GamblersGrin Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 yall are a bunch of suckers like that one dude who did a thread and bought plastic from high school kids. http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/gen...yahoo&referrer= World Trade Press Unhappy Customers Slam FreeiPods.com; Owners Blame Apple , 09.23.04, 11:52 AM ET A Web site that gives away free iPod Mini's to customers who participate in promotional offers is being criticized by its customers for failing to get them their promised portable music player and inundating them with additional spam e-mail. The company's owners are defending their service saying they are shipping mini iPods, but that they can't get enough to fill demand from Apple Computer. freeiPods.com and its parent company, Gratis Internet LLC, told Wired News their business is very successful and that while they are shipping iPods, they can't get enough from Apple. "The wait is 100 percent due to Apple's manufacturing," said Gratis co-founder Peter Martin. "Apple is on back order. The delay is three weeks plus. They sit in the queue and when it gets to the vendor, it goes out the door." Consumers who sign up for freeipods.com select from 10 different marketing offers ranging from magazine and newspaper subscriptions to memberships to product clubs. Once the marketing campaign for a products ends - which can last from a few weeks to over a month - Gratis then ships an iPod mini to the customer. The problem is many customers haven't gotten their free product and are getting few answers from the company. As a result, Gratis is fast becoming the complaint of choice. Wired News reported complaints against Gratis are piling up at the Washington, DC branch of the Better Business Bureau. Mr. Martin said his company has shipped out more than 4,000 free iPods and has yet to ship a thousand more, awaiting shipments from Apple. Customers have also reported an increased amount of Spam e-mail since giving their e-mail address to Gratis Internet. Mr. Martin and his partner Rob Jewell denied giving customer e-mail information to third-party companies, but admitted customers do receive a small number of messages from select parties. "We do withhold the right to send some marketing messages to our users," Mr. Jewell said . "It's not high volume and it's not a big source of revenue for us.... It's something we're upfront and clear about. We warn our users they may get some messages from our marketing partners." Gratis runs a number of other free product sites, such as FreeCondoms.com, FreeDVDs.com, FreeFlatScreens.com and FreeDesktopPC.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 nothing is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some pittsburgh flavor Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 so what you're saying is, all those gaytards who think they will get a free ipod....will get a free ipod in a few weeks? that shit works too, i have three friends who did it and got ipods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. ABC nothing is free without a catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 the company says 4000 people have received them. i wonder how many gaytards are doing this. thousands of thousands at least. and you say 3 of your friends have received them? i bet at least 10 people on here claim to know a few people who have received them. yeah ok. and when someone says a few weeks it means never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T=E=A=S=E Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. ABC nothing is free :idea: this is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. ABC nothing is free this is really true...and i hate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 wait theres a free flat screen site? Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AORAone Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 its a stupid idea in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabo 2 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 seriously though, mans have got to be eejats to fall for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymity1 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Free Canon camera, laptop, i-pod, flatscreen, bla blah fuckin blah If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. NOTHING IS FREE....NOTHING, unless you steal but thats bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 even if you do steal, you can still pay the price by going to jail and getting butt raped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 every ones pays the price sooner or later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seppuku Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 haha. funny you should make this thread. cos i just got mine yesterday. and i didn't even have to use my credit card.http://members.cox.net/youthattack/ipod.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaname Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by seppuku haha. funny you should make this thread. cos i just got mine yesterday. and i didn't even have to use my credit card.http://members.cox.net/youthattack/ipod.jpg'> you bought that fucking ipod and put it next to your montana paints shipping box... i know that trick my friend... but really you got your ipod for free? willing to sell it for an extra cheap price? :idea: i want to get me ipod... me want ipod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I've had plenty of jo-jobs. Nothing I'd call a career. Let me put it this way. I have an extensive collection of name tags and hair nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seppuku Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by justaname you bought that fucking ipod and put it next to your montana paints shipping box... i know that trick my friend... but really you got your ipod for free? willing to sell it for an extra cheap price? :idea: i want to get me ipod... me want ipod sorry dude, but there's no way i'm selling it. especially not for an 'extra cheap price'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by High Priest I've had plenty of jo-jobs. Nothing I'd call a career. Let me put it this way. I have an extensive collection of name tags and hair nets. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 So the free flatscreen one must be real also? And flatscreen isnt made by Apple, so there shoudn't be such a problem, right? Hmmm :idea: Edit: These little fuckers changed all the shit to things that require a credit card. Fuck these mother fucks. I'm going to find one of those things that overloads a website so it goes down for a while. Fuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/17/polygraf/dekameron/Estafeva.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Originally posted by MLTf4nt0m its a stupid idea in the first place. YEAH, IT TAKES FIRST PLACE FOR THE STUPIDEST IDEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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