iPod shuffle with new checking account.

I guess this should be under "free stuff" but I think it is kind of warmish.

If you know for a fact this is not a good deal, please post your opinion.

Here are the main points. Read the fine prints. Seems like a good deal.
1. Stop by your local branch by June 30, 2005, open a new Chase Free Checkingsm; with direct deposit and a $500 minimum deposit
2. Mail the redemption coupon your banker provides.
3. Sign up for FREE Online Bill Payment.
4. Pay two unique bills by August 30, 2005.

Chase Ipod Shuffle

u dont have to sign up for direct deposit. you can sign up for an account which requires greater initial funding and that will take away the requirement for direct deposit

and of course, this is for a 512mb ipod shuffle.

Thanks OP, worth the minor hassle. I'll be stopping by the one near my office soon.

fatcool said: IS it worth it to have exhaust your credit card limit on a ipod?

What does this have to do with credit cards? This is a checking account.

Anybody know any specifics as to the 2 payment requirements? I mean can i send $1 a piece to 2 of my family members? I read through the fine print and everything as it was in a few newspapers, but no mention.

Is their online bill payment secure enough? I'm the type that's wary of putting any of my bank information on a website. and does chase charge anything to close a checking account, provided that I want to do so after the 6 months?

chuckchuck123 said: any california location? i tried both sf and la, can't find any branch......
Funny, I just did the same thing and found nothing.

Boiler said: I signed up for this on Monday. This also applies to BankOne. If your employer is in their system, you qualifies for BankOne At Work Checking and the initial deposit is only $100.
It's a good deal, there is no minimum balance as long as you do DD, so you can withdraw your initial deposit immediately.

I got questions here.
Can you open a Chase Free Checking with DD account at BankOne Branch.
If not, Which BankOne account is eligible for this promotion?

gl012127 said:

any way to emulate direct deposit. like trought paypal. did you check the relevant thread on that topic? I dont see a referenced to Chase specifically in the first few posts, but it says Bank One will consider ING as a DD. Bank One is now Chase.

Check this guy out. Pick on every post and mistakes. Wish he would use his time wisely.

didYOUsearch said: VTrain said: fatcool said: IS it worth it to have exhaust your credit card limit on a ipod?

What does this have to do with credit cards? This is a checking account.search his post history, he doesnt have a clue

Is it good only for those having Chase/BankOne in local?

Thanks

gl012127 said: aroot said: ecomajor said: u dont have to sign up for direct deposit. you can sign up for an account which requires greater initial funding and that will take away the requirement for direct deposit
do you know how much it is for the greater initial funding?? Thanks in advance

any way to emulate direct deposit. like trought paypal.

Called my chase, YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT.

I signed up. From what the banker told me, if you don't have DD, they charge monthly fees for the checking acct. But, they said to call them to waive any fees.

The part that worried me was getting the Visa Debit card. The last time I went over my credit report, I had a bank one visa debit taht showed up as a credit card that I closed. I tried telling them that I didn't want it. They said I could cancel it ASAP or never activate it and I should be ok.

I went to a local Bankone and a lady told me Paypal is not considered as DD
I asked if I could deposit more than $500 to avoid DD. But still got the answer "NO".
I really hate DD now. Any other way to be eligible for DD?

You don't have to keep the initial deposit in the account to qualify, you can take all of the initial deposit out as soon as you opened the account. For BankOne, you just need to open a "One Checking" account, no minimum balance and no fee as long as you DD and 2 bill pay, $500 initial deposit. BankOne also has BankOne at Work Checking if your company qualifies, which then only need $100 initial deposit. That's what I did on Monday. I just found out that BankOne is actually coming to my company next week to sign people up for this promotion without any initial deposit requirement.

for folks without direct deposit, it's a $6/month fee.

Which is cheap, considering retail IPOD (512MB) is about $95. So, if you kept the account for a year, it's $72.

Unless there's a way to get around the direct deposit deal. Someone please advise.

read the same on other threads beyond the DD thread. ie paypal counts as DD. fortunately my employer allows you to change your DD info online and to portion it out via %age or $ amounts. i currently have three DD going to my citi, bank one and bofa accounts. too bad i did the bankone deal for the $75 credit earlier. i guess i cant get the ipod now. poo!. will ask anyway and see what they say at the local branch.


didYOUsearch said: there are confirmed reports that a Paypal deposit meets the DD requirement, no matrter what a clueless bank CSR may tell you.

just curious how Paypal DD would work. I have a paypal account, and I've only received funds. I've never dealt with DD through paypal.

Someone
teach me?

This is separate from the Citi promotion right? The one where you have to pay two bills every month for a year, and keep like $1500+ in the account?

Darn. No local bank in Sacramento within 30 miles.

should have done the shuffle before the 31st. the fine print says nothing about existing customers not being eligible but would've been the safer bet since the $75 offer says "one per calender year". depends on whether your bank CSR is willing to work with you and let you open both.

from a prev $75 offer, you usually get it in a week or so. definitely better if you want immediate gratification.

UPDATE - did the shuffle offer in Dec and did the $$ signup in jan. no problems and got both offers.


ram1875 said: I have a $75 account opening offer from chase. I am wondering whether to go for 75$ or ipod shuffle ...!!!