Beware, I have been bit by the bug again. It was just about 3 years ago that I sold out my friends and family to get myself a free iPod. And thanks to an innocuous post on Consumerist that linked to Josh Clark’s website, I’m being tempted to get back in the game. On the plus side, this time should not require any referrals from other people. Most of the places that he links to simply require you yourself to sign up for enough trial offers to earn your free crap. Although, the Macbook Pro offer that got me started on this does require one referral, so let me know if you want to get in on that! While you should take this all with a very large grain of salt, you can’t argue with his results:
| Item | What I Paid | Retail Value | Site/Company Used |
| MacBook Pro | $98.69 | $2,000 | NuiTech |
| Xbox 360 | $35.82 | $400 | Netblue |
| iPod Nano | $11.95 | $200 | Shop FreePay |
| iPod Shuffle | $2 | $79 | Shop FreePay |
| Apple AirPort Express | $5.87 | $129 | Shop FreePay |
| A book | $1.87 | $10 | Shop FreePay |
| Parallels software package | $0 | $80 | Shop FreePay |
| $50 Visa card | $1.95 | $50 | Netblue |
| Xbox 360 games & accessories | $21.80 | $195 | Trainn |
| $580 check for Apple iPhone | $5.45 | $580 | Trainn |
| $250 check | $2.50 | $250 | Trainn |
| $500 (two $250 sites) | $13.95 | $500 | Trainn |
| *Nintendo Wii | $18.98 | $250 | Netblue |
| $55.80 check | $0 | $55.80 | FusionCash |
| 42″ Plasma HDTV | $53.63 | $1,499 | I-Deal Direct |
| †$100 in gift cards | $0 | $100 | |
| Total: | $274.46 | $6,377.80 |
* Items that are in process, but have not yet arrived
† Received for signing up for certain offers
I think I’m getting back in the game.
