I'm just curious...has anyone here gone through one of the freebie sites online and successfully gotten a gaming system, ipod, etc? If so, which site did you use and how much did it actually cost you when all was said and done? Did you just go through special offers and then cancel after the required trial period, or did you have to sign up friends for it too?
My ex actually got me to sign on to one of those once. Basically added me to a spam email list, and it was a "visit X site or Y site and add your name for a chance to win Z" deal. Needless to say I never won anything, and when she broke up with me, well, I made sure my address was stricken from whatever lists those were a part of (and whatever places DID keep my address were promptly added to my Spam guard).
That Columbia House deal for the 15 free CDs or whatever it was like ten years ago was actually legitimate. 
Back in 2000, I filled out a bunch of surveys for America Online for points that I used to buy CDs. I didn't have to pay or sign up for anything beyond my regular AOL membership.
QUOTE(Bocc Kob @ Nov 18 2009, 10:41 PM) 
That Columbia House deal for the 15 free CDs or whatever it was like ten years ago was actually legitimate.
I got a lot of CDs through BMG at the time. If you bought enough CDs, it was definitely worth it, and at that time, I was buying lots of CDs, so it was a good deal.
Most of the current sorts of things require minor purchases, other kinds of efforts, trial periods, etc. I thought I read someplace that you'd spend almost $100 by the time you got the $150 iPod for "free." So just be real careful about what the terms and conditions are.
I bled YourFree360Games pretty dry in 2007/2008. It's one where you sign up for "offers" with a credit card, and then cancel before the trials are up. All the offers I did were between $0 and $4 or so (except for eMusic, which was $10 and worth joining anyway). You have to be VERY CAREFUL not to miss the trial end date--some of them charge $60+ the instant they expire. But, if you do it right... you can get a hell of a lot out of it.
My total:
Offers: 16, about $23.00 all together (again, $10 was eMusic)
Games:
4000 Marketplace Points
Simpsons: The Game
Guitar Hero III Bundle
Rock Band (Game Only)
Guitar Hero III Bundle
Rock Band Guitar
Grand Theft Auto IV
Guitar Hero World Tour (Guitar bundle)
I returned one GHIII bundle to Amazon and got $105 credit for it. I don't think they let you do that anymore. Anyway, it was around $600 worth of games for that $23.00. I kept track of everything in an Excel spreadsheet, and had no problem canceling offers or getting credit (sometimes it didn't happen automatically, but the ticket system never failed). I was working from home at the time, so I could spend the time to do it right, which is the only way you should bother. Also, I used a credit card I didn't normally use, and could cancel if I needed to.
Also, while all my games came from the standard 2-credits-per-game deal, you can also get them from 2 referrals and one offer. So, if you do sign up, feel free to use my referral URL below.
http://www.yourfree360games.com/index.php?ref=242621
But just, seriously, be careful. If you do it, stay 100% on top of it, and make sure you know the cancellation policy and contact info for each offer BEFORE you complete it. This thread at CheapAssGamer.com is invaluable, because people post their experiences with each offer, along with all the needed contact info: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173655
My total:
Offers: 16, about $23.00 all together (again, $10 was eMusic)
Games:
4000 Marketplace Points
Simpsons: The Game
Guitar Hero III Bundle
Rock Band (Game Only)
Guitar Hero III Bundle
Rock Band Guitar
Grand Theft Auto IV
Guitar Hero World Tour (Guitar bundle)
I returned one GHIII bundle to Amazon and got $105 credit for it. I don't think they let you do that anymore. Anyway, it was around $600 worth of games for that $23.00. I kept track of everything in an Excel spreadsheet, and had no problem canceling offers or getting credit (sometimes it didn't happen automatically, but the ticket system never failed). I was working from home at the time, so I could spend the time to do it right, which is the only way you should bother. Also, I used a credit card I didn't normally use, and could cancel if I needed to.
Also, while all my games came from the standard 2-credits-per-game deal, you can also get them from 2 referrals and one offer. So, if you do sign up, feel free to use my referral URL below.
http://www.yourfree360games.com/index.php?ref=242621
But just, seriously, be careful. If you do it, stay 100% on top of it, and make sure you know the cancellation policy and contact info for each offer BEFORE you complete it. This thread at CheapAssGamer.com is invaluable, because people post their experiences with each offer, along with all the needed contact info: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173655
I will worship you as a god! 
A couple of years ago we got a free MacBook Pro from one of those offer sites run by Nuitech. They operate a ton of websites offering free stuff.
Their terms used to be a lot more lax and you could complete most offers and cancel them before being billed and still get credit for them. It took about three months and $150 but it worked. You had to be pretty watchful of all your offers, read over all the terms closely and be sure and cancel before they bill you. Also helps to register everything under a throwaway email address because it will get sold and you will get a ton of spam. A virtual credit card number also helps that's limited to X number of transactions or a limit of X just in case.
Their terms used to be a lot more lax and you could complete most offers and cancel them before being billed and still get credit for them. It took about three months and $150 but it worked. You had to be pretty watchful of all your offers, read over all the terms closely and be sure and cancel before they bill you. Also helps to register everything under a throwaway email address because it will get sold and you will get a ton of spam. A virtual credit card number also helps that's limited to X number of transactions or a limit of X just in case.
I'm looking at TRAINN's Wii site. It looks like most of the offers do require an expenditure. To get the best package (Wii, three games) it would probably cost me like $120...doesn't seem worth it for the hassle and risk.
Well, it's the same company that runs YourFree360Games, so I can at least say they'll make good on their promises. But I'm sure they ask a lot more of you for a $350 bundle than for individual $60 games. I'd say these sites are probably better for padding out your collection of games than for getting systems themselves for free. But I don't know the exact terms of that offer.
I successfully did a Free website, and scored a PSP.
I also have been doing surveys where you get $50 of Survey money you can get a $25 Gamestop gift card via E-Rewards.
I've scored two $25 gift cards from them.
I also have been doing surveys where you get $50 of Survey money you can get a $25 Gamestop gift card via E-Rewards.
I've scored two $25 gift cards from them.
I did a free website and got my xbox hd dvd drive back when they first came out.
QUOTE(lostorbit @ Nov 19 2009, 01:52 PM)
A couple of years ago we got a free MacBook Pro from one of those offer sites run by Nuitech. They operate a ton of websites offering free stuff.
Their terms used to be a lot more lax and you could complete most offers and cancel them before being billed and still get credit for them. It took about three months and $150 but it worked. You had to be pretty watchful of all your offers, read over all the terms closely and be sure and cancel before they bill you. Also helps to register everything under a throwaway email address because it will get sold and you will get a ton of spam. A virtual credit card number also helps that's limited to X number of transactions or a limit of X just in case.
Their terms used to be a lot more lax and you could complete most offers and cancel them before being billed and still get credit for them. It took about three months and $150 but it worked. You had to be pretty watchful of all your offers, read over all the terms closely and be sure and cancel before they bill you. Also helps to register everything under a throwaway email address because it will get sold and you will get a ton of spam. A virtual credit card number also helps that's limited to X number of transactions or a limit of X just in case.
A friend of mine also got a MacBook Pro this way. He refused to give me the details on how he went about it - I have no idea why.
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