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Publishers Clearing House is a direct marketing company that markets magazine subscriptions and some merchandise, including kitchen gadgets, with sweepstakes and prize-based games. Its casino-style games include slots, keno, quizzes, scratch-offs, solitaire and others.
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Reviewed July 18, 2016
I am a combat disabled vet US Army. I have played PCH over 28 years by mall and online. I have spend about 45000 dollars on their stuff with their word of winning prizes and money. Games online and tokens to spend on chances of prizes. I keep trusting them but they just keep taking my money and give back nothing. They prey on disabled vets and the old. Prize grab are the same way but they don't take my money, just time. I have never won a dollar with PCH. I play their game 2 hours or more every day.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I've been trying to win for a long time now. I feel I'm wasting my time with games and such. Just not fair to me and other people who have tried, but still nothing has happened.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
I have been entering the PCH sweepstakes on and off for many years. All I get is bombarded with emails to buy things I could never use. I think people that don't make purchases have no chance of ever winning. I get it that everyone can't win, I am now a senior citizen and I know I will never live long enough to see the Prize Patrol at my front door with the balloons and big check with my name on it. Plus the games are confusing, tokens for what?? How many millions of tokens does it take to qualify?? It's not reality just a pipe dream and I have tapped out.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
PCH is it all just a scam? I can't sign into account. Paths won't connect to play instant win games. Can't redeem tokens. Really frustrating!
Reviewed July 9, 2016
I agree with the everyone else that has a gripe with PCH, it's a joke! I too have acquired all these tokens and have submitted them for "rewards" to be used to put your name in for gift cards or prizes, and guess what... No prize. I have had it with their constant annoying emails bombarding my inbox everyday, it is sickening. No one wins... These are actors on the commercials, and they should be shut down. I have had a belly full of these liars telling me that I have won something, and nothing ever transpires. Then when you want to be "unsubscribed", you may as well forget it, they just keep on sending their crap everyday. I have had it with them.
Reviewed July 8, 2016
We all know PCH is mostly fraud. No one wins these 50G, 100G, 20G or even the 30G. These are all fraud games to pull you in to buy magazines. They say you do not have to buy to enter the draw games, this simply isn't true. I have received emails after emails that say "One last step to claim money prize." I know it's crap but I check it out anyways. All the lotto games, scratch offs, slot machines, it's all fraud. We all know this. I play just because, I'm weird. LOL. What I can not figure out is why the BBB, ConsumerAffairs does not get involved. Maybe if we all start saving every email, every snail mail for about six months and then send them all at once. Maybe someone would do something.
Someone on this site said PCH was sued. OH yes many times. They have paid out almost one billion in fines to states. But one has to remember this is just a pea in a bucket. They sell mags all over the world. They pull in over multi-billions a year. So a few lawsuits doesn't bother them. And all those paid off corrupt investigators, well! Don't expect any more lawsuits against PCH.
Reviewed July 8, 2016
I entered online through PCH and problems started when I checked my email. They asked me through an email to agree that I entered. Then my connection went crazy telling me they were going to delete my contacts and place ** on my phone. That's crazy. PCH needs to go back to mailing at homes or perhaps they should be checked out to see if they are no longer a business. Something is very wrong with PCH's website. Be very careful going on this site. I thought it was just a fun game. Feel free to let viewers see this post.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
I've been playing the games for over 4 years and got "you're a vip and you play certain games to win". The problem is I haven't won anything but these stupid tokens which I have 22 million of them. You can't cash them in and I got sick of the fake email on Yahoo and Twitter that I won millions and fake email or tweets from Danielle. l am saying that I won and they would be showing up at my door. Guess what. They never showed up and that they were in my neighborhood at a florist and would be showing up.
