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Missouri
1 review
7 helpful votes

Avoid.
July 3, 2017

There are better sites out there. P2S is ok until they feel like you've done something wrong and you can't cash out. They treat you like a 2 year old. You can come back but never do this again... Whatever. Oh and they are so worried about sites like this they have a secret board where they ask you to please counter sites like this.

Such as: We could probably do with some more reviews on the SiteJabber page: http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.points2shop.com

Would certainly help.

And

There are always some people who write negative reviews or complaints about websites. This is no different for Points2shop. If you search on points2shop scam or points2shop complaints or similar search terms you will find disgruntled (ex) members with complaints about their account or points2shop in general. We can use your help here.

There are certain categories within these complaints:

Talking bad about points2shop on purpose
Some members purposely cheated on points2shop and will not be unblocked anymore. Some people are mad about that, even though its their own fault they got blocked and are now knowingly spreading lies about points2shop in the hope it will have some effect.

What can you do? You can add a reply or comment that what they say is not true, preferable with some kind of proof of the opposite or by explaining stuff.

Lack of information
- Some members violated our rules and got blocked, either permanently or temporary. They do not send in a ticket though and do not read their email/inbox messages. Therefor they never get to know the reason of their block and think Points2shop scammed them. If they send in a ticket they can either get the reason of their block (we can usually just tell them the rule they violated) and in a lot of cases they can even get a part of their account access back. They are not aware of this because they leave the website instantly when they see the block.

What can you do? You can add a reply or comment explaining their problem (if possible) and let them send in a ticket on the website for more insight in the situation and to see if they can get a part of their account access restored or at least understand why they were blocked.

Spreading rumors
- Some people just pass on rumors without checking out if they are true. Often they are not even a member or ex member.

What can you do? You can add a reply or comment telling the truth.

Some examples:
There are a few topics saying that you get blocked on points2shop once you gain too many points.

You obviously know this is not correct. The author of such a topic might really believe this though. The reason people think this is because we only check peoples profiles on fraud once they hit a certain trigger in our system, for example when they place an order. We can not check 3.5 million members every single day for fraud, so we need to check only on important moments. There would not be a single reason for Points2shop to block people who earn a lot of money. The more people earn the better it is for Points2shop. If we block them they can not earn anymore. Blocking high earning members would be a very stupid business decision and does not make sense at all.

What can you do? You can say this is not true, prove it by showing your prizes and show you earned a lot and are not blocked. But more importantly you can explain to them why it might look like that but why it is definitely not true and makes no sense for a website like Points2shop to do something like that.

There are a few topics that tell people not to join because they will be blocked eventually because Points2shop is too strict

They are right about a certain part, Points2shop is actually very strict. The other part is not true though. Members will not eventually get blocked. If they follow our rules they will never get blocked.

Points2shop is strict for a reason, not because we like to block members but to keep the quality for our advertisers as high as possible.
Points2shop gets paid by advertisers for people completing offers and surveys. Points2shop pays a part of that money to members in either points or cash.If we allow people to sign up with fake information for example the advertisers will have a database full of useless data and will blacklist our users from participating in their offers or surveys and won't pay Points2shop a penny. They might even stop working with points2shop at all. This results in less earning opportunities for all our members. The same is true for people with multiple accounts. Advertisers do not want to pay twice for the same member. And if this happens too often they just stop working with a website like points2shop and buy their advertisement elsewhere. Points2shop also has many exclusive offers competitors don't have because there are less fraudulent members. The reason Points2shop is still around and many other websites that started at the same time are not there anymore is because Points2shop is enforcing the rules. Members who stick to the rules have nothing to fear though and is definitely not a reason to refrain from signing up.

What can you do? You can explain to them why Points2shop has to be strict and why that makes Points2shop even better. Make sure that people know that if they follow the rules there is no single reason to fear that they would be blocked.

Why is this important?
Helping Points2shop by posting comments like this is not only very useful for the person who posted the complaint but also for new members who try to find out if points2shop is legit. You all know it is legit because you all got all your products you ordered, but those new visitors do not, and they need to know the truth as well:)

Yes they are telling people to lie for them.

Date of experience: July 3, 2017
Australia
2 reviews
2 helpful votes

Just wounderfull
May 22, 2016

I love it 10%10

Date of experience: May 20, 2016
Maryland
1 review
5 helpful votes

This Business has gone to pot, and has become a scam. Used for five years and they are now a SCAM
October 22, 2015

I was a member of this site for five years, and never had a problem with them. I have always tried to follow guidelines to the tee. I Moved and bought a new house, reported the change of address and reason why their was a change of address. Did a few offers-mostly penny videos, and a couple of external offers. Went to use the $23 I earned to order a birthday gift for my niece and the next this I knew, Yes! Account Banned. At first they wanted proof of Identity, and of course I thought it was because of the move since they don't allow multiple accounts, and a lot of Internet companies do recycle Ip address. So, I sent in the proof they asked for. The next thing I knew they were asking for information as to how I complete offers (seriously, nothing had changed in five years). Did not complete multiple offers at the same time, I did not receive credit for offers for doing offers and then complete them as they had accused me of, (Which if you don't complete the offer, it won't credit anyways.)... Yes, did not complete all offers that I opened but that is mostly because the offer links were outdated and were either no longer offered, filled, or just replaced with other offers.,. There rules are simple if you complete an offer with fake information, or are not interested in the offer and complete it then yes you can get banned, or get points revoked. So like everyone else on the site I simply just did not complete, and clicked off, however, none of them credited and that is within rules allotment. A click does not mean you have to complete, you just have to complete with correct information and be interested in the offer. When that came back fine they decided to try to accuse me of Clicking off videos just after credit. After five years, I am shocked and disappointed in this company. It is not easy to earn money on this site, and it can take serious time.

One other complaint is I had already turned off the chat box as it was a joke. The shout box is suppose to be for help, however, a lot of times their is no help. I have seen people banned recently for asking for help and because they asked the question multiple time then they of course got banned for spamming... Asking anything or repeating anything more than once in the chat box can be considered spam and is a bannable offense. The problem is if they are not helping people and someone who is new does not know how to work the site then how else are they suppose to learn. They get banned for asking for help and don't know that asking twice is bannable, and then they get banned. This is just wrong. The Admin have nothing more than Power Trips.

I started using this web site less and less because of the issues I was seeing, and I do believe this is why they got their panties in the ruffles. If I had changed nothing in the way I used the site in five years and all of a sudden the problem is me, then more than than likely their is a problem with the web site or Admin. And if you do have a problem do expect to wait 2 or more days for help because that is how long it takes to get an answer back or get things resolved.

This use to be a great web site and now it is a joke.

Tip for consumers:

They may work for you for a while, but you will eventually get banned. Take advantage of it while you can and don't save a huge balance because you may loose it.. Lots of new reviews say the thing as I have so take it to heart.. Company has lost its edge and will steal the pennies you earn at some point.


Added a copy cut and paste of two of their compaints.. Nope!!!! Not lying.. Changed their story to keep the money

Date of experience: October 21, 2015
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes

This website is great
June 9, 2013

This website is great. I really recommend it!

Date of experience: June 9, 2013
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes

A really good way to get stuff off amazon
November 29, 2012

A really good way to get stuff off amazon

Date of experience: November 29, 2012
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes

Jodz1990
November 17, 2012

Jodz1990

The best reward site by far :)

Date of experience: November 17, 2012
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes

I won 4 prizes
October 30, 2012

I won 4 prizes

Date of experience: October 30, 2012
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