Going slightly off-topic here, but still on the rebate thing .. ?

What's your opinion regarding the purchase date requirements thing .. ? I mean, I 'purchased' my Nokia N900 on Oct 2, so would I qualify for the rebate or not .. ? As far as I can tell, there's no requirement for the invoice in order to get the rebate .. So does this mean that I can still get the rebate, even though I pre-ordered the phone before the rebate time started ?