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BeFrugal

Overview

The company has garnered a mixed reputation among its customers. Positive feedback highlights the appealing cash-back offers, ease of use, and the ability to request payouts at any time, contributing to a generally favorable experience for many users. However, significant concerns arise regarding service delays, particularly with pending transactions and payout resolutions, which leave some customers feeling undervalued and frustrated. Overall, while the platform is appreciated for its potential savings and user-friendly interface, the inconsistency in transaction processing and customer support may hinder its ability to fully satisfy all users.

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France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are stealing your money - avoid!

I invite you all to boycott this site, beyond a certain amount they will not answer you without any reason to keep your money. I try to contact them every day and I get no answer.

Run away

Date of experience: September 20, 2022
Ukraine
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Very bad, often AliExpress cashback is significantly lower than with other cashback providers. So called best cashback guarantee in fact, doesn't work - you can only use it once. Other aspects: your cashback must be verified and after that it will be payable, verification will take about 1 month or more. While you can receive much faster verification by other cashback providers. Other aspect: withdrowing money from your account: not all declared payment methods are available, for example - virtual visa card, is not available.

Date of experience: May 29, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Love BeFrugal
April 4, 2019

I've been a member since 12/2015, and I've never had any problems with my cash back. I like that you can opt for a e-gift card for payment and get a little extra cash back. Lately, BeFrugal is the cash back site I use most often.

Date of experience: April 2, 2019
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They don't have a desire to contact the merchant and dive deep into the transaction that was mishandled by either BeFrugal or the Merchant. I will move to another cashback site once all of my pending cashbacks are posted.

Date of experience: April 19, 2018
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I will use this until I get my first $25 so I can get my cash back- because that's how much you have to earn to be able to cash in! That can take a LONG time. Also, the cash back is "pending confirmation" and is estimated to be confirmed in 3-4 months. Ebates adds money to your account immediately and send you a check every quarter. I will be going back to Ebates!

Date of experience: December 15, 2016
Mississippi
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Befrugal pays more cash back than other cash back companies. Requesting payments either by check or direct deposit is so easy and quick! Only wish I had more money to shop so that I could get more money back! LOL ;)

Date of experience: June 27, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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NOT SURE
April 6, 2024

I dont understand what is going on. Iunderstand i cant be paid til befrugal is paid but some of this stuff goes way back it doesnt make any sense to me. Ill take April as an example there are dates posted as an estimate for funds to be released. When we get close to the date, very little is distributed and then the remaining dates will be pushed to may. There is no paid date next to any of the entries that have been distributed in the past.thats what makes it more confusing. Then i have a receipt for Enterprise that had been incurred in December. Its marked as Estimate recorded. I am having a problem with emailing that receipt to befrugal. I cant do it under my profile i.e. Befrugal ticket system because there is no option on attaching a scanned item.

Date of experience: March 27, 2024
Fernanda M. BeFrugal Rep
over a year old

Hey Yvonne,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. It is important for us to understand from the customer's point of view. We would love to assist you in the best way possible. You are always welcome to reach out to us regarding any issues you might be experiencing.
We understand how time consuming and confusing the process of "Verified" to "Payable" is. BeFrugal is only a cash back portal the connects you to the cash back that is coming directly from the Merchants. The Merchant will only pay out once they approve from their end. Unfortunately, the time frame is just an estimated time frame that is given by the Merchants. It is hard for us to give an exact date with the direct information. Once the Merchant approves of the Verified cash back, the account will update and you would be notified.
When sending the inquiry, you can only include a copy and paste of the order confirmation. We cannot accept attachments or pdfs when it comes to sending your inquiry to the Merchant. If you are still experiencing issues with your inquiry, feel free to reach out and we can guide you through the process. Best regards!

Israel
1 review
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I did purchase gifts for myself, family and friends for a month.
Had a lot to buy for the holidays.
They accused me of breaking their rules which I read and did not...
And blocked my account, they took all the 150$ I had there...
Thank you for taking my money... scam.

Date of experience: February 23, 2018
Louisiana
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I have used BeFrugal several times. I love the option to go back and leave a note about what you purchased on a shopping trip. If I could just remember to always
Leave a note I could for know for sure if I had missing cash back. The one time I claimed missing cash back, It was resolved in m favor. Thank you BeFrugal!

Date of experience: August 27, 2018
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great website!
January 21, 2018

Great website to save some money! Very easy to use and great customer support. Perfect place to shop around during the holidays when you know you will be spending a lot. They have cashback from may popular stores and website.

Date of experience: January 18, 2018
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great stuff
November 26, 2024

I love that you can get back money for buying things. Great service very helpful

Date of experience: November 16, 2024
New Jersey
1 review
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Befrugal offers some of the highest percentages on cash back. I have received my checks, I have told many people about Befrugal. I never shop online without checking Befrugal first. I love it and am so glad I found Befrugal.!

Date of experience: May 10, 2018
Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Don't get paid
June 8, 2019

I've been using BeFrugal for a few months and the majority of my purchases never get "reported" or verified so I am not getting most of the cashback that I am owed. I've been very happy with Ebates and have not had this problem with them. Go with Ebates even if the cash back % is lower because with them you actually get paid.

Date of experience: June 6, 2019
Ohio
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I had multiple hotel purchases through them. It has literally been a full year and just got my denial from the investigation to get my cash back. It got me so angry that I just had to post my experience. I've since forgotten them and am using eBates. Literally the easiest cashback site I've ever used. Already got like $20+ in less than a year.

Date of experience: December 13, 2016
Fernanda M. BeFrugal Rep
over a year old

Hi Steph, I'm sorry to hear your cash back took that length of time to confirm. Our support team is always available to answer questions or look into an issue. Don't hesitate to reach out.

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's simple, really. I spent money on things I would buy anyway. They give me cash back. Maybe it's not a whole lot - less than 10% of what i buy - but it's nice. Why wouldn't I want cash back? And their customer service has been great.

Date of experience: November 6, 2017
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service, they tell you you didn't earn cash back because you used a coupon or something, even though no coupon was used. Neal doesn't belong in customer service, he is terrible. Will be using other cash back sites going forward.

Date of experience: May 18, 2020
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent way to get some added cashola on purchases you're going to make anyway. Was happy to see that even though I hadn't used my account in over 6 months - my money was still available for payment.

Date of experience: October 27, 2020
Montana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Love the extra cash!
September 30, 2017

Thank you for making it easy to earn some extra cash. Easy to select the store to get your rebate. When selecting store make sure to look at cash back terms and exclusions. I have received cash back for all stores so I have no complaints.

Date of experience: September 28, 2017
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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BeFrugal
April 4, 2019

This is amazing... One day I came across this website and downloaded the app. I didn't even realize I was even making money on. The BeFrugal icon is next to my status bar and every time I placed and order online it would pop up and I would just simply click on it (and sometimes the coupon codes that came along with it). Next thing you know I just looked at it one day (a month or two after downloading the app) and realized I had money waiting to be withdrawn. FIVE STARS

Date of experience: April 2, 2019
Wisconsin
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
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With this web-site featuring hundreds of online stores, you can save various percentage rates of each shopping trip, once confirmed you can receive a check for the total amount saved; of combined shopping online.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017