Publishers Clearing House Reviews

Beware of PCH's promise to send you money when you win a simple scratch off for $5,000.00 or any contest you venture into. The headlines saying they have winners is bogus. After signing the entry as directed, placing in the proper envelope, mailing the entry before the due date to the correct address with my return address. I received no money after many searches for 7 years, calls and emails, they denied my claim and I told them they were frauds. Never send me mail again or email but they are relentless.

I entered my mother in for the "$2,000 a week for life" contest on PCH.com. A few weeks later, my mother starts getting phone calls and mail stating that she has won. My mother is elderly and believes every word of it. She first paid a "search fee" via mail. Then she was being hit up for "taxes" on the millions, the scammers want $1,200 paid to them upfront. I tell her and tell her it is a scam, but because she was entered in the PCH contest, she thinks it is real. This terrible company should be ASHAMED that they are scamming elderly people. They can try to pretend they are not in on the scams, but my mother does not get online and I am the one who entered her personal info in the "legitimate" site at PCH.com just prior to this mess starting. Nobody had my mother's private information except PCH. I think they may be selling information or have a side "business" of hustling elderly people out of their money.

I always get Publishers Clearing House info just to review. Well, this morning I actually selected a couple items and continued thru the process of submitted my entry and all of a sudden I had purchased the items without knowing how much shipping was or taxes. I tried calling, no one picks up on Sunday's, I tried to cancel online but requires that I have an account number which I do not get till my order comes. They say it's on all communications I get, not true. They also say they expedite orders... so by tomorrow not sure I will be able to cancel.

After 20 yrs. entering PCH and buying products I've had it. If anyone wins it is few and far between. Is there any way we can get together and sue this company for all the postage and time and effort we have put on to get nothing in return? Isn't this false advertising? I am so disappointed. Sometimes sending off 15 envelops where they each have a different address. Not anymore. I've had it with these phony people.

I have been mailing and playing more and more PCH games. I used to order for years but the items are very cheap for the money. They hook you in with the tokens to win a gift card. I tried for 5 years playing games and sending in my emails that would urgently say you better put in your entry or you may lose the big prize. We have less odds at PCH than at regular lotto scratch off or numbers. I have won 50 times 2 dollar, 15 4 dollar and 10,000 winning. PCH is a scam. Thank you for taking up hours of our lives just to play your scam apps. Unacceptable.

Hey. Mister ** called me and several other men saying that I won 7.5 million and a BMW but in order to claim this money I had to buy a money order or wire money from Walmart or go to my bank and get a receipt which costs 60 bucks or 70 bucks. I immediately thought it had to have been a scam so I just talked to the people like they thought they was getting me. One of the guys said, "You never have to pay money out to Publishers Clearing House" and then later on in the conversation he said that I had to pay the money to get the receipt for the claim.

I have been playing PCH online token games since August 2011. I won about $90 from 2011 to 2013. I only ever won on their Facebook pages. They no longer have any significant presence on Facebook and haven't since 2016. I can't prove it but I think Facebook diminished their presence. I'm currently running two web accounts. I only play games that pay out $100,000.00 or more. I use an ad blocker to kill their commercials and website posting ads. The practical upshot is it saves my bandwidth from unnecessary garbage downloaded and really saves time on hitting their games and then getting out.

I had a friend who passed away. Played PCH token game for years. He had 396 Million before he died. We used his tokens like he requested. All of them on gift cards. Did not win a thing. This is a SCAM!

I have been playing for about 12 yrs. haven't won a damn thing. I have tried to find out about big winners. Can't find out about the so called big prize. I don't think there is a big one. They just lead people on to buy their cheap ** products. They tell you no numbers match you could still win then all of a sudden it has expired **. I think it's all a BIG SCAM!!!

PCH is not allowed to run a scam of this magnitude. I have the same frustrations as most of you. I do believe there are loopholes that they use to avoid awarding prizes from their online games! I mean to play a game & then see the object you are tossing, throwing suddenly take a turn when it gets close to the goal-that's rigging! You don't have to order anything to win, that's actually against the law. So to you who are frustrated from ordering items, that isn't going to help you win. With this many complaints they should be thoroughly investigated or have the decency to respond themselves!

This so-called website is nothing more than a ploy to pawn off cheaply made and inferior merchandise at inflated prices; at even higher shipping costs. The games are, as I see them, programmed (rigged) by either very sophisticated software designed to award certain points at given times and virtually never give the player a chance at winning any actual money. There are times when a player even loses points because of their so-called "technical difficulties." That is pure hogwash. PCH management reminds me of carnival hawkers selling snake oil to unsuspecting people looking for a cure. In this case, they falsely raise hopes of the vast majority of their players with their silly games. The use of advertising is relentless, redundant and extremely repetitive creating, for me at least, a very negative attitude toward the advertiser.

I have been playing on the PCH website for a few years, racking up 26,000,000 tokens. I have turned the tokens in towards all kinds of merchandise from a $25 Amazon card to a Ford truck. All I have ever won was a lousy $10.00 check! They have sent me items I didn't order that I had to pay to ship back and all their anti-wrinkle creams make my face break out. Their merchandise is cheap and can be bought at Walmart for a lot less money. They prey on people's hopes and dash them at every turn. I get about ten emails a day from them saying I am so close to winning! Yeah, right.

I've been playing the online games for 2-3 years now. My token count is 90,000,000. Never won a dime, but $10.00. What a damn JOKE. PCH should be ashamed, what a SCAM. Read all the other reviews, looks like everyone fell into their devious traps. These games are rigged for no wins just TOKENS. Lol, PCH is a fond memory for me. I no longer receive their crazy emails or play any more games. Got better things to do with my precious time...

WOW: 30 million tokens, WINS (0). PCH goes up to 300 Million... can you imagine the time spend. For those at that level, you deserve to WIN but not from an addiction standpoint but from it being a hobby and fun. Good Luck to ALL.

It is ironic that I have been submitting entries since 1979. Since Ed McMahon, before he starred in Star Search, I was a fan of the postcards and PCH mailings. My father had seen that I was responding and told me that I had to be 18 years old in order to win. I told him one day I will be, until then I was going to continue to submit my entries in hopes they would recognize my name. Now it is 47 years later, I've earned over 1,000,000,000.00 tokens during my participation, to have had them taken mysteriously. I went from the platinum, down to a blue stone, yes this is a gimmick. PCH something has to give.

Been playing PCH 4 years, they were formed in 1954 but didn't pay any money for 17 years. They average paying 2 million per year, so figure the millions playing versus millions they promise, don't add up. A good example is the Ford truck, ever hear or see it posted won, the houses you are suppose to win, have you saw or heard anyone posted on PCH website that won? They announced in a small town 30 miles from my home, I worked for a utility company, PCH showed a winner of 1,000,000 dollars, even announced the florist they bought her flowers from, I went to florist shop, owner said he knew nothing about PCH and they hadn't been in his shop. I searched our utility records for someone by the name posted, never found anyone by that name.

NEVER won a THIN DIME! EVER! I started out as a teenager, filling out my Mom's entries. I had it down to a fine art, and could do it in less than a minute! It was the same every time. NOW, I get at least TWO emails per day, and do my searches, and quickly scroll down to fill it out in less than a minute. It too, is always the same. I scroll down so fast, I only see a blur of the products. Lol. I also use the tokens and have used MILLIONS on one thing, a Canon camera I want. To date, NEVER won a SINGLE thing. I hate it!

PCH requires you to do too much clicking on their gameplay, such as click on "play now" then 'reveal now" or clicking on "begin" then "reveal" and "continue" after each game. And they want you to do this for each and every game you play. It's a scam because a person won't spend 18 hours a day on their site and then make you look through the products they want you to buy. It's just a ploy to get your money.

I play PCH all the time online, and I won four times, small amounts, not any major sweepstakes yet, but I wish, first time I won $50, then $20, then $250 then $10. And if you got asked to send money in order to receive a cash winning, then it wasnt PCH, your contents got into the wrong hands somewhere and some con artist is trying to rip you off. So take the word from someone who has took those PCH checks to Walmart and got them cashed, PCH is real.

Back in April of 2018 they sent me a email claiming I won the big prize only to see it was announced to someone else in Florida. They denied the email came from them even though it was sent from their website. I had an account with their webpage and I know now they are fake. A fraud who lied to me. I think the commercials we see on tv are paid actors pretending to win. I want nothing to do with that phony company ever again. They should be sued for phony advertising and sent to prison!

They keep sent me messages saying I'm going to be forfeited cuz I'm not trying and I've mailed in from the start to enter and every single time I try to play it cuts it off. I mean each time and just did while ago and said having technical problems. I'd have to try again. Not once have been able to play and even got the PCH app and it wouldn't ever work either. Thank you.

I have been playing their games for years, winning tokens. I have "redeemed" millions of tokens for gift cards, but won nothing. They bombard me with e-mail every day. I have stopped reading through those that show an ad, followed by another ad from which you can get a $30 "mystery gift" free, and pay only the shipping for that "gift". I never want those mystery gifts. They are puzzle magazines, very small, and not worth more than a dollar a piece. I hate word search puzzles. In these ads, you are reminded of the mystery gift offer, which means you have to click "no" twice - once to place no order, and again to decline the lousy mystery gift.

Seems to be no one to report a scam too. Suppose no one cares, that's why it keeps happening. Keep getting a scam call about Publishers Clearing House second place winner. The scammer's phone number is **. Robert **. Wants me to pay 1% of winning at a Walmart store. Then I will get a check. Never entered so I could not possibly win. Also I will not pay one cent to such a scam. If nothing else, tell other people about the scam. Thank you.

I have been entering the sweeps and trying to buy things with tokens for 6 years and nothing. If you go to the small print Official Rules, it contradicts itself... First it says: A limit of one online entry per day is allowed per individual and per email address for each separate online promotion unless otherwise specified. Then in the next paragraph it says: You may submit as many entries as you would like for this promotional Giveaway.

This is sort of a question about PCH but also a review... I've been on their website for a while and I had millions of tokens and decided, 'Might as well spend them on something'. So I literally wasted tons of tokens and entered for gift cards about 200 times each and I haven't won once... I'm seriously considering this is rigged. Am I right? Or am I wrong? I was wondering if anyone actually got anything from them... I do get the catalog though and mail from them and once they asked me for my security number and maybe it was someone else spamming me. But I really wish PCH was the real deal.

I happened to see a CD for the Drifters and the Platters with all of their greatest hits in PCH catalog pages so I ordered it. It arrived in a nice cover that says "The Drifters" on one side of the front cover and the "Platters" on the other side. I was all ready to send them a check when I decided to play one CD to make sure it was "really" them. When I opened the cover I saw 2 CDs that were blank except for the name of the group and a logo for "Direct Source" which apparently burns CDs for PCH. When I played it I knew immediately it WAS NOT the original group. Looking at the little window when the CD opens it said sung by Georges ** and Jimmy ** whoever they are!!

