Circuit City Rebates

I recently purchased a notebook computer from Circuit City. It was the last one they had, a display model, so I got $100 off(plus $150 in rebates). The next day, as I was online processing my rebates, I found that if I had purchased this computer the next day I would qualify for an additional $250 in rebates. I called the store and they told me this was no problem, just to bring in the receipt and I could return it and buy it right back and all will be ok. Well, I spoke with a man with the rebates dept because of my rejection letter I got in the mail today. He said they process the rebates by original purchase date, not the second date(this info is all in their computers). I ended up getting it taken care of, and I will get the rebates but it is quite a hassle!