EPTAnyone know of anything like this? Thoughts/concerns? Is it just a bad idea?
[H] "Free Laptop" deals..
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Track
United States217 Posts
Anyone know of anything like this? Thoughts/concerns? Is it just a bad idea? | ||
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lxginverse
Monaco1506 Posts
with it he gets to choose what he'll get... | ||
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illu
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QuanticHawk
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Track
United States217 Posts
On June 30 2009 23:59 illu wrote: Tell your boss that you don't need a laptop right now. If he needs to pay for it, then your refusal will make him stop asking you. If it's a scam he will insist on asking you to get one. ..huh? Yeah, I know that it's a better idea to pay for one, but he's just really looking to save some money, and as long as it's a middle of the road laptop, he doesn't really care as to specifications. | ||
cgrinker
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Vex
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Track
United States217 Posts
Alright, I'll just hit up craiglist, since the consensus opinion seems to be that this is a bad idea. I'd assumed it was, but I thought I'd check anyway. Thanks. | ||
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
On July 01 2009 00:20 Track wrote: Au contraire! Posting on TL does necessarily make me intelligent. Alright, I'll just hit up craiglist, since the consensus opinion seems to be that this is a bad idea. I'd assumed it was, but I thought I'd check anyway. Thanks. Using French does not make you intelligent either. | ||
Arrian
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StorrZerg
United States13910 Posts
On July 01 2009 00:04 Vex wrote: yeah, usually free ipod and laptop deals are fine, never encountered any scams, if your looking, just go to a bunch of websites, hoping to get the 100 000 000th visitor' kinda offers. their always 100% safe. deff 100% safe. done it a zillion times and im rich now | ||
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ghostWriter
United States3302 Posts
On July 01 2009 00:04 Vex wrote: yeah, usually free ipod and laptop deals are fine, never encountered any scams, if your looking, just go to a bunch of websites, hoping to get the 100 000 000th visitor' kinda offers. their always 100% safe. You can always trust a poster who uses grammar correctly ^^ | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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Cambium
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
On July 01 2009 02:22 ghostWriter wrote: You can always trust a poster who uses grammar correctly ^^ needz moar commas | ||
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So no fek
United States3001 Posts
From what I hear, some of the sites are legit, but it's generally not worth the effort of doing offers you may not care about (and paying for them), getting other people to do offers, and waiting for however long it takes to ship the damn thing (possibly months). EGM did one of this things to get a "free" 360 (I think) a few years back, and they said that it was a pain in the ass, but doable. They signed up for so many offers that they created a calendar so they knew what day to cancel (if you cancel right away, for most offers, it wouldn't count), then they had to pay shipping and wait 3 months for it to show up. Bottom line is, I'm sure you can find a semi-legit site if you look around enough, but it's probably not worth the hassle, and your boss should just buy a laptop flat out. Edit: Just googling a bit, I found http://www.notebooks4free.com/ and it's pretty much exactly what I said it's like. You complete 1 offer, and refer 18-24 people who do the same. Some of the offers appear to be free/on the cheap side, so I guess if your boss is willing to drop a few hundred bucks, he could find 24 people he knows, and offer to pay the charges for them? Can't say with 100% certainty that the site is legit, but people on a few sites have said they've received items from it. So take it for what you will. | ||
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