PCH is deceptive. You never win nothing but tokens. They send you tons of email everyday stating "Don't forfeit your prize of cash" whatever the amount is. So you have to click on it to enter. By then they are getting you to play all these games for cash but NONE of the games are cash prizes. ALL Of them are only tokens. Then you have to enter tokens for a chance to win a gift card. Variable gift cards with so many tokens you have to enter. You can enter all your tokens and never win. It is rigged.

PCH E-mails are disruptive and annoying, every day and almost every minute of every day there is some form of e-mail sent stating "YOU MUST DO THIS!", "DO THIS NOW!", "Immediate attention required!" or "Immediate action needed now!" or YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED for "x" prize mentioned in the e-mail. And no matter how many times you click on the offending action they want you to do, you then have to go through so many hoops. It's just not worth it, you end up wasting nothing but time you could be using for other activities, like cleaning your house, going out to lunch or a movie with family or friends, going to a mall, anything, but wasting time on game that you will never win!

I purchased an amethyst ring from them with the option of making monthly payments. I sent in my first payment way before the due date, and the next thing I knew, I was getting NASTY emails from them, saying my account was delinquent and I had better pay up!!! (My bank records proved they had received and cashed my check!) I quickly paid it off with my debit card and then they began to pressure me to buy more merchandise. NO WAY! I have unsubscribed unsuccessfully, so now I have marked them as spam. I am quite certain the whole thing is a joke and they are a disreputable company.

I wanted to alert other consumers and their families, especially for the elderly. This company will sent notices to entice purchasing under the guise of winning something. They will ship multiple substandard quality and over priced products for months and months. By the time a person realizes they have won nothing and now have a huge bill. Followed by a rude exchange with a supervisor. Shame on you PCH!

I have been on their mailing list now for thirty years. And bought all kinds of trash from them and never won A thing. There was A time I'm sure they sold my DNA to boulder county during the JonBenet Ramsey investigations.

I have 25 million tokens and not one win. You have better odds in some PCH prize categories with the Lottery. PCH is kind of fun and the site is professional. You just cannot get excited about winning. If you are looking to win as a means of income, etc. PCH is not the way to do it. Your time can be better spent in other potential areas.

Publishers Clearing House is just that... a clearing house for magazines and goods. Their primary objective is to sell stuff. If you go in knowing that, you will understand how they operate. Winning money is a come-on to generating sales. Keeping you coming back via hyped-up emails is their MO. If you think you might get lucky and actually win money well, let me advise you that you will probably do better by buying scratch-off tickets. I actually won a total of $350 from scratch-off tickets. As for pch.com, I received a check for $10 in the mail which covered the cost of a magazine I ordered.

I have been ordering PCH merchandise for about 3 years. I have found some things are cheap and break. However PCH has been great about refunding or replacing, if I call about something broken. Recently my friend broke his sunglasses he received from PCH. I called PCH and they replaced them for free! I like PCH. You just have to be selective on what you order!

I have been told that I have to buy things to be eligible to win in their current contest. I purchased goods 3 separate times. Now I am being told I have to buy again or I will be disqualified and unable to win in the current contest. I am not going to buy again! I have spent over $100. On goods. I think I should be qualified to win. What a scam!!! You see all of their wonderful T.V. commercials and believe they are a reputable company. They are not! What is happening in our country? Does everyone lie all of the time???

I have bought and played regularly games and sweepstakes for over 2 years, all I've won is a $10 gift cert, it's not the winning, it's the programming behind all of pch.com's stuff. Example if you land on $100 or ? You see it quickly jump to you won only tokens, no cash. It also trips you up constantly, trying to get you to buy or loose time. I recommend NYS to take a hidden sample look at the programming behind the whole deal. I know from using computers, you can set them up to make sure no one MUCH wins in NY, the sad part is I like the games, but knowing that it's not real hurts, help us consumers.

I have been playing for a little over ten years. And boy do they make you believe you are the next big winner. But I've finally caught on and noticed that we don't ever win. It's just like all the fake apps on marketplace. They get paid to keep our minds busy. Another brainwashed American citizen I have let myself become with dreams of the all American dream. I've become a slave to PCH... smh. Makes me wonder if they care about the hopes and dreams they are crushing.

I received an email saying I won $1,850,000.00 US dollars in their 2018 PCH giveaway and to send my details to them. This isn't the first time they sent me an email saying I won. I just never responded because I think it's fake and don't want to give out my information online. It would be nice to know that it was real and to have that kind of money or even have cause I've been playing for a while and still haven't received anything in the mail not even a phone call. I can't even get a happy birthday email. Shaking my head.

Ordered HGTV/House Beautiful magazine through Publishers Clearing House on Mar 8, 2018. It was for 20 issues at $25.96. I paid Publishers Clearing House via check when I received the bill on Mar 28 '18. To date, (3 1/2 months later) I have not received a single issue. Just got off the phone with Publishers Clearing House and talked with an agent (who seemed and sounded bewildered). My account shows paid in full but she could not explain to me why I have never received a single issue. She put me on hold for several minutes and then came back and gave me no explanation still as to why I have not received any issues. She said maybe the magazine only comes out once in a while... duh, it is monthly.

I make payments every month soon as I can. I also only get paid once a month. What do they think I am. I surely don't have a million dollars. I even pay more than what I'm to pay every month. They called me on June 6th 2018 and I made a higher payment than I had to. I was also promised that I would not be called again. But they call me 5 days later again. I was so upset that I was partly mad but crying. Doing this to me it affected my bipolar that I wished that I was dead. Because it's like who cares and keeps their word?

I've been playing Publishers Clearing House for 5 years and I still haven't won the sweepstakes and a downfall is I've been in this for a long time and I still haven't won anything but five bucks here. In there it says make we can make your dream come true but the sad part about all that is about time they make your dreams come true you pretty much have been real real old and that's not fair. It shouldn't take 10 years or longer than that just to win a sweepstakes.

I stayed up playing the game Keno for 24 hours and won it. I got a email from Publishers Clearing House saying that I won and I would get 400 dollars in 3 to 4 weeks but now they are saying that I violated the rules. They block me and won't pay me the money that I won. They won't tell me how and what rules that I violated. I work my butt off getting to 180 lifetime tokens and now I have been blocked. I can't even think of any rules that I violated. I won fair and square and they won't even pay me for what I won. Don't waste your time playing their games because they are nothing but liars. I'm disabled and the 400 dollars was going to help a lot and it got my hopes up for nothing.

I have felt many times no one wins these but about 15 years ago they actually came to my parents’ home and my father answered the door. When I came home he told me they had come to ask for the address of the person who won in our small town in central IL. Then about a year later they did the same thing looking for another winner when it was just me at home. It does happen, just not very often to most people, just like the lotto.

Ok does anyone ever win? How the hell can they say you've won when in reality they are lying and deceiving the public!!! How does this happen without having to pay out something? Why can they send out emails and letters saying you've won and not have to pay out anything? I wanna know would a lawyer be able to sue them for deceive and tricking you to open email saying you win? I would like an attorney to shed light on this. Can you tie them up in court. Is there a legal way to "stick it" to Publishers Clearing House???

I play game after game after game - WIN ZILCH. Good examples are the horse race & the car race - never finished higher than 4th place no matter what horse, or what car I choose. Never win any big money, & very little small money. Won $5 one time. Won $10 one time. I don’t even know how I won. What good are tokens? I have submitted over 10 million tokens and never won diddly-squat!

I bought a Toucan automatic can opener. The first time I used it the start button fell into the machine. I contacted Publishers Clearing House to get a refund. They instructed me to return the $14.96 product at my cost for a refund. I packed it and brought it to the USPS who wanted $10.32 postage to return it. With no assurance that they would refund my money, I chose not to waste more of my hard earned cash. I will never buy anything from them again.

So I decided to give their app a try, and astonishingly, I actually won. Just $5 on the wheel spin for a newly acquired gold member, but it was like I was getting a tiny refund for the time and money I gave them in the past. I tried to claim it and I was brought to a nearly blank page. I tried to back out of the page and it told me I could claim it later, but when I went back to the app, there was no option to claim my reward, let alone prove that I even won anything.

I've been buying and submitting my chances for over 18 YEARS now and have NEVER WON ONCE, I see that people have won a least 10 or 25 in gift cards, but in all the time and money I have put into this, not once have gotten something in returned. The products they sell are OK, but very high price as if you buy them from the store itself. They give you free stuff IF you pay for the shipping which is 10 times more expensive that the product itself. I hate to see their emails or paper mail saying that I am a winner and that just need to confirm my address and so on. So many times got excited thinking... this is the time, but nothing. All is advertising for me to buy their products :(. Very sad to see a company give hope to people that would love to be a winner some day!!! Is not fair to received a mail saying YOU ARE A WINNER with a note inside saying, send this back for a chance to WIN!!! WHICH YOU NEVER DO :(!

After trying to enter a far fetched idea of perhaps winning a dollar or two, signed with PCH on 3-17-2018. Numerous emails from them and associated, to a total of 312 to this date of 5-21-2018. Would not want to count the time invested to read and see all of them, and realize that they are in business to sell, but do think that it is a scam. Do you know of anyone that has won? REALLY.

PCH is total garbage. They have longer odds of winning than lottery odds. Also, they send you reminders to play their games constantly to your email. They want you to play all day long the hundreds of games they have of which you can never win. I won once on PCH search after playing for years and they send me a message saying that they would not pay me. They accused me of using a bot or something when I was just searching from site to site through their portal. PCH sucks hard.

I have read other reviews of Publishers Clearing House. I bought some of their products 2-3 years ago. I got the products. They were ok. I have never had any problems since then. Their website is a little confusing but overall my experience with them was ok. I was never charged for anything I did not buy. I have just read so many many negative reviews. If I saw something I liked I would probably buy it. Hopefully they will try to improve their customer service and address the complaints.

First of all they do not give you payment options. They want all of their money. Second of all their items are not worth the money and shipping is not fair. 3rd when I return an item it never shows up on their end and I’m out of the postage for returning it and the money that I put into it for the garbage they send you. I will not ever buy from them again. They have a terrible practice to make you think you're going to get something great and you really just have a big bill that they want all at once. They are not giving you anything. They just keep taking. They also charged me $15.00 on shipping for coins that came as regular postage... Then they wanted all of the money or I will be charged a late fee of $4.50 if not paid in full. This is BS.

I just started playing and entering this year to hopefully win money to help my sister. I have learned through reading these comments that PCH is a scam. The winning number draw date changes. Items purchased do not arrive. I have spent too much money and plan to just drop this whole site. It is a shame that even I, the most skeptical person in the world, fell for this. Desperate people do stupid things, I guess.

