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Pigeonly has a rating of 2.5 stars from 1,018 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Pigeonly most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and bank account problems. Pigeonly ranks 243rd among Directories sites.

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    104
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    79
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    74
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    94

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Top Positive Review

“New to this”

Leslie R.
2/26/21

Pretty cool. I don't like that I have to wait for something to fully process before I can send another message. Also I wish you could use a phone calling service for Shelby county through pigeonly.com. But overall it's a neat way to stay in touch with incarcerated loved ones.

Top Critical Review

“Phone disabled”

Jackie M.
8/11/24

I tried to delete my card information and it wouldn't let me. I called to cancel and the phone number was disconnected. Scam

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1 review
0 helpful votes
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August 11th, 2024

I tried to delete my card information and it wouldn't let me. I called to cancel and the phone number was disconnected. Scam

Tip for consumers:
Companies need to be clear and have their information correctly. I hope to God I didn’t get my debit card information stole.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Jackie,

Once again, I would like to apologize for this experience. As previously mentioned, we recently experienced an outage that affected our business hours, but our phone number is now active again. We are available Monday through Friday, 7 AM - 4 PM PST.

Regarding your credit card information, please note that a credit card is required for all active subscriptions. Once you cancel your subscription, you can remove it, or you can contact us, and we can delete it for you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service department. You can also reach us via email at support@pigeon.ly.

Thank you

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1 review
2 helpful votes
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December 19th, 2023

I signed up located my inmate but Pigeonly never sent the mail. I've been trying to call for 4 days but no one EVER answers their phone. I tried the chat feature and I can't even find a person and their email doesn't work either. I wasted my money. All of the reviews I have read are horrible. They seemingly take money out of your account no matter if you have cancelled it or not. If only I could review this site with 0 stars I would.

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS SCAM SITE!

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Frances,
I'm sorry to hear about the challenges you've encountered with Pigeonly, and I understand your frustration. I apologize for the inconvenience caused by the lack of response through calls, chat, and email. We take your concerns seriously, and we want to address them and correct them.

To assist you and resolve the issue, could you please provide your account details, your name and phone number? You can email us at milly@pigeon.ly, and we'll make sure to investigate and resolve the matter as soon as possible.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Thank you.

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1 review
3 helpful votes
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November 9th, 2022

Remember the word "fraudulent" you'll need it to dispute the extra charges you receive on your credit card.

There is NO FREE trial, I signed up for it… and it cost 34.99

Although signing up is easy… cancelling is next to impossible without reporting your card lost or stolen.

Don't waste your time calling the number they provide *******895). It transfers you to a robot sales pitch for some kind of medical scam.

They did provide the service they advertise, but it takes much longer than they claim, and you can't send your next letter, photo, or card until the previous one is delivered… which can take weeks.

I find it horribly ironic that a criminally ran service such as this is being allowed to prey upon, and profit from, desperate people that are down on their luck. Just another example of how severely broken our sad for-profit justice system actually is.

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT fall for Pigeonly. Use the US postal service, follow the directions at the applicable corrections facility, then send the mail to PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193

It will pass through Pigeonly BUT they have to process it without changing you.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello CR, Thank you for taking your time to leave us your comment, we would like to apologize for no one is being able to answer your calls. However, you can always reach us via email at support@pigeon.ly and we will be more than glad to assist you. We would like to rectify the issue as soon as possible. An email will be sent out to verify some information. This will be further investigated and rest assured it will be taken care of. Thank you and keep safe!

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3 reviews
14 helpful votes
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June 29th, 2021

Pigeonly is guilty of multiple counts of fraud. They did not provide the inmate location service that I paid for (gave me incorrect information). Then they billed me several times a month randomly, for no particular reason (they just wanted more of my money, I assume).

They would not stop billing me, even after I told them several times by email and messages on their website to cease. That was in April-May, 2021. It continued until I had to cancel my credit card to get them to stop.

But WAIT - these guys simply won't give up with their scam!. Today I received notice from my bank that Pigeonly again tried to charge my cancelled credit card!