They freaking didn't show up and I never heard from them period. I never ordered from them because I know the stuff is junk and they sent me stuff in the past and the truth is I never ordered from them. They even sent me a stupid letter saying I would never win anything from Publishers Clearing House. I'm so freaking sick of this **. I waste my time all day long playing these stupid games only to get the game isn't working due to technical difficulties. What this crap. I blocked PCH on Facebook and Twitter. I don't want to hear from them period. I wish the FBI would shut them down. They're playing on old people's emotions and hopes that never win.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
For laughs I submitted my name and email to PCH. They a have to be the most annoying company on this planet and Fl has them all. I now delete any emails from them and tried unsubscribe. The products they are pushing look cheap and are way overpriced. I can't understand with all these complaints they can continue to be in business.
Reviewed June 1, 2016
Having scam call about receiving packages on winning prizes, calls coming from (876) number which are Jamaican number (scam artist)... Elderly father playing Publishers Clearing House thinking he gone to win. Publishers Clearing House started this scam. Now we got scam artist calling all the time, and it hard telling elderly father it a scam, we need to shut down Publishers Clearing House for good.
Reviewed May 26, 2016
This company makes money by luring people to play their games for a chance to win in the mean time this company is getting rich. The money is not in people buying magazines or trinkets that they sell that is a bonus. This company makes money on every game you play and don't win but they do because you sit there and watch 100 of hours of infomercials. Each is 10 to 20 seconds long and at the end of the day the winning boards says how many people won a $5.00 gift card. If you have nothing to do and want to make this people money keep watching the infomercials. If this company wanted to really help people and double or more their audience instead of having one $2 million winner, they should have 20 $20 thousand dollar winners and more often just my opinion.
Reviewed May 25, 2016
Today, May 25, 2016, I received a call from Publishers Clearing House "people"... (they said)... that I have won $2.5 million and a 2016 Mercedes-Benz tax-free. All I had to do was to go to Western Union to collect a Tax Claimers Receipt and send $885 that would be refunded that very day when the prize team arrived. The number they gave me was 1-800-876-590-1542 but the number that the phone ID showed was 676-590-1542 JM. This number shows they are calling from JAMAICA not New York (as they stated)! PLUS they did not speak clearly, but they did speak slowly and repeated anything I did not understand. Do not ever send MONEY TO COLLECT A PRIZE IN AMERICA, IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE... IT PROBABLY IS A HOAX. This was, so don't fall for it.
Reviewed May 24, 2016
I've participated in various PCH games/sweepstakes, etc. since...Well, I can't even remember when. Oh, how I dreamed about the PCH prize patrol driving up, knocking on my door with roses and a million dollar check! I get emails saying they've confirmed my address and have their itinerary planned, stopping at my nearby florist (which hasn't been a florist for 6 years!). They also say someone with the initials KU in my city is guaranteed to win $100. I'm the only resident over 18 in my city with those initials. Their guarantee is about as good as the phony TV clips of superprize winners. If you had a knock on your door at 6 am would you (and your family) all go to answer the door fully dressed in their Sunday best, hair perfectly coiffed, smiles, clothing perfect? NOT A CHANCE!
PCH is a scam, has always been and will always be a scam. I'm on the hook for God knows how much for junk I never ordered sent to me at 5x what the normal shipping rate should be. Can't send it back, because I won't pay the postage. I made that mistake once, only to have the same product resent to me. Only in a new envelope. That's another 6.99 shipping & 5.00 handling for a withered set of lily bulbs.
NY State needs to investigate and shut them down. The Postal IG needs to investigate and charge them with mail fraud and wire fraud. The FTC and FCC needs to investigate for all the scam spam they send. You can't unsubscribe, it doesn't work. Plus, you have all the emails and phone calls from the shady companies they sell your info to. One could make a career out of just unsubscribing and deleting the spam in one's inbox. Thanks to the kind folks at PCH.
The review I read earlier from the lady in NM who says she is a real person who really won, well, doing a US Census database search for her name in her listed city showed no one with that name ever living in that city. So PCH even has its liars post on this site how they've won thousands...ha! So yeah, I'm the fool. Like my momma said, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me". Well, the shame of being sucked in by the dream maker heartbreakers called PCH is all over me like stink on a pig!
