offercentric proof - notebooks4free pictures - got my free 14.1"iBook G4!
Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:43:00 -0400
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!Here's the screenshot of my one year journey at notebooks4free. I have to admit, after I signed up and realized that I had to refer 18 people to the site (and each of those people needed to complete an offer), I got a little discouraged. However, I spread the good word. Told my friends (who were much more receptive after I showed them my free iPod), and posted links on my websites:
Here's a few pictures to salivate over. Luckily for me, the box shipped from eCost and ecost is in California like I am, so it only took 2 days to get to me once it shipped out. Here's the box at my doorstep:
After I got the big box in the house, I ripped it open to find a smaller, sleeker box with a picture of my new G4 laptop on the side:
The tech specs on the free iBook laptop:
1.42Ghz PowerPC G4 Processor; 512K Level 2 Cache (whatever that means)
512 MB of DDR SDRAM; Supports up to 1.5GB (woo hoo...can't wait to upgrade)
60 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Slot Loading SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
14.1 inch (diagonal) TFT Active Matrix XGA Color Display
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 with 32MB of video memory
Built In 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and 56k modem
Built In AirPort Extreme wireless networking 802.11g and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (enhanced data rate)
Firewire 400 port; two high-speed USB 2.0 ports
VGA Video Output;S-Video and composite video output
Lithium-ion battery for up to 6 hours running time (that's 3 showings of Pulp Fiction :)
Included Software: Max OSX, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand), iCal, AppleWorks, Classic Environment, Quicken, World Book, Marble Blast Gold, Nanosaur 2, and more (including the new iLife 06 and a trial version of iWork...man, apple sure loves their iSoftware!)
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
It looks pretty right out of the box:
Even nicer on my coffee table (before I realized I had it turned around backwards...what can I say, it was my first Mac!):
Here it is, opened up and ready to be plugged in (as soon as I remove the orange sticker):
And here's my entry into the OfferCentric member photo contest. A picture of my new iBook with the browser open to www.notebooks4free.com (it was very easy to network the mac on my all PC network); on top of the laptop is my other favorite thing, a limited edition, king sized chocolate covered payday:
FreeSites are all about patience :) I know a lot of people who wouldn't wait a year for something like this. They probably wouldn't think it was worth their effort to try to get people to signup for the site. To me, having a free, supercool laptop is worth waiting 2 years for! Then again, I'm a patient person.
As long as you follow the instructions on the site, play by the rules, and don't try to cheat the system, OfferCentric (like other legitimate incentive based freesites) will send you the goodies. To date, I've received over $4000 worth of free gifts from OfferCentric and other freebie companies. Join me and the other freebiejunkies who have proven these companies to be legit. Get your free notebook today at www.notebooks4free.com
notebooks4free sent to vendor - offercentric update
Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:48:00 -0400
Woo Hoo, my status at OfferCentric's freelaptop site, notebooks4free updated today!My status at notebooks4free is officially STV (Sent to Vendor in freesite lingo).
This usually means that the freesite actually placed the order with the vendor who sells the product (in this case, an Apple 14.1" iBook G4 1.44GHz) and they are just waiting on the vendor (hopefully Apple.com) to ship the item so they can change the status to shipped and hopefully provide a tracking number.
I heart free stuff :)
finally! 18 greens on notebooks4free.com - offercentric freesite
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:33:00 -0400
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.
This is what the My Status page at notebooks4free says for me today.
Looking at my list of referrals, it looks like I had almost 1500 (1496) people signup under me for this site, and only 18 had completed offers. I had to actually copy and paste the list into a text document and look at the line count to see them all!
Let's hope the process from here on out is much quicker :)
got my free digital camera from freepay / gratis - Nikon CoolPix 7900
Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:10:00 -0400
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!The DHL lady was too fast for me to snap a picture of them this time, but here's what I saw when I first opened the box:
These photos were actually taken with my Canon 10D which is a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera. The funny thing is, the free point and shoot Nikon digital has more megapixels (7.1) than my way expensive Canon DSLR (6.1)!
