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Hey peeps, i'm a n00bie so be gentle to me. Anyone seen this new free ipod marketing thing that has just come to the uk. it was out in the states about a yr ago and i was jealous because it looked like a totally legitimate offer. Anyways, i'll let you guys and gals check it out for yourselves
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Basically all you have to do is sign up for two of the offers and get 5 others to do the same. all the companies are fairly reputable (ebay-hmmm.) it apparently works on the basis that you get more people to sign up for their companies, but i can see two companies i would sign up for and i wouldn't be spending more than £2.99. now 6(u and 5others)x3 is hardly near £140 or whatever ipod minis are going for these days. so yeah, scam or not? let the debate commence!
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Basically all you have to do is sign up for two of the offers and get 5 others to do the same. all the companies are fairly reputable (ebay-hmmm.) it apparently works on the basis that you get more people to sign up for their companies, but i can see two companies i would sign up for and i wouldn't be spending more than £2.99. now 6(u and 5others)x3 is hardly near £140 or whatever ipod minis are going for these days. so yeah, scam or not? let the debate commence!
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They also sell your details on to other companies.
oasismark wrote:
> If only less people were so synical.
If only!
> If only less people were so synical.
If only!
It's one of those "1 iPod for every 20 people who sign up" things, by the looks of it. If you're the 1, fair enough, but if not, you get to feel what it's like being screwed by a pyramid.
Basically they're operating a scheme and taking advantage of referral fees.
There will be a MASSIVE catch in it though.
"After your account has been updated with the required number of completed offers and referrals, log into your account and 'claim' your iPod mini."
Look at the word claim!
They get about £3 for each new person they sign up with eBay, and probably the same with BB. If you refer 5 people they get about £30 in total.
Once you refer 5 people you can 'claim' the iPod but you'll be in a queue and I can see them sending one out to the top of the queue every £500 or so that they make from referrals.
Not as bad as a pyramid scheme, but still as impossible to 'win' at.
There will be a MASSIVE catch in it though.
"After your account has been updated with the required number of completed offers and referrals, log into your account and 'claim' your iPod mini."
Look at the word claim!
They get about £3 for each new person they sign up with eBay, and probably the same with BB. If you refer 5 people they get about £30 in total.
Once you refer 5 people you can 'claim' the iPod but you'll be in a queue and I can see them sending one out to the top of the queue every £500 or so that they make from referrals.
Not as bad as a pyramid scheme, but still as impossible to 'win' at.
The fact large companies are involved should make you feel pretty safe, ebay and blockbuster would clamp down hard on anybody using their namesakes with illegal intentions.
oasismark wrote:
> How do you know it's not a scam, do you have your ipod yet?
Yeah, expect i entered a cheat on the start up screen to turn it into a zen micro.
> How do you know it's not a scam, do you have your ipod yet?
Yeah, expect i entered a cheat on the start up screen to turn it into a zen micro.
Woo, you've edited to make it more tactful.
Go you!
Go you!
He says as he casually drops a link with his referral ID on it.
Tacky.
Tacky.
Its not a scam, if you can be bothered with it then you might as well.
Don't do it, you moron.
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