Free iPod Mini from Citibank

[shah456]

Link to Offer

Get your money rockin? n rollin? with Citibank ® EZ Checking account today. Just follow these 3 easy steps, it will only take a few minutes.

1.) Simply apply for a Regular Checking account with the Citibank® EZ Checking pricing package ? it?s FREE with Direct Deposit.***

2.) Fund your account with $2,500.

3.) Pay 2 bills online each month for 12 consecutive calendar months at citibankonline.com. You will receive your iPod® Mini.* after you pay your first 2 bills online at citibankonline.com. Remember Online Bill Payment is FREE at Citibank.

 

[Albis]

r is for repost

 

[superHARD]

http://citi.bridgetrack.com/a/...=24778&BT_SID=5879

this is a clean linky....

 

[shochu]

Anyone know if you can get this deal if you already have a citibank checking account? I don't use online billing yet.

 

[Kipper]

Shochu - read the terms.


**OFFER DETAILS: This Offer is not available at Citibank Financial Centers. To receive this Offer, you must: (1) open and fund a Regular Checking account online with the Citibank® EZ Checking account package with an initial deposit of at least $2,500 by 12/31/2004; and (2) pay two bills online at www.citibankonline.com beginning no later than the first full calendar month after the account is opened and during each of the following eleven consecutive calendar months. To "pay" a bill online means that funds are debited from your account during the applicable time period. The Apple iPod® mini will be shipped to you within 90 days of the end of the statement period in which the first two bill payments appear. Account must be in good standing at the time the iPod® mini is shipped. The Apple iPod® mini provided by Citibank will be available in two colors (silver and blue.) Citibank reserves the right to ship the Apple iPod® mini in a color of it?s choosing.

All accounts are subject to approval. Taxes, if any, are the responsibility of the customer. One offer per customer. Offer only available for first-time Citibank checking/deposit account customers. A customer may qualify to receive the award under the promotion code selected only. Persons who have previously qualified for a promotion award from Citibank, non-U.S. residents and persons under 18 years of age are not eligible. Offer may be modified or withdrawn at any time without notice and is not transferable. If a sufficient number of Apple iPod® minis are not available to it, Citibank reserves the right to satisfy its obligation under this Offer by providing a different portable music player of equal or greater value in its place.

 

[Tanner]

i want one

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: shah456
Link to Offer

Get your money rockin? n rollin? with Citibank ® EZ Checking account today. Just follow these 3 easy steps, it will only take a few minutes.

1.) Simply apply for a Regular Checking account with the Citibank® EZ Checking pricing package ? it?s FREE with Direct Deposit.***

2.) Fund your account with $2,500.

3.) Pay 2 bills online each month for 12 consecutive calendar months at citibankonline.com. You will receive your iPod® Mini.* after you pay your first 2 bills online at citibankonline.com. Remember Online Bill Payment is FREE at Citibank.

damn, i don't have 2 bills to pay. The only bill i have to pay is cable internet.

 

[kuangs168]

good deal. but i dont have $2500 to spare

 

[claffeyb]

I'm waiting for the rumored flash ipods to appear next month.

 

[bbkat]

Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
If a sufficient number of Apple iPod® minis are not available to it, Citibank reserves the right to satisfy its obligation under this Offer by providing a different portable music player of equal or greater value in its place.

I'm out! :|

If you do this, make sure you're discliplined enough to follow through for a year:

"By submitting an application pursuant to the Offer Details below for Promo Code CD29, you acknowledge and agree that: (i) the satisfaction of all the terms and conditions of the Offer is required in order to qualify to receive and keep the Apple iPod® mini and, (ii) if, for any reason, you fail to satisfy all requirements of the offer, you agree to reimburse Citibank in the sum of $249.95, the retail price of the iPod® mini, and (iii) you authorize Citibank to set off and deduct such sum from any account you may have with Citibank and any of its affiliates without first trying to obtain payment through any other means. "

 

[bbkat]

oh yeah, I don't see anything about a minimum balance..............yet :frown:

 

[puppyfriend]

Why not just do the $200 citibank checking deal and buy the ipod? You'll get it much faster.

 

[Abdullus]

Just got off the phone with these guys...here is the details!

There is no minimum to keep up if you have direct deposit, if not than you have to keep a balance of $1500/daily maintenace fees is like $7/day for me in NY.

The iPod Mini will be shipped out two months after you use the online bill pay, since January would be the logical month to pay it in, you will get the iPod in April...thats too farking long.

So...you guys decide, I was gonna go for it, but it does'nt seem that hot now.


Repost BTW...lol

 

[Zontor]

Originally posted by: puppyfriend
Why not just do the $200 citibank checking deal and buy the ipod? You'll get it much faster.

Care to elaborate?

 

[udonoogen]

does a checking acct go on your credit?

 

[imthebadguy]

beh fvck this, too much work

 

[forkd]

Originally posted by: udonoogen
does a checking acct go on your credit?

As a financial institution employee I can tell you that a checking account does not help your credit. Some companies, like Citi, will check your credit before opening an account for you....or not opening an account for you. In addition they will check your "banking credit report" to see if you have any outstanding issues with other financial institutions, ie. a negative balance in a closed checking/savings account or numerous overdrawn incidents. If you completely screw the bank over then you will see that a checking account can have a negative effect on your credit

If you have overdraft protection, which is really a line of credit linked to your checking account, this will show up on your credit report....and, btw, is a nice tool to have in emergencies. Just make sure you pay them ASAP because the rates are usually high. If you have to use a LOC/Overdraft you may want to check and see if the institution charges transaction charges on the transfer of the loan to your checking account, Citi doesn't. If they do charge a fee per transfer then you can do one transfer for $500.00 by initiating the transfer yourself instead of writing 5 checks for $100.00 thereby creating 5 transaction fees...

just my .02

 

[Aagiants]

deal is now extended

 

[afawzy316]

hmm, a whole year!!! wonder how old ipod minis will be by that time

 

[JeffMD]

wow, my mp3 cd player died and atm im using my pda untill I can find an affordable and suitable replacement. Something like this would rock, but I wonder how long its extended for? The small text still says 31st. I wont have 2500 untill I get the rest of the cash for my school loans this semester and that is most likely the very end of janurary, at which point I can open up this account with citi, and paying online is no problem, I pay everything electronicly if I can.

 

[Uppie1414]

so do I get checks with this, or do I have to buy them?

Let me know... Also, direct deposit? Do I just go to a loal citibank and deposit, or do I have to do it online?

Someone please help me out here, thanks!

 

[scoreadeal]

Ok, Citibank only took like a month to get my account activated... sheesh.

Once setup, it's easier than it sounds. For example, the bills are paid electronically and you can specificy the amount, plus schedule all the payments you need to make to comply with the promotion.

Not that I trust Citibank after they dragged their feet in setting up the account, so I just scheduled it to pay $5 to a credit card each month, so it will be an additional payment to what I normally pay... and the other one was to a line of credit (which has a Visa account number) that's attached to my checking account that doesn't currently have a balance. So, Citibank pays my bank's line of credit, which creates a negative balance, which I then get to transfer right back into my normal checking account as a cash deposit.

So the bill payment terms are easier than I had imagined...

 

[KidViciou$]

ok, i jumped and got in on this deal. let's hope i get my ipod mini sooner than later!

 

[Fant]

wasnt this deal dead when the year ended?

 

[KidViciou$]

nope, still active!