My little free stuff family likes to hang out together :) Here's my free digital camera and one of my free ipods chilling by the pool.
While it takes patience for these freebies, they are well worth the wait! If you haven't already started getting your freestuff, pick your free gift from the sites in the left hand column navigation and you can be on your way to freebies today!
freephotoipods.com proof - I got my free 60GB photo iPod from Gratis Network!
Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:57:00 -0400
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.The doorbell rang and by the time I got to the door, he was waving and driving off. He left me this nice package on my doorstep though:
Upon further inspection, I confirmed it was from GratisNetwork's fulfillment center, efulfillment (and not the filter for our refrigerator that my wife ordered from Sears :)The reason why I was surprised by the DHL guy this time was because my status at GratisNetwork switch to STV (Sent To Vendor in freebieslang) on Wednesday (June 29th). I tried checking the DHL website to see if there was a shipment with my order number as the reference number, but nothing showed up. In fact, a few minutes before the DHL guy got here, I was on the freephotoipods site checking my status and it still said "Sent to Vendor" instead of "Shipped":
After I wrangled it inside and feverishly opened the package, I saw my nice shiny new 60 GB photo iPod. This thing will be the perfect backup for ALL my photos and ALL my music. It's the the perfect backup drive (with coolness factor thrown in as a bonus):It's official. I now have the freeipod trifecta from GratisNetwork! My first free gift when I was still figuring out if all this stuff was real or fake was freeipods.com (got a 20GB ipod for free), then later down the line I got the ipod shuffle for free for just 3 referrals, and now this freebie really tops it off! The freeipod hat trick!If you haven't started getting your freebies, what are you waiting for? Pick your cool free gift and get started today
freegamingsystems proof - got my free nintendo ds from gratisnetwork!
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:15:00 -0400
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.It's a pretty nice little gaming system. I have been pretty spoiled on
my Sony PSP lately, but I have to say that this Nintendo DS can really
hold its own in terms of graphics quality and gameplay! It's even kind
of stylish!
I haven't even opened Madden Football yet...my wife and I have been
hooked on playing Super Mario 64 DS. It's an addictive game that
reminds me of the simpler days of video gaming...not too far removed
from memories of pong, Super Mario Brothers was the game to have back
in the day.
Be sure to get your own cool free gaming system at
freegamingsystems.com. You can choose from either a PS2, xBox, Gamecube
or Nintendo DS. If you need something a bit more modern, GratisNetwork
is even offering the new xBox360 for free!
free xbox 360 - free360xbox.com new site from GratisNetwork
Wed, 18 May 2005 15:32:00 -0400
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.Here's what the GratisNetwork homepage looked at on May 18, 2005 at 1:20 PM PST
After a few hours, the mysterious new site was located. Gratis launched free360xbox.com just days after the announcement that Microsoft would be launching it's next generation gaming xBox system which has been officially named, the xBox 360.
The new xBox 360 will be launching in the 2005 holiday season, however
Gratis will be pre-ordering these new gaming devices for those who
signup at their free360xbox.com website, complete an offer, and refer
just 8 friends to do the same.
GratisNetwork has shipped over $8 Million dollars in free products in
the company's 5 year history, with one of their most popular giveaway
sites being freeipods.com
Here's a picture and specs of the new xBox360 from Microsoft. Get yours for free!
FreeXbox360 - xbox 360 specs
Backwards compatible with previous Xbox games
Detachable, upgradeable hard drive
Wireless controller
HD game displays on HDTVs
Stream media from portable music devices & Windows XP PCs
512 MB of GDDR3 RAM
3 symmetrical cores - 3.2GHz each
500MHz ATI graphics processor
12x dual-layer DVD drive that supports: DVD, DVD+-R/RW, CD-R/RW, WMA &
MP3
Built-in Ethernet port
2 memory unit slots
3 USB 2.0 ports
Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, b & g