Open a checking account with Bank of the West right now, and they’ll give you a FREE iPod Touch! Yes, really! Carry your music, videos, and favorite apps or eBooks or pictures everwhere you go in style! Hell, you can pretend it’s an iPhone to get out of meetings or awkward conversations easily! (Seriously, you can. There’s an app for that.)

They have a few accounts to choose from, and you can see them in better detail by following the ‘get it’ link at the bottom of this article, but let’s look closer at the Free Checking right now, shall we?

There are a lot of benefits and perks for a free checking account, including online bill pay and a debit card with access to discounts and special offers included. Unlimited check writing is included, as well as unlimited use of BotW ATMs. (And I’m glad they don’t call them “ATM machines,” I HATE that. “Automated Teller Machine machines.” Banks that do that automatically lose my business.)

It takes about seven minutes to fill out the application, and you’ll need a state ID number or driver’s license, name and address data, and $100 minimum opening balance. Not bad, really. I mean, I’ve seen worse offers with poorer rewards from other banks, and you probably have, too.