Reviewed May 23, 2016
I have been playing lotto and all absolutely the games from 5-13 to now. They always say my lotto numbers match and that I won, I enter all their entries and all I ever got from them is $10.00. Why is this company still in business playing with people's minds? Why aren't they stopped? So many prizes to win yet, I have only won $10.00 in 4 years. Why are they being allowed to do this? If it's not a scam why don't people win? They only seem to win during the Superbowl, but they tell you of you winning prizes in May, June, July, and August. This could be very dangerous in a time like this. They should be stopped. Too many prizes and people win nothing. How long must one play before they can win? This is very deceiving to me.
Reviewed May 16, 2016
I not once in my entire life have ever seen PCH track down a winner. Sure on their own commercials. Has anybody ever actually seen it aired like they claim they are? I've been part of this since 2001, after I turned 18 and legal age to play. Once in 2004, I won a $15,000 jackpot on a spin wheel game. The screen said I had won. No emails, no calls, no messages and certainly no check. When I contacted them about it they said there was no record of anybody winning that game. Lucky, I had a screen shot of it. They then told me no money was won, I just won an entry. They do what they can to not pay out. I have no doubt that the "winners" they post are paid by the company to act. Has anybody ever actually won anything from these people? I can't find any.
Reviewed May 11, 2016
My tokens are being held hostage. I over 14 million in tokens. Yes I earned them and tried to use them for the 500 cash card prize. Publishers interred with my win and I know I had the highest token balance... That is fraud!!! Now YOU are deciding how many I can use each week - it is about 6 or 7 thousand. This is not FAIR. I want all my tokens released and allow me to use them as I see fit. You realize you deciding how much I use is an unfair practice. Release my tokens and allow me to win. I have been a member for 5 years and this practice of yours is fraud.
Reviewed May 3, 2016
I have been receiving emails from these people. I have entered into their lame contest. What irates me is that when they send out an email that says to avoid not being a winner, you need to do this. I have done everything and still not picked as a winner. I agree with everyone on this, this is nothing more than a waste of time and a scam that needs to be stopped .
Reviewed May 3, 2016
1st of all, I've been a PCH SWEEPSTAKES PLAYER SINCE 2010? I think but the year I started isn't in question. I believe that they are a bunch of scam artists, actually I believe the whole thing is A PONZI SCHEME! They say a purchase doesn't increase your odds in winning, WRONG. I found out through playing the games, you have GEMS as opposed to levels. We start off as Bronze then silver, Gold etc. Well by the time you're close to or should already have PLATINUM, is when they basically start pleading with you to buy something.
Today May 2, 2016 I get an email from PCH inviting me to watch the winner from April 29th & underneath the email was a BIG RED WARNING SIGN THAT READ, "BE CAREFUL, THIS IS WHAT IS USUALLY USED IN STEALING PEOPLE'S IDENTITIES"! I give you permission to look at it. So I've been playing these foolish games, wasting my data on my phone just for what? I got a pkg in the mail with vouchers for $400.00 towards this $2500.00 home theater system. Really? C'MON NOW! I was born at night but it wasn't last night & I've looked up these so called winners & I have yet to come across one of the people who supposedly won their PCH superprize!
Please help us. This is just wrong and I don't know about the others, but I keep playing in hopes of winning so I can eat, and keep a roof over my head and yet they want me to buy something. Consumer Affairs dept, if I could buy something, I would like to think it'd be in a dept store, not to increase my chances of NEVER WINNING A DAMN THING, but I don't like being a pawn in a sinister game of chess where they need to cheat their fellow man in order to line their own pockets. Something has got to be done. TODD SLOANE, YOU CAN'T TAKE US ALL ON. He should at least reimburse people for the lost data on their cellphones or computers. I mean c'mon people, it's wrong and they, my friends, are a bunch of crooks. That's all they are. I just got robbed without a gun. That's how I feel.