I want PCH to explain why no one living in mobile homes or apartments are never shown as winners? Always nice homes! Also...why are the majority "winners" primarily on the East Coast? Looked up weekly winners... I saw two! After years of weekly games. Are the winners big winners or say, $100,000. You can't see the checks. Something smells! I too, am one of those players who play every day and have for years. Ziltch! Nada! Shame on PCH!

I have been playing PCH games for over 2 years now. I won a 5 dollar Amazon gift card once as a result of a player level increase. And it worked. I just had to claim it at Amazon. Never anything else as a result of thousands of hours on the site. I will not order again after receiving two items of very inferior quality. One, a medical bracelet that caused my skin to blister and rupture. I have never had a reaction to metals before but this one had something very reactive in it! And a birdhouse that fell apart a few months after purchase. I tried to find the info on these two orders, but it has been long enough since they were placed that I could not find the numbers or receipts for them.

I am so done with PCH. From now their e-mails will be going in the spam folder. The whole thing is fixed. My opinion is that whoever works for PCH it's their family members that are the ones winning. I put in for things with my tokens and get nothing. I'm done with PCH for good because nobody is ever going to win. It's all FIXED.

I'd been playing thru the PCH app, after playing on it for several months, gaining tons of tokens, I was hoping to win 7000 a week for life, I decided to Like the PCH Facebook page, I received tons of emails about winning different prizes... Well after liked the Facebook page, Clifton ** added me, his profile showed to be with the PCH team, so I accepted, one other added me but I can't remember his name. They said I attracted to win 3,500,000,000.00 USD dollars plus a Mercedes, they asked for my info address, phone, my d.o.b., my mom's full legal name, my dad's same info, I then before giving anymore info, I questioned why? They said a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo, I clicked to report all of them to Facebook scam. That was that. What went from hopeful turned to sad disappointment. I felt like they were pressing information that was unnecessary.

I agree with the other reviews. I do not believe anyone truly wins. My grandmother played, my mother played and probably still does and I have been playing since back when it was paper entries that came in the mail and you had mail them back, with your order of course. Most of my family has played forever and believe me, we have a large family, you think someone would have at least won one of the hundred dollar prizes by now if this was legit. But it's a good way to waste an afternoon when it's not good weather to be outside or you're unable to do anything else, just for fun and no use of brain cells.

I agree with the other consumer, I play every damn day and all I ever win is tokens. I also find it very hard to believe that out of at least 20 or scratch offs and other games that I play every day that I still haven't won a single cent, I mean even playing regular lottery games you can at least win a dollar or two. This never lets you win anything, and I don't believe them when they advertise that others have won, they must work for them!!!

I've used millions of tokens that I've gotten and have never won anything with PCH's token exchange program for prizes. I'd like to know if anyone has ever won anything using tokens. I find it odd that I can spend a million tokens on one prize yet have never won that prize or any of the other prizes. I wrote them about the situation and did not receive a response. Do they make up the names of winners on their website? (It's always a first name and last initial only.) Who checks these things? Is the token prize drawing a hoax with made-believe names?

If you have nothing better to do, then PCH is a good way to waste your time. I have played periodically for several years, but haven't ever won anything. The games and sweepstakes get too repetitious after awhile. Everything about PCH is clearly rigged, and your chances of even winning giveaways with your tokens just doesn't happen. I was once determined to win with over millions of tokens, but after attempting to redeem most of my tokens for certain giveaways and not getting a thing, I quickly realized that my time would be better spent going to the casino. Sure, it costs money, but your odds of winning are almost guaranteed to happen compared to PCH's odds.

I ordered a solar lighthouse by mail from a PCH flyer that I received by mail. The flyer stated that I could purchase it for four payments of $4.99 each. When I received my bill, almost $8 had been added for shipping and handling, which was mentioned nowhere in the flyer. It was a bait and switch. I notified PCH by email of their error. They said that I ordered it online, which I didn't, and the S&H was disclosed online. It was an outright lie. They finally made a correction "for this one time only" as if I was mistaken, which I wasn't. PCH obviously scams clients into paying more for an advertised product. I feel that many clients are taken advantage of, especially the elderly.

Regarding everyone whom complained about the instant wins, you're correct, the games are rigged. Read the rules to the games, instant win, scratch offs, etc. Even though the games are called "Instant" "Wins" there is nothing instant nor winnable about them. Only on certain dates and a split second on those days does PCH allows a win. Scratch offs for example. It's April yet the scratch off rules states no one playing the scratch offs will win a money prize until June when the timer lets the system know to let one person win that day. That means until then no one will win anything except tokens and only for a split second on the winning dates. These games are not set by chance as the law requires. PCH should get rid of these games or change the names seeing as it's false advertising and illegal.

PCH is a ripoff. The instant win games are a joke. Tokens are the only thing they allow you to "win". Not once have I won as much as a dollar! I can go up street and buy a real lottery ticket and have actually won some money. Can't win anything from PCH! Every day I get "urgent" email from them stating that I am close to winning, which is a lie! I've been playing along for years but now I've had enough. Everyone should contact the BBB, describe your experiences on Twitter, Facebook and everywhere else to expose these frauds! PCH is a huge waste of time!

When I playing on 4 different games, but I just found out two of type games are fake which never wins it all. Also "error message tech" means that you will NOT win something like $3,000.00 or $5,000.00 game card. Beware that ads banner came on with MALWARE and VIRUS file itself upload to your PC. Just use the Ad blocker. Stay away that scam, malware, etc. It is true, PCH wants hurt your PC damaged. If you trying to win a 1 million dollar game with order, Just do skip the order nothing, they accept to earn the tokens that it all. As I order one at time and look up the item with price and search. Yes they all made from CHINA items. They look like $1.00 store items and PCH gives you rip off price like $11.99 each items but one thing "You pay shipping costing each one items $5.95." That not free shipping. Be warned. Dont spend too much your money.

I’m reviewing because I can’t understand how anyone with a full time job and family would have the time to complete the endless request to play every day. I own a business and it was ridiculous to try to keep up to it. Then it says it will end this date and then it keeps going for months. I had way over 10,000,000 tokens. Sunk them all into a few one of the gift certificates I wanted to win and got nothing. I never won a thing on any of the games. And once it landed on money and instead it gave me tokens. Really this company makes you sick of it and after 3 months of playing with no incentive, I quit. Not worth it to a productive human being with a family.

Recently ordered an item from PCH and anxiously looked forward to it. When I checked out they informed me that a "FREE" item was added to this order. Great! I actually "won" something--right? Wrong. The shipping and handling was enormous. When the items arrived the free cutlery was cheaply and dangerously "Made In China" and was not worth the almost $10.00 I paid to receive it! My entire bill came to $32.96 and the website said "Billable in Four (4) Easy Payments." I went on the website and guess what? There is NO OPTION online to pay in installments. So, I wrote PCH to ask why/how? I was advised by the CSR "You can't do installments online. You have to call in to do that." I've called to make my payments and now I only have one left to finish off.

I'm mad because of 2 reasons!!! 1. Sending me things I never ordered with a bill, telling me to pay. Which I call them to tell them I'm not paying for it cause I didn't order it. Well now I have to pay them to send it back? I think not. 2. In writing tell them to take me off mailing address and email address still I get them tell me just one more step to become the next winner. BS. Sorry??? I have heard that for years now. And still even on a fixed income they get me in. Well this time I'm mad. Got a bill for 2/3 hundred dollars for stuff I didn't order or never got. Yes I am mad to the fullest. What do I do now? Scared that it will go on my credit report.

So, I read a lot. One thing, I noticed over time was my entry numbers. I noticed no one noticed this yet. My entry numbers seem to be colliding with other people on their blog page. 1100, 1076 etc. I thought that seems weird. So then, I thought maybe these are numbers that won't win or a group of numbers to win with addresses but when I would go back to my emails I would noticed these were Search or Play numbers without addresses attached or anything. My eyes opened up. This can't be real when you actually add it all up in your head.

I have been completing the PCH emails messages for several years. During that time I have purchased several items. The program state, "YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING TO PLAY THE GAMES OR SUBMIT FOR A POSSIBLE PRIZE." Now if that is TRUE why do you send me nasty emails that I did not purchase anything while sending in my submission. You should change your mission goals to Competing with Amazon to SELL the MOST Stuff. This is MUCH more true of your company goals and accomplishments. Go to the US Commerce Department and state this as the real fact.

I play PCH games every single day. There is this one called Prize Grabber and every time I pick up money it falls back down but when it grabs a present I get a way to go. PCH cheats you when playing the games. I notice every time I play the Hot to Trot game and Lighting Lab racing game. My car or animal always comes in last place. Then I don’t think it really be money in none of the briefcases when playing that game???

PCH goes overboard on the number of email it sends to an individual on a daily basis. Many of these supposed "contests" are you used to keep you the running for their annual prize drawing. In reality these same contests are a ploy to get you to purchase goods from other companies. It goes beyond ridiculous and I find it ultimately harassing!!! I'll never enter another PCH contest again!!!

I have 3 orders that I wanted from PCH. I have not gotten any but I do have confirmation they got them after calling and talking with them. I have still not received them. It has been over a month. They have no problem sending you things to enter their sweeps and beg you to place a order. Why would I place an order when I cannot get them. I do not have a order number number.

I have been playing the PCH sweepstakes online since 2005 and this has proved to be a HUGE mistake! This company is NOTHING but a pack of lies, false promises, false hope, switch and bait artists, and last but CERTAINLY NOT least con artists! I ordered two merchandise items and I am paying the bill this week but it will be THE LAST time I ever order from them! I recently had to file a complaint with my state attorney general because I played PCH slot tournament last Saturday and they ripped me off big time!!! It clearly said in the pay table that if you got three, four, or five instant winner symbols you win tokens and $750.

I am VIP elite top 3 percent. I've won 50 dollars BUT I'm always on the list to win something. Tokens no. I've never won anything. I wrote them 2 years ago and ask them why I've never won. They sent me a 10 dollar check.

I received payment confirmation for my magazine order on 2/5/18. When the magazine hadn't arrived 3 weeks later, I called PCH and was told it could take 4-5 weeks to get it. When it still hadn't come after 6 weeks I called PCH again. This time I was told I should get it in late April or early May. That's ridiculous. 3 months to get a magazine? I'll never order from them again.

Listen, I've been using PCH for years! Since 2007! I've always entered through their site, I even ordered something before hoping I would win something. I've seen people entering since the 90's! and complain about never winning a penny, it's so sad. I would even get letters in the mail claiming I'm a top contender to win a big prize and to enter through a site and still NOTHING. I stopped entering little by little and then I just gave up and stopped, the more I see people "win" the more fake and rehearsed it seems, I just don't believe these wins are real, I truly believe PCH just use people's money for their own benefits. When will PCH just shut down already? People who get told they won a prize never receive it either. The token system is a joke, you never benefit anything from it.

