How I really seriously got a free ipod
So, by now, you've probably heard about a place called freeipods.com. However, you've probably been quick to write it off as a scam. But is it really? Just a few days ago, I opened up my door to find a UPS guy with this (in a box, of course):
 
I was shocked. I couldn't believe it actually worked. Thus, for those curious, I will explain how it's done. Or, if you'd rather, you can try for a Free Notebook :P
In mid-July I was tipped off about freeipods.com. It is very similar to a pyramid scam, in that the earlier you know about it, the better your chances are. The difference, though, is that this requires no money, and thus only wastes your time. That was my thought when I first noticed it: “Even if there’s a 10% chance of me getting an ipod, i’m just wasting a little time, and giving my email up to spammers.” Thus, I went around this very internet and promoted my referral link. Here’s what you have to do:
-Sign up for one of their promotional offers
-Get five people to sign up for their promotional offers using your referral link
That’s it! There is no requirement that you have to stay with whatever offer you signed up for. I signed up for Aol and cancelled a week later. So, by 7/27 I had completed my offer and gotten five people to do the same. Two weeks after that, though, nothing had changed and I stopped visiting the site. Dissapointing, but it wasn’t surprising, who would expect to really get a free ipod from such little work? I wrote it off as a failed experiment and went on my way. But then, on that fateful day of 8/23, a box from ecost.com (their supplier) came to my doorstep.
 
I couldn’t believe it!
And so, easy as that, I had a free 4th generation 20 GB ipod. And, according to that first picture, it holds about 4800 of my songs. Awesome! So, here are some tips from someone who got their free ipod:
- Only do this if you’re
good at cancelling things! You will definitely want to cancel whatever offer you sign up for as they’re not really worth keeping, unless you’ve been meaning to sign up for columbia house.
- It’s a lot harder than it
seems. Don’t expect to get a freeipod, it’s much harder than you might think to get five people to sign up for something. Your best bet is if you have family and friends who would do it just to help you out.
- Don’t cheat!! You can
only sign up once! I saw a lot of accounts of people who tried to cheat using multiple email addresses or they had multiple credit cards. It doesn’t work! And it won’t count! You need unique mailing addresses tied to each card that signs up.
So of course, since it cost nothing, it was totally worth it to me. It’s really difficult to get people to sign up, but I did it and i have a damned free ipod now! You’ll notice i didn’t actively link freeipods; i’m hoping any hopefuls for freeipods will post their link in the comments. Make sure, if you’re signing up, to be nice and use someone’s referral link! Help “a brother” out as they say. Once again the site is, freeipods.com. Sign up and if you have any questions, feel free to axe me.
oh, and here’s a great article from wired on freeipods/ecost/gratis: Making Free IPods Pay Off
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