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RETIRED: *Official* iPod Sweepstakes talk & OFF TOPIC talk! ****NEW iPODS ADDED**** Including new shuffles, nanos, classic & touch!

18,323 14,729 March 21, 2007 at 03:18 PM in Chat (17)
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**NOW OFFERING** IPS gives you $75 Click to enlarge

1gb shuffles - 1000 points
$75 iTunes gift card - 1000 points
4gb nanos - 2000 points
80gb classic - 3000 points
urlhasbeenblocked - 4000 points
iPhone - 5000 points

This has nothing to do with deals. Thought I would make a thread to talk about IPS and off topic chatting so we can't get in trouble.

Well hows everyone doing?
Almost 2k points.

Now IPS is one of the greatest sites to earn and win ipods for free ( or almost free )

IPS Phone number 561-852-7377 x 203


SOME COMMON FAQs


Do I have to use my real address and phone number?
NO! You can get a virtual phone number or use your favorite Burger King, McD, etc.


Should I make a new email address?
This is a definite YES. Make a free yahoo, gmail etc. Hotmail has problems. You will be getting THOUSANDS of spam emails.


Why won't my farking points credit, it's been over a week?
If you are having trouble getting certain offers to credit, (most of us do) you can email IPS [email protected]


I just cashed out for an IPOD, does it really take a long agonizing 4-6 weeks?
Well, NO, most of us have received our IPODS within 1-2 weeks and sometimes sooner!


I didn't get a confirmation email/shipping email, will I still get my iPod?


YES, you will. I sometimes don't get either email and still get the iPod days later


If you win a shuffle from the daily drawing, you'll receive it approximately 3 weeks after you get the notification. This assumes the following: it takes about 4-5 business days from the time you get the notification and IPS getting your documents by mail, they take about 1 week to process your win (from my experience), UPS takes one week to ship. They will not automatically send you a tracking number. You can not substitute the win for 1000 pod points (many people have tried and have been denied).

MORE TO COME SOON!!

Here are some SD'ers that have gotten FREE IPODS from IPS

  • navytweaker - 65 shuffles ( not a typo ) 22 videos, 3 nanos
  • superking - 3 shuffles, 5 videos , 2 nanos
  • PhoebesMeow - 5 videos, 11 shuffles , 3 iPhone, 2 touches
  • sunset2354 - 9 videos, 1 Nano, 2 shuffles
  • shuriken - 9 shuffles, 1 video
  • DealandBroken - 3 videos
  • wuzzy - 8 shuffles
  • ahmadh007 - 4 shuffles, 1 video,
  • collinst70 - 7 shuffles
  • andreasss - 2 videos, 9 shuffles, 1 iPhone, 1 touch
  • St. Aradia - 1 video, 1 shuffle, 3 $75 iTunes cards
  • karousel4 - 2 nanos, 1 shuffle
  • slick99338 - 1 video, 1 nano, 3 shuffles 1 from contest (wtg)
  • DJD - 2 shuffles and 1 video
  • SP33DFR34K - 5 shuffles
  • Middie - 5 shuffles, 1 touch
  • square_one - 2 shuffles, 1 video
  • mattyG - 3 shuffles
  • hkimmel - 3 shuffles Got 1 from contest
  • scorpioguy - 1 video
  • buddhanature - 1 video
  • fatwallet187 - 1 video, 1 shuffle
  • drozee78 - 1 video
  • Euge93 - 1 video, 1 shuffle
  • Nabooly - 1 video
  • Fristuff - 1 nano, 1 shuffle
  • lawoman9653 - 1 nano
  • dimdig23 - 2 shuffles, 1 video
  • lvlelacia - 2 shuffles
  • ZidanE22 - 1 shuffle
  • ForSale! - 1 shuffle
  • mitul551 - 1 shuffle
  • thriftyguy - 1 shuffle
  • STLUCIELADY - 1 shuffle
  • smsff7 - 1 shuffle
  • SummerInTexas - 1 shuffle, 1 nano
  • Razoredge - 1 video
  • sjrtjr - 1 shuffle
  • mistygeorge - 1 shuffle
  • NeedNewShoes - 1 shuffle
  • ForSale! - 1 shuffle
  • Billiam411 - 1 video
  • fragile_girl - 2 nanos
  • dinsomnia - 2 shuffles
  • wheels111 - 1 shuffle
  • Just_For_Me - 1 Video, 3 Shuffles
  • looking4freebie - 5 shuffles
  • Hot Sauce - 1 shuffle, 1 classic
  • Skialta39 - 1 Video, 2 shuffles (won one), 1 $75 iTunes gift card
  • ballaholic - 2 videos 4 gift cards
  • sweety811 - 1 shuffle, 1 video ipod
  • jess19741 - 1 nano
  • slickBreezie - 1 iPhone, 1 shuffle
  • sap1437 - 1 iPhone, 1 shuffle
  • Bullet2k4 - 1 nano
  • ngwoosh - 1 shuffle
  • sweety811 - 1 shuffle, 1 video , 1 iphone
  • mydecember - 1 video
  • lanfear73 - 1 video
  • GiovanniP811 - 1 video, 3 shuffles, one nano
  • thecomptechguy - iPod touch, 2 shuffles
  • ssalapek - 1 nano, 1 shuffle
  • texanproud - 1 video, 1 classic
  • ANNUR - 1 nano
  • redfuzzycow - 2 shuffles
  • bleachergrl - 1 shuffle
  • skap - 1 shuffle
  • hot_mamma311 - 4 shuffles, 1 video
  • Obtuse - 2 nanos, 1 classic
  • texanproud - 1 video, 1 classic
  • Richard - iPhone, Nano, and Shuffle
  • Dr.Murdoc - 1 shuffle
  • shayniferd - 1 shuffle
  • ammccar - 3 shuffles, 1 video, 1 classic
  • Figuresk8er7- 1 shuffle
  • Pmkool1 - 1 shuffle (won), 1 classic
  • ghoul101 - 1 urlhasbeenblocked
  • bleachergrl - 1 iPhone
  • ringleader - 1 shuffle
  • gobygoby - 1 touch




