I emailed Pentax Canada and asked them a pretty straight forward question. Here is the response i got, i thought it's fairly laughable at how they dodge the question.
Thank you for your email regarding rebates. PENTAX Canada Inc.currently does not have any rebate promotions running at this time.PENTAX Canada Inc. and PENTAX Imaging Company are subsidiaries of PENTAXCorporation. We operate as separate business units and develop salesand marketing programs for our own respective markets.
I am aware that PENTAX in the USA is running a rebate promotion rightnow on some of the DSLR's, lenses and accessories. This rebatepromotion is only for the USA market. In the section "Please note theadditional terms of this offer", it states that the "(2) offer good onlyfor USA, APO and FPO addresses." I am not sure how thorough theirrebate company is at verifying USA addresses or not. Based on thiscondition of the promotion, it is very possible that your rebate claimwould not be honored.
We do not plan to run a similar promotion in Canada in the near future.In addition, PENTAX Canada Inc. offers a 2nd year warranty on allDigital SLR's and lenses that are purchased from authorized Canadian dealers.
If you have any further questions regarding our rebate promotions or ourproducts, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Pentax CanadaService/RepairsMaria Gagliardi1.800.461.6203 x 324Fax:905-286-55911770 Argentia RoadMississauga OntarioL5N 3S7Always keep your serial number for your records!
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Reason for Contact: Comments: how come there are never any rebate offers for canadian buyers?