| Many of you have probably seen offers and | | | | purchases, and other product evaluation strategies. |
| promotions throughout the Internet and in your email | | | | Most of the merchants offer a free product trial |
| regarding an opportunity to get a crazy free laptops. | | | | period. The key to staying on top of the program |
| It is very easy to pass off these offers as a | | | | financially is to keep track of what you are signing up |
| complete scam and move on. This natural instinct | | | | for and then canceling before the trial period has |
| serves us all well when it comes to scams and | | | | expired. Be aware that some offers place restriction |
| protects us from the very scammers that promote | | | | on this action. |
| these offers. | | | | The merchants profit from the gift reward system |
| The Reality | | | | under the premise that not everyone will complete |
| The reality of it is that these websites do not | | | | the process and will forget when the free trial period |
| actually offer crazy free laptops without some type | | | | expires. They end up paying more money for the |
| of financial commitment for trying products from | | | | products they are trying out than if they purchased |
| companies that seek to attract new customers. It is | | | | the laptop outright. |
| possible to obtain a rather high-end laptop computer | | | | - Maintain Detailed Records: Receiving a laptop from a |
| for much less than the market value but it is not a | | | | crazy free laptops program for a fraction of the |
| crazy free laptops. | | | | market cost means that you will have to maintain |
| The catch to receiving the laptop is that it may | | | | detailed records of the gift rewards programs you |
| require a significant portion of your time and patience | | | | get involved with. |
| with the rewards process, but the payoff will be a | | | | Most programs require you to select a specified |
| laptop computer that you otherwise may not be able | | | | number of offers and as a result it is easy to forget |
| to afford. | | | | what programs you got involved with. You can keep |
| Staying On Top of the Gift Reward Process | | | | track by using a spreadsheet in a program such as |
| - Do the Research: Do your research on the | | | | MS Excel, and remember to print out the terms of |
| company making the offer and find out what their | | | | each merchant so they cannot change anything on |
| track record is as well as their reputation. You can do | | | | the Web page at a later date. |
| this by contacting them to make sure the contact | | | | The time consuming part is keeping all of the records |
| information is valid and finding out their exact location | | | | of each offer in which you participate. This includes |
| in the event of a problem. Also read the terms of | | | | spreadsheet details, print outs, terms and conditions, |
| service as well as the rule, policies, and instructions | | | | and screen shots of every offer you get involved |
| for the gift rewards program. | | | | with. |
| - Free Trial Period: A lot of the gift reward websites | | | | If you are looking to get a laptop immediately, a |
| that offer a crazy free laptop program require you | | | | crazy free laptops program may not be for you. |
| to participate in product trials to redeem your credits | | | | However, if you have the patience and endurance to |
| to receive a "free" laptop. The reason that so many | | | | do what is necessary to stay on top of a crazy free |
| participants end up shelling out more money than a | | | | laptops program the rewards of receiving a laptop |
| laptop would cost, is that they get involved with | | | | for a fraction of the market cost is well worth the |
| numerous monthly subscription plans, product | | | | effort. |