Comments on: Open Up a KeyBank Account – Get a Free iPod Nano

By: ipod scam

ipod scam — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:29:05 +0000

sign up with a free checking account and get a free ipod touch? BULLSHITTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i go in there and i didnt realize there are STRINGS ATTATCHED to getting this god damn ipod touch! then u got to wait 3 fuking months to get this??? absolute bullshit! i wrote these fuk heads a nasty letter telling them about how bullshitty their advertisement is and how false and decieving it is! ya i gave those fuk heads a piece of my ipod touch mind!

By: thomas

thomas — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:12:30 +0000

this is stupid i cant beleive i even thought about trying to get that ipod where the friggon god did honesty go? you should walk in there open a bank and they should hand you an ipod hell they should have them all in a friggon basket ready to give you when you get your account this world is horrible anymore no more honest people out there

By: thomas

thomas — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:12:22 +0000

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:44:27 +0000

Somebody help me please! I fullfilled all requirements back in September/October last year and STILL havent gotten my IPOD yet– Can anyone tell me whats going on? I didn’t activate my credit card /debit card. Can anyone tell me whether I am supposed to activate them to get the ipod? Can anyone tell me whether I am supposed to actually use these cards in order to get my ipod? I read the fine prints and it said NOTHING about activating or using the card. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!

By: mainah

mainah — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:21:33 +0000

Man I feel sorry for all you who got stuck with the 2nd gen. no video ipod, just got mine yesterday, 4gb video, seems that waiting to complain about not getting the original offered ipod payed off big. Very impressed with Key Banks level of conducting business.

By: dissatisfied customer

dissatisfied customer — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:31:23 +0000

KeyBank is bad. CSR told me I had jumped through all the hoops when I called in November. Now in December, too late to qualify, they tell me I have not done enough. KeyBank is bad.

By: robin

robin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:42:33 +0000

I opened a student account on aug 31, and got my account number and then had to open a credit card, and sign up for online banking. I got everything done by 9/25 and I got my ipod 4 GB VIDEO last week. I’m very happy. If you do everything, and contact keybank multiple times until you actually get someone that knows what thery are doing (i called 3 times, each of 3 times to get someone knowledgeable…) We opened 2 accounts in my household, and each ipod offer had different requirements, which weren’t easy to fulfill (for instance 2 direct deposits or ach transfers of 100 of more) because my current bank charges $20 per ach transfer to get the deposit into keybank. I found a way around that by transferring my bank to paypal, and paypal to keybank. Free. I’ll let you know if we get the second ipod.

By: Dorian

Dorian — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:51:37 +0000

This is a GREAT scam Key Bank has cooked up. On August 31, I opened a student checking account online (and that was anything but easy). My initial deposit was a $50 transfer from my Bank of America account. It took until September 15 before the funds posted to my Key Bank account! Then the non-stop hoop jumping began. I did not receive ANY correspondence in the mail to inform me of my account number. Without an account number it is impossible to talk to customer service! To make a long story short, I signed up for online statements and applied for and was approved for a student credit card. The final requirement was to get a debit card. I e-mailed them to ask when my debit and credit cards would be arriving. They replied back that the credit card can take up to 14 days. They did not mention ANYTHING about the debit card so I just assumed it too would be coming in the mail. Today I called Key Bank to ask if everything has been fulfilled for my free ipod. The lady says no because I DID NOT OBTAIN A DEBIT CARD!!! Don’t banks usually GIVE those to you when you open an account with them? Then she tells me I needed to have obtained the debit card before October 5, 2007 and since it is now October 11, I do not qualify! So basically these a-holes wasted my time AND they get to keep my $50 for six months interest free or I have to pay a $25 penalty to close the account early.

By: TC

TC — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:26:37 +0000

I was one of the last to sign up. My Nano came, no problem. Closed the account 6 mo’s laer without any hassle or any charges. Perfect deal!

By: Seth

Seth — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:00:58 +0000

Keybank is very disappointing and can be described as the worst bank experience I have ever had. I went in thinking I will open a checking account because of the free ipod promotion. They said it is simple and I had to do is fulfill three things.. get a student credit card from them, debit card, and online bill-pay. Everything went smooth until the credit card was declined. Of course, I would not have a high credit score if any at all because like many students, I am just starting up my credit history, and thus goes with the name “student card.” They said as a student, you should have at least six months of previous credit history in order to get this card and the free ipod. There was the catch, as always, a hidden detail never mentioned. As a result, Keybank would not fulfill their free ipod part of the bargain for opening up an account. Hours spent trying to figure this out with branch managers and phone calls to numerous 1800′s and 1888′s gave me nothing but “sorry, I don’t know what to do” and “here’s another number. can i transfer you.” Their promotional deal was definately a marketing campaign to lure people into their, albeit, “sucky” bank. But lucky for them, I will never be banking with them again and will give no recommendations to others. Keybank, learn how to do banking and gain customers, not push them away for life…