Update: I bought my Shield 9 Sept 30 and yes I was influenced by the Rebate offer.

I submitted the info electronically Sept 5 and got a receipt that it was accepted. We are just short of 8 weeks now and nothing shows up on the Milano website.

I bought my Hankook tires about the same time and within a week I got my $100 pre-loaded Visa card. I see no reason why this process has to take 8-12 weeks.