For the noobs.
www.ipodsweepstakes.com



From fourtoos@hotmai WE ALL THANK YOU!
http://www.ispfusion.com/SurveyTracker/ <<<<<<<<<<< TRAKR

TRAKR screenshot: http://www.ispfusion.com/trakr/IP...R_help.asp

The TRAKR helps you track which offers you have completed and received points for. It provides an alternative and organized interface for doing iPodSweepstakes.com and Satellitesweeps.com.



From chirpy14

http://chirpy14.wordpress.com/

From RugratsGalore

iPodsweepstakes tips

From mattyG

Quote :
*Updated* Easy Points for New Users

Sign up bonus = 200 points

True.com Free Trial (easy, cost 1.15, refunded. cancel online) = 152 points

True.com Free Trial round two (make sure u cancel first one and r logged out) = 152 points

Netflix Free Trial (i think theres a holding charge but it doesnt show on my credit card, easy to cancel online) = 136 points

Britannica Online (easy, cancel online) = 56 points

Gottaplay $1 Trial (charges you for a month upfront then refunds if you cancel within 10 days. cancel online) = 84 points

Emusic $.99 Trial (cancel online, easy) = 48 points

so theres 828 points in 20 minutes. you can omit the last two and get ~700 points for free.

notice that this is only current as of this post and the offers can change as the blockbuster offer did. make sure you read before you sign up.
--First of all I suggest you use another email address other than your personal one (hotmail seems to work best) because you will receive a lot of spam in your inbox when you sign up for all these different offers.

--Don't use your real phone number. I got a free online voice mail from http://k7.net/ It will send you an email when you have a voice message, although, I never bothered to listen to them.

--If an offer says you receive a certain amount of points for entering your zip code, that's all you have to do. You can close everything else out (you'll get pop ups.) Same goes for the email address offers.

--I didn't do any offers that required a CC# for a free trial but a friend did (I always forget to cancel the darn things.) She got enough points for a Nano in about 10 days with the free trial offers. I got enough points for a Shuffle in 5 days sticking to just the totally free, no CC# required offers.