The games are all preprogrammed and rigged. No chance is involved. And they are not very good at it. After you play for a while it is so repetitive that you can predict the outcome. They get away with it because it's free. They say you don't have to purchase to win ~ but look at the veiled threats when you don't purchase. In addition, it is a boring time waster...

weeks ago.

Your games pages are always slow & unresponsive. I'm sick of the constant barrage of ads between every game. Products & services are one thing, but politicians, ie. David Reis? I'm sick & tired of seeing his face all over my screen while I'm playing my game; top, bottom, sides, 2 ads at the same time sometimes. Also, your $10,000 ball bounce game is total BS. Completely IMPOSSIBLE to win even $100 much less $10,000.

PCH says no purchase necessary, yet they bombard you with offers. You get to the end and it says your cart is empty, please order something; take a second look and other pleas. I have ordered several times from them, and never won anything on their contests. I do not believe there are any winners of any PCH contests. They build you up, then throw you down.

Do NOT use these scammers! They steal returns and claim they did not receive them! They are often a month late on shipping so by the time the item has arrived, I purchased another gift and sent their junk back but they expect you to pay for shipping no matter what. They have the cheapest junk, like spatulas that melt when you are using the spatula to turn over food, lovely plastic in the food. They sell women's cosmetics and lotions that contain chemicals that lead to endocrine toxicity and have been reported to cause cancer. They send 'free' cookies and charge $25+ for shipping and I did not request them because I am allergic! This company is abusive, overpriced and does not deliver on time but you pay maximum delivery charges! Corrupt to the max. I want my money back for the items I returned.

This is directed to PCH executives. You claim that no purchase is necessary to win. I am not a gullible 68 year old male. The truth is, if I don't buy anything, PCH does NOT give you added entries. The less you buy, the less entries you get in your sweepstakes. PCH PUNISHES YOU if you don't buy something. I am sick of it. Your token games including slots is a total waste of time. I have been a active participant since September 2016 and have NEVER won anything redeeming tokens much less winning sweepstakes. My window is closing since I am almost 70. I want to travel during my retirement but I can't afford it. I am getting a part time job. That is real world. PCH is just a pipe dream and only people up east and midwest win. Well how about that! Since PCH is in NEW YORK, it is cheaper travel expense to stay close to your home base. Don't tell me it is just a coincidence. ** PCH! I am done.

Pathetic programs run by Spectrum - Their games are pathetic, tons of error messages that say they are experiencing technical problems while you wasted your time trying to win the total points for the day and it keeps bombing out so you can't play the game and gain points. Pathetic, don't waste your time with this dumb site, their ads never bomb out but their games do, GO FIGURE.

Even when I look up the order details now there is no statement of shipping charges, but a disclaimer that states "Note that additional S&H and Tax charges are not displayed for item(s)."??? Why? Are they ashamed of the charges? Note: The shipping is VERY slow, it has been 13 days and still no items.

I have entered for 10 yrs and I am a VIP elite any more. VIP elite is not even worth one cent and then you send, "Oh we could be coming to your home". You build up hope and then drop you down. I have been entering ever since my parents took out the reverse mortgage. Hope I win and then I would not be out on the street when my parents are gone. I am disabled so what do I have to look forward to is living on the streets. Then you tell me that you are coming to the home, my father has passed. Next is my mom. She was so sorry that they did it. I was built up to believed that I would win from each of your email.

I have been entering these sweepstakes for many years and have never won but keep playing, today 2-21-2018 I got another entry that said I was entered into the 5000 a week forever prize. Well I opened it for I was going to fill it out and send it back as I always do and I gotten to notice that it says the deadline was 02-20-2018 REALLY? This is past the deadline. So I chatted with a customer rep by the name of Meagen and she said, "Sorry some was sent out late but I could send it in anyway" and they would enter me for the next drawing. Hmmm ok, sounds a little fishy to me don't it?

Been playing those PCH games the last month since I’ve been laid up with a broken leg. I’ve scored 16 million tokens and used them to enter various drawings, never won a dime, never won a dime playing any of the games either. All they do is beg you to buy their 99 cent store type garbage and when you don’t I’m sure their computers lock you out of ever winning anything but more useless tokens. What a scam, never met anyone in my 60 years of life who won anything from these scammers. Don’t waste your time playing, or your money on the cheap garbage they try to sell you.

I have had all of the experiences listed by the other reviewers before me. The PCH people "talk out of both sides of their mouths!" They try to play with our heads with a statement; however, inside that statement will be a word/s that limit/change the statement. In tiny almost unreadable text, they assure us that it is not necessary to purchase anything; however, they continually insult us with very large text reminding us that our "cart is empty," [as though we are too stupid to know it], and they do not allow us to proceed to "enter" until they have forced us to go through the lists of products several times.

Do they ever really pay out money? I have never seen anyone win, only what they show on TV. I play their games on their site, they say this game you can win $100 or this one you can win $500 or this one pays out $2500 but I haven't even seen $1. From what I keep reading on them, no one has ever won any money. They just want you to come to the site so they can try to see you something. I bought from them one time, they sent half but tried to make me pay for all of it. I tried explaining that I didn't receive everything and they refused to listen. I now just play their games, in hopes of beating the top score, which by the way, I have never even gotten close to.

Whenever you have only a limited time to finish a game section, the site freezes over and over. Today I had to log out and log back in over twenty times. I had multiple times that I completed a game and got my token score, but the site would freeze up before the score was added. When I would get back in, that game would be back, as if I hadn't already played it. I have yet to be able to complete all games in one day, due to site keeps freezing up. Tired of getting "difficulty loading" message.

Very simple! If I order THEY WIN. I enter but NEVER order. Because I want to WIN. When I win $1,000,000 I'll order. They could have so many more winners if they would give away $1000 or $2000 a week instead of $5000 or $7000. Who needs $5000 a week anyway?

I have tried three different browsers. I get as far as a page that says submission is pending and to click to continue. There is no continue button in any browser. There is a next button where I can buy useless crap. On that page, there is nothing related to submitting an entry. If I return to previous page I still get a message to click continue to submit my entry, but of course, there is still no option. I am quite tech-savvy, but how is it that I cannot find a way to submit my entry in Safari, Chrome or Firefox?

Why does PCH force you to buy their products if their sweepstakes are free? I am disabled and on a very limited income and I cannot afford their items. Frankly I don't want any of them. So done with this.

I have ordered things from Publishers Clearing House before I just paid off my last to cut two accounts. I know how I have all my accounts paid up and they're trying to say I still owe 420 some dollars from two years ago. I'm tired of the threatening letters that they're going to send it to collection and they keep sending me bills. As I explain to them they scammed me before and I've paid for things twice and I explain to them I'm not paying for anymore. I'm all paid up in full. They can send these bills to collections because I know I don't Owe this money.

You're watching ads in-app and window pops up saying you've won 1000.00 gift card from Amazon, Wal-Mart, etc... After you give your contact info and checkbox to receive text, you find out participation by paying them money is required. Now you've been scammed and get bombarded by salesman as a reminder. I see PCH ads on Consumer Affairs page now. So they've paid y'all off too. Good grief. Oh and you won't win anything on those games either.

What you read from PCH and what they actually do is diametrically opposed. I receive 3 to 5 email warnings daily with failure to respond will result in forfeiture of any prize money. Almost threatening to begging for an order. I’ve tried it not ordering and with ordering for years, perhaps 40 or more, hundreds of magazines, useless foreign junk easily less money at Walmart and in all cases even with guarantees of winning have reaped a big fat zero.

I love playing these games, but with all the freezing, it's impossible to win anything. Solitaire games: We have 3 minutes to play. I'd be willing to bet that 2 of those minutes are spent waiting while the game is frozen. When you click on cards to put them up, they end up all over the board and you can't see the cards underneath; you completely lose track of what you're doing... more time wasted trying to figure out what card is on top, and what card goes next.

They tell you no purchase necessary. They tell you there’s a chance to win. I fell for it before and now again. If you win, you get tokens. They just keep sucking you in and get nothing but tokens. Supposedly you have entered the sweepstakes but there’s always another email telling you there’s another step. They keep doing their best to get you to order. I am once again unsubscribing. People who need money the most are the ones who get sucked in that’s why WE keep falling for it. The wheel spinning and Et games are just another addition to get started. I don’t believe anyone wins except Publishers Clearing House.

When PCH robs you with your earned tokens, what else will they cheat you out of??? I accumulate about 1.2 to 1.4 million tokens a day normally. As I accumulate tokens I keep track of them, at the end of a section I check what they show I have accumulated. OOPS what they show is way out of what it should be. So I have started everything I accumulated at the end of each game and write it down and total with the previous. I then check what they show what my total is. Result - sometimes they add part of it, a few times they show all of it and frequently they show none of it. Tracking the totals over that last 4 days I find they have robbed me of about 100,000 tokens a day. IF THEY WILL ROB YOU OF TOKENS, what else WILL THEY CHEAT YOU OUT OF. Are these people a scam or worse???

I'm so upset with these people. No one ever wins. I feel like you all are getting paid for us using our internet. Then you say we won something but we got to buy something or go thru all these different things and never finish with the first attempt of winning anything. If you get finish there is still no winner. Y'all post face of employees winning 100 here and there. No no no run it right. I have not seen no one win the big money. They say they legit. Where is the proof. Nothing on TV but your commercial. I'm over it.

For lack of a calmer demeanor at this moment, I will start with this "screw you PCH". What does a person HAVE to do short of shutting down their personal email to get you TO STOP BOMBARDING ME WITH EMAILS! I have "unsubscribed" 3 times and you still send me upwards of 7 emails a day. I too played and played (no I didn't win either and that part's okay) but realized I JUST DON'T WANT TO ANYMORE. I didn't really expect to win anything and I am cool with that.

I tried to enter contest online. After several attempts and a multitude of emails from them alternating between telling me I was registered then several more telling me I had to search their product lists again and again (I already searched 3x) to meet compliance with their rules, it was clear you had to order something or enter an eternal search loop w/o a confirmed entry. This appears to be a scam now.

Unethical business practices. PCH sent me a bag to cook a potato in, and a bill for $23. Lol. It's a law that you do not have to pay for something that's sent to you without paying for it first. Otherwise anyone could send you something, and a bill. Think about it.

Yes, PCH is still targeting the most vulnerable adults in our society. Through plays on words and slick looking mass mailers claiming that you may already have WON! Hogwash. My elderly mother-in-law was giving out thousands of dollars each month, because she thought it didn’t matter since she had won $34M from PCH. WE (actually “I”) contacted PCH and demanded that they cease any/all contact with her. They agreed, but never quit. And yes, she still buys their dollar store nut & candy garbage - because the reps assure her that gives her extra chances to win. I’m disgusted! Mailings, and any other forms of contact.

