My 1 year journey is finally over. I signed up for notebooks4free on January 20, 2005 and I finished the site (over 1700 referrals and 20 green referrals with completed offers later) and placed my order for a free 14.1" iBook G4 on January 14, 2006. On January 25, my free laptop arrived via FedEx. Thanks Offercentric!

Woo Hoo, my status at OfferCentric's freelaptop site, notebooks4free updated today!

Finally! Almost a year after I first signed up for notebooks4free, I actually got my last completed referral (green in freesite lingo).  It seems pretty rare for someone to actually get the 18 referrals necessary for the free laptop offercentric site, but hopefully now it's only a matter of time until I get my 14.1" Apple iBook G4 1.44GHz.

It's been a while since I posted, but I just wanted to update that I got my free Nikon digital camera from freepay (who has changed their name from gratisnetwork since I last posted).  This is an awesome camera, made even more awesome by the fact that it was FREE!

I got my free 60 GB photo iPod today! Happy Friday to me! The DHL guy snuck up on me this time so I didn't get to take my trademark DHL van photo.

I got my Nintendo DS from gratisnetwork's freegamingsystems.com website last Friday. They shipped it via DHL Second Day Express delivery from their efulfillment shipment center and I caught the yellow DHL truck as I was pulling out of the driveway on my way to WalMart to buy Super Mario 64 DS and Madden.

Get a free xbox 360 at the new freesite from GratisNetwork, free360xbox.com!  

When a cryptic message appeared on the GratisNetwork homepage, rumors of what the newest site launch would be spread like wildfire.

If I keep having Mondays like today, it could change its whole stigma. I got my free PSP from GratisNetwork's freepsps.com site today! I have to say, this is one, very slick, very sexy gaming device!

This is turning out to be a great Friday! This morning I got my $250 cash via PayPal from the OfferCentric site, PSPs4Free and this afternoon, the UPS guy shows up with a huge box from CyberPower Inc. My new free gaming PC from freedesktoppc.com!

I have to thank a couple of websites for helping me to get my referrals for PSPs4Free.

The fact is, sometimes telling your friends and family about these free gift sites is not enough, it helps to share it with people who already understand how it works.

It's official, OfferCentric is definitely legitimate. I received my $250 PayPal payment for completing their PSPs4Free site today (April 29, 2005).

I just got notification that my FreeDesktopPC from GratisNetwork has shipped today via UPS!

GratisNetwork has shipped the first batch of Free Sony Playstation Portables (PSP) to its members today.

It looks like those that were in the "Processing" stage as of the end of March all made it in the first batch.

Up until now, I've mainly been focusing on GratisNetwork freesites.  They seem to be the originators of the the referral based incentive site genre, and they also have the best track record for shipping free gifts to their members. According to their website, they have shipped over $8 MILLION dollars in free gifts in the 5 years they have been operating.

Today, I'd like to introduce OfferCentric, LLC the next biggest player giving out cool free stuff! OfferCentric has made a name for itself by following the referral based free gift theme but with a few extras that help it standout from the GratisNetwork shadow...

After the "long" wait, GratisNetwork has updated the status on the first "batch" of free PSP recipients to reflect them being Sent to Vendor - Waiting on Product.

I recently got all of my necessary referrals (10) on freedesktoppc.com (a gratis site).  The review time was especially fast compared to other free gifts I've received from them.

I completed my referrals for freepsps.com and my status at GratisNetwork is "processing"

I'm starting to like DHL. Today they showed up 2 days early, carrying a free ipodshuffle from Gratis (and some ink I ordered from Xerox).

According to the DHL website (GratisNetwork's shipper for the free ipod shuffles), my ipod shuffle should be at my doorstep by this Thursday (March 24).

FreeDigitalCameras.com is the newest freesite offered by GratisNetwork. They offer high end (5 Megapixel and above) brand name digital cameras for just 10 referrals.

I just got the email from gratisnetwork that my free ipodshuffle order shipped today!

My free iPod shuffle order from Gratis is now STV (that means Sent to Vendor in freebiejunkies lingo :) )

My iPod shuffle referrals were just reviewed and approved by Gratis!

I completed all my referrals for the free ipodshuffle from Gratis.

I can't believe I didn't post this earlier! My freeflatscreen came a day early! According to the UPS tracking, it was supposed to arrive on Tuesday, but it actually arrived on Monday!

Once again Sony has come out with an ultracool Gaming console. This time they've unleashed the new SonyPSP. And yet again, GratisInternet has come up with a way for you to get your hands on one of these coveted devices with their freepsps.com website!

http://www.FreePSPs.com/?r=15348574

The UPS site updated recently and the scheduled arrival date is set.

Do you find yourself logging into the freeipod/freeflatscreen/freeipodshuffle/etc sites several times a day?

I was in the same position until I ran across a handy little free tool called icfreepod

Pictures of the various free gifts I've received from GratisNetwork and OfferCentric:

See my cool freestuff below and get your own (you can always see the latest picture on the front page of freeipodclub.com :)

Having a hard time getting 10 referrals or 6 referrals for the other GratisInternet offers?

Get a Free iPod Shuffle!

GratisInternet has done it again! This time they are giving away the sleek new mini Macs.

Looks like I only need one more referral to go to get my free flat screen from gratis internet!

From the same company that brought you the original (and very real) free ipod offer comes a great offer for a free gaming system.  

I think all of the gratis internet programs have the Blockbuster offer as one of their sponsors.

As of today, I have 6 completed referrals for freeflatscreens.com.

Many times I get asked "how can these companies give away *free* stuff?" and "so, what's the *catch*?"

This page will explain how the process works and how the companies can stay in business giving away free stuff. I'll also try to explain how there are no real "catches" with the process.

Finally, my number of completed referrals has updated.

To date, I have 84 referrals and out of those, only 4 people have successfully completed an offer at freeflatscreens.com

My friend Eugene just gave me the skinny on a new offer from GratisInternet! They are giving away the cool new 40GB photoIpods!

A message at the top of freeflatscreens.com encourages Americans to get out and vote today. A very nice touch for the site!

I still need 4 more completed referrals, so that's my message for today. Get out and register! :)

So far I've referred 4 completed referrals to the freeflatscreens.com offer.

Woo Hoo, today's the day!

After a small misdirection by the UPS sorting center, the man in the brown suit has delivered my free iPod!

Woo hoo. My FREE ipod finally shipped today.

On Friday, August 6, my referrals were approved by freeipods.com and I was able to place my order for my free ipod!

They now say I need to check back after 7 business days to see if all my referrals have been confirmed.

Woo Hoo! As of 10:49am PST on August 2, 2004, I have completed all the requirements for the freeipod offer!

As of today, August 2, 2004 at 10:03am PST, I have 4 completed referrals and 15 pending referrals...

On July 28 I actually posted the referral links on a couple of my websites, and in my blog.