Is #17 slow? Paying only $4 more to get double the memory is reason enough to fill out a rebate.

Can you read and write #17? If so, a rebate takes about 5 minutes (if you write slowly), meaning you're being paid about $240/hr. for your terrible hardship. Oh, but you come here spending time looking for deals, so it's not the time or effort, it's a mental block.

Do a little searching for better deals means sending in a rebate. There are no better deals than those with rebates. Your time is not worth $240 an hour if you have nothing better to do than buy 1GB flash drives as if that's a bonus.