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Top Positive Review

“GivingAssistant is a Money Tree, Here's $22,114.93 in PROOF why GivingAssistant Rocks!”

Cameron H.

9/13/20

It doesn't get any easier than this to earn EXTRA cashback shopping online. If you have a computer and an internet connection, chances are you're also making purchases online, and you can take advantage of this too. It's Real Simple, Step #1 - Add the GivingAssistant Button to your browser. Step #2 - Let GivingAssistant know where you'd like them to deposit your money. That's it! It is a no brainer; do it NOW unless you're not into things like EXTRA cashback. For everyone who is, you're going to love GivingAssistant; it virtually spits out money with absolutely no extra effort. Set it and forget it. I've used nearly all the top cashback Apps from WikiBuy, Swagbucks, Ibotta, and too many others to mention here. I've been using GivingAssistant for a little over a year now, and GivingAssistant is the only cashback App that CONSISTENTLY PAYS out and doesn't try limiting your cashback earnings or try changing the program's Terms and conditions just when things are getting good.

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Top Critical Review

“Pizza Hut Coupons Worthless”

Dennis B.

3/21/20

I tried quite a few of the Pizza Hut coupons this evening, all that were verified and supposedly successful minutes before. None of them worked when I applied them. Waste of time. Got one from Groupon.

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Dennis B.

1 review

2 helpful votes

“Pizza Hut Coupons Worthless”

March 21st, 2020

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Cameron H.

2 reviews

1 helpful vote

“GivingAssistant is a Money Tree, Here's $22,114.93 in PROOF why GivingAssistant Rocks!”

September 13th, 2020

It doesn't get any easier than this to earn EXTRA cashback shopping online. If you have a computer and an internet connection, chances are you're also making purchases online, and you can take advantage of this too. It's Real Simple,
Step #1 - Add the GivingAssistant Button to your browser.
Step #2 - Let GivingAssistant know where you'd like them to deposit your money. That's it!
It is a no brainer; do it NOW unless you're not into things like EXTRA cashback. For everyone who is, you're going to love GivingAssistant; it virtually spits out money with absolutely no extra effort. Set it and forget it. I've used nearly all the top cashback Apps from WikiBuy, Swagbucks, Ibotta, and too many others to mention here.
I've been using GivingAssistant for a little over a year now, and GivingAssistant is the only cashback App that CONSISTENTLY PAYS out and doesn't try limiting your cashback earnings or try changing the program's Terms and conditions just when things are getting good.

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A K.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“Misleading at best”

June 29th, 2020

Went on this website to find discount codes before purchasing on Target.com and not only were the titles of the codes to click on misleading, but none of them even worked. Avoid this scam and look elsewhere for legitimate coupon codes.

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Adiellah G.

1 review

5 helpful votes

“Waste of Time”

December 12th, 2018

Been using this a few weeks, and have made about 15 different purchases since, all said cashback activated and yet nothing happens. The coupons don't work or are expired, and also, it doesnt give qualifying criteria. I don't know why I still struggled so long using this extension...

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Adiellah, thanks for your feedback. We'd be happy to help figure out what could be going wrong here. If you haven't already, can you send us an email at help@givingassistant.org? That way we can look further!

bai h.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“ZERO stars, total SCAM!”

January 12th, 2021

I opened an account, bought bunch of things, got about $100 pending, some of it payable, but no button to cash out?!?! Sent an inquiry, how do I get the cash, and they all disappeared, my account too, like they never existed, no phone # to call, no way to contact them, RUN AWAY FROM THIS SCAM!

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Nancy-Michigan Z.

1 review

3 helpful votes

“Coupons do not work”

December 8th, 2017

I have been trying for over an hour to use ANY of the Giving Assistant listed coupons for Gettington. There are dozens. None work. When used at checkout, they ALL say "coupon not valid" or "coupon does not apply to your order"

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Nancy - please try the "verified" offers that are on the top of the store pages and those should definitely work for you! If you have any further questions please contact hello@givingassistant.org.

Rodrigo G.

