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PINCHme has a rating of 3.2 stars from 385 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 5th among Free Stuff sites.

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    163
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  • Returns
    66
  • Quality
    160
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 85.7%
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Top Positive Review

“Pinchme has positives and negatives”

Sue R.
7/4/24

Without Pinchme, I wouldn't have tried half the products that they have made me aware of. With that said, I wish I had opportunity to earn more coins to qualify for more products, but half the offers listed have bad links that do not allow me to download the apps to earn extra points. Also, the listed links to earn points by taking surveys always leads to a message that I'm unqualified to take them, so they are a waste of time to click on to try to earn additional points. I do appreciate the opportunity to try different products however. One additional criticism I have is it takes forever sometimes to receive the products that you qualify to try. I'm talking months from the time you qualify to when you receive the box containing those products.

Top Critical Review

“Still waiting almost a year for the free box that was just sent.”

Christine E.
10/6/24

I was told that my free Pinchme sample boxes were mailed April 15 and January 13 2024. Still haven't got them. Maybe their being sent on a boat around the world and will take another 1 or 2 years. Such a fake place.

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Thumbnail of user kaydawl42
Maine
1 review
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April 27th, 2024

I really love Pinchme now they provide awesome fill sized samples.i really love how the samples have changed.

Thumbnail of user brandyh311
Tennessee
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April 27th, 2024

This website is the best. You get to try out all different kinds of products for free and have fun while doing it.

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Pennsylvania
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April 27th, 2024

I have found some great products that I have since bought all thanks to pinchme. I can't recommend them enough

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Oregon
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April 27th, 2024

I like the way they offer products and the ease of getting them.they offer a wide variety of products for you to apply for.

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Alabama
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April 27th, 2024

I love panch me! I have tried so many great new products through them, and have found some products I love. I would recommend giving them a try.

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I have got so many products from pinch me that I ended up using for make up to help stuff

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Thumbnail of user alissaz11
Louisiana
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April 27th, 2024

I've gotten a few things from Pinchme and left reviews. More reviews more free things come your way!

Thumbnail of user lmadelinegutierrez
New York
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April 27th, 2024

Pinch me has sent me some cool samples. Some regular size others travel size. I'm always looking forward to the samples.

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Lip balm, deodorant, bubble gum...

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Thumbnail of user kaylap517
Maine
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April 27th, 2024

I absolutely love this site. They let me try samples of things I would buy and let me try them. I get to sample them and see if I like them.

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I have purchased so many items I got to try

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Thumbnail of user kaishac2
Oklahoma
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April 27th, 2024

I've loved almost everything I've gotten. Coins are easy to collect and boxes are easy to ship! I love Pinchme!

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Samples are awesome and sometimes they are full sized!

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I've sampled many things

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Thumbnail of user brittanyc868
Massachusetts
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April 27th, 2024

I love getting boxs and trying new things.and finding new things that I never try or seen before. Like it

Thumbnail of user mullisjamie84
Georgia
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April 27th, 2024
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PINCHme is one of the easiest ways to get free products to test and leave your honest reviews for consumers!

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All kinds of free samples and products to try!

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September 8th, 2023
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I love PINCHme! They have some of the best freebies and it's so simple and easy-to-use. Their samples are mostly from high end brands. They also offer awesome deals on subscriptions for streaming services and other things. My favorite things they offer are the FREE magazine subscriptions! It's so easy, they send you an email every day with links to apply to try their daily product which saves so much time.Thank you PINCHme for letting me be a pincher and have the opportunity to try all the amazing products you offer! If you ain't pinching, then what are you doing?

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I love it so much it has became one of my daily activities. Thank you PINCHme!!!

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I've received so many free samples, magazine subscriptions, and free streaming services that I wouldn't even know where to begin!

Thumbnail of user christiel136
Washington
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April 27th, 2024

I receive sames I haven't tried before. Sometimes I like the products. Sometimes I don't. You do have to do stuff for the shipping now.

Thumbnail of user monicaneal31
Georgia
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April 27th, 2024

I do get a lot of free products from pinchme in return for those free products the companies that provided those free products get an honest opinion whether good or bad from me,anyway. Pinchme is free. If you do have the time to spend each day it usually takes me about 20-30 minutes per day unless I'm doing surveys. Those can be lengthy but it's worth it if you have a few hours once out of the week. The products seem to get better and better for me. I don't like the coin based system that we're on now. It just makes it frustrating for me but I get a lot more products that way. I actually show my seriousness toward these companies that I really do try all of these products and review each and every one down to the single pieces of candy. I wasn't expecting to actually start purchasing any of the products that I received for free but I do that too. I really do like this company. If I didn't have as much time to invest into it, I would probably be more upset with the way that the products can disappear so quickly, you do have a set amount of time to gain coins to get to the checkout before its given to someone else. I have had this happen within 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes within a week. That's the only downfall. I feel like we need more time to get the coins especially when we have to have 600 of them and we apply for 3 of them a day now instead of 4 at 5 coins each instead of 10 coins each...we had all 2 coin products today yet they were full sized products with expedited shipping without the coins. That was a plus.They are slow to get the orders out. I noticed this around the holidays. It may be that there are a lot of orders to fill. I never post on social media but I might if I get a ninja foodie grill or something like that. I do get a lot of what I do like, makeup accessories, candy, cookies, body washes all kinds of things I've never tasted or heard of before. So yeah, I still love pinch me even though I get mad at the surveys and when a product disappears. I would upload pictures of the products if I didn't have them scattered around in different places.