The people behind this fraud need to be in prison themselves.

Tip for consumers:
Avoid at all costs. You are much better off doing your own research through official state and municipal websites.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello James,
We appreciate your feedback. I apologize if you feel like we did not get back to you in a timely manner. We take every claim of unauthorized charges very seriously and make every effort to rectify the situation. Due to the complicated and sensitive nature of your accounts, it would be best handled via phone in order to get your ordeal solved once and for all if you haven't already. Feel free to contact an Account Manager M-F 6-6 1-800-323-9895 in order to discuss in detail how we would be better able to serve you. Thank you.

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2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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January 6th, 2022

I cancelled my account July 2021, From December 13 until Jan 4 2022 they have charged my card $39.99 fifteen times with two different names. That's $599.00 and change that they stole from me, I'm on social security and this is the account my monthly payment goes on, I didn't just miss out on Christmas, I'm totally broke, I don't get food stamps or any other assistance. From what I read here this isn't something that's happening because a one time update or computer glitch, this is out right theft! I will get an attorney and I will sue for the return of my money, and the pain, suffering and hunger I've had to endure because of there "gross negligence" I refuse to be a victim.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Heidi, thank you for bringing this to our attention.We take every claim of unauthorized charges very seriously and make every effort to rectify the situation, and would like to have this corrected for your right away. Please call us at your earliest convenience, 1-800-323-9895, we are open Monday to Friday from 6am-6pm.

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1 review
3 helpful votes
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October 9th, 2021

Highly disappointed that every single photo and postcard I sent got returned. What a crock of crap. They SHOULD know which jails and institutions accept their services. But instead they are greedy and just take everybody's money.

Tip for consumers:
Check that your institution accepts this company's products before investing in them. All of my stuff I sent got returned to me and my money was all wasted.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Angela, thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you are unsatisfied with our services. Our intention is not to disappoint, we just want to make things more convenient for our customers, please feel free to contact us to see how we can correct this for you, 1-800-323-9895.

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2 reviews
25 helpful votes
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March 7th, 2020
• Updated review

After having $80 worth of unauthorized charges to my credit card, customer rep told me to dispute charges as she was unable to help me. Check into owner of company, he is a former prison inmate who figured out while in prison for drug trafficking how to make money from the misery of other inmates. He makes over 3 million a year at our expense and misery.

Tip for consumers:
Save your money and just use it to send directly to your loved one in prison for commissary or phone privileges

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Used reduced phone charge service for 799 a month but charged an additional $80 for who knows what? Even The customer rep could not tell me what the charges were for

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Cathy,
We acknowledge the feedback you have provided, thank you. We take every claim of unauthorized charges very seriously and make every effort to investigate and rectify the situation. Due to the complicated and sensitive nature of your account, it would be best handled via phone in order to get your ordeal solved once and for all. Feel free to contact an Account Manager M-F 6-6 8003239895 in order to discuss in detail how we would be better able to serve you. Cathy, you are correct if you look into him you will see he was a former convict but you will also find out the difficulty of starting a business as a former convict is. It is ironic that because he was in prison he best understands the target market, however being in prison meant banks and other investors viewed him and his business negatively. Regardless he built a business out of providing prison local phone numbers for families out of state to use. That saves inmates so much money in long-distance calls. Helping the vast majority of inmates that are incarcerated far from their homes and family. Thank you for your review.

Abusing credit card info
March 5th, 2020
• Previous review

Joined pigeon.ly as they promised lowest rates for inmate calls. Surprised to receive first bill which added an additional $19.99 to the $7.99 I subscribed to. Customer rep was going to look in on problem but meanwhile I've received an additional $40 worth of illegal charges.