2 reviews

0 helpful votes

“Scammers”

October 14th, 2020

In 2019 I received a cashback from Bake me Wish, but since then I haven't used GivingAssistant anymore, let's say I put it aside a little bit, but my Email alerted me about Cashback and I should withdraw it as soon as I didn't use it. I could withdraw the funds and delete my account, but when I tried to log in, a shiny screen said "DISABLE ACCOUNT", having used it for nothing for years and I wanted to remove my available funds, My privacy was totally invaded because I saw that such an error appeared because someone tried to access my account and my password was the same as my email, that is, both my GivingAssistant account and my email account were hacked, about the email being able to restore the password, but about GivingAssistant I never got access again, and on of this, I was never able to contact, sometimes I sent emails reporting what happened, but, totally neglect with the consumer besides my account not being Protected yet the service channels do not work, that Incompetence, so I request that they resolve and that my account is reinstated TOTAL access and that my due cashback is paid, as I will not be harmed for having breached my own security when they let someone else hack my account, and worse than my email was together, that's why I ask for a repair on that

Note: In the Screenshot below, the name / photo is crossed out just so as not to expose anything or anyone, thank you for your understanding.

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Arek Z.

1 review

3 helpful votes

“Fake numbers, no payouts”

August 28th, 2020

The portal adds fake order numbers instead of the real ones and then deletes them. There is no point in participating in this program.

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robot j.

1 review

2 helpful votes

“Deceptive”

January 13th, 2020

IMHO: Deceptive practices. Expired coupons. You will waste your time. Suggest you stay away from this company.

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Doris K.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“Great Service!”

January 20th, 2020

GIving Assistant is so helpful in raising funds for our non-profit Native American Marriage Enhancement.
They also process their funds quickly.

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Melanie E.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“Easy way to donate to your favorite nonprofit without it costing you a penny!”

June 18th, 2020

Giving Assistant is a great resource to shop from and for nonprofits to raise much needed unrestricted income.

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Dawn B.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“Waste of my time”

November 7th, 2020

Not one of the coupon codes given worked. This was a waste of my time and resulted in feelings of frustration.

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Jake W.

1 review

1 helpful vote

“Scam - codes dont work”

April 18th, 2020

Codes dont work its a scam, they just get you to click through to the websites from their site so that they can earn revenue from sending you over

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Diane B.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“Easy to use plus benefits charity”

July 9th, 2020

Giving Assistant is so easy to use and it is great to get the latest discounts on thousands of websites. The best benefit is that your shopping can benefit your favorite charity as well. It's a Win Win!

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Alexander F.

1 review

2 helpful votes

“Scammers”

June 22nd, 2019

I ordered 6 months via Giving Assistant and I have PAYABLE EARNINGS.
First I bound debit card from Payoneer. They didn't pay anything, so after a weak, I set PayPal account and on my profile in Giving Assistant I see 18 Jun 2019 they sent to my PayPal my earnings, but today I see nothing on PayPal yet.

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hey Alex, if you haven't already, shoot us an email at help@givingassistant.org and someone from our team will look into this straight away!

john a.

1 review

5 helpful votes

“Scammers”

February 24th, 2019

The biggest cashback scam website out there. Didn't receive a single dime and none of my purchases were recorded. They didn't even respond to my claims even though I provided them with my receipts, screenshots, etc. Find some other site that offers less cashack but reliable..

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi John, can you let me know the email on your Giving Assistant account? I can personally take a look into this!

haidar a.

1 review

1 helpful vote

“Scammed”

April 27th, 2019

I ordered items from Kmart and I did not get paid for my purchases. It's been over 40 days and they told me, "they're still investigating". I have sent them the receipt, and every information they have requested. Definitely not using their site ever again!

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Haidar, thanks for your feedback! We did send a response letting you know that Kmart doesn't offer cash back when using a coupon code (we wish they did!). I attached a screenshot of their terms and exclusions for your reference, but us know if you have any questions about this.

rob r.

