dfogle said:I got in on the camera deal (camera arrived very quickly!!) and waited 30 days and then tried to sign up for the gps. On the second application it wasn't automatically approved like the first time I applied. I waited about a week and called Discover - they cancelled my second application. I talked to someone in new accounts and they said they wouldn't give me a second card until I have a 6 month payment record with them (I have excellent credit...).

Good luck getting a second card if these offers are the first time you've done business with Discover.
Have you asked them if it's possible to cancel your Miles by Discover card and then approve this new application? I recall there are reports that it works (YMMV).

hilander2k2 said:I hear Discover gives cards to Green Card Holders.. is that true?

Everyone gives cards to green card holders as long as their credit score if high enough.

runner said:cheapsteve said:NOT TO START A PANIC, but I just called DISCOVER directly to see if they could verify this vendor (mymp3playeroffer.com) or the domain that comes up (https://discovercardapplication.com) when you enter this, and they cound not confirm either. They couldn't say definitively that this was ill-intentioned, but the CSR I spoke with recommended I do not submit to this offer.

Why don't you call back and ask about the GPS offer? I would be willing to bet they don't know anything about it either, yet people are starting to receive theirs in the mail. You are assuming that every CSR knows about every offer that the credit card company offers. We all know communicating all offers to their employees does not happen.

Reading is fundamental. I made no such assumption.

Someone before me legitimately asked about the security of the website, and no answered them. I also posted, and no one addressed that either. So, the next step seemed to call Discover. I have no other way to check the legitimacy, and in this day and age it seems practical to try to look into something before handing over sufficient information to get your identity stolen.

cheapsteve said:Forgive my "idiocy," but I guess I don't have your clairvoyance. See my post immediately above.

I also was not aware that any former deal was with this same entity.There were several comments in this thread discussing the earlier deals. If you weren't sure if they were the same place you could have asked rather than assuming otherwise. By coming in with this alarming news that you think you've discovered (no pun intented) that this is all a scam means either that 1) you didn't read the previous posts, or 2) you think you know better. Neither involves clairvoyance.

billrubin said:cheapsteve said:Forgive my "idiocy," but I guess I don't have your clairvoyance. See my post immediately above.

I also was not aware that any former deal was with this same entity.There were several comments in this thread discussing the earlier deals. If you weren't sure if they were the same place you could have asked rather than assuming otherwise. By coming in with this alarming news that you think you've discovered (no pun intented) that this is all a scam means either that 1) you didn't read the previous posts, or 2) you think you know better. Neither involves clairvoyance.

or 3), I was just passing on true information that I received in an effort to address the question I and someone else had asked but no one answered.

or 4), all I did was pass on what I did and what I was told, and you overreacted to it. I trust Discover more than I do you.

In the meantime, now that I'm not at work and have some more time, I've looked some more and did find the old thread. The same types of questions were set forth there, and some were never answered and some were answered in a manner that conflicts with what Discover said. The greatest factor seems to be that most folks reported eventually getting their GPS, and from that others presumed the deal was valid and the site would not take advantage of their personal information.

Anytime I try one of these deals, I'm well aware that I'm taking a chance. What convinced me to try it out anyways is that several people have already mentioned having success w/ previous deals, and the fact that FatWallet is allowing this as an ad. I'm assuming FatWallet (unlike some other websites) wouldn't knowingly promote more dubious 'deals'.

As for the Discover CSR situation, it would be nice to get a confirmation from one, but to be honest I wouldn't expect them to know anything about this. If your experiences w/ CSR's are anything like mine, many times they aren't even familiar w/ many aspects of their immediate job, much less an obscure promotion their company is involved in that probably pales in comparison to other major promotions that draw in 99% of their clientele.

js22 said:FYI:

- Applied (yesterday) July 17. Approved on the spot. Got email saying that I indeed applied, Welcome, etc.
- Got a second email today (July 18th) saying that my Discover card is on the way.

Looks to me like this site was legit. As to whether or not the iPod will actually come, we'll have to see. But, I am just trying to address the security concerns raised previously.

You got a email from the future?

Back to the multiple-cards question: has anyone been approved who got their card a couple months ago (for the Canon Powershot A580 deal)? An earlier post from someone described a rejection after getting a card last month (for the Garmin Nuvi). So I wonder if a two-month-old card can be replaced, but not a one-month-old card.

I already had another Discover Card (have had it for years) and was able to get approved for this one. I wasn't approved immediately, but called up and they just needed to verify a couple items and said I was approved and would be getting the card by next week. Hopefully the Nano will follow...

I applied for it yday and my card is on its way.

Thanks OP.