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Cosmetics, candy, cookies, body wash, deodorant, body spray, a lot of things more on the way.

Thumbnail of user donnaj385
New York
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April 27th, 2024

I really like getting free products from PinchME, what I do my care for is the really long wait to receive them and the missing samples

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Makeup, snacks, dog food, cat food, mens and womens deodorant

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Thumbnail of user christinar183
California
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April 27th, 2024
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I just want to get more products but I love the company I just wish they would give more products I have 5 five products but I have 45 to count

Pinch me is a wonderful site
August 23rd, 2023
• Previous review

I love pinch me they have great products and they are always free to try so if u looking for food products and without having to pay this is the site

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Thumbnail of user reneec656
New Jersey
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February 2nd, 2023
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There are no legitimate samples. Now they force you to take the awful bonus samples on Tuesday and there's no way to delete it. It becomes thee only thing you get in your samples box for the week. It's all scams. Anything decent you have to pay for subscriptions. It's advertised as this great saving service but in all my time there, the two samples I did win or get never came. So I deleted my profile and call it a SCAM. They force you to accept a bad sample while supposedly others get these fantastic things, boxes filled with things. I don't believe it at all.

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I won't recommend this site.

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None were delivered as promised.

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Thumbnail of user penelopem45
Florida
2 reviews
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August 23rd, 2023

I have been part of the PINCHme society for about 5 years or more and I have found some awesome products through their sample sight. It just keeps getting better and bigger its really worth being part of this community you get so many offers to try new products in exchange for your honest opinion.Good or Bad they want to know. If you haven't signed up yet I don't know what you waiting on but I do know your missing out on finding that great product. Become a Happy Pincher just like me

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It's a great sight and it's getting better everyday

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Beauty products candy cat food and much more

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Thumbnail of user andreb308
South Carolina
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August 25th, 2023

I have been with pinchme for a few months now and the samples I have received in my 2 boxes have been amazing. I enjoy trying new samples on a variety of items that only gets better.If you haven't joined yet what are you waiting for. Come see for yourself how much fun being a happy pincher can be you will not be disappointed.

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Lotion, pain medication, cat treats

Thumbnail of user lc421
Arizona
1 review
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April 7th, 2022

So, I signed up to pinch me and suddenly I've a BUNCH of scammers texting me about various obvious scams. I'm over here taking deep breaths and it says I've got a box and my 'bonus items' coming. Nope!

Just an envelope with a thing to scan. Nothing in the envelope. It's not even sealed. It's like someone did this just to say they sent it.

So they got our info and sold it to scammers and the samples didn't arrive.

Thumbnail of user rej1
Virginia
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November 27th, 2023

I would recommend pinchme like I use to but this new site is no good we still have samples we haven't even received yet from the beginning of the year and now we have to apply to try samples and when you do you don't receive any. What a waste of time they were excellent company before the change.

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Thumbnail of user heathers56
New York
5 reviews
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February 17th, 2015

I think this is a great concept but really overpriced. I mean look at other companies with the same model, like birchbox. That's only $10/month, whereas bark box is $20-$30/month. I'm not spending more on my dogs than myself. Ridiculous.

Thumbnail of user km116
Illinois
3 reviews
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February 23rd, 2016

I've been a member of pinchme.com for a few years now. When it first started, there were samples every week and you could just choose whatever you'd like. I used to get all kinds of fun stuff and full size samples like makeup, nail polish, soaps, snacks, candy, treats for my dog, etc. Ever since they made me make a "profile," I hardly ever get offered any samples now because my profile "doesn't match the brand partners' offers." Really disappointing! They now offer samples about once a month so if I don't qualify then I don't get anything. Sounds like they've got several hundred thousand people using the site so I guess that's part of the problem. But hey, I got some great free stuff in the past so I can't complain too much

Thumbnail of user tinac261
Michigan
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April 19th, 2019

I don't know what happened. This used to be a first come first serve sight to test smalls samples and provide feedback for companies that gave out the samples. Mutually beneficial. Now, it's take surveys that constantly reject you. They come of as scammers now, but occasionally you get selected for great samples. I check my email to see if I qualify every month, but any further effort is a waste time. I can easily go other places to get paid to take surveys that work. Couponing is more fruitful in getting cheap or free stuff than PinchMe. Sad, a short era of sampling has ended.

Thumbnail of user alicial63
New Mexico
1 review
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August 16th, 2018

Used to be a good (decent) sample site with actual samples you'd want to try out but now you have to jump through hoops in order to hopefully, fingers crossed, qualify for a sample box. After filling out tons of surveys only to find out you're eligible for the same (LOL) free sample canvas photo or magazine discounts Etc. That you were before wasting your time. Lame samples that you can always find on your own anyway.
Also, there's been times when it said I finally qualified for a decent sample, added to cart and submitted, and umm I'm still waiting... It has been months, never got it.
It is clear it's a waste of time and they don't have their stuff together to run the site nor the program efficiently.

Thumbnail of user shanat6
New Jersey
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January 24th, 2017

I've checked pinchme for three months on sample days(and I'm there a minute before samples are supposed to become available and refresh the page when the clock turns, so its not bc they are running out) and have yet to 'qualify' for actual samples. Offered partner coupons for signing up with partner company. Waste of time! I believe that when they started out this was a great site, I heard wonderful things about it, but I think it's gotten away from them and is crap now.

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