I’ve always bee wary of those “get a free iPod” type offers figuring that, as I have been told, there is no free lunch. That is until I was in communication with a friend ( who shall remain nameless but hates clowns…). He was talking about his new computer, and that he had gotten it for free.
Not only that, but it turns out that he has gotten a lot of free stuff:
- free iPod
- free iPod shuffle
- free samsung 15″ LCD Flatscreen Monitor/TV
- free Cyberpower Gaming Desktop PC
- free sony PSP
- $250 via PayPal
This impressive list combined with this being a guy that I trust and respect made me wonder if I had been to quick to dismiss these “free” offers programs. As it turns out they are not exactly free, you have to sign up for an “offer” and that usually involves a credit card. To be fair the charge on the card is negligible ( one offer is only $5 ) and that same offer is a breeze to cancel after you use up that first five bucks. Then you need to convince x number of other people to sign up for one of the offers.
These programs are through Gratis and OfferCentric, and they seem to be legit – I have since verified this with a few other colleagues who are now sporting their free iPods. When you go to sign up and complete your first offer it looks as if these programs have the best reviews: Tickle IQ Test, Zooba, Consumer Info, Blockbuster Online, and StarClub Rewards.
So if you are interested in working this MLM type deal and trying to get a “free” iBook or windows type laptop – sign up with this link so that I can get credit for the refferal. This is an experiment for me and will continue bloggin the progress, report any problems, and then follow up when it is all over.
I looked into this but chickened out. Let us know what the easiest-to-opt-out offers are.
May 11th, 2005 at 11:12 am
i know a bunch of guys at YayHooray had started a few conga lines back some months ago…
May 11th, 2005 at 12:22 pm
It looks like the easiest one to opt-out of is that Consumer Info – free credit check one. It has almost 100 satisfaction from the people that have tried it and then tried to get out of it.
May 11th, 2005 at 1:27 pm
Damn! Wish I had found your post a couple of hours ago, I just signed up for that same laptop on a conga line. I signed up for a bunch of free stuff. I hope all of this really is real!
May 11th, 2005 at 8:35 pm
Thanks for leaving me nameless
Although this comment is years late, I can confirm that I received all of the above for free as well as a G4 Apple iBook (this was a few years back when that was the latest out 
, a Nikon Coolpix 7900, a 60GB photo ipod and a black video ipod.
As I got more into the “free” stuff, I found out that it’s sometimes easier to get it for a “deep discount” instead of free. By deep discount, it means you could trade doing offers with people and pay people small amounts to do offers under you. This was years ago though, and I know at least a couple of the companies has changed the way they do business or closed down. It was fun while it lasted though
Reminds me of the crazy AllAdvantage days (anybody remember that?)
November 13th, 2008 at 8:32 pm