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1 review
5 helpful votes
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November 18th, 2021
Verified purchase

DO NOT enter your credit or debit card BY ALL MEANS. This company will illegally charge you even after you cancel your subscription. Oh yeah…and you can't remove your card until the subscription is cancelled so they can continue to take money right out of your account as if you won't notice or something. Did not get a single email or notification for any of these fraudulent transactions. Will never be using this service and I hope it burns to the ground. This company takes advantage of people with incarcerated loved ones. Absolute scumbags.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Jeet,
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We value your business with us. Please give us a call at 1800. 323. 9895 so we can discuss the details and fix the issue in a timely manner. We will do further investigation and if you've been charged incorrectly, rest assured it will be refunded. Thank you!

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1 review
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February 26th, 2021

Pretty cool. I don't like that I have to wait for something to fully process before I can send another message. Also I wish you could use a phone calling service for Shelby county through pigeonly.com.
But overall it's a neat way to stay in touch with incarcerated loved ones.

Tip for consumers:
Stay up to date on offers and deals!

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hi Leslie, thank you for taking the time to provide a rating, your opinion is valued greatly and it helps us maintain an excellent standard of service to our customers. I sincerely apologize for the confusion, the reason you are only able to send only one of each product at a time is that we don't want the facility to throw out any of your important mail in case they have a restriction as to how many mail orders of the same product can be received in one day. In the meantime, while you wait for one of your orders to process, try out one of our other services like postcards or articles. Enjoy!

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1 review
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August 29th, 2020

The picture printing service is only $5 a month for as many pictures as you want to send, which is awesome. The only drawback is that in the state of Texas, the offenders are only aloud to get 10 pictures per envelope and Pigeonly does not offer a way to split an order into multiple envelopes. So, when sending the pictures, I send 1 envelope with ten pictures and they do not let you place another order until the current order has been received by the facility. Is it really worth the $5 if my family member can only get 20-30 pictures per month?

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1 review
22 helpful votes
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March 23rd, 2020

This place is so unorganized and inept. They have taken another $90 out of my account unauthorized by me, they have taken money from my account so many times now I can't count. All up approx $180 has been taken and I'm still waiting to get it back. They abuse there position knowing I can do nothing from New Zealand to get a refund. This company should be ashamed of themselves.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Melissa and thank you the feedback. We take every claim of unauthorized charges very seriously and make every effort to rectify the situation. Due the the complicated and sensitive nature of your accounts it would be best handled via phone in order to get your ordeal solved once and for all. Feel free to contact an Account Manager M-F 6-6 8003239895 in order to discuss in detail how we would be better able to serve you. Thank you.

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1 review
8 helpful votes
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May 11th, 2021

I cancelled my subscription in February, and so far, I have been charged $100 for services I am no longer subscribed to. Customer service has been no help, and I am STILL being charged, despite having been in communication with them for two weeks over email and having spent hours on hold with their "customer service." I would not recommend using their services unless you have hundreds of dollars to spare for no service and hours to kill waiting on hold.

UPDATE: 7 Months later, Pigeonly is at it again. They have begun charging my account again, 39.99 three times within the last week. This is a criminal company and they should be prosecuted for their illegal behavior.

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE! THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FILE FALSE CHARGES TO YOUR ACCOUNT!

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Justin, thank you the feedback. We take every claim of unauthorized charges very seriously and make every effort to rectify the situation. Due the the complicated and sensitive nature of your accounts it would be best handled via phone in order to get your ordeal solved once and for all. Feel free to contact an Account Manager M-F 6-6 1-800-323-9895 in order to discuss in detail how we would be better able to serve you. Thank you.

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1 review
3 helpful votes
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April 29th, 2023

This is so crazy I'm about to call the BOP and everything on Monday because the prisons are the ones recommending these people I'll get a class action lawsuit I'm telling you they took money off all of my cards. I still can't even get in there no one emailed me back Their phones are disconnected. I am surprised that the prisons have anything to do with this, so I'm telling you come Monday I'm searching into this I'm making the proper moves to get this $#*! taken care of to get them out of here. It's all a scam and the prisons are allowing it. I am livid. They messed with the wrong one this time.

