February 11, 2005

Free iPods Math

If you come here regularly, you've probably noticed the Free iPod ad, and are wondering if it's a scam or a real offer. I know by experience that it is a real offer, as I explained the other day, and you really can get a free iPod. I did. The process is simple. You register at FreeiPods.com, complete one offer, and then get five people to do the same. If you get five, you get a free iPod. Simple as that. Ah, you say, but what does it cost to "complete" one offer?

As little as $1.

That's the cost of registering for a one-month trial membership at CompleteHome.com (you must click there from the FreeiPods.com site). CompleteHome.com is a home improvements website sponsored by Lowe's. Members of Complete Home get special discounts at Lowe's and after the $1 one-month trial period you can cancel or continue your membership for $8.99 per month.

And here's the best part: Register for one month and you get a $20 Lowe's gift card - in effect, you make $19 by registering and you are on your way to a free iPod. Even if you never get a free iPod you're up $19.

So... let's recap the FreeiPods math, here's what you need to do: Register at FreeiPods.com, pay $1 to register at Complete Home, get a free $20 Lowe's gift card, and get five friends and family members to also register at FreeiPods.com, pay $1 for a one-month trial membership at Complete Home. They'll all get a free $20 Lowe's gift card, and you'll get a free iPod.

Now that's what I call great math.

*Offers at FreeiPods.com are subject to change.