The Home Depot program seems to be easier and faster than Menards, since every step - apart from making your purchase at a Home Depot store - is completed electronically. You’ll get a merchandise credit check in the mail within six to eight weeks. You have to mail it in along with the rebate receipt at the bottom of your regular purchase receipt. Menards, on the other hand, requires you to fill out a rebate redemption certificate at the store’s service desk or print it from the Menards website. Home Depot allows electronic submissions for receipts and issues an eGift card via email.