On December 22nd, I got an email from them saying the prize has been awarded and they are on their way. On December 23rd, they said they hadn't really gotten a matching winning number and the prize was still up for grabs... So look at our products again! They wanted people who were desperate to win to think a miracle had happened and they still had one more chance to win.

Is PCH using our computing power to mine for cryptocurrency? While using my smartphone and/or iPad, the contests move right along. While on a computer, everything is at a snail's pace. It takes forever to load games and play. No, it is not my computer nor my internet connection. I am an electronic tech and am very savvy about computers, Windows, iOS, etc. The most likely explanation for the slowwww computer gaming is that PCH is using our bandwidth to mine cryptocurrency in the background. BTW, not the issue here but been Pch'ing over 40 yrs and never won a thing.

I've been entering since 1978. I have won nothing, I would be better off playing the lottery. If I had the money I spent on stamps I would have quite a bit of money. I've also entered online and you can never get thru all the pages to finally enter. It's a scam, The government should put a stop to junk like this.

I've been playing the games... Never win any money, redeemed the tokens to enter for prizes... Nothing. I'm up to almost 7.5 Million tokens, but have never hit any money. Did order a few things... pretty cheap goods for what you pay. Shipping and handling price it out of the market. Will NEVER order anything again. Don't waste your money! Play for fun only.

I’ve been a “customer” of Publishers Clearing House for years! Easy payments, but all their products are super expensive for cheap workmanship and sometimes defective products. Trying to get their customer service to do anything is a joke! The shredding scissors, OMG! NO don’t buy anything from PCH! You can enter without purchasing but you have to read the fine print. I’ve never won anything from them... Are the people that win real? That’s an interesting question... Happy Holidays!! Be aware! Be smart! Be good to yourselves!

On VIP scratch off games - I've played 3 games several different times and it says I have to do two more to "unlock" for the big try. The short of it is I can do the last three games but cannot do the first games - hence - it refuses to accept the selection. I just sit and look at no action! Holy cow I just might be a big winner without a chance to claim it (smiles). Can I get an email on what to do!! I have faith cause I won before. Let me know what I am doing wrong. Keep the contests coming. Play every day and mail every entry.

I have been on and off this site for over 3 years now. I am a relatively active member, a few million away from Diamond level status and yet over all of those 4-5 hour nights I have only received a $5 check in the mail, yes a $5 check! It costs nearly that much for me to drive to the bank and back, and not even worth giving them my bank info over. That right there put a fire in me to QUIT playing the site for hours at a time, it's not worth it. The rate of money they pay out for the amount of ads I've watched is ludicrous. I'm sure they've made hundreds if not thousands off of me in ad revenue, and I get a $5 check. What a crock. Stay away and don't spend more than a few minutes a day filling out stuff, it won't make a difference.

I just started playing PCH, and love it! I've so far won $10, and play every day, and there's reasons that they State, and let me tell every reviewer out here buying, so I purchasing will not increase your chances of winning! If you're called, or that you have to buy something to win or get in a sweepstakes It's a scam! Let me repeat a scam, you don't have to purchase anything, and my experience thus far, is the games/apps are easy, though they do have some accessibility issues to work on even on PCH.com. I love it!

All you get is tokens no cash. And I got a call last year said I won a prize. Patrol was on their way but I had to go to Walmart and send 2500 cash for processing fees before they arrived. What a joke.

Playing the PCH games for a long time and never win a thing especially the low income and people below low income so they can stop struggling and the rich or above low income people not as much. I have been playing the PCH games and everything else since my daughter was in my belly and now she is almost 4 years old.

I've been playing the instant win games now for about 5 months and redeemed thousands of tokens and I have WON ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. How can they continue to fool people so much? I am totally disappointed in Publishers Clearing House.

Publishers Clearing House claims they are not a scam. Annex and I filled out everything on time for a year. We were sent a letter saying somebody in my very neighborhood with my initials would definitely win. We were sent another letter saying that the Prize Patrol was definitely coming to my neighborhood and somebody with my initials had definitely won. Needless to say it never happened. Isn't that false advertisement? They told me someone with my initials in my neighborhood won and it never happened.

I have been dealing with Publishers Clearing House almost 3 years. I have bought several hundred dollars in junk from them mostly because I was led to believe I would win. Please don't waste your time and money on this. They continually change dates on which the award for sweepstakes will be given. People if you do not live in one of the States that sued PCH for misleading customers with their e-mails which they continue to do, you will not win each time they claim to be awarding a prize. It's in one of the States that have to pay legally millions because they were sued, unfortunately I am in VA which did not sue and believe me when I say they have awarded all around this state but never here. Go figure. If you do get lured into the game don't believe in the payment plans offered for buying from them as when you go to pay the option for monthly payments are not there. You have to pay all or nothing.

Im 68 and a cancer survivor this year. Ive sent things into PCH for about 50 years. I always try to buy a few things, try to pay on time, even though now it's getting harder, since Ive lost half my income because my husband in nursing home on hospice. This year I tried the online a few times. But the begging for me to get stuff, and the stuff is really cheap. Does anyone really win, or are they just hired actors. I could act for you too, cause I need the money. After reading the reviews I think Im going to have to stop. My fixed income is hurting. Sorry. Ty for games although no one wins.

You don't have to believe me but I'm telling you that you're all PCH prostitutes. I was one too. PCH pimped us all. Some research and a little common sense will prove this... Be clear, PCH is the pimp and you're the hooker. How so, you may wonder? Well it's like this. As I'm sure you know in present day internet age the way to make money is through ads. Lots and lots of ads. Popular YouTube "celebs" with hundreds of thousands of subscribers make tons of money that way. Popular bloggers, affiliates program members, Etc, all make money this way. PCH is no exception.

For 45 years my mother religiously entered every Publishers Clearing House contest. Her basement was full of boxes and boxes of PCH envelopes with the receipts of items she purchased, or just what she sent in as entries. Not once did my mother ever win a dime from them. 45 years! I am sure over the years she spent several thousand dollars buying useless items. I threw an awful lot of those items away as I cleaned her basement. Please do not waste your time entering these contests. They sell your info, they just want you to buy items. But I think at some point, someone, somewhere, would know a person who actually won the million dollar prizes or the $5000 a week prize. I have asked across the internet, and not a single person knows of anyone! Please do not waste time online - again - they will sell your information to other scammers.

I think Publishers Clearing House is a hoax. I think people that buys things from them are the ones that win. I don't ever remember Publishers Clearing House ever having winners in Salina, Kansas. I've been entering forever and haven't won anything. Why haven't they ever come to Salina, Kansas if they were real? I'm done.

I went to the website I got in the mail. I ordered 2 items. I'm not sure they received. I tried entering the contest and ALL I kept getting was more and more pages of crap I don't want to buy. I never did find a way out to enter the contest. From now on when I get something from PCH it will go in the trash!

I received an email from pch.com stating that I had won $100,000.00! So excited I called and emailed making sure this wasn't a hoax! They asked for my name and email address and then tell me that they are very sorry but it was a mistake and was sent by mistake. I call bull! I was then told I would be put in a $10,000 lottery with 4 other people! What the hell is going on? I should have recorded the phone call and kept the email in a safer place than on my phone which died. I think a question should be asked; who has won that never made a purchase? They make that claim, but, is the BS also?

I will like to know if anybody win for real sometime in this website. I had 2 years playing every day many games they have here and buying thing they sell to get in the winning millions and nothing I win here so if this is for real or just a advertising business for PCH.

I have entered this sweepstakes several times by mail, & decided to do it online. Well I spent 30 min. having to go thru all the as seen on TV junk & mags. that I got so frustrated & finally gave up. I have purchased some of the items @ Rite Aid & Wal-Mart, & wound up returning. I bought one of those copper belts to help my back (I have had several back surgeries) & it was totally worthless. I also purchased one of those key antennas & it didn't work either. My wife & I are a very limited income as we are both disabled & can't afford cable. All I have is a smartphone with limited data. Anyway I wasted a lot of data trying to enter this stupid contest. I finally gave up. I couldn't do it anymore. I live in constant pain which makes it hard for me to do anything for a long period of time. It's easier & less costly for me to do it by mail. But I have never won anything & always wondered where the money came from.

I played the games both via the cell phone app and via the main website - nothing but a bunch of useless tokens. I seriously doubt anybody ever wins any prizes from this, and I see that I'm not the only one who has experienced this (It also eats up your data usage and you get a bunch of emails you don't want, and the emails keep coming even after you have unsubscribed).

Seems like the only people that do win are people that are already well-off and homeowners. There was a giveaway today. I looked it up and saw the winner on the news but I've never saw a person that lives in an apartment or anyone younger win the prizes. It always looks like older retired people or people who already have money.

I have read most of the reviews, I too have played for a long time since 1988. I've never win anything as of yet, but happened to playing just for fun. I play for therapy to get my mind off the daily stress. Enjoy the games not the Chase of money!

I received an email. From PCH. Saying I won 10000.00 then next day said they. Made a mistake. Apologized and continue on with new winner. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THIS GAME SINCE I WAS 7. TO SCAM MY BABY'S FEELINGS. WHY WE WERE HOMELESS, REALLY HURT THEM. See I believe in God and I still play everyday. Someone. Must make this right.

Their accounting is very bad. Warning do not use the partial payment. Pay off full amount or you will receive tons of past due bills. Make copies of your checks. They ACH their checks so your bank does not have a copy. All you get is the ACH # on your bank statement. PCH demands that you send a copy of your check front and back for them to correct your order payment. LOVE the FREE Gifts that you pay shipping and handling. The stuff they send is making CHINA Rich. As soon as I pay off PCH Never Again!

I've been playing these supposed instant win games they have online for a while now. First of all, the scratch offs are a load of BS, no one ever wins. The other games you're never going to win, no matter what, they got them rigged. For one example, I choose the same car in that car race game every time and it always comes in either last or second to last. The same thing with that horse race game. The bean bag (I always choose the blue one) never hits the hole in cornhole. The game with the ring toss always hits the same pin. So anyway, after noticing all these things, I just decided to check their winners list and out of curiosity I took a bunch of names at random and searched for them on Facebook, sure enough, NONE of them came up. Now I am well aware not everyone has a Facebook page, but you would think at least one out of the 50 or so names I chose would come up, but no. These games are fake.

I have entered numerous PCH contests online for various amounts of prizes. Since 2015 I haven't one dime. Not even $50.00. I truly believe these scams collect your personal info and play on your hopes and dreams. Shame on PCH if they are affiliated with this.

I made the mistake of filling out the entry. I have been bombarded by emails ever since from them and other scams and possible virus links. Everyday I would get an email saying one more step. The feds should look into this sorry company and fine them $1000 a day to pay restitution to all those they scammed.

