FINAL UPDATE: freeiPods.com
My iPod from freeiPods.com was delivered today!
Here's the time-line:
8/19/04 ... signed up
8/23/04 ... credit for completing an offer showed up
9/10/04 ... 5th offer completed by a referral
9/10/04 ... account approved
9/10/04 ... order placed
9/19/04 ... Sent to Vendor, Waiting on Product (maybe earlier ... didn't check for a while)
9/23/04 ... cancelled AOL
10/24/04 ... Shipped (FedEx records indicate it actually shipped on 10/23 from China)
10/26 ... iPod delivered!
Oh, BTW, despite my selecting the "HP 20GB iPod (if available)" option, I actually got an Apple iPod. Now I just have to decide what to do with this thing. I took a few pictures, which I may post later, if I get a chance.
UPDATE: Here's one:
