How to get a free I-Pod....

[HollyGo-Lightly]

I didn''t think it was real, but my friend Callie, who is always getting free stuff, and cheap discounts sent me this offer for a marketing ploy that gives out free I-Pods. Basically, to advertise, they make you fill out a quick 5 minute survey and you must sign up for ONE offer, and complete that transaction, as well as e-mail five other people.

My friend suggested getting a credit card out of it, and the Wall Street Journal.

I personally went with the Blockbuster online membership (which is like Netflix), but my other friend did the E-Fax, which she said can be set-up and then cancelled after it posts to your account 1-2 days later. If you forget to cancel, it is $12.95/month, so it seemed the cheaper alternative...

Here''s the link:

http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=13252031

If anyone has heard of this offer, and has applied for it, please post if you have received your I - Pod. My friend honestly has always been in tune with great deals, and even found me a laser HP printer for $200 shipped when it retails over $399... She''s good, so I trust that this one works, but let me know what you guys think! Plus, she said this deal was reported on some news staion recently...

 

[njc]

I saw the news report on the local DC news. The company is based out of DC as well. Here is the only link i was able to find on the story... its from NBC in Boston.

http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/specialreport/DBM710/

This is someones personal website, but it gives a link to video from the above newstation (click on the first link under Proof)
http://homepage.mac.com/davidemm/freeipod.html#proof

Seems the only catch is refering your friends and then getting them to sign up.

 

[HollyGo-Lightly]

Oh my God, I hope I get an I-Pod!!!!

How cool is that?!

 

[Mara]

yeah good luck, the catch is that 5 of your friends have to sign up too....i dont know about you but my friends are pretty jaded about stuff like this....hehee...a friend sent it to me, i was bored one day and did it and of course not one person out of about 20 signed up. ah well. ipods aren't that great anyway.

get a tivo instead! comcast gave out thousands of free ones to customers here in the BayArea last week!

 

[i_like_tiffany_please_dont_hate_me]

why is it that despite supposed advances in technology, music still sounds better on vinyl?

 

[JohnQuixote]

How many hours do you have to spend with me on this question, DG?

Analog recos, needles, vinyl and tubes over Digital/SS are still fancied by many... There is a charming quality and undeniable presence of depth in recording/playback done with no D to A conversion.

It''s like preferring ''warmer'' colors in your diamond.

 

[Nicrez]

Is this for real? I just got this in an e-mail as well?

Normally, as Mara and her friends are, I am quite jaded, but then again, I have seen some really funny things and even got a free car once, so I have to say that sometimes there are just silly marketing schemes out there, and you CAN be a beneficiary...

Has anyone tried it and gotten an I-Pod out of it? My poor I-Pod is on the fritz...need a new one...