I have returned at least 5 or more of these envelopes literally the day after receiving them. The last one I returned said that that they noticed I hadn't ordered anything and wanted to know if I wanted to change my mind and I marked NO and of course they tell you "no purchase is necessary to win" not to mention the envelope said "final step". I received yet another one yesterday saying "final step". This is ridiculous. How they play on people's emotions and time. If it's "no purchase necessary to win" stop harassing me to purchase. I personally don't believe anyone wins. I would like to know who has one that has NEVER ordered anything and what year was it?

I wrote you last night letting you know how I feel about your company, but today after talking with a girl in your company, I found I now have a solid different opinion... See today I called to correct a mistake I made on the sweepstakes, that Johny thing for the name instead of mine. I asked the girl a couple of questions and now I don't want to ever enter again... See since I have been doing your sweepstakes, junk I would never want has been getting into my e-mail. I also received calls claiming they work for PCH and that I won. Let me tell you. This is why people are even writing off chances to win. They can't trust anything at all. All kinds of garbage comes with all of you... Like those gay sites, claims to order a free prize associated with PCH and it is all garbage crap... Thing my moral life would never want. If anyone has a problem with me being MORAL and they don't like it too damn bad. I have a right to be moral no matter what.

I get every so often a flyer from PCH, and I just can't help but order something from them. I have moved a lot due to family and health. So believe it or not I always start over. I do love how the payments get set up for me. I think the quality is perfect for the price. I also enter in their sweepstakes and I find it to be a blast. I dream of all that money and it lifts me up just knowing what I would with it, if it came to me. Good luck to all of you. I hope it all makes you as happy as it makes me...

I purchased 3 items car repair color and a cordless screwdriver, which would not screw anything into warm butter. Rather than being bothered with sending them back, I kept the junk. I sent payment in two increments because I live on my Soc Sec which is barely enough to eat on. For some reason they say they did not receive the second payment. They sent me a letter that the entire amount was in arrears. When I tried to contact them they wanted to add extra charges and also charge me for paying my balance. I talked with customer service (they had no authority). I tried to pay online, and again, they wanted the full original amount plus late fee and payment fee.

Since I have read all the reviews I know now I'm (not) singled out! Games are awful to play! Either won't load, or so slow you can't play to win! Most of the time they don't work!!! This is awful and I'm so disappointed in PCH I will not play anymore. Now I know there's NO chance of winning! I can't believe after all the games I have played NOT ONE WINNER! I see I'm not the only one. This really needs to be investigated! I see names of winners but NO big to do on TV or advertising on it! I see very few names as winners and most come from N.Y., N.M. A handful MO and Illinois. A lot from Cal. Az.

When PCH says that its customers' satisfaction is their priority, they (unlike many companies I have dealt with) mean it. Yes, I do enter their sweepstakes, but I am not looking for a miracle win. Since you do not have to order from them to enter the drawings, I don't see the downside to their offers. I do order from them when something catches my eye and their prices are competitive. I recently had to contact their customer service regarding an item I had not received along with an item I did receive but had not ordered. With a smile in her voice and no hassle whatsoever, the representative credited my account for the item I had not ordered (she also told me it was not necessary to return it when I offered to send it back!) and told me that she was resending the item that I did not receive. No questions, no hassles, FANTASTIC!

Been playing for 34 years and still not one dime. I just threw out 20 PCH entries. I'll be saving the 10 dollars (or more) monthly to treat myself to something nice from now on. Over and out PCH. Good luck in your future endeavors as scam artists.

I ordered from PCH for the first time and was promised a $30 free gift. The bowls were so small you couldn't even eat a bowl of cereal out of them. They are useless. The free gift that cost me 6.98 was small gift bags and a few cards that I wouldn't give to anyone. It was a joke, but they looked good in my trashcan. When I called them they were rude and unhelpful. I will never do business with them again and hope this helps saves someone else the aggravation that I had.

The only thing that PCH is interested in is the players watching those video ads. The latest game, Keno, is set up so that the player has no chance of playing all 5 cards. After the ads, technical issues, and down right stalling, the best a player can do is 4 cards. It is set up to fail from the start. I must have made them mad because as of this date (Sept. 13, 2017) I do not receive any more email from them. It might be the searches I entered like "Final Step for the 10 time" or "Does anyone ever win the grand prize" and the ever popular "VIP status for the 30th time". I guess it will cut down on the amount of spam I get.

For years, I found it more prudent not to order from Publishers Clearing House, finding it more useful to shop for merchandise personally. But recently, I decided to give it a try. In fact, I've ordered quite a few items from them in the last several weeks. What I found out is, you can only order the amount of items they deem appropriate for you personally, no matter how promptly you pay the bill. In fact, they will suspend your ordering privileges despite a bill being paid in full even before the items are shipped. (The company sends a follow-up billing email that makes a Writ of Habeas Corpus sound more friendly.)

These people are so full of crap. They are just playing games with other people's head. They send stuff to your home and want you to pay for something that you never order. I been playing this game since 2010 and never once have I won anything from them at all and they always doing something to slow down your game even to a point where the game will stop. And whenever you contact them about they tell you that it's been resolved but yet it haven't. I think that PCH need to be investigated or be made to be shut down. I've been playing their games since 2010 not 2017.

I have been a member for thirteen long years. I have never even won a nickel. I have hit on those instant win games like the bean bag throw and the foot ball kick where he kicks the ball over the goal. I have hit that several times and the bean bag toss. I never received anything. I wrote them about it and ask why I didn't win the instant 5000 dollars. They never did answer me. They have never answered any of my questions. But like a fool I keep playing. I guess cause I see those people winning when the prize patrol goes to their house. But then again look at their houses. All really nice houses. Never see anyone poor winning. I guess I am going to give up after thirteen years.

Today is August 31, 2017 and PCH was supposed to give out a $15 million prize. As usual, the winning number didn't come in and they handed out the "Second Chance" prize of $1 million. This happens EVERY SINGLE TIME. They are now advertising their new contest of $1,000 per week for life, which will be issued in October. Guess what? No one will win the $1,000 per week because they'll claim that the winning number wasn't handed in. I find it hard to believe that with millions and millions of people entering that the winning number is never handed in. Also, what's with all the technical issues with the website that are NEVER corrected? I think they're crooks and liars. I've been entering their contests for over 42 years and now I've finally gotten it through my head that I'll never win anything. I've had it with them and will never enter another contest and will never buy a single thing from them ever again.

It never fails. Whenever I get an email from PCH with their varied alerts etc. and I go to their website to enter into the latest sweepstakes, I soon start getting spam calls, texts and emails. After several weeks of non-stop spammers trying to contact me it starts to let up. The moment I enter a PCH sweepstakes once again it starts up full force again. I click on NO Thanks!! on the sponsor pages but they do not seem to like to take no for an answer. I start getting calls for house insurance, car insurance, extended car warranty. You name it I get it!!!

I'm writing to let everybody know that Publishers Clearing House is not who they say they are nor do they stand behind their name & the people you see on their TV commercials are paid actors or employees because I've been playing this game ever since 2008 & here it is 2017 going into 2018 & I still haven't won anything from them & I never missed a date or payment for the things I ordered which I never got, but I still paid them so that way I don't have bill collectors calling me saying I owe Publishers Clearing House for items I purchased. And if you don't order any of the crap they are promoting they take you off of their mailing list which is cool with me because I got tired of them telling me I'm in the running to win this amount of money which is a bunch of bull. So they need to have their license pulled & put out of business for good & they should be ashamed of themselves & I just wish it was a way I could sue them for emotional distress & clinical depression because that's what I'm suffering with ever since I started playing this scam/ripoff of a game.

Hoping to win at PCH and other giveaways (Powerball, Lotto...) and nothing yet. BUT I can confirm prizes really do happen. My cousin's Parish Priest in Iowa won $1 million dollars from PCH and was featured in a big promotion with Joan Lunden. Also saw a segment on Lifetime TV regarding a recent $1 million dollar winner who was featured this week on news report about her life: ** Still, I am not counting on it but always have fingers crossed!

I began following PCH Sweepstakes and consequently, the characters of the imagination that follow. I too was sent emails that strongly "suggested" my name was on the winning ticket. Right! They even suggested I reply to this magic email and tell them how excited I was to be a "WINNER!" What a sucker to think I could win against full-time players that were there from the start. Do the math, you can never catch up. Let me see, where did I place that book, "The Laws of Attraction?"

I don't quite understand how a business can behave this way and stay in business. I remember my mother having the same phone calls with this company, years ago, for sending stuff not ordered. And trying to make me responsible for returning their mess up? HELLO? THEY ARE CRAZY!!! Contacting BBB is not even a threat to them it seems. I will continue to fight!!!

I have to ask myself why I continue visiting this site, although it offers me almost nothing in return. I have reached the exalted status of "Sapphire Player" recently, after playing literally millions of games over the last five or six years. What does this mean? Well, it just means that I have accumulated over 5 million tokens, and that I *might* -- one chance in 10,000 -- one day win $300 or $400 on the "leader board," if I accumulate more points than anyone else. Since there are probably millions of other players, this possibility is very remote. So far, I've never even made to 100th place on this board.

Now I realize none of this would be relevant if I didn't take my time to participate. They don't owe me anything, other than what they sell, their stuff is free to do, other stuff is a pay w/ tokens participation, and I don't do those. So far, about the only more serious issues I've had are with the endless repetitive commercials I sat through between EACH AND EVERY point in an entry, i.e. EVERY scratch off, EVERY lotto, EVERY sweepstakes entry, etc. Not in the big scheme of things, but it was painful to sit through! And some are VERY long and some of the people in the commercials were very annoying. Also, had some customer service issues (on certain things) and their form letters they send back to you, not addressing all the issues in my email, and routinely asking for a screen shot, etc. (just learned how to do that!), but sometimes the screen changes quicker than my screen shot can capture it.

Recently, I had started receiving items that I didn't order, or confirmation emails for magazine subscriptions that I never ordered. Plus, their shipping policies are out of the 1980's. In many emails, I expressed my disappointment, and requested they cancel all orders they may have listed for me. I have been receiving at least 2 packages from them every day for the past week. I do NOT open them, and simply write "Please return to sender. Did not order".

This ad (COSENTYX) is too long. It is 5-6 minutes long so I'm waiting the ad to finish before I can continue to win either money or tokens. Once is enough but to run this sequentially is too frigging long. You are asking me to sit for 30 on ad time before I can play. I find this quite discouraging and put a damper to want to continue with PCH games. Also your Mercedes Benz is long too. I'm sure you got a lucrative contract out of this but how about us, this is cost us valuable time!

A few years ago I won a small prize on the old PCH games - about $600. A form popped up on the screen and I filled it out, and soon another form came FedEx. I had to sign the affidavit in front of a notary and send it back, which I did, and they sent me the check by mail. People, watch those screens when you're entering. I would bet that some of you have won a game prize and haven't noticed because you clicked right past the form. To those who complain about PCH ads and merchandise, come on - where do you think they get the money they award? Think about it, you silly goofs! I see ads every day from lots of places, I'm happy that seeing the ads on PCH give me a chance to win. I will keep entering and hoping for the "big one", just as I have for over 30 years. Someday it will be my turn! I believe because I actually did win and receive a small prize once.