--I didn't do any of the free ring tone offers because most tend to charge you through your cell phone carrier. I didn't want to chance being nailed with a fee of $9.99 on my cell bill so I didn't do any of those.

--Make sure you check the email address you used to sign up for your account and the offers (use the same one) because some of the offers require you to confirm through the email they sent. It won't take long before you'll be able to tell what junk mail is and what requires you to confirm.

--I suggest keeping track of all the offers you have completed. That way, if for some reason you don't receive credit, you can contact iPodsweepstakes with the date you completed the offer. They have outstanding customer service and will happily credit you for the offers you didn't receive credit for.

--Don't waste your time emailing them with a question. If you have a problem, question, or concern call them. They don't respond to emails in a very timely manner, but like I said, their phone customer service is incredible.

--Offers usually credit in 5-7 days, some sooner, and some longer.

--Click each link every night to get the max amount of entries into the nightly drawing. You can click the link and close the window before it even pulls the page up. You just have to have clicked the link to receive the credit.

--If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate to PM me and ask. I don't mind helping out.



mod edit.. the deal talk thread was closed for fighting, attacks and other stuff. these mega threads are nearly impossible to moderate. you're on your honor here, we see any crap going on here, this will be closed too.









Quote from Sunset2354 :
Just got this email back about adding the new Ipods.........

******,

We are in the process of updating our site to include these new items. Please allow us some time to make the changes.

Thank you,
iPod Support

I would suggest everyone to wait a week or so, obviously if you want the new Ipods.
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MattMcQ
08-28-2007 at 06:35 AM.
08-28-2007 at 06:35 AM.
at walmart you can return w/o a receipt but somehow when they scan the barcode they know if it is from walmart...even if they carry the same item

walmart is the one place i've had problems returning mystery items in the past
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lanfear73
08-28-2007 at 07:12 AM.
08-28-2007 at 07:12 AM.
Ok so update from PC mall. They say that the Ipod videos are of course still on back order. Well It turns out that they are expecting 2000 of them to come in on september 7th. (from apple) and they have 648 allready ordered from thier site. soo looks like we are still playing the waiting game. (people who have redeemed for thier videos wont see ours till at least the week of september 10th. ) So as I have been saying hold your points if your going for a video or youll be waiting anyway... just my update as I have been waiting since I redeemed on 8-10..
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corydorf
08-28-2007 at 07:27 AM.
08-28-2007 at 07:27 AM.
So could I try to do that same thing at target? Would I be more successful there?
Has no one tried this before?
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MattMcQ
08-28-2007 at 07:50 AM.
08-28-2007 at 07:50 AM.
I've actually been able to exchange defective earbuds at BB that I bought on ebay. somehow in their computers they track your Driver's license to see how many returns you've made w/o a receipt. so if you've never returned anything there before w/o one you might be able to do it. Just tell them it was a gift.
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ngwoosh
08-28-2007 at 08:50 AM.
08-28-2007 at 08:50 AM.
Has anybody completed the Obopay offer? I've never heard of them before...
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PhoebesMeow
08-28-2007 at 08:51 AM.
08-28-2007 at 08:51 AM.
Hey.. so none of our Apple products have the warranty since we don't have the original sales receipt for warranty validation.... correct? It appears that way. Anyone know if the "invoice/packing slip" we receive with our ipods counts? Or if its possible to get the receipt so Apple would honor the warranty?
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mydecember
08-28-2007 at 09:45 AM.
08-28-2007 at 09:45 AM.
Quote from corydorf :
So could I try to do that same thing at target? Would I be more successful there?
Has no one tried this before?

Target recently changed their "no-receipt" policy. They now only allow no-receipt returns (actually they're exchanges only) for items under $20. Even with their previous policy (before it was changed to $40 and then $20), you wouldn't have been able to do this. Their system blocked returns without a receipt that were more than $100 (I used to work there).

There are certain laws and guidelines regarding how and what can be returned/exchanged (such as CD's/DVD's only being exchangeable for the same exact title once opened). iPods and such usually are only allowed to be exchanged for the same exact item IF they are defective.

