Free Palm m100 Handheld from Citibank

[Serenity Now!]

Open and fund a new Regular Checking account online with at least $2,500 and pay two bills online to receive your FREE Palm™ m100 handheld.†

Use code: CG75

https://web.da-us.citibank.com/signin/citifi/scripts/start.jsp

Fine print:
†This offer is not available at Citibank Financial Centers. To receive this offer, you must open and fund a Regular Checking account online with a minimum initial deposit of $2500 by 6/30/02 and then pay 2 bills online within 60 days of funding the account. Your Palm™ m100 handheld will be shipped to you within 60 days of the end of the statement period in which the second bill payment appears. Basic Checking is not eligible for this offer. If the demand for Palm™ m100 handheld exceeds our supply, we reserve the right to provide a comparable Palm product in its place. All accounts are subject to approval. The suggested retail value of the Palm™ m100 handheld is $99.00 and will be reported as interest to you. Taxes, if any, are the responsibility of the customer. One offer per customer. Offer is not available to existing Citibank banking customers. Offer is made to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older only. Offer may be modified or withdrawn at any time without notice. Offer is not transferable

[Tico]

geez,, all that for a outdated M100, No thanks IMO.

The VIIX deal was better........

[sonjamin]

Man, lots of work for a m100 palm. Maybe for the m125, but this is the low end, almost discontinued model.

[MJordanash]

Not worth it. :thumbdown

[cratervalley]

It'd be worth it except for this:

"The suggested retail value of the Palm™ m100 handheld is $99.00 and will be reported as interest to you. "

Even the free car test drive offers don't do that to you.

[AR]

Well if I had the $2500 sitting there long enough, I'd do this (stupid rent. . .), because I got the one from Infiniti and just kept it. . . but if I had two, I could return them both to best buy for a $200 store credit (actually, last time I checked they wanted $125 each for 'em), and get a Clie or similar. Even with just one, use it for $100 store credit and then pay the difference to get a nice one.

[AR]

Originally posted by cratervalley
It'd be worth it except for this:

"The suggested retail value of the Palm™ m100 handheld is $99.00 and will be reported as interest to you. "

Even the free car test drive offers don't do that to you.

That means nothing, it just means on your checking statement they send you, it'll say [aka "report"] that you made X amount of interest PLUS $99 (for the free gift). It doesn't say you pay interest on it or anything.

[Flibble]

If they report it as interest on your statement then at the end of the year you'll have to pay taxes on that "interest", won't you?

[TommyBoomfiger]

Originally posted by Flibble
If they report it as interest on your statement then at the end of the year you'll have to pay taxes on that "interest", won't you? yup

[bobotego]

so all in all you end up paying about $33 for the M100 PLUS all that hassle moving around $2500 from bank to bank.

I just did the "what's my life worth by the hour test" and it's not worth an M100 for all that hassle AND the stupid tax.

JMHO