PINCHme

I made the 300 tokens via surveys to get a box but I don't see anywhere on the site where I can redeem them.

Received a few pinch me boxed already have not been unhappy with any of them. I love giving the reviews on the product I have received

Actually legit. Love signing in and seeing goodies to claim and have shipped and they really show up!

It's a total scam it makes you do an offer for your reward (they can't even track the offer) so yeah it's a scam

I absolutely love pinch me! Will most definitely be shopping with them again! I highly recommend them!

Totally not a scam it helps and is very useful. When it came in i was a bit surprised. And to believe it comes in every month is crazy.

I loved this chocolate wafer so much. It tasted great compared to other chocolate wafers. Thank you so much.

Pinchme is great. The samples help me decide if I want to buy the product before I actually do. I enjoy knowing if the product is worth purchasing.

It never gave me surveys and when I did the offers they gave me no points and on my sister's account, they gave her surveys but not me.

I use to like this site and then I see the reviews and I have very similar issues, very disappointed

My samples were great I love them. I would love to try other samples. My dog loves Purina Bella dog food.

So happy to be able try these samples. So happy to be a #happy pincher. Great service and great producs.

Thought it was a good idea, but must say after many months, have seen no samples or boxes. Lots of spam, however.

Why dont you give away sample anymore?
This web site SUCKS!
Just trying to sell you $#*!!
I hate this site!

Wft?! Every time I do a survey that they said I qualified for, I get to the end of the survey and don't qualify? BS. I'm out.

Outstanding company. I have gotten so many great products I wouldn't of boughten if I had not tried them first on #Pinchme!

I love the variety of samples that I've received! Crossing my fingers that my application for the PS5 gets accepted!

I loved the dressing {Hidden valley ranch}. The zzquil is so good. My dog didn't like the dog food. The orbit gum is very good too!

The first sample, coupon, let alone a free product box, NOTHING but scam emails... thousands and all with no way to unsubscribe!

I have gotten several boxes from them, anywhere from shampoo and conditioner, to coupons for 2 free boxes of CLAIROL hair color (each bx an $8 value) to cat food filets, Dr Sheffields natural tooth paste(LOVED and bought a full size with the $ off coupon they sent), to L'Oreal mask and moisturizer plus $5 off coupon to Paromi full leaf tea sample and coupon to garbage bag samples. All have been great. Yes it does take awhile to get a box, I usually get one every other month but it is all FREE.
The surveys while annoying are SEPARATE and in ADDITION to the monthly boxes I haven't yet won an additional box by doing the surveys, they are time consuming and OPTIONAL, and yes, it is frustrating when you take the time to start one and you dont qualify. I have gotten FREE MAGAZINES, Vogue and Vanity Fair I just love, which are additional sponsor benefits. I tried the sponsor program NCP National Consumer Panel but ended up sending back their scanner, too time consuming and they put you on a robo dialer and pressure you to scan your groceries and are just NASTY people to deal with.

I loved the products okay body wash and the scotch brute washing cloth it's washable and I like that thank you Mary Renski

PINCHme is advertised to the public as a service that connects consumers with brands which are willing to provide free product samples in exchange for honest reviews. Their advertising says: "No catch, no credit card!" They post logos of the major brands they partner with on their website and go to very great lengths to create the impression that consumers who sign up with PINCHme will have the opportunity to browse hundreds of products from trusted brands and select the ones they want to try in exchange for their honest feedback.

This is NOT opportunistic on the part of the consumer. It's very much a transaction, and high quality reviews profit the partnering brands considerably, in a number of ways. Social proof (ie honest product reviews) are a powerful tool for influencing the everyday purchasing decisions of modern consumers, especially if they are shopping online where they cannot physically see, touch, smell, or otherwise interact with products before buying them.

So really, PINCHme is offering a win-win situation for everyone involved. That's how they draw you in. That's how they get you to surrender your personal information to them (seriously, use a throwaway email address, customize your permissions, refuse to subscribe to third-party affiliates who will pester you into oblivion, and remember that your personal data has SIGNIFICANT value, it is YOURS, it is worth MUCH MORE than a deodorant stick or a bottle of contact solution, and these vultures hope you don't know that).

Here's the catch PINCHme explicitly promises you won't have to deal with: They will not provide you with free samples. They will offer free samples, gift cards, etc., but when you go to claim these items, they will barricade them off behind an additional requirement: sign up for a month of service from one of their affiliates (if you sign up and immediately cancel your membership, you don't get anything -- you have to let them charge you). Sometimes there are "free tasks" you can complete, like checking your credit score with Credit Sesame, but of course those take your personal information, including your social security number, so they aren't really free. Plus, all PINCHme's partners will add you to their effing email list, and if you unsubscribe, they will email you from one of their many, many other domains. Forever. Which is why I would advise using a throwaway.

Even if you complete a "free offer" as instructed, many people still do not receive the item they were trying to get. The page simply "thinks" until it times you out. Unless you were expecting this to happen, there's no way to protect yourself from it. It is a scam, and when it happens to you, there is no way to talk to anyone about it or have the problem resolved. They simply ignore/block you. You get nothing.

Don't waste your time.

It's sad to see so many poor reviews from people who don't understand how the site works. I often see people complain that they don't get samples hey qualify for. IE: I have a cat with joint issues and saw a sample for cats with joint issues and didn't get it! What they're not understanding is they don't bases qualifications on simply one factor. The companies that use Pinch Me to find testers for their products don't say "find us people with cats with joint problems." They say something much more similar to "find us moms of three or more who are single, who have at least two cats with joint issues and make no more than $60K per year." These companies seek out VERY specific demographics. So just because you assume you qualify doesn't mean you do.

Also, in order to qualify EVERY month you have to update your profile EVERY month. Not too much to ask for for 100% free samples. Samples are also released every month not one to three months as another reviewer mentioned. Yes the site can be hard to access on sample day because so many people are trying to get samples. You need to be logged in and ready at noon on sample day for your best chances.

As for people who have been "with PinchMe for years" and are complaining you haven't qualified recently... All I can say is wow! This is not a company you've been supporting with purchases. This is a company who has been sending you free samples with free shipping. They don't owe you for years of purchases and loyalty. As well, to those complaining that new people qualify and you haven't recently... You're really complaining that someone new is getting a chance to get a box that you've gotten for years? Really?

If you're truly upset with Pinch Me it will do you far more good to write to them and ask them to expand the companies they're sampling to include more people. They don't control what the companies are looking for. Try to remember that and try to remember you have no idea the stipulations these companies set for testing their products.

I qualified for 8 samples this month and managed to get 7 in my cart before one sold out. So I don't know why people are claiming you only get to pick two or three.

Bottom line, Pinch Me is a wonderful company. People don't bother to find out how they work before becoming upset. The fact that people find so much to complain about in a company that sends you totally free items with completely free shipping baffles me. I for one am very grateful!

I'm only taking one star because 4-6 weeks shipping is a bit of a bummer.