Trust me, if you return a "defective" iPod to Target (with a receipt now obviously), you're going to be watched everytime you come to that store (and likely others in the area). I don't know how other stores like Wal-Mart are about it, but I don't know if I would want to be treated like a criminal everytime I shopped...



Quote from lanfear73 :
Ok so update from PC mall. They say that the Ipod videos are of course still on back order. Well It turns out that they are expecting 2000 of them to come in on september 7th. (from apple) and they have 648 allready ordered from thier site. soo looks like we are still playing the waiting game. (people who have redeemed for thier videos wont see ours till at least the week of september 10th. ) So as I have been saying hold your points if your going for a video or youll be waiting anyway... just my update as I have been waiting since I redeemed on 8-10..

Ugh...keeps getting longer and longer...but with all the speculation of a 9/5 announcement and the fact that most (if not all retail locations - and apple stores!) are completely out of videos...it really makes you wonder if they are in fact getting the next gens. I could care less either way - I just want my video - current gen or next...

I should tell them to cancel my order and give me my points back laugh out loud at least I could go for an iPhone and sell it...make some money while I wait for videos to come in.
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ploppsdman
08-28-2007 at 10:02 AM.
08-28-2007 at 10:02 AM.
Quote from corydorf :
I'm sitting at 1911 points right now, that nano is so close I can smell it.
They owe me quite a few, which I'm hoping credit this morning or tomorrow, so I can order this thing.
I don't want to wait and see what the new one looks like, as all the spy shots tell me it looks like crap.
I had an idea though. Since wal-mart lets you exchange items without a reciept, could I walk in with this unopened ipod, give them the $50, and get a 4gb nano in my choice of color? Or would they shoot this down for some reason I'm not seeing?
Thanks!
If I were you, I'd wait until after christmas .. usually walmart takes anything and everything for store credit after christmas, though the worry with that is if there are new ipods and the one you received is discontinued .. than you're going to have to try and sell it or keep it.

I keep getting the same offers in my email .. its always vonage, itt, cruise email, and RV. What the hell?
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MattMcQ
08-28-2007 at 10:06 AM.
08-28-2007 at 10:06 AM.
I've seen a lot mentioned on here about Stamps.com...is this not up anymore?

Anyone have an old email with the link they could pm me??

Thanks!!
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DaB34rs
08-28-2007 at 10:11 AM.
08-28-2007 at 10:11 AM.
lately, it's been very slow for points....i've gotten like 35 in the past week...

only about 400 to go for video.
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bkj9872003
08-28-2007 at 10:28 AM.
08-28-2007 at 10:28 AM.
Quote from MattMcQ :
I've seen a lot mentioned on here about Stamps.com...is this not up anymore?

Anyone have an old email with the link they could pm me??

Thanks!!
You do realize if someone sent you their link, you would be doing the offer for THEM.Confused
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08-28-2007 at 10:48 AM.
08-28-2007 at 10:48 AM.
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You do realize if someone sent you their link, you would be doing the offer for THEM.Confused
Hush! laugh out loud he can get all my email offers
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corydorf
08-28-2007 at 11:18 AM.
08-28-2007 at 11:18 AM.
Oh, only 26 points away. Unless some more credit, it looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow to redeem my nano.
I guess I won't try and trade it in at a wal-mart, if it's that bad of an idea.
2gb just isn't enough space though, and I hate HDD based players. I wish IPS had the 4gb colored nanos, even if they were 500 points more...
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ploppsdman
08-28-2007 at 11:40 AM.
08-28-2007 at 11:40 AM.
Quote from corydorf :
Oh, only 26 points away. Unless some more credit, it looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow to redeem my nano.
I guess I won't try and trade it in at a wal-mart, if it's that bad of an idea.
2gb just isn't enough space though, and I hate HDD based players. I wish IPS had the 4gb colored nanos, even if they were 500 points more...

If you want to return it to walmart, I'd just wait until around the top of december before you order it. I can't guarantee they'll take it, but usually after christmas they take anything.
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08-28-2007 at 11:46 AM.
08-28-2007 at 11:46 AM.
Well, I received two sirius stratus satellite radios today.
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