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New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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A great community
June 5, 2024
Updated review

I have been a part of the pinchme committee for some time now and I am hooked! I fill out questionnaires applying for samples to try and if I am chosen all that is asked in return is my honest opinion of the product. It's that easy!

Date of experience: June 5, 2024

Awesome Company!
April 27, 2024
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I started using PinchMe around October of 2023. They have a broad range of samples and they make it easy to obtain them by questionnaires. I have referred a few people to their site and they have all been pleased with the experience.

Date of experience: April 25, 2024
Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I love getting the free samples, but it is getting way too hard to earn coins for shipments. I have spent so much time on surveys, games, and downloading apps, to not even be credited with the coins I should've been. It is very frustrating. I would rather pay a couple bucks for shipping than waste hours of time for nothing. Plus, the amount of spam emails I get from trying to earn coins is ridiculous.

Date of experience: April 26, 2024
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I LOVE PINCHME!
May 19, 2024

I have been a member of the Pinchme community for over 6 years now and love every moment. I have been a member through many different changes. Ways to obtain coins for products have changed through the years but have gotten better with time. It may take a minute to obtain coins by doing surveys or applying for products/offers, but the coins do add up and you will get a Pinchme box in your mailbox in no time. Some are just sample sizes but from time to time you do get a full-size product and it's all worth it. I will keep being a loyal member and look forward to receiving many more samples. Just remember to always review your samples and Pinchme will reward you with more great samples.

Date of experience: May 17, 2024
Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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This is a scam site that sells your information and does not deliver what they promise. If they simply provided free products for reviews that would be less obnoxious, but they also force you to spend your time and money completing other "offers" so PINCHme can roll in the dough but then tell you that you are out of luck when your coins don't get processed after the hours of work you've done. They also send emails implying that they will reward people for posting positive reviews on these sites (Trustpilot and Sitejabber). They are dishonest about both the opportunities they provide to redeem coins to check out boxes as well as the nature of the products they are sending, which are usually knockoffs or counterfeits from AliExpress, and sample-sized or otherwise different from the pictures shown to manipulate you into spending more time doing offers. Then they take months to send your boxes so they can sneakily never send things and hope you don't notice, and if they do send boxes the products are unusable samples, expired, cheap quality, or a product you never agreed to review that they throw in and then force you to review 3 times. They manipulate how frequently you qualify for items to make it even more difficult for you to actually check out boxes. A constant bait and switch - there are far better services for free product trials that are honest and respectful of your time. Before using this site, ask yourself if you want to spend 6 hours clicking around trying to find ways to actually get points, which often does require a credit card or doesn't credit so you have to find yet another offer, only to get a bottle of expired eyedrops and two cough drops you didn't ask for in the mail 5 months later. A huge waste of time.

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
Arizona
1 review
12 helpful votes
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False advertisement
March 23, 2022

Terrible! They make you take a survey to get your data, but not to send you samples that suits you. The first and only sample posted for me is nail decals for kids with unicorns and rainbows. I tried to add for test the system, but the order didn't go through after I confirmed my address. My email is bombarded with all kinds of emails from them with "free samples". I click on the link and there is nothing, only the nail stickers!

Date of experience: March 23, 2022
Ohio
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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PINCHme really is an actual sample site. I try to log in everyday and apply for samples since they changed their set up. It used to be just Tuesdays now its apply to try every day for something different. The only complaint I have is the amount of time it takes to receive the samples you qualify for because you never know when they will arrive. Ive received some really good stuff, snacks, pet treats, makeup, lotions, and body care samples. Its worth it to me to take 5 mins out of my day to fill out a questionnaire to see if im a match for that days sample. You can even earn points by taking surveys and use the points to purchase other products. All in all its a good site and doesnt require you to take endless surveys just to end up realizing there is no sample at the end of the survey.

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Date of experience: August 23, 2023
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Products to Try
April 27, 2024

I have been using PinchMe for over 8 years and love the products. I don't mind leaving reviews and trying out new things. Its so much fun to get a box in the mail and open up for the surprises. I have had full size products and even gotten the chance to try out a tablet. You never know what you might get picked for. Have fun with PinchMe.

Date of experience: April 25, 2024
Maryland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have signed up months ago and never received any samples. It just seems to be a waste of my time going on there website everyday to apply. I even get notifications in my email that I'm getting them shipped but again it's been months later and nothing. I even tried to contact them and nothing. I guess now I have to try the Tuesday thing if I can remember.