And I certainly DO NOT LIKE BEING STRUNG ALONG WITH THIS CONTEST 6900 which seems to be how they get everyone hooked because all the games say a different number until you read the fine print where it clearly states that if you don't respond by 11:59 pm on such and such date you'll forfeit your chance at the superprize giveaway 6900!!! EVERY SINGLE TIME. That's my case and I stand by every single word and if I must go to thank Phillipe Ryan with this in the news media, I have no problem with doing so. I want them to shut down or at least not be able to have gambling on the internet because some people really do have gambling problems, alcohol problems but yet you show up with magnum of champagne. It's ridiculous. Thank you for letting me speak my mind.
Reviewed April 28, 2016
I've been playing this game ever since 2008. I never missed a deadline or sent my offers back late & they send me letters saying I won this or I won that & not one time what they say I've won I never received it. So now I'm really starting to think that Publishers Clearing House is nothing more than a scam & a rip off because I notice if you don't order anything from them you won't be picked to win the grand prize & they will continue to send you flyers until you do order something & don't get me wrong. It's things I've ordered from them and the pass & I never received them but I paid for them anyway so that way I won't have them calling me saying I owe them & then I have to deal with bill collectors for something I ordered & paid for. So my question is how come if these people who did won how come none of them are talking about what they won or are on any talk shows like most people who won these big time sweepstakes?!!
Reviewed April 20, 2016
Cant honor a 5$ amazon gc. I won a $5 gift card with a zero balance on it. I called tech support and told me I have to call Amazon about this issue. What a waste of time.
Reviewed April 13, 2016
I started playing with PCH mainly because I have never really tried to win anything. I don't play the lottery and I thought why not try the PCH which I have been approached with for years. I don't think it is a scam but if you don't have a lot of spare time it can be frustrating because of all the ads (don't get me wrong, my background is advertising so I get it that they need their sponsors which is why I don't cut off the ad) but between them and many other games I am not really interested in I decided it is not for me. I along with everyone else was obviously hoping to win the grand prize, $7,000 a week for the remaining of your life etc. and they do have the ability to get you excited at times. They are in your area right now, you may be next blah blah.
The reason for me writing is I noticed a lady writing in her review she won $250.00 cash. Well about a week ago I received a message I won $2,500 Cash. Mostly I just win tokens so I sort of ignored it and then I thought, "What was I supposed to have done?" Take a picture of the page. I noticed the lady had written to the company and had not heard from them. I tried to put in the question to the Consumer but it didn't work so I'll try again. They certainly have a record of who wins I am sure. I will see what happens.
Reviewed April 9, 2016
I see that some have reviewed that they have won big on some of the prizes. How does one know if you are a real everyday person. Or somebody posting for the company? Just a question.
Reviewed March 28, 2016
I decided to order a few things from PCH over the winter. About 2 months ago it appeared to me that I was receiving items I hadn't ordered but chalked it up to poor memory. After it seemed to happened several times, I started taking photos of my orders and finally got my proof. Today an order came in in 2 parts, of which there was cost and shipping on both. I opened the packages up and realized that not only did I NOT get the item I really ordered but I also got an item I had NOT ordered. All for a tune of $45.91 compared to what should have been about $16. In fact the microwave covers were a repeat of an item I had ordered a month ago. No way would I have ordered them again. I now know that this has happened to me at least 3 other times. I call this Fraud!!
Reviewed March 27, 2016
Today being Easter I won 250.00 (yeah not a big deal) on one of the scratch off sites... which is a win of points or cash. I won $250.00 in cash. Waited for a signal, a sign, a flash of light... something to verify PCH knew I had won. NOTHING HAPPENED. I have written just now a letter to them verifying my win with honesty and integrity but feel I already know the response. There are no instructions I found to determine what or how PCH knows you have won, it is not their obligation to alert you that you indeed have won??? Please anyone reading this if you have verifiable info on what to accomplish I would appreciate...
