Free Quickbooks 2009 Offered Monday Only At Staples

On Monday the 22nd, Staples is offering free copies of Quickbooks Pro 2009.  The offer is good in the store or online.  The savings actually come in the form of a rebate.  This is how it works according to the email that I just received from Intuit:

The regular price at Staples is $199.99.

The customer will receive $40 in instant savings.

The customer at the store will receive a $159.99 mail-in rebate form.

When the customer mails in the rebate form they will receive, some weeks later, a rebate for $159.99.

Once the customer obtains the rebate, their base costs are zero: $199.99 - $40.00 - $159.99 = $0.

The buyer may still be responsible for sales tax at the time of purchase; sales tax is not free.

The offer is limited to one per customer and while supplies last!