Tip for consumers:
It’s all a scam they are thieves and I’m finally going to be the one to do something about it since the prisons make us go through things like this to keep in contact with I love ones.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Janice,
Sorry to hear you are having a hard time reaching our customer service dept, currently you can only reach us via email at support@pigeonly.com, if this is the email you have please allow 24-72 business hours for a response. If you have been charge incorrectly we will definitely look onto that for you and correct the issue.

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1 review
2 helpful votes
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August 19th, 2022

I went through pigeonly to send a birthday card to my son paid twenty four dollars the first time. Then I let them bill me 19.99 a month but then I look at bank statements they took 19.99 out of my account 19 times I have called the first two people told me my refund would take three business days, the third person said 3 to 14 that's when I ask for supervisor Kate the supervisor has given me a big run around had me email her supervisor with no response from her now when I call gorge or Chris tell me she is not there she will call me back no response call back she is on phone. I am 56 years old I can't afford to do with out this money. I have been very nice when calling this has gone on for two months now.

Tip for consumers:
Just don't use this site, costomer service at pigeonly is there just to give you the run around.I don't know how Kate, gorge,Chris sleep at night working for a company that takes advantage of the system.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Karrie, thank you for taking your time to leave us a review. We apologize for the inconvenience. We want to correct this issue as quickly as possible. Please know that agents and Supervisors are doing their best to assist our customers better. In the event that they were not able to give a callback, it is because of the high volume of calls or looking for a resolution in a way that they can better assist you, and give you correct and detailed information regarding your concern. Thank you and keep safe!

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2 reviews
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September 18th, 2020

The worst phone providers I've ever used made an account and added money days have gone by have contacted support with no help even after I informed them of my sick brother that needs contact with a loved one falsely jailed. Never use always miss leading and provide no useful help at all.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Thomas. Thank you for the feedback. We would love to discuss the specifics of your situation and see if there is something to turnaround your initial experience. Feel free to contact an Account Manager 6-6 M-F at (800) 323-9895 in order to resolve your issue. Thank you.

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1 review
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June 16th, 2022

Good friend of mine got locked up so I started using this service then they transferred so I haven't used the service in over 6 months. Imagine my surprise when I see on my bank statement they're still charging me after all this time monthly. I've gone to the contact us feature of their website and numerous times and receive zero response. Would not recommend

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Curtis, thank you for your feedback. We would like to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Please feel free to call us on 1800. 323. 9895 from 6 am to 6 pm so we can discuss details and we can do an investigation over this matter. Thank you and keep safe!

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1 review
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February 15th, 2020

Cancelled my subscription year and a half ago. All of a sudden i get charged 19.99 TWICE within 2 week period. Had to cancel bank card to stop charges. Can not get in touch with customer service. AVOID if at all possible. Crooks

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April 26th, 2021

Be careful when you search for these types of providers - I got linked to this very questionable company, got disconnected twice trying to figure out what happened, could not find anyone who could answer questions, and had to cancel because the service is misleading and useless to me. It's hard enough trying to get straight answers and signs of intelligent life from 5-0 much less vendors, so don't bother with Pigeonly unless you like the way the whole system makes you feel and you don't mind dealing with jailers and those who profit from suffering.

Tip for consumers:
Get the facts straight from the facility and/or those with experience before creating any account with any vendor.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Kirsten,
We are grateful that you took the time out to leave us a review. Your feedback helps us to improve service for everyone. We are sorry for the troublesome experience you've had and your feedback really helps us get better. Feel free to call us at your earliest convenience any time from M-S 6-4 P.ST. At (800) 323-9895 so we can help you with the process of signing up and knowing more about our services. Stay well and have a wonderful day.

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1 review
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March 9th, 2020

My daughter uses this scam of a business i will never use or refer to anyone i like. I have witnessed all the trouble she has gone through, waiting on the phone for over an hour hung up so mad, call back option never happens. I realize this probably will never be read by anyone in management, that alone proves mine or anyone elses valuable time matter.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Vicky and thank you for the feedback. Our aim at Pigeonly is to never leave a final bad impression regarding our customer service and we would love to know the source of your dissatisfaction. Feel free to contact an Account Manager M-F 6-6 8003239895 in order to discuss in detail how we would be better able to serve you. Thank you.