I am one of those "old timers" who has never lost faith in the PCH contests. I know they did have legal problems at one time. However I have remained faithful and up to date and do not buy anything to win. I knew that long ago. Please again if you know if this occurs to anyone else let me know. I plan to pursue but as you can visualize it is my word against a world of PCH... How would or will they know I indeed did win and would not falsify for any reason... Appears right now it is a no brainer. Letter out... most likely NO REPLY. I am greatly upset and saddened after years of being faithful and competent in entering contest with PCH. Thank you for time and effort in reply.
Reviewed March 19, 2016
Sorry, folks, but Publishers Clearing House is real. I've won 3 times and have received all three prizes ($150 and $10 - paid by mail - and a $5 Amazon gift card which I received online). Publishers Clearing House is a marketing company that sells other company's products like magazines or the "As Seen On TV" junk that you see on... well, TV. The prices are usually a little higher than normal plus they tack on slightly higher shipping costs. If you want cheaper deals, then contact the magazines directly or just buy "As Seen..." stuff from Walmart. Keep in mind that they mail out hundreds of millions of pieces of mail, in addition to getting millions of people to play their games online. As a reward for providing this service, Publishers Clearing House obviously gets a cut from each sale they make, which in turn funds their prizes.
Regarding their prizes, if you read the fine print carefully, you will see that they only offer a major prize a couple of times per year and the smaller prizes are spread across many different games. So literally, you might have 100 different games vying for the same $100 prize. The probability figures are right there; just read the papers that you normally throw out or go to the "Odds of Winning" page on the Internet.
So is Publishers Clearing House a scam? I say no. But I think it falls into the same category as political campaigns and even religious fundraising. They're selling HOPE and DREAMS. So it's not really fair for us to not read the fine print and face reality (like reading the "Odds of Winning" pages, political history or even The Bible itself) then get frustrated when things don't turn out as we wish.
My advice: Have fun with it. Read the ads and occasionally treat yourself to ONE thing you can really use now or give as a gift. Give the stickers to some little kid to play with. Make sure that you are registered and signed in when playing their online games. If an online screen says that you have won, then copy the screen immediately and contact PCH for further instructions. And for goodness sake, set limits. Right now I am at 25,000,000 points online with PCH, but I am going to stop at 40,000,000. By then it will be late Spring and I'll have fun working with the flowers, garden tools and sprayers I bought this past Winter. Good luck! PCH customer in Florida. (By the way: I am posting this exact letter in several places, so nothing fishy is going on. I am just a self-employed person who's waiting on a phone call).
Reviewed March 18, 2016
My mother has been entering Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes for a long time. I would constantly see her sending in whatever "Enter to win this reward" mail they'd send her. Sometimes she'd send in 3 at a time. One day I asked her, "How long have you been entering those sweepstakes?" She said, "Since I was cleaning houses." My mother was a housekeeper since I was born, over 20 years ago. Then I said, "Have you ever won anything?" and she said no. Not only did I find that odd but I found it ridiculous.
So I decided to open up an account on their website, hoping I'd win something and help my mother out. 2-3 days of constantly playing their online games only to win TOKENS, not cash. I raked up over 300,000 tokens and even entered to win a free gift (a tablet, cash card, gift card, something), even throwing in 30 tickets on one prize just to better my odds. NOTHING, and like others on here, I get numerous emails daily from these people with promises of: "This could be you!," "Publishers Clearing House could be coming to your house!," "Play this to win this!" and I started receiving these emails by the handful when I stopped logging on their website altogether. Maybe some people do win money from this company and have their dreams magically come true, but for people like my mother who's been entering since the birth of her 2nd child, the chances of that are slim to none.