After many years of entering sweepstakes and the lotto, I am convinced that this is all bollocks. I gave up playing the online scratch off cards because after nearly a decade of doing so, I have not been able to win ten lousy dollars. Who cares about tokens and the "yippie skippy" comments?

I entered the online Sweepstakes with PCH. They make you go through a variety of screens with items to purchase. At the bottom, you click "Continue" to go to the next page. One day, instead of just saying "Continue," it said "Place order and continue." I accidentally clicked on that but I did not click on any of the products. I then received an email that my order had been "Confirmed". I called them and said I had not intended to order anything and wanted my order canceled. They said it would be. I then received an email saying my order had been "Processed." I emailed them and they said the order was "Canceled." Then I received an email saying my order had "Shipped" and it included a tracking number.

I played PCH for 2 years non-stop. Earned over 4 Million "tokens". Then gave up for a short time. Someone in my area won... Just a few miles from me. Then, I was shut off. I tried to re-enter PCH and I would last a day or two and they would shut down my account and I would have to start all over again. I have now tried 5 times to start the game again... To no avail. Someone there finds I'm back and shuts me down. I simply do not believe that PCH is on the up and up. They "choose" the winners and it's almost always a minority or poor ** person. They also avoid, on purpose, anyone they suspect is a conservative.

This company is very questionable to say the least! Orders that my mother has placed are almost always incorrect and overpriced! Their shipping & handling is outrageous! Furthermore, it's near impossible to contact them directly, purposely of course. They don't want to talk to you! And I suspect their claims of "BIG WINNERS"!!! Think about it! The only place we ever hear of the winners is FROM THEIR OWN ADS! Could it be there are not truly any winners at all!? I'm referring to the big $5,000. A week winners - who and where are they!!! Uh-hmmm!!! That's what I thought. They show us TV ads that they produce! There's never anything on any other news source. I do not trust this company, AT ALL.

I mailed off for the two flashlights for one price. The price was 4 payments of $2.99 which would come out to $11.96. When I received the flashlight (only one) it was $19.96 plus $7.99 s/h. Then when I called to get it straight I got India customer service where she put me on hold for 18 mins to talk with her supervisor. At which time she came back and said she can send me another for $9.99 plus $7.99 s/h. Not as advertised. This is how you get cheated by this Publishers Clearing House. Now I have to return it which is going to cost me for a return shipping receipt. Not good folks. Bad bad bad business. I wish I could mark this with zero stars. One is too high.

Up until about 2 months ago I played these sweepstakes every day. I even had VIP Status and had earned almost 25 million tokens. I also enjoyed playing several of the games and played those almost every day. The reason I was able to enter these sweepstakes and play these games is that I used an adblocker to filter out the malware that comes with the ads. I would just turn off the popup that would come on asking me to turn off the adblocker and go on to enter the sweeps or play the games. But about two months ago that all changed. One day my system worked fine and I could enter the contests and play the games with no problem. The next day I could not because PCH changed the way their popup system works. Now, if you turn off their popup, the page just keeps refreshing and you can't enter any sweepstakes or play any games unless you actually turn off your adblocker. So I did.

I have been playing PCH lotto for 5 yrs, I have 21 million tokens. Every time they email me that it's getting close nothing happens, then they called and said I had a balance of 45 dollars. I did not order anything, it's a big farce, they say a lot of people have won in Michigan. It's never been on TV.

I have read the complaints about the Publishers Clearing House and have had most of the same problems with them. I have tried to unsubscribe but with no luck. I have been getting many random emails every day all of sudden and couldn't figure out why. I have had this same email for 7 years and have never had this problem before. These emails are coming from random companies and I am also getting inappropriate emails also. It seems like PCH might be selling our emails to random people and companies. After reading many complaints about PCH I feel that they act very aggressive and almost desperate to get consumers to buy their products therefore I wouldn't doubt they could sell our emails to make more money. I'm not sure what is going on with my email since PCH. Has anyone else had this problem?

I've been playing PCH.com games for only a couple of days and DID win $5 from the "Thank You" wheel spins. I was kind of upset at first because I clicked on the link to confirm and it said it had already been claimed and I thought I lost the rest of my spins. However, immediately they sent me an email with a code and it turned out to be $5 Amazon gift card and the code worked and was applied to my account. Everything else, you have to be realistic about. Your chances of winning are minuscule, especially if you look at their homepage where it says "325 Million given away!" or whatever. Think of the split up on that vs. all their games, sweepstakes, lottos, etc. Just use your tokens on entries to win gift cards and that's probably your best bet. Pro tip: never buy anything from the internet if it's not a trusted site with reliable customer service and guarantees. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

I accidentally ordered a product once while entering sweepstakes on a tablet. I received the item in a few weeks, paid the bill and have never ordered again or been billed again. The product was as advertised. So I have no issues as far as that is concerned. I have read many reviews claiming the items were defective and they sent them back. I would suggest to keep in mind that many of these products are cheap 'as seen on tv' type items that are almost always garbage. I do not buy these types of products from infomercials and instead wait to see them in a Walgreens or Ace Hardware or somewhere like that so I can ask about them. I have bought several of these types of products at stores locally and they usually turn out to be junk. The good thing about buying locally is that it makes returning easier. Keep that in mind. Otherwise, if you do order from PCH, I expect it will be fine. It worked out OK for me anyway.

We had received an email telling us we had won the $850,00.00 drawing. When I inquired about it they said it was a scam. This is not right. We are 65 and 72 yrs of age and now they are saying it's a scam. We need help. I am attempting to attach the e-mail I received. The **. We have been playing for 40 yrs and to finally win and then be told it's a scam. Shame on PCH. PS. Can't send e-mail. Don't know how to do it.

I received a phone call today from "Tony **" who told me I had won $2 million plus a Mercedes Benz. He was very detailed and then asked me to deposit $299 cash to a special account to get me in the system... Go to WalMart for the transaction. I've never heard of a PCH sweepstakes requiring a payment of money before being awarded prize money. Am I wrong? He is calling me back tomorrow (Thur., 5/4) and is expecting me to follow through, which I am not going to do. Do you want other information? Would appreciate your response asap.

I have received numerous emails from PCH, supposedly to keep me in a sweepstakes. They require scrolling through cheap-looking products and doing online searches. I have never ordered from these emails but was shocked to receive an unsolicited product and then today, an email requesting payment. I did not order this!!! (Some kind of flashlight.) Unless they have some kind of deceitful mechanism that puts in an order if my finger brushes an invisible order button, then I have no idea how this could happen. I have stopped looking at these ads and certainly have no intention of paying for something I don't want and never ordered. Annoying to say the least to be dunned for this.

I've been playing this stupid site for almost 2-years. Never won a thing! The advertising is incredibly effective and well done to draw in suckers, but TOTAL BS!!!! I have almost 25-Million points that I've played and haven't won a thing! Congress should put a stop to PCH's BS! Never buy into this BS!

I buy items from PCH at times and I send back the junk but PCH has now started a new trend, at least it is new to me. My purchase was a cast iron grill pan. It was a little on the expensive side to begin with but when I got the bill it had a $12.00 S&H processing fee. Shipping is one thing but a handling fee is another because they are making an additional profit by saying they boxed the item, to me that is a real cheap shot. Most of the PCH items are junk anyway but my reasoning is that I want this item and I don't mind paying a little extra for it but $12.00 tacked on to a product that was overpriced in the first place really made me feel like a fool. I will not buy anything more from PCH.

I keep reading about scams. Well I WON $1000 playing Lotto at the above company, so I know they are a very responsible legitimate company! I can show you the proof because I had to report it on my 2015 income tax. The reason I am writing is because I am tired of people accusing PCH of being a scam organization; even today I still play all of their contests!

I have been playing for 3 years straight and have not won anything but I still play to win. I do not believe that this is a scam. Fit to the fact that the company has been established since before I was born and is still going. We all want to win and do better in our lives. For everyone that received an email saying they won something over a 1000 please read the fine print when playing these games. Large prizes are not notified. They are surprised at your door. Who would send a 10000 grand prize by email. Those are scams to collect your personal information. I read about them all the time. How people are notified through mail of email that they won or have to pay to get the money. That's just unreal. Also does it matter where the money comes from? As long as it is legal, I'm playing! I don't have to pay to enter and I don't have to buy products either so I'm all in. I hope you all don't give up on your dream of wanting something more due to a few scams.

PCH has been dinged enough by well, everybody from customers to the feds but they still fight even while retreating. I receive those 'YOU'VE BEEN SELECTED!!!!' things because I'm disabled and this is a way to window shop without having to walk. I, like many, usually search anything I want online for the lower price, because it's NOT PCH. I order when I can't find it anywhere else. This last invoice I wanted to pay in the installments. GOOD LUCK FINDING A WAY. After a GOOD 20 minutes searching their site, I finally found a little note down in the FAQ that says if you get your bill and want to pay in 'quarters' as they call it, you have to CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE DURING THEIR REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. Some user-friendly attitude.

I was happy to make my first purchase and pleased with the item I bought. When I sent in my payment in full, there were ads with more special deals if I was interested. All you do is place the sticker on the payment form and they'll send you the item. Well, I never did. A month later I get a letter stating 3rd and final notice for payment past due. I was confused, I paid in full for the item I purchased and notice the amount was higher. Then I noticed the item "Retinol Cream". It dawn to me that was one of the offer that came with my statement. I called PCH customer service, and they explained that they received my order and that it was shipped out to me and received at my home. I said, "NO I never received such a thing nor have I ordered this item." I also recalled seeing ad for the same item thru via email I received, clicked on the link and had put the item into the basket. But I did not finalized anything and closed the website.

For just over the past year, I have responded to their search with our email and the buy from our email every day. It doesn't take long and I'm on the computer all the time. Their Super discounted prices are generally 20% higher (and $5 shipping) than elsewhere on the web, even when you are getting the extra special 50% off. Generally I will zoom through the pages and if I like something I go find it elsewhere and get it cheaper and free shipping. Their Emails are sent out by an automated system that doesn't know more about you than your email address, insert generic form 1,000.001 paste customer number 10,000,998 data file in. SEND!!! I have attempted to contact them about their email practices and well "we will look into it" is about as far as I got. Dead end.

I am a sometimes participant with the PCH sweepstakes. I always hope I'll win, but haven't yet. I know some people who have thought they won. If you do win, you will receive a real, honest-to-goodness message from PCH. They will NOT ask you to send them any money, or anything else for that matter. If someone asks for money from you, it is a SCAM! Now, in regards to the products offered... I have purchased several things through PCH, and I've received good things and bad. I've bought bowls that broke the first time they went through the dishwasher, but still have some dish towels I bought years ago. Just like when you buy things you see on TV, you're playing the lottery when you order. It is only through comments like these that PCH truly knows about the products they sell. I doubt their reps actually try the items.

