Freepay Closing?!!

Diesel · 21-04-09, 02:18 PM

I've been trying to get a extension on my gifts.freepay account for ages now and getting no contact from freepay's staff whenever i made a ticket, so i started to look for freepays other email addresses. I found domains@gratisinternet.com and emailed them, lo and behold i got a reply in about 4 hours!!! Heres the message i sent them:

"Hi, can you extend the time limit on my gifts.freepay account please? I already have 5 referrals but was on holiday so my time ran out before i could click on "verification" so can you please extend it so i can click verify? My user id is *****"

and they replied with:

"You will need to open a ticket on help.freepay.com.

Time is running out 6/30 is the last day our Freepay products will be available. After that we are closing our doors.

Socialcash Catchall"

Does this mean freepay will be closing down?!

MJ10 · 21-04-09, 02:20 PM

lucky you for getting a reply... i didn't!

Are you sure that's not just the deadline to your account? People have thought Freepay are closing down before but they haven't. Or maybe there running out of stock and the next order is due a time after that date

1halfsingh · 21-04-09, 02:31 PM

Eek, from the way I read it, it's saying they're shutting up shop. I don't see why they'd use the term 'closing our doors' to suggest otherwise. I hope you get things sorted before the deadline mate.

Harvez · 21-04-09, 02:47 PM

more likely closing down and reopening under a new brand, which ill be up for since ill be able to pillage all their sites again lol.

FurbtasticM · 21-04-09, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by harvez

more likely closing down and reopening under a new brand, which ill be up for since ill be able to pillage all their sites again lol.

Some inside info there, or just a gut feeling?

Diesel · 21-04-09, 04:19 PM

The thing is that i've been trying for ages on help.freepay to get a extension and now i have a deadline i need to meet to get my extension or i won't get my iPod touch! It is wierd that he's telling me to write a ticket when he can probably sort it out for me in a matter of minutes himself!

Larkino · 21-04-09, 04:21 PM

Whoever replied to your email knows if you get your problem sorted, everyone else will start spamming that email address

Diesel · 21-04-09, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Larkino

Whoever replied to your email knows if you get your problem sorted, everyone else will start spamming that email address

Just thought i'd help out the community, he's already told me to write a ticket and i've already asked him if he can give me the extension himself but he hasn't replied. Just going to keep sending in tickets regularly till i can get some joy from them.

Larkino · 21-04-09, 04:35 PM

Yeh good luck. I just managed to start verifying for an iPod Touch, hopefully they'll have a splurge of activity soon.

**arcticfox** · 21-04-09, 04:37 PM

the signature "socialcash catchall" possibly holds an answer.

Socialcash is a company run by gratisinternet so I wonder if that company is closing on June 30th?

Harvez · 21-04-09, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FurbtasticM

Some inside info there, or just a gut feeling?

they have done it before, cant rem and cba to look but they were called by another name before "freepay"

it would be a good business move as those who signed up before could do it all over again and a new "brand" freebie site will get alot of newcomers.

even knowing they are an arse at delivery times and support id do them again long as that 1,000 page survey wasnt pushed at signups.
freepay bagged me well over £7k in only a few months so would be nice to do it all again with all the knowledge

**arcticfox** · 21-04-09, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by harvez

freepay bagged me well over £7k in only a few months so would be nice to do it all again with all the knowledge

"nice" is a bit of an understatement, lol

Jon · 21-04-09, 05:14 PM

Hmm will have to do some digging... If people do find anything that they would not rather share but pass it on to me in confidence then do PM me.

Jon · 21-04-09, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by harvez

they have done it before, cant rem and cba to look but they were called by another name before "freepay"

That was more of a re-brand than a closing and opening again, they were known as the gratis network/gratis internet, and simply rebranded their free gift site to freepay. freeipods.com became ipods.freepay etc

gez18 · 21-04-09, 05:49 PM

7k in a few months nice geee like artic said bit of under estimate, couple of hundred of quid here in about 3 months lol

Douf · 21-04-09, 07:42 PM

tut tut jon i thought u would of known better for double posting tut tut

travisv10 · 21-04-09, 10:15 PM

I had better get my DS Lite by then!! And I agree, hopefully they will have a wave of activity.

MJ10 · 22-04-09, 08:57 AM

i really hope there is... I have 5 tickets with updates unanswered. And I know for a fact 2 people have completed offers and because I expired I'm not getting the greens, except now and then I get a new sign up. If they reopened my account i'd have the 2 greens I need to verify! God Damn It!

Jon · 22-04-09, 10:43 PM

I have heard on the rumour mill this is indeed true, though at this point I am unable to name my sources or give any more info.

Bit of a shame, as it was freepay who kick started the whole free gift scene in the UK

MJ10 · 22-04-09, 10:48 PM

sooo..... does this mean there will a sudden rush of ticket answering and green getting and verifying... ... or will they just close up shop and sod everyone?