Reviewed March 7, 2016
After purchasing items from PCH on and off for 25 years and entering online almost every time, I got tired of the bull when I noticed that the big price giveaway date kept increasing every 2 months for years. I also noticed that the chance of winning the big price odds were 1 in 1,700.000.00 which is an astronomical number, but if you check it now the chance has gone to 2.600.000.000 to one!!! So if you want to waste your time, go for it!!! You have a better chance to win by playing the lottery, and you don't have to go thru all the garbage they send you by mail!!!
Reviewed March 5, 2016
Today I received a package contains two items and Bill of $53 total from PCH! I did NOT order ANYTHING and this is a complete ripoff that is totally unacceptable. Look through the return policy and it appears that I have to pay to ship this big package back! What!!! Why will I pay to ship items back that I didn't even ask for? That is a complete scam and totally unacceptable.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2016
Oh to be fair the stuff is cheap but also of inferior quality. Most of the stuff in the last 72 months was of fair quality and or dead. I ordered a plant and it was dead when it arrived... Since then I admit I have NOT purchased anything. Why? I was unemployed. Like most suckers I was hoping to win just a little something with my loyalty of playing on a daily or hourly basis. Well so far nothing. I am now employed and able to pay my bills and the next step is to finish college. I had to write this review not to bash it but to let people know that you can do better, work the system and go back to school and get a real job...
The daily peddling of useless crap on P.C.H. is mind numbing. Start peddling stuff that is useful but made entirely from the state's and please not from China of all places. There is more stuff from that country that is ending up in a landfill. I have to question the actual process of these contests. Do people actually win? That remains to be seen. I feel richer with my meager wage than two months ago. I can finally sleep a few hours more knowing my life is starting to get back on track with a job that pays a decent wage. I can't say that about others but it's a start. As far as contest's honesty goes that's up to the State of NY to figure out.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2016
Don't waste your time playing that crap. They play corny videos of winners that is not even made well enough to hide the fact that they lying. Every video of them awarding someone goes the same way. They use the same prize patrol car in all videos and they are supposed to traveling to all these different places. The prize patrollers are always the same and never look different, age and all. And don't believe the 211 list **. They say it's for winners only. Everybody on that list is guaranteed to get 1000$ and 1 may get the super prize and the 1000$. Please. I was on that list and still got nothing and haven't ever heard anywhere on the internet of a review of anyone including the winners on Publishers Clearing House winning anything.

Reviewed Feb. 11, 2016
After getting wash clothes the size of 4" x 4" squares and getting a bed cover that did not fit, you'd think I would know better than buy anything from Publishers Clearing House again. However, I purchased an English Leather Wallet and Pen and Pencil Gift set for my husband for Valentine's Day. The pencil did not work.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2016
I created an account with Publisher's Clearing House last August and started playing all of the games their website had to offer. In September, I surprisingly won the $10 cash prize! They said it could take 4 - 8 weeks of course to come in. Then in October, I won again! I was excited about the $10 Amazon card I had won as well! Then Jan. of this year, 2016, I still had not received either prize!
I contacted them via their website and asked them as nicely as possible if they could find out why I didn't get either prize yet. They informed me that the cash prize was sent out, but had not been cashed. Well of course, because I never got it! They said they would put a stop pay on it and send a new check out. I told them that ok, $10 is not a huge prize, but if their site announces you won, you should get it right? They said it would take another three weeks and I should get it. It's been over a month now! This was early in Jan. and it's now February! I tried to be patient, however, the gift card I won back in October, has also not arrived. I have since cancelled my account and will never create another account with them again! I have heard other complaints about people not getting their prizes, big or small. My point, I'm thinking they don't even bother sending out the smaller prizes. So, they should just get rid of the smaller amounts then!