1 review

5 helpful votes

“Giving assistant scam *******385”

March 10th, 2019

I was looking to make a big purchase and looking on many sites that gives cash back i was lured by giving assistant that shows on their site and on their app that would give 10% back while others would give 5% or less. Little that i knew that was a big bait and switch and ended up having no cash back at all. I contacted them and told them that on their site was showing 10% cash back and nowhere on their site says otherwise. Their response was to read the privacy and policy of the site i bought from and not theirs. I think this is very misleading since they are the one providing the service of giving me 10% cash back and not the site i bought from. For me this is a big deal false advertisement and i think people should be well aware of this scam on this site.

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Rob, thanks for your feedback! While we wish that all merchants would offer flat cash back rates, many of them have very specific terms and exclusions based on what you purchase. These terms are determined completely by the merchant. To check for terms and exclusions, all you need to do is click the 'i' icon on the Shop Now button. Any terms that we know about will be listed there. I've pasted below the terms that AirBnb has listed on their store page.

'10% standard cash back for hosts only, on booked listing amount when guest checks in. Hosts must create listing after clicking through Giving Assistant.'

Vince H.

1 review

6 helpful votes

“Its a Scam!”

January 30th, 2018

Made over 20 purchased, everything shown on records for 2 weeks. Then all of the transactions was removed with the following message:

This is in response to a change made to the Sam's Club's order you placed on 01/25/2018.

We subtract cash back when:

-some, or all of an order is returned or refunded
-a backordered item fails to ship or process
-a discount or credit is applied to the order after Giving Assistant received notice of the order.

Pure B. S., many other website legit site on the internet, dont waist your time here.

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Vince - thanks for your review. We would love to know why this issue happened if the three reasons mentioned above were not valid. If you can please reach out to us, we would love to make sure you receive the cash back from us.

Miranda W.

1 review

3 helpful votes

“Use Ebates instead!”

February 4th, 2019

Can't log in the account with a system error message no matter how many times that I reset the password. Never received the cash back even the purchase in made when the button is active! Don't be tempted even they give a higher cash back. If you don't actually receive it, it means nothing.

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Miranda, are you still having issues logging in? We'd be happy to help, if so!

Shelby R.

1 review

3 helpful votes

“This site locked up my browser cmpletely”

March 4th, 2017

I stumbled onto the givingassistant.org site and will NEVER re-visit it. It locked up my browser totally so that I had to ERASE the setting on my iPad ( which is still "restoring" 35 minutes later) TOXIC site! AVOID! The site has a pop up that does not allow you to decline the offer to lower your browser privacy settings in order for them to "improve your experience@ with the site. Ye gods!

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Shelby - we are sorry to hear about your experience with Giving Assistant. Over the past year we have made a lot of updates, please try us out again and let us know what you think!

Christie N.

1 review

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“Great customer service”

November 28th, 2019

Love the customer service reps here. The are kind, accommodating, and patient. I love that shopping through Giving Assistant allows me to support non profit organizations I care about because they let you add organizations to their list.

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Kay S.

1 review

1 helpful vote

“Cashback Missing”

September 26th, 2018

I mainly use Ebates but I decided to use GivingAssistant.org for a purchase a while back, I signed into my account where they claimed to have sent me I'm cashback which was bogus. I've emailed them today (this was from back in March.

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Emily H. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Kay, thanks for your feedback. Was our team able to resolve this issue for you? It looks like we sent you an eCheck on March 19th.

We send eChecks via email, so it's possible that the email ended up in your spam folder. If you can't find it, we can definitely reissue it for you.

Diane B.

1 review

0 helpful votes

“Save AND give back!”

January 16th, 2020

This is the best site to use when shopping online. It's so easy to search for the store you want and then find all the best deals for that store. And when you purchase online a percentage of your total goes to the charitable organization of your choice. It's a Win / Win!

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Sabine F.

1 review

3 helpful votes

“SCAM! WAIST OF TIME”

February 14th, 2019

NONE OF THE COUPONS WORKS! Really this site shouldn't even exist! It's such a big disappointment and what it's the point?

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Alison E. – Giving Assistant Rep Over a year old

Hi Sabine, our coupon codes are aggregated from all over the internet, so sometimes they don't work. The "verified" deals will show you all of the best savings at that store. Additionally, don't forget you can also save hundreds every year by shopping at stores that offer cash back. Let us know if you have any other feedback!

