Pinchme Avis 

I have only gotten one product so far. The Kindkids chocolate chip bar. They sent that out immediately. If the two companies that want immediate responses from their products send their products out right away l will really be impressed. Also l have 5 other packages waiting to receive. I am excited. I hope they come. Terry Wood returned pinchme member

I used this site for years and it was great. Eventually samples became few and far between; I would go months without getting any products to try.
Then they overhauled their site and introduced the coin system and the “bidding” system. You can “bid” for a chance to try products— oh, but you need over 625 coins to bid. For more premium/high end products, you need over 1000 coins in your account just to get a CHANCE to bid. Why even ask all the questions and give people a chance to “apply” if there’s no way they will ever “qualify” for the product?
Sample Tuesday is a thing of the past. Pinchme now seems to be focused on getting people to sign up for garbage offers in exchange for a paltry amount of coins that won’t even earn you guaranteed samples! And in the event that you do get a box with samples in it, the items will likely be expired, mass-produced junk from Chinese outlets, or stuff that you never applied to try (like the eye drops, lip balm, and random tiny candy bars). Don’t let the reviews page fool you– big name candy companies aren’t looking for your opinion on a product that’s been out for decades. Pinchme is just wasting your time to make the whole operation look legit.
Absolutely disgusting scumbags. There are much better and more reliable sample sites out there.

I love pinch me. I visit this site everyday if I can and have gotten some really cool, amazing products. This site is so cool

Love free stuff for pinch me like the face mask and hear mask thank u so much can't wait for get more stuff

I took many surveys and did tasks to earn coins, and it has been over 5 months now since my products were supposed to be shipping. I have contacted support 2 times in the recent months and the only explanation has been that “orders are backed up” and my things should be arriving soon. I have double checked my shipping address as well in the time since contacting support and it is all correct.

Awful awful awful, unless you want to spend money you'll be earning coins but taking surveys on a myriad of products. When I first started I was testing products monthly now I haven't seen one product in 6 months. Samples only and btw you need 600 coins to have your box shipped with surveys giving a mere 5+10 coins it's takes awhile the last box of mine I closed on June 12024 and now it's the last week of August nothing yet! So take aways takes a long time to earn enough coins, no more testing samples only, and shipping can be 8 plus weeks I do thrifty pig now so cash ladies n gents

I want people to know that I have waited patiently for my free box samples. As of yet to receive them I just had to contact an affiliate company requesting they remove my information from their website. Because of of the spam you generate from sign ups that have no incentive to start with or they are not offering what is advertised. I did hear from customer service that my box would ship and showed me a schedule. .But I don’t believe I will ever get the merchandise. Scam site

i haven't recieves 2 boxes i earned last december i would not recommend it is a waste of time i have written several times and all i've gotten in response are lame excuses i quit doing thier boring surveys because of this

This site is AWFUL every time I qualify for a great product it automatically disappeared even after I used my coins and placed the order, I contact them all they say is oh sorry Technical issue. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME...

This site promises to provide samples in promise for reviews of those products. However, upon qualifying for a box of products I am unclear that the box has been shipped. I also performed tasks to get 'coins' for a second box. The coins were not credited and after 3 attempts at contacting their customer service helpline, I have received no response. I have, however, received spammy/scammy emails and phone calls. Thanks PINCHme, I wish we had never crossed paths.

Pinch me USED to be a good site to get samples, but now they have you jump through myriad hoops to get points to EARN these minute samples. If you need a few more points to make your 600 cutoff, you can sign up for various businesses or complete surveys. I just spent 25 minutes answering an extremely detailed survey and at the end of it, it said i did not qualify. No points added after all that time. This happens quite frequently. I think the whole site is now a scam.

PinchMe: A Disappointing Experience

The Decline of PinchMe

PinchMe used to be a cool place to get free samples, but not anymore. I've been a member for years, and I'm fed up with how they've changed things. Let me break it down for you.

Point System and Surveys

Instead of having Free Sample Tuesday once a month, PinchMe now makes you earn points every day to apply for samples. You have to do long surveys just to try to get a chance at getting a sample, and most of the time, you don't even qualify.

They also want you to take off site surveys to earn more points, but these surveys are sketchy. They're just trying to get your personal information, so stay away from them!

Apps and Privacy Concerns

PinchMe pushes you to download apps to earn points, but these apps collect a lot of your personal information. And even after jumping through hoops, you still might not have enough points to actually buy samples.

Time Limits and Bidding

Now, PinchMe has timers on samples, so if you don't earn enough points in time, you lose out. And recently, they've made everyone bid their points for samples. If you don't have enough points, tough luck.

Final Thoughts

I've wasted so much time on PinchMe with little to show for it. It's not worth the hassle. I'd rather just go to the store and buy the products. PinchMe is not a free sample site anymore.

Don't fall for their false advertising. It's a waste of time and data. I can't recommend PinchMe to anyone. Try Sample Source instead!

I have cashed out numerous times before they started the bidding for samples. I still haven't received several of my sample boxes. Again, I'd like to warn everyone to beware of this company!

Used to be a great website to try new things now you have to rack up points from outside apps and subscribe to things and you don't really get points or free samples it just a data hog and a waste of time they get rich ur mailbox stays empty

What a waste of time!! You are better off driving to Costco to get free samples! The constant applying for samples, not qualifying, the surveys dont work properly, the apps to download get all your information, then when you get close to getting your first "free" box, they take some coins away! Ive spent several hours on this site with no benefit. I would have better use of my time going to each of these products own websites requesting a sample!!!! BEWARE---Waste of your time!!!

You have to document EVERYTHING. They change rewards and then don’t give them to you. I reached a milestone for a gift card. I was informed by other members that these can take a while to show up so I patiently waited for it to show up. I checked my milestone page a few weeks after I reached it and they changed the reward to 800 coins. I reached out and my emails were ignored. Someone finally responded after multiple emails but now because time has passed (partly due to the emails they ignored) they refuse to give me the coins.

Incredibly slow and glitchy site. 3 ads play at all times. You can close one and another just comes back. Tried to sign up a friend and they aren't accepting new members!

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.

ALLOCATION EXHAUSTED???
Notice that the boxes you've been getting since mid 2023? Start checking the applied for tab after you save enough coins for your next sample box. You'll start noticing that phrase next to most of the premium samples. This is their cowardly way of keeping all but one or two premium items, that you absolutely SHOULD have qualified for, out of your hands.
PinchMe used to be so awesome... now not so much.

I use to love PINCHme when it was more simple and you would request free samples, once received you then left a review on the product. They have changed everything now to where you have to do so much to just get a free sample and it’s hard to even get anything. You have to apply for them which while doing the survey stuff to apply the site always ends up refreshing on its own so you have to start over. Then they want you to do a bunch of tasks to earn coins that are used if you get chosen for a sample you have to spend coins to get it to ship. It did cost 600 coins each time and it takes forever to even get that many coins. I’ve notice they take away your coins/expire that you worked hard to earn. I got an email today about them starting bidding where whoever bids the most coins gets the product which is a little ridiculous. They stated you still can qualify for products the other way still but I don’t think there’s any point. It’s a waste of time now so I don’t think I’ll be using PINCHme anymore.

Great place to apply to try products and leave honest opinions about your experiences with those products.