Just received a packet from PCH and in this one they advise me if I don't make a selection for one of the products they will pass my number(s) on to someone else. They indicated this was done before to someone else and the person to whom it was passed on to won. I don't know how much. I felt as though they were putting me under pressure to make a purchase which I will not allow to happen so, PCH, goodbye, I'm done.

It is really SAD to see this many lazy and/or uneducated and blame PCH. By simply reading their rules and giveaway guidelines they would NEVER blame PCH. Buying/subscribing to any ads does NOT increase your chances to win and PCH clearly states they are NOT liable for any issues you have with that other company. PCH gets cents per advertisement and they accumulate so that they can give free prizes but those are OTHER companies so... simply look up their reviews and experiences. Look up their policy. If it is Best Buy then I guarantee you that you will be treated fairly. If it is some small company from Thailand, then you are taking a risk. Be a grown adult and take responsibility if you fail to do your research.

While I question if anyone actually has won a large prize, such as the $5000 a week for life, I actually did win and received a check for $5 from search and win. Very small winnings but it did show me that they actually do pay small winnings. I have ordered products they offered, not to increase my chances, but wanted what seemed like cute items. The items weren't too bad, but what I wasn't told was the outrageous shipping costs which aren't disclosed when order is placed. For that reason I will never order products from PCH again. But the winnings are real, but highly unlikely that the actual winning pre-picked number will ever be drawn. Can happen, but not probable.

They keep telling me that I've won something and then they send me to another survey to fill out. I think it's all a scam. They want you to think you have won BIG and then they send you to another damn survey to fill out. All we are doing is filling out surveys and not even getting paid for them. If you have not won anything don't make the consumer think they have won big time. You are deceiving us with promising us that we have won. I'm VERY DISAPPOINTED ALSO! I'm not your biggest fan right now. I bet nobody's ever won anything. THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO TREAT PEOPLE!

I remember sometime in the 70's I was told that I won a 20 inch TV. In order to get it I had to pay shipping which amounted to more than I would have paid for the same TV in the first place. These people are SCAMMERS and nobody wins the top prize or probably any other prize. If anybody won the 7 million a week for life, wouldn't it be on the news on TV? For one thing, how would this crap company be able to afford to pay out this amount every year or many times per year? Come now, would you believe this? Not even a drug cartel could afford to do that.

Very disappointed that my elderly mother got roped into numerous purchases from your company. Over $800+ magazines that the woman will never read or have an interested in - no refund. We were told just keep getting magazines. REALLY??? 80+ year old woman reads Rolling Stones... Other magazines never even heard of before more magazines than ever US, Good Housekeeping, Shape, Money, Forbes... Too many to list. She needs the $ for health issues not useless magazines or items. Other items she supposedly order - she's not even sure how she did that. Have been returned unopened once us children saw what was coming to her.

I believe that PCH is a legitimate company. However, it preys on the gullible and easily swayed by advertising. My complaint deals with the fact that my brother has fallen prey to the idea the he is going to be the winner of these huge sweepstakes that PCH has. This has happened several times and then it's up to me to contact PCH and have him taken off their mailing list. A word to the wise - if the person's name is spelled a bit wrong or the address is a bit off, then the whole cycle starts over again. My brother has a very limited income, and I am his POA, so it is up to me to keep his finances in order, as he doesn't take care of it himself. I am also on his bank account so I have the ability to do that. I don't like being the "bad cop" here, but I just hate to see him being taken advantage of just because he believes all of the mail that he reads or sees things on TV. Just be cautious of about this company.

I've been entering the PCH contests for years, both through mail and online, every day, through their site and all the e-mails they send me. I'm still hoping I will win one day, but what I am really wondering about, and can find no information on, is this: I have recently been redeeming my tokens for the prize drawings. I had accumulated over 60 million tokens over the years and thought what the heck. But I have done this several times over the past few months and have noticed NO tokens were taken out of my total. I still have over 60 million tokens!!! And some of the drawings I "entered" I put in over 2 or 3 million tokens. Seems to me this particular contest just might be a scam. Anyone else notice this?

I entered the contest because after all who doesn't want to win $5,000.00 a month for life; even if you got your finances in order. After playing Publishers Clearing House games for a few days I stayed getting calls and calls and borderline driving me insane with have all this calls. They have my phone number, my address, my emails. Is there a way to get rid of them? I don't know. I wished I never got to play the stupid game. Please help. They have been calling at all times of the day. I can't have a peaceful moment eating dinner with my family or at work, because they call and text, and send emails at all times of the day. Consumer Affairs I beg for help!!!

I must say they ask you for your information and I keep receiving teller marketers. I'm so tired of these calls. They do make it very easy for them to get your info. I'm a women that is on a machine and they call all day every day. I'm sick of it. My info should be protected and it shouldn't be an easy target...

I entered the $5000 WK with PCH, after I PURCHASED 2 PRODUCTS. I was NOT GIVEN my entry NUMBERS but only led to MORE ITEMS TO PURCHASE. I tried several times after that but STILL NO WAY TO GET MY ENTRY NUMBERS. Still I keep getting notices from PCH to be sure NOT TO MISS the CLOSING DEADLINE. What is more alarming is: After I entered my information, I started getting tons of emails illegally using my email ID at the front of each message. These emails were PRODUCT OFFERINGS. I BLOCKED THE SITE even though I have NO IDEA where this SPAM is coming from. It is MY OPINION that PCH is a SCAM and should be reported to their LOCAL ATTORNEY GENERAL to be investigated. I'm to blame for believing there was such a PCH drawing.

I have ordered from PCH for years their products are OK. But decided not to order many more from them. So I have an order from them in years and all of a sudden I start getting bills for things that I paid for 234 years before so I called them up they say they don't have my money orders. I know I paid for them this isn't the first time it happened to me. It's happening but the first couple times I paid for them thinking OK maybe I didn't. This is the third time I paid for merchandise that they have billed me for again so I did call Penn Credit explaining to them that I did pay for it. I called PCH they say they don't have copies of my own money orders. I know I paid for them I told them I will not be paying for them. I have had it paying for things to her three times before when I know I paid for them and of course it's this two and three for years later so I don't have my copy of my money orders but I know I was all caught up with them so I'm not paying for it again.

I played the PCH Instant Win Slot Games all day every day for 2 months. I paid particular attention to the Instant Win Icons. While the wheels were spinning I noticed that in each game that 1 wheel didn't have an Instant Win Icon. Therefore making it impossible for anyone to win. This site is one of the biggest scams I have ever seen.

Every day I would get 6-7 emails and each one said, you are almost there or you must do something more? I thought when you entered a contest that was it? Each day a string of 4 pages of items they are selling, with subtle pressure to order something. Then a lotto with more of the same. Then several emails that said in order to complete, or don't lose your chance or other emails that lead you to think that if you do not complete this one, all your recent purchases, responses were for nothing.

I've researched and have confirmed the "$5,000 a week forever" prize is real, with odds of winning being like 505,000,000 (over FIVE HUNDRED MILLION) to 1 odds, which is astronomical. Your odds are better if you play your state lottery, but PCH is free to enter, so I do. That's where the "realness" on their website ends. Firstly, every 2 games, instant win, scratch-off, sweepstakes, etc requires you to turn OFF your Internet Explorer Tracking Protection as well as turning ON your Flash Player, both of which install tracker cookies and registry entries on your computer. If you don't do this, the game, scratch-off, etc will not even load AT ALL so you can't play. Slick. Upon exiting PCH's website, I always have to clean out all of PCH's tracking cookies as well as several registry entries PCH keeps installing on my laptop. Not exactly FREE huh? Luckily I have software that deletes all of them quickly and easily without even having to reboot my laptop.

A few weeks ago I received yet another mail from Publishers Clearing House. I filled it out and mailed it in. In the mailing there was a sheet that said the results of the drawing would be broadcast on NBC Nightly News on February 24th. Since I did not know if I would be home or not to watch this broadcast I decided to record the program. I also recorded the program before and after the broadcast. As it happened I was home and watched the broadcast live. I also watched the program before and after the broadcast. I did not see the information about who won the prizes. The next day I watched the programs again. I still did not see ANYTHING about Publishers Clearing House. I still have the recording and will show it to ANYONE interested.

Several years ago, I ordered with this company but then I canceled it and I had it confirmed that it was canceled. I have no use or interest in magazines. Without warning, I received a letter that I was sent to collections for almost $1000 for money that I owe to the company! I NEVER received any mail/email/call to say that I was in default for payments. Even after calling the collections company, they Confirmed that the MAJORITY of people are unaware that they owe money. This company WANTS you to get sent to collection. They purposely DO NOT give you any notice. DO NOT TRUST THEM.

I've been playing for 17 yrs won 10.00$. Wow. Every time they make me they make me think I am gonna win next time. They have destroyed me emotionally. Why do they do that to people? Seriously they need to be ashamed after all them orders I placed I could have a high rise, or the newest Mercedes, or maybe 10 houses. Something needs to be changed here and then they send me emails like making me believe I am the next winner if I enter and I always fall for it. It's like they have a grip on me and won't let go till they drain the last drop of blood out of my body.

Ordered mortar and pedestal, pedestal broken, couldn't get credit. They shipped me another one as "free" replacement. Then double billed me and turned me over to collection agency for only paying for usable set. Save your money. PCH is another mail order ripoff company full of promises!!!

Cons: I don't think anybody really ever win those big prizes. I seen it on TV again and again but it's just a commercial, it's not really a winner. I joined them, I purchased something of like $20.00. The payments are supposed to be splitted but if you go online you don't have that option. I been participating for around 11 years and haven't ever got nothing worth a penny. I had one of their famous gifts that is worth a dime in China. 90% of what they have is from China and they are junk that you can find at the dollar store for a dollar. WE see the commercials and offers again and again and the date goes from February to next May, from there several months after. The one from December 23rd is now deadline for February. Again, very suspicious.

I played this for a year and half and never won anything ever. What a joke. The things I ordered was cheap and not worth the money. Never did get my money back from shipping it back. I would not recommend anyone playing this. Never again.......

I've been playing PCH since 1976. I've ordered a lot thru PCH and always paid full bill when it was delivered. The items have always been what it showed online. I get frustrated when I get home from work and they've sent me 4 emails saying forfeit if I don't respond. I play every evening so I get pretty frustrated and annoyed with them that way. But it's free so of course I try. NEVER won even $5 which is kinda sad. But I just retired now so for 40 years that I've played it is a little questionable that I've never won a dime, ya know? But I believe they are real and it's luck. I'll continue till I die to play I guess. You never know right?