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1 review
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February 6th, 2020

I never write negative reviews but the one and only time I used this company was 3 years ago and every 2-3 months $19.99 is charged to my account. I have contacted them to have it removed at least 5 times and thank GOD my has them flagged as fraud but if they just add 1 cent you have to make another fraud report this is ridiculous and there should definitely be a class action lawsuit by now, enough is enough...

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Melissa and thank you the feedback. We take every claim of unauthorized charges very seriously and make every effort to rectify the situation. Due the the complicated and sensitive nature of your accounts it would be best handled via phone in order to get your ordeal solved once and for all. Feel free to contact an Account Manager M-F 6-6 8003239895 in order to discuss in detail how we would be better able to serve you. Thank you.

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1 review
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January 16th, 2020

I signed up for a free 3-day trial and decided to keep the service since the pictures I sent were not received by the end of the trial so I was charged $4.99 as agreed upon then directly afterwards was charged $19.99 two separate times and had to call their customer service and stay on hold to have them say yes we incorrectly charged you and they gave me some crap about how it happened when they changed servers I imagine they make their money by doing this to people who don't have the time to call back for the refund of the money stolen buy them.

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Kevin,
I do apologize for this inconvenience. Those are fees that are automatically charged to Pigeonly accounts depending on your subscription type.The good news is our refund policy is simple so if you were charged incorrectly the appropriate department will correct the issue and refund the charges right away.
The process to receive a refund can be as quick as 3 days but can take as long as 14 days, depending on your bank.
Please let me know if for any reason you have not been refunded.
Thank you and once again we do apologize for the inconvenience.

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August 6th, 2020

I thought I would give this service a try using their $0.99 trial and then trying their other services that promised ease of use and affordability. Instead, they have charged us multiple times and their response time is very slow. In one month they have charged us almost $150! Even after informing them of the erroneous charges, they continued charging us multiple times! They sent a feedback link with two buttons - one says "you're doing great" and the other says "I have complaints" When you click on the first link it takes you to this online survey. When you click on the second link for complaints it says the page is not accepting new responses. How sneaky! Now I wish I had read more reviews before providing my information to these people. STAY AWAY IS RIGHT!

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

Hello Margarita. We take any complaints regarding unauthorized charges very seriously here and ensure that all charges will be eventually reversed. Feel free to contact an Account Manager to discuss in detail the specifics of your account in order to have it resolved as soon as possible. -F 6-6 at (800) 323-9895. Thank you.

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September 15th, 2020

In these trying times where visitation is prohibited because of the pandemic, there is always a way to reach out inmates. Sending letters, pics and all other ways to interact so that they dont feel alone while in an entanglement with the law.

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February 7th, 2021
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This is a great way to keep in touch and send to your loved one in jail. Unlimited amount of pictures, letters, greeting cards, and postcards! Customize or select for standard ones! Delivered in a timely manor! Reasonable pricing! Cheaper then using other websites! I love pigeonly!

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Cortnei H. – Pigeonly Rep

HI Bridget, welcome to Pigeonly! We are thrilled that you loved your experience. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words.

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September 2nd, 2020

I found this website by chance. My husband is currently incarcerated and I try to write him at least every few days to help keep morale up. I know how hard it is to stay positive and not feel lost and alone in there when you don't hear from anyone. Im 31 weeks pregnant as well so it's not really all that easy for me to be able to just sit and write to him either due to being so pregnant I get uncomfortable very quickly. It's so much easier to be able to pull my stylus out and type a letter to him instead of trying to write it out. I actually got a letter completed in one sitting this time rather than a few.

Also with it being on my phone I can also copy and paste messages from other people or news articles etc to send to him as well which is really nice. Im not quiet sure about the turn around time or quality of product but it was nice to be able to send a quick custom postcard as well.

Thank you for an awesome service

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