Do you get a bunch of spam offering free iPods, free PCs, free free free? Of course you do. Do you ignore them because they're a scam? Of course you do. Except some of them might actually be legitimate. According to I-Hacked.com and a bunch of other places, some of the sites actually work.
So I can't resist: I'm trying it too, to see if it really works and to help out my daughter's school (I'm going to donate the iPod to the school fundraising auction when/if it comes). I signed up at FreeiPodShuffle.com. To sign up, I had to give them my name, address, and e-mail. I had to spend about two minutes clicking "No" to a bunch of offers of free trials, e-mail newsletters, etc. Then, to qualify, I had to say "Yes" to one of a list of trial offers (Blockbuster Online, eFax, Columbia House, etc.). I chose to sign up with eFax because it won't cost me anything if I cancel during the first 30 days. (Some of the other offers looked reasonable, but they all required I spend at least $5 - $10 or so, and I'm trying for totally free here.)
The pyramidal catch is that I have to get a few other people to do the same thing I did. If you want to do it and help this project out, click here and sign up. Yes, it feels a little slimy as you're going through the process, but just remember: you're doing it for science and for my daughter's school. And you might end up with own free iPod too, if you can beg a few of your friends/acquaintances/readers to do the same thing. Thanks! And I'll let you know if anything weird starts happening, such as tons o'spam to the address I used.
P.S. If you're using a Mac, don't use Safari for this. Something goes haywire when you click the offer page during the signup process. (Darin & John, please check it out. ;-) )
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