours anytime now
Ive had my droid for three weeks and i just sent out the rebate this past monday so lets see how long it takes. i have to say though when it comes to verizons rebates ive never had a problem. most people hate any kind of mail in rebate in general but like i said verizons have always been good with not to long of a wait
Sorry that I cannot cite the exact spot on the (godawful) VZW website to find the information, but if you spend enough time rooting around you'll find a spot where you can check on the status of your rebate.
If you've been approved (and it will tell you), the website says to contact them if you have not received further notification about the rebate within 30 days of the date it was approved. My 30 days expires at the end of this week. I've put a reminder in my calendar to get in touch if I haven't heard from them.
P.S. The approval date may be considerably later than the date you sent in the paperwork. Mine was a full two weeks later and I haven't yet heard from them. For those who got their droids in the Christmas rush as I did, the delay is understandable.
Bought mine and mailed it before thanksgiving and recieved it a week and a half ago after having a little discussion with vzw and the rebate department about it taking so long.
It only took like 2-3 weeks for me to get mine. Not too long but not very fast either.
(Sidenote) I bought a printer like 2 years ago and sent in the $50 rebate and it took like 2 months to get even with the calls to them complaining.
i got my rebate card fast but the bank transfer is taking forever.
i though the long part would be getting the money but it's not....
right now the transfer is taking forever. I made the bank transfer a week ago and i'm still waiting.
so i might as well have nothing cause i have a useless gift card and no money to pay for this phone.
I got both of my $100 ones pretty quickly. But, the $50 one hasn't come.
I hate rebates. It was a hassle at the bank to deposit the rebate card into my checking account. Oh, and make sure you spend it right away. The fine print says that they will start charging you a service charge ( !!!!! ) if you don't use the card right away. ( I can't remember the exact time frame)
it took me a while to get mine and I checked it online only to find out that it was denied. i called vzw and then reinstated it and i got it 3 weeks later.