Last year I got a free ipod video from one of these free ting. I had to buy one of their books, then get 6 (not sure the exact #) people to sign up under me . When the book I paid for came I sent it back and got a refund. But it still counted as a purchase since the company running the "free" offer already got confirmation from the partner site (one selling) that I made the purchase. However getting the 6 people to join under me could have been difficlut, but I have a huge mailing list that I used.
So I did get it for free.
Not sure if this is the same thing.