Posted on Tuesday 6 November 2007
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON November 07, 2007: This delicious offer is no longer available, sorry. You can try free $300 Gift Card to Kmart, Target or Wal-Mart if you are interested in getting your free gift card.
I’m sure many people can relate to the following: I’m surfing the web, minding my own business when all of a sudden the words “Click here for a free macy’s giftcard” appear. For a split second my heart seems to have stopped, filled with excitement I take another look only to have my excitement quickly change to that of disappointment. “Just another ad” I say to myself.
To many people, these ads have the word “scam” written all over them. Surely anything promising a free macy’s gift card has got to be a scam, right? Well, not entirely true. As a self-proclaimed “Freebies Expert” I’ve been able to get to the bottom of these programs and understand exactly how they work and why they work. In essence, you can indeed get a free macy’s gift card but it is not without a bit of work.
So you’ve come across an ad letting you know you’ve won a free macy’s gift card. Just a bit curious, you click the ad and are brought to a page filled with multiple gifts, including the so-called free macy’s gift card. The website asks you to pick a free gift and enter your e-mail address. Once that is done they ask for your shipping information. Easy enough right? Your account has been created and you are excited to receive your free macy’s giftcard when all of a sudden you are hit with it “You must complete an offer and all of it’s requirements to be eligible for your free macy’s gift card.”
At this point most people would close their web browser or go back to google to continue on their merry way forgetting the entire ordeal. I did the same thing until I decided to delve deeper into the depths of this “scheme” as I liked to put it. I wanted a free macy’s gift card after all and gosh darn et I was going to get one.
How it works
Here is how it works in a simpler form.
1. You sign up for the web site and choose a free macy’s gift card.
2. You are asked to complete an offer and all of it’s requirements.
3. You complete an offer - Company X gets paid
4. You have completed your requirements and Company X has been paid enough money that they now purchase your free macy’s gift card (or whatever you choose) and they ship it out to you completely free!