pixie monitor rebate ripoff

In June '99 I purchased a new computer monitor from Comp USA, primarily because it seemed like a great deal - the monitor specs were decent and the price was decent- PLUS the manufacturer, Pixie, offered a $70 rebate. The salesman told me that it was the same monitor that Comp USA sold as their generic brand. I purcased the monitor and sent in all the required stuff, reciept, UPC code which I peeled off the monitor, rebate form, etc, following their requirements to the letter... About a month later I recieved a correspondence from Pixie stating that they would not honor their offer because I did not send the original UPC code from the monitor. I then wrote a letter stating that indeed I DID send the original and , still having the monitor box, I cut off the UPC code from the box and sent that back to them with the letter. Well, guess what kids?....nope, not so much as a whimper from Pixie. I urge all of you to NEVER believe anything that this company puts in writing. In my opinion they are promising rebates they obviously have no intention of honoring. Buyer Beware!