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2016
I would like to let everyone know that Publishers Clearing House is very legit and real. I was recently a winner of a large prize amount and never at all once did I have to purchase anything nor was I pressured into any offers or asked to send money to be eligible to win prizes. I played games for tokens and what not and responded to my emails daily and entered to win before deadline and my entry was confirmed. By total surprise, PCH prize patrol was knocking at my door Dec. 30 2015 to tell me I was a million dollar winner!!! I was shocked! People really so win! Believe me... It's real! I'M LIVING PROOF LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. Check out videos of winners on YouTube. Keep believing, have faith and think positive! :)
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2016
Publishers Clearing House sponsors 26 sweepstakes yet only awards one or two during each giveaway cycle, and no one has won the 5K/week for a year in at least two cycles. The December cycle produced one $1 million winner and one $10,000 winner. Since I've been entering, about a year, no one has won any of the sponsored sweeps. I feel the company is misrepresenting its prize giveaways. They say upfront that chances of winning anything are about a billion to one, but with its alleged millions of entries, it seems that there should be more winners. What is the deal?
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2016
The first time I sign up with them was in 2001, then noticed that they started pressuring me to subscribe to magazines. I refused and stopped. Signed up again in November 2015. I skip every buying suggestions or insurance sales they have in there. I thought they will at least announced the December 2015 winner but nothing. They changed the month to February 2016. I am out. I can't keep playing these useless games.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2016
I join everybody else on this board in saying the Publishers Clearing House games are a complete waste of time. I've gotten tons of "tokens" but winning cash seems an impossibility. My biggest complaint is the blackjack game where you pick cards that are face-down, and if you get a prize if you get to 21. Okay, fair enough except in a real game like that, the dealer turns over the cards you didn't pick as soon as the game is over. But in the PCH version, the cards just disappear. Was there ever a chance to really get 21 or not?
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2016
Your sweepstakes needs to be called. Get 5000 emails a week with no way to stop them!! You do not have an option ANYWHERE on your website so I will submit my order here. PLEASE CLOSE MY ACCOUNT. THANK YOU. I did not sign up. It was done by a friend doing a search. Followed what they thought was a link to free slot games. The wording is very MISLEADING and uses questionable business practices (not unlike the whole $5k a month Scam) to get people to sign up for ENDLESS, PUSHY emails.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2016
I have been playing PCH games and answering their e-mails for about 5 years. Last summer I receive a check in the mail for 10.00 dollars, and yes I had no problem cashing it. However, in November 2015 I was told that I won a 50.00 gift card for Target. I answer the e-mail in a timely manner and was told I would get a follow-up e-mail, but I never got the e-mail or the gift card. PCH has already been through a big lawsuit back in the 70s or 80s can't remember; however, they got into some major trouble. So, I don't understand why they would run the risk of going through the same thing again. But I did some research, PCH is a Public Company therefore they are in the Stock Market and that means that their Balance Sheet and Income Statement, etc is public.
According to the 2012 Statements they gave away something like 22 million dollars. It's been a while so I don't remember all the details. So, if no one is winning or getting their prizes then how can PCH claim to give millions of dollars away on their books. Anybody can go on the Stock Market or a Yahoo Finance page and look up how much PCH makes year, stock prices, and how much they claim to give away, more etc about the company. Don't bother to look up 2015 for those reports will not be done for another 6 months. Companies that are that big it takes them months to write their yearly reports.
I like most people, thought I had a chance to win but now I see it is NOT HAPPENING. I will probably keep playing some of their games just because I get bored being stuck in the house a lot. But I always knew I wouldn't win with the games. By the way, I don't get the claim or forfeit prize number e-mails anymore, don't know why... Oh Well! Just another scam...
