Appliance Rebate

The barcode scanners were wokring overtime on Friday at the big box appliance stores! That was the day you could get big savings plus a rebate from the state on an energy star appliance purchase. According to the news, it added up to about a 30% savings (10% in store discount, and 20% rebate from Florida) - which is a nice chunk of change if you were in the market for a stove, fridge or other big ticket purchase. I wonder if they timed in near the beginning of earth day on purpose?