| If you Googled "free paintball gear" or any keyword | | | | the hard way. The fact of the matter is, when |
| string with free and paintball in it, you may have | | | | something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. In |
| stumbled across 2 sites - PbGoods and Todds Gear | | | | this case, PbGoods and Todds Gear Bag don't just |
| Bag. This is an article about my experience with these | | | | promise you free gear simply by signing up. They offer |
| programs. I do not work for these services, nor do I | | | | it in exchange for taking surveys and using their |
| know anyone that works for them. I just want to | | | | services. Half of the people who get frustrated after |
| assure you that this is as honest of a review as you | | | | going a couple days with these sites would probably |
| could get. | | | | have stayed longer if they went in with realistic |
| With that said, let's get a short summary of these | | | | expectations. |
| services out there for those of you that may not | | | | I have registered with both services, and have used |
| know what they are. For PbGoods you are given the | | | | PbGoods for about 2 years. In about 2 years I |
| chance to take free surveys in exchange for points | | | | managed to earn enough points to get one big freebie |
| that you can trade in for free gear. Todds Gear Bag is | | | | from them. They processed my freebie in a |
| slightly different in that you use their search engine for | | | | professional manner, and even asked me what color I |
| points. Both are similar in that you can refer others to | | | | would like my item to be. All-in-all I believe I've definitely |
| their site for more points, but I digress, let's get back to | | | | seen enough to say that they are indeed legit. |
| whether they are legit. | | | | My experience with Todds Gear Bag was similar. |
| Are they legit? You may have read other's disgruntled | | | | They took a lot shorter to process my freebie and |
| stories about how ineffective they are. I believe this | | | | send it to me, which was nice. I never had any |
| frustration stems from people believing they can simply | | | | problems with them and they also handled everything |
| just sign up for a site and get free stuff the next day. | | | | very professionally. |
| This is rarely ever the case, and many come to learn it | | | | |