21-04-09, 02:18 PM	#1
Diesel iPod 30gb Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 223 Thanked 190 Times in 144 Posts	Freepay Closing?!! I've been trying to get a extension on my gifts.freepay account for ages now and getting no contact from freepay's staff whenever i made a ticket, so i started to look for freepays other email addresses. I found domains@gratisinternet.com and emailed them, lo and behold i got a reply in about 4 hours!!! Heres the message i sent them: "Hi, can you extend the time limit on my gifts.freepay account please? I already have 5 referrals but was on holiday so my time ran out before i could click on "verification" so can you please extend it so i can click verify? My user id is *****" and they replied with: "You will need to open a ticket on help.freepay.com. Time is running out 6/30 is the last day our Freepay products will be available. After that we are closing our doors. Socialcash Catchall" Does this mean freepay will be closing down?! __________________ Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Stop clicking on my spoilers!!
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MJ10 iMac here I come! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bath/Guildford Posts: 5,994 Thanks: 2,526 Thanked 1,226 Times in 1,068 Posts	lucky you for getting a reply... i didn't! Are you sure that's not just the deadline to your account? People have thought Freepay are closing down before but they haven't. Or maybe there running out of stock and the next order is due a time after that date __________________ Free iTunes Voucher \| Free iPhone 3Gs \| Free iPad \| Free iPhone \| Free Xbox \| LOVEFiLM trial RECEIVED: £275 Amazon \| £85 Amazon \| Wii Black + Game \| £40 Custom Order Spoiler My 'Deals' Thread \| Gadgets.Kudos Conga
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1halfsingh iPod 20gb Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gravesend, Kent Posts: 751 Thanks: 85 Thanked 155 Times in 109 Posts	Eek, from the way I read it, it's saying they're shutting up shop. I don't see why they'd use the term 'closing our doors' to suggest otherwise. I hope you get things sorted before the deadline mate.
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Harvez Pig or Owl? Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: (o)(o) Posts: 5,967 Thanks: 432 Thanked 1,548 Times in 1,005 Posts	more likely closing down and reopening under a new brand, which ill be up for since ill be able to pillage all their sites again lol. __________________ Free PAYG iphone \| Free PsP Go \| Free iphone \| Free DSi \| Free PS3 Slim\| Free ipod
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Diesel iPod 30gb Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 223 Thanked 190 Times in 144 Posts	The thing is that i've been trying for ages on help.freepay to get a extension and now i have a deadline i need to meet to get my extension or i won't get my iPod touch! It is wierd that he's telling me to write a ticket when he can probably sort it out for me in a matter of minutes himself! __________________ Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Stop clicking on my spoilers!!
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Larkino Trollin' Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South London Posts: 7,902 Thanks: 1,000 Thanked 1,931 Times in 1,536 Posts	Yeh good luck. I just managed to start verifying for an iPod Touch, hopefully they'll have a splurge of activity soon. __________________ Free Xbox 360 Elite \| Free iPhone PAYG \| Free Wii
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arcticfox Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here Posts: 14,390 Thanks: 764 Thanked 2,856 Times in 2,082 Posts	the signature "socialcash catchall" possibly holds an answer. Socialcash is a company run by gratisinternet so I wonder if that company is closing on June 30th? __________________ Free PS3 or Wii , Free DSi and Iphone
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Jon MJ lady with maracas Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 12,161 Thanks: 416 Thanked 3,151 Times in 1,421 Posts	Hmm will have to do some digging... If people do find anything that they would not rather share but pass it on to me in confidence then do PM me. __________________ Jon eXceem - The Free Community 3iPod -=- eXceem -=- FreebieAngel
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travisv10 iPod Shuffle Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had better get my DS Lite by then!! And I agree, hopefully they will have a wave of activity.
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22-04-09, 08:57 AM	#18
MJ10 iMac here I come! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bath/Guildford Posts: 5,994 Thanks: 2,526 Thanked 1,226 Times in 1,068 Posts	i really hope there is... I have 5 tickets with updates unanswered. And I know for a fact 2 people have completed offers and because I expired I'm not getting the greens, except now and then I get a new sign up. If they reopened my account i'd have the 2 greens I need to verify! God Damn It! __________________ Free iTunes Voucher \| Free iPhone 3Gs \| Free iPad \| Free iPhone \| Free Xbox \| LOVEFiLM trial RECEIVED: £275 Amazon \| £85 Amazon \| Wii Black + Game \| £40 Custom Order Spoiler My 'Deals' Thread \| Gadgets.Kudos Conga
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22-04-09, 10:43 PM	#19
Jon MJ lady with maracas Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 12,161 Thanks: 416 Thanked 3,151 Times in 1,421 Posts	I have heard on the rumour mill this is indeed true, though at this point I am unable to name my sources or give any more info. Bit of a shame, as it was freepay who kick started the whole free gift scene in the UK __________________ Jon eXceem - The Free Community 3iPod -=- eXceem -=- FreebieAngel
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22-04-09, 10:48 PM	#20
MJ10 iMac here I come! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bath/Guildford Posts: 5,994 Thanks: 2,526 Thanked 1,226 Times in 1,068 Posts	sooo..... does this mean there will a sudden rush of ticket answering and green getting and verifying... ... or will they just close up shop and sod everyone? __________________ Free iTunes Voucher \| Free iPhone 3Gs \| Free iPad \| Free iPhone \| Free Xbox \| LOVEFiLM trial RECEIVED: £275 Amazon \| £85 Amazon \| Wii Black + Game \| £40 Custom Order Spoiler My 'Deals' Thread \| Gadgets.Kudos Conga
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