Thread: iPods for free... help me to help yourself...

Hi... this is Speed Beetle..it's been quite along time since my last post... (about a year ago... hahah seriously about a year ago...)
I need everyone's to help me get an iPod Touch... your prize, you can also get one yourself... I'll post the link later... when you enter the link just follow the directions as instructed on the website so you can win not only iPods but other stuff...who is with me...?
P.S.: this is not a lie...other people have done this and it worked... I'll post the link later.. please reply who ever wants to help me... Peace... :P

-Help me to help yourself...it's cool :P

If it sounds too good to be true....

Someone wins every Ponzi scheme....

This is true... I tell you...will you guys help ? I'll post the link but I don't have it yet...but I'll post it... just wait some more...
By the way this is not illegal...this how this guys work...
This an explanation I found one of the free iPods websites which explains it in deatails...

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE
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8gb iPod Touch - 700 points
16gb iPod Touch - 1000 points
$350 Apple Card - 775 points
$350 Cash - 775 points

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8gb iPod Touch - 5 referrals
16gb iPod Touch - 8 referrals
$350 Apple Card - 7 referrals
$350 Cash - 7 referrals

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Offer void where prohibited.

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Sorry, no.

nothing is free...nothing!

Trade my privacy for small electronics? No way.

"In exchange for users registering with an advertiser..."

Not free.

Originally Posted by Bride of Cow

"In exchange for users registering with an advertiser..."

Not free.

But some of the advertisers don't cost a penny to register with. Now if they would just give me my damn credits.

Man, these schemes are still running ?? Shucks.

Originally Posted by Atomic Cow

Trade my privacy for small electronics? No way.

and to think, some still wonder why they get junkmail in their mailboxes, telemarketers calling at all hours of the day, and spam in their email...

Originally Posted by Luke Vader

telemarketers calling at all hours of the day

When I have telemarketers call me, I am in my prime hours of the day.




"Hello, my name is Detective Gallbladder with the Miami Police Department. Mr. Wilson was murdered at approximately 9 PM last night, and I'm going to have to ask you a couple of questions. When was the last time that you spoke with Mr. Wilson?"

Or...

"You say that if I take part in this 30 second survey, I will get $25. So, if it takes 60 seconds, will I get $50?"

My list goes on and on.

You could always pull the old Seinfeld line with telemarketers.

"Actually, I'm kind of busy right now. Why don't you just give me your home phone number and I'll call you when it's convenient for me...Oh, I see, because you don't want strangers calling you at home at random times...Well now you know how I feel!" /hangs up.

I've heard there is a law that says they have to hang up if you tell them no three times, and I've heard from people that they just say, "No, no, and no" when they get a call, and the telemarketer thanks them and hangs up every time.

I would stay away from this, Speed Beetle. Even if you are ok with giving up all your personal information, there is no guarantee you will even get anything. Just like with the Ponzi schemes, these groups have trouble keeping up with the growing numbers of participants, and while some people are getting things (enough at least to post testimonies on their site), there's a good chance you will either not get anything or be waiting a long time. At the very least, search the web for independent reviews of the site. Often times you will find that a lot of people have been ripped off and are trying to spread the word on other forums and sites.

hehe... :P

Originally Posted by Yossarian

I've heard there is a law that says they have to hang up if you tell them no three times, and I've heard from people that they just say, "No, no, and no" when they get a call, and the telemarketer thanks them and hangs up every time.

Really? Can someone confirm this? I want to try this next time if it's true.

you could always confirm it by trying it for yourself

I got to try that next time too hahaha...so... who wants to get an iPod for free..? I know I haven't post the link... the problem is that I don't have it right now...

Originally Posted by Speed Beetle

so... who wants to get an iPod for free..?

it would seem that no one is interested in your

I heard this from a reputable source (a well respected high school History teacher), but that was a few years ago, so the law may have changed. There is also always a chance you get someone who either doesn't know or doesn't care about the laws in any case, but it's probably worth a try if you don't want to deal with them.

Yeah... This is a CNN Report on this matter... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h0cWB_iVdM) which talk about this little companies doing all sort of free stuff offers... watch this video for proof...