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2016
I've never used any of the PCH apps. I downloaded an app that was sponsored by Lucktastic or whatever it's called from PCH, and I'm infuriated with the fact that PCH is now randomly taking money out of my account, off my OWN PERSONAL CARD!!! First it was $4.99, then it was $9.99. Why is this happening?!! I want my money back, I didn't even play any of your stupid scam games, and I'm somehow dragged into this mess because this company stole money off my card!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2016
PCH tells you that you can win a certain amount of money by entering their sweepstakes, no purchase necessary. When you think you have submitted an entry, there is always one more step. There is never an end to getting your entry in. A never ending barrage of emails start coming... "One more step." "Final step." "Final Determination..." "Respond Now..." "Pending." "Accept or Surrender..." "Take the Final Step..." "Act Now..." They need to determine location. You are forfeiting your winning number if you don't respond again.... On and on and on! Plus you start getting TONS of junk mail from other companies selling products. Did they sell your email address?? I tried to enter but am NEVER sure that I actually got in and now I am trying to stop all the JUNK mail! But I don't see an end to that!
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2016
It's clear their stuff isn't worth buying so the way I look at it your chances are very slim to win 5000 a week for life. Better off buying a lottery ticket. At least you know where your money going. Nothing free, don't get your hopes up over pch. I like playing scratch off only because I get bored, I know I won't win anything.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2016
I actually thought this company was a legitimate company.... until I signed up online to play. What a complete time waster!! Multiple e-mails a day requiring you to enter to win all of these useless tokens. I was wasting hours a day playing, and winning these tokens. Basically they are a mail order company, and trick you into ordering products. I accidentally ordered a couple of over-priced useless products, and all I did was click on a button to get a little more information on the product. Next thing the item was ordered. It took a month for the products to arrive, and then PCH charged exorbitant shipping fees.
I called them and got the shipping charges removed, and to take my name off their mailing list. Which they did, for which I was thoroughly grateful. What a scam. I cannot believe that they are allowed to prey on vulnerable people. I took part in the PCH scam for about 3 months, and wasted a lot of time online. Afterwards I felt such a fool. Somebody is getting rich off this scam. And the products that I ordered were junk and did not even work.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2016
PCH is a listing to sell overpriced products by various companies to promote their interest only. I have participated with PCH for more than twenty years and have not won any kind of prize or giveaway. So I decided to inform people of PCH's process. It appears that PCH has certain prize winner picks, all their codes sent to their special mailing and email list are the same code numbers only to lure people to buy their products primarily. Entries are fake and not subject to any prizes in any way no matter how many entries submitted.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2016
Never bothered with it till this go-around. Now I don't buy lotto tickets, scratch offs. That is unless it's really high amount. Then buy one maybe two tickets. (Lived in Florida all my life. Moved to Alabama in November 2015.) Constant emails. But I played the games. Racked up "tokens." Went for Visa gift card 250. Next day, BAM! Cheryl ** won 750.00 off "TOP OF LINE LAPTOP"! Followed the directions for claiming. It was a Friday too so thought, "OK give them till Tuesday." Yep, called... nothing. "Oh, yes, I see your name! You haven't received a email?" "Nooo!" This was about 2 weeks ago. Still under investigation!
So last night, yep, I'm stupid! 500 entry in the 500.00 cash Visa card. Waiting, playing, hoarding every token!! This morning, so and so won the 250.00 cash Visa card!! I get I didn't win. That's OK! But it stated it was the 500.00 card. I waited until the last couple hours watching it. That's what I wanted to get! So basically my lesson for this season? If it sounds too good to be true, it is!
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2016
Publishers Clearing House games is a complete scam. Anyone can prove this. On PCH slots, PCH claims that all of a certain kind (i.e. three high fives, etc.) will produce a cash payout. This claim is completely false. The tumbler farthest to the right never contains the payout producing symbol. This is true on all of the slots that I have examined. All of the other tumblers contain the cash winning symbol EXCEPT the last tumbler, making it IMPOSSIBLE to win the cash prize. Look for yourself at the last tumblers on all of the slots. I believe a class action lawsuit should be filed against PCH.com for fraud.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2016
Having trouble with app as it would signed me out every time and I'd have to re-sign in, and it would exit out of the application consistently maybe four or five times.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2016
I had been a PCH participant off and on since before they went online. Never won anything. In November 2015, they sent me an entry by mail. The entry included some scratch off tickets. I got a match of three