Are those "Win a Free iPad 2!" things real?

No

I don’t understand that in today’s day and age, people still don’t understand the phrase,“If it seems too good go be true it probably is.”

Sorry, but if those were legit, everyone would be walking around with in iPad 2 :/

Of course not.

I think it’s real, but you have to sign up for several credit cards, and maybe get your friends and relatives to do the same. Not a good deal, if you ask me.

These offers are mainly designed to gather your information i.e. Name, address, e-mail, phone, so they can:

1. Sell the info to other companies and/or
2. Send you more offers in hopes you will buy something.

To obtain the product usually requires you to go through a lot of hoops and ladders before you get the product if at all.