Comments on: Free laptop deals: Hoaxes?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:53:13 +0000

Two years ago I signed up for an offer to get a free 42″ plasma tv with everyfreegifts dot com. Back when I did it, they only required 6 trial offers (it’s not like this anymore). After completing the offers I received a check for the cash value of the tv…$2500. No that is not a typo, that is two thousand five hundred dollars. My brother received the same check and I did the offer for my friend who actually received the tv (42″ LG plasma). I spent a grand total of $26. Not a bad return! Other than this, I also got a 20gb ipod and a Nintendo DS. So these offers are the real deal, you just have to make sure you do some research on the company first.

By: Alastair Carnegie

Alastair Carnegie — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:24:57 +0000

Thanks ‘ididurmom’ for that wise word of caution. scammers try every trick in the book. The honest deals are few and far between, and also tie you into a long contract with their service, so you probably won’t save much.

By: ididurmom

ididurmom — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:57:44 +0000

I agree tey should take teh freelaptop adds of the media.
IT IS ALL A SCAM ! ! ! Then you get the actual scammers posting their stuff here for damage control. Stay away unless you want to be SCAMMED ! ! !

By: Alastair Carnegie

Alastair Carnegie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:29:46 +0000

Thanks ‘TDR’ It’s good to know there are a few ‘Honest Brokers’ out there. I note with interest that the price of a laptop is lower by the week, so we might expect more fair deals in the future. Big name companies can’t afford the bad publicity, so my advice is stick to those. I expect bulk discount purchase of redundent stock makes these offers viable to big name promoters.

By: TDR

TDR — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:50:01 +0000

Well I found a website after seeing their TV ads, getmyfreelaptop.com

It is from world avenue, and before I did the offer I checked them out! Not only does the state AG in their state (FL) but also the BBB notes that they do in fact give out free laptops…and the BBB has only 19 complaints in the past 3 years on them…tiny tiny amount considering they have network TV ads running… BBB also says majority of complaints have been rectified by W.A.

Anyways after checking I tried it out, I actually completed it fairly quickly and without giving my social security number! (that was huge to me) I spent about $20 because I took a bunch of free trial offers (gevalia coffee, blockbuster, onlingo that I remember) which I canceled before being charged..

Well they really sent me the laptop! No B.S. I use it nearly everyday and am blown away that it was as easy as it turned out…

so I say to you, look around 1st! tons of scam sites, but this one was pretty right on…good luck bargain hunters!!!

By: Alastair Carnegie

Alastair Carnegie — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:54:01 +0000

why do you say this about middle east ! ! ! ! !
Do say they are donkeys ?

Dear Waleed El-Batat, You are correct to censure me, my comment was not specifically with reference to ‘middle east’ donkeys. but about ‘donkey drivers’ in genearal. Please accept my appology if I caused offense. Donkey drivers tie a carrot to a stick, and suspend it just in front of the donkey’s nose. it keeps walking forward with a heavy load on it’s back in the hope of eating the juicy carrot, sadly cruel donkey drivers seldom allow the donkey to eat the carrot. only once in a while to tempt them on. I was wanting to compare these ‘bogus’ free offers of laptop computers etc., with the cunning tactics of cruel donkey drivers. That is all, anybody of any nationality is foolish, like that poor donkey, if s/he falls for these dishonest sales tricks.

By: Waleed El-Batat

Waleed El-Batat — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:19:12 +0000

why do you say this about middle east ! ! ! ! !
Do say they are donkeys ?

By: Alastair Carnegie

Alastair Carnegie — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:11:23 +0000

If you visit the middle east, you can see donkeys on their last legs. overloaded and in a pitiful condition. Remember the ‘carrot-on-a-stick’ comes first, the poor donkey never gets to eat it, but it does feel the cruel whips and prods of the sharp stick. These ‘Free Gift’ Offers are made by those same cruel ‘Donkey Drivers’. the only difference is that they now wear suits.

By: Saifullahi Shehu Imam

Saifullahi Shehu Imam — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:36:55 +0000

please make my dream come true by providing this offer!!!

By: Green

Green — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:31:09 +0000

I think the best advice to follow in pursuing these deals has already been given - it is an absolute must to read up on the company doing the offer and be savvy with handling your trials and other such things once you’ve signed up for them. We all know that in order to get the “free ______” a person must sign up to receive certain products and services. At this point the responsibility lies in the consumer’s hands - I don’t see how anyone can be angry at poor results unless they have actually been cheated by a company. If someone signs up for a trial and forgets to cancel the offer - oh well, that is not the company’s fault.

As for me, I signed up and received an iPod from freeipods.com a few years back. The iPod cost me absolutely nothing but my time, as I completed a free trial offer that I tracked and cancelled prior to being charged anything. I received my iPod as promised, and have since gotten rid of that iPod and purchased a new generation iPod. Would I do it again? Probably not - the amount of time it takes to complete offers and track them so they may be cancelled on time isn’t worth it to me. I do think that these offers are a good way for some younger people and people with out extra disposable income to get some nice things at little or no cost - but before complaining people need to take the responsibility to research and keep track of their activities.

More recently, my last roommate in college received a free Nintendo Wii (it actually cost him somewhere around $20 after all costs were factored in). I believe the site was something like yournintendowii4free.com or something if anyone is interested.