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Question:

What is your principal business? is the cashback feature simply a minor aspect? have you had any complaints that you would admit receiving?

Answer:

Giving Assistant is a proud Certified B Corp and we genuinely believe the best businesses in the world will be the best businesses for the world. Our shopping rewards platform is the easiest way to save money and give back to nonprofits for free. Shoppers can earn cash back and find the latest coupon codes from over 3,000 trusted brands and have the option to choose from over 1.2 million charitable organizations to donate a portion of their cash back earnings. We also offer a free browser extension that will conveniently send cash back alerts and automatically scan multiple coupon codes at checkout so shopping journeys can start directly on our partnered brand sites. We are a mission driven, for-profit company and aim to have a positive social impact across the globe. Right now we are focused on bettering our product for our shoppers, advertising partners, and nonprofit partners every single day. This includes improving reliability of our browser extension, creating a more streamlined process for nonprofits, and always providing the best customer service for our shoppers. Let us know if you have further questions!

By Alison E. over a year old

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Is giving assistant a member of the better business bureau?

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Yes, since 2012 in the San Francisco office https://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/business-reviews/internet-shopping/giving-assistant-inc-in-san-francisco-ca-364003

By Todd C. over a year old

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What number can i call to trouble shoot the problems i am having on my first purchase

Answer:

Hi Kimberly! Thanks for reaching out. You can contact hello@givingassistant.org or message us on Twitter or Facebook through a private message. Please let us know which store you were shopping at and what the concern is. Thanks so much!

By Alison E., over a year old

Question:

Hello, my name is becca and i was just turned on to your non-profit by a friend. i have left messages need help. please contact me @ 214-283-0817

Answer:

Hi Becca, thank you so much for contacting us. Please email us at hello@givingassistant.org and we will be happy to help you!

By Alison E., over a year old

Question:

Coupons do not work

Answer:

Hi Andria - Thanks for letting us know! Our coupon codes are aggregated from all over the internet, so sometimes they don't work. The "verified" deals will show you all of the best savings at that store and are pushed to the top of the store page. Additionally, don't forget you can also save hundreds every year by shopping at stores that offer cash back! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact hello@givingassistant.org.

By Alison E., over a year old

Question:

I want to sell a itunes gift card but don't know who to trust?

Answer:

Go to icq and search groups such as fullz, carding, cc, etc. and there r several ppl to buy ur cards only and only if u r legit and they too. But be careful from rippers

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Hi i have just used one of your coupon codes for 6 months free of netflix, i am frightened i am going to get billed,

Question:

How does upgrading the membership work? is the $5.99 a one time payment, or is it monthly or annual?

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Yes, why are their negative reviews stating scams. i do not want to register my transparent org...if this is what's going on?

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Does this work like amazon smile? does the nonprofit automatically get the cash back? or are buyers responsible for donating what they save?

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Giving Assistant's mission is to transform everyday shopping into charitable giving. We are a Certified B Corp and shopping rewards platform that makes it easy for shoppers to both save money and give back for free. Based in San Francisco, California, we are a mission driven, for-profit company and aim to have a positive social impact across the globe.

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“GivingAssistant is a Money Tree, Here's $22,114.93 in PROOF why GivingAssistant Rocks!”

“Pizza Hut Coupons Worthless”

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What is your principal business? is the cashback feature simply a minor aspect? have you had any complaints that you would admit receiving?

Is giving assistant a member of the better business bureau?

What number can i call to trouble shoot the problems i am having on my first purchase

Hello, my name is becca and i was just turned on to your non-profit by a friend. i have left messages need help. please contact me @ 214-283-0817

Coupons do not work

I want to sell a itunes gift card but don't know who to trust?

Hi i have just used one of your coupon codes for 6 months free of netflix, i am frightened i am going to get billed,

How does upgrading the membership work? is the $5.99 a one time payment, or is it monthly or annual?

Yes, why are their negative reviews stating scams. i do not want to register my transparent org...if this is what's going on?

Does this work like amazon smile? does the nonprofit automatically get the cash back? or are buyers responsible for donating what they save?

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