Date of experience: August 23, 2023
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Time consuming
April 27, 2024

I enjoy the free samples when I get them, and I've discovered a couple of new products. However, the process is very time consuming now. It's become too difficult to earn points. I'm also not enjoying the time limits because when I go to earn points I have less points and samples than I had the day before. 5 points for applying is not enough. The open ended questions and all of the multiple choice questions take longer to complete than they had before.

Date of experience: April 25, 2024
Arkansas
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I have been with pinchme for 4 years. I love it. I love being able to try products and specific brands before deciding if it's right for my family. I have gotten so many great brands that I use in my everyday life. Customer service is really awesome. I have only needed to reach out maybe 3x in 4 years, but they always get back the next business day and resolve the situation asap. I am grateful for that. There is no running around emailing over and over. I highly recommend signing up if you're on the fence!

Date of experience: June 6, 2024
Georgia
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I've been with pinch me when they would just send out random sample boxes and now where you get to earn them I love that they have a variety of different items and I'm still sticking with them to earn those things.

Date of experience: April 25, 2024
Massachusetts
1 review
18 helpful votes
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Scam
September 21, 2018

I thought this the website was legit. It says you must take surveys to qualify for a free sample box. I have taken at least eight surveys and as I was near the end they all continue to say that I was not qualified. This is stupid, this is a scam. It's a waste of time. I even checked out the pinch me YouTube video. After watching it I thought it was pretty cool and legit. But I was wrong, do not waste your time!

Date of experience: September 21, 2018
Pennsylvania
13 reviews
65 helpful votes
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CoinOut
April 11, 2020

Scan your receipt, get a few cents. Look into (but you are not required to) their personal recommendations, their 6 in-store offers, online deals/offers, and/or super fun monthly quiz and earn a few more. Sign up for 'opportunities' and get a few bucks. The increments are small and it is slow-paced but for those of us who need it, it makes a difference and I am grateful.

Date of experience: April 11, 2020
South Carolina
1 review
14 helpful votes
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They used to be good.
March 11, 2023

I've used pinchME for a while and in the beginning it was great. But recently all samples I've ordered I never received. I had 5 orders since December 2022 and it's now March 2023 and I haven't received any of them. I reached out and they told me it was probably a supply issue. But my question is why offer the samples if you don't have them?!

Date of experience: March 11, 2023
Louisiana
2 reviews
21 helpful votes
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What is going on?
February 10, 2020

I was shipped two boxes of samples and they just stopped. I have pending orders from months ago. I have contacted the company and they just say that they are months behind in shipping. Last month, I only qualified for one sample and it still hasn't arrived. I will try to apply for one more box and if it doesn't come, I'm done. Why waste my time?

Date of experience: February 10, 2020
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love free samples
April 27, 2024

Pinchme is a great way to receive free samples for products you may not normally buy. For the most part I've received the Pinchme box samples I qualified for. It can get a little frustrating to earn coins quickly enough for free shipment of the Pinchme boxes. I have recommended Pinchme to family and friends because who doesn't like free samples!

Date of experience: April 26, 2024
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Obsessed with PinchMe
April 27, 2024

I am absolutely obsessed with PinchMe! Not only do I get to try out the latest products before fully committing to them. But I can always count they send out what is promised. I've been with PinchMe for over 2 years now and I have not 1 complaint.

Date of experience: April 25, 2024
California
1 review
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I love Pinch me!
June 6, 2024

I love getting free products to try new things before i purchase them. Excellent program, Have been on the program for about 10 years, the recent upgrade3 has been fun. Though we deserve points for trying surveys, spend 20 minutes to get denied, that part sucks!

Date of experience: June 6, 2024
Wisconsin
1 review
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PinchMe!
April 27, 2024

I love PinchMe. They send you free products in a really cool box. It's fun and easy to receive them. The site notifications are in time. I enjoy my free products, special offers and insights. I recommended to lots of people. They only require your feedback on the free products which only helps you get more free products!

Date of experience: April 25, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Worth the wait
April 27, 2024

You have to earn "coins" by answering questions. Have to get 600 coins to "order" get products shipped. It takes a lot to get 600 coins and then not sure what products you will get or when they will ship.

Date of experience: April 25, 2024

Overview

PINCHme has a rating of 3.2 stars from 390 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with PINCHme most frequently mention free samples, full size and new products. PINCHme ranks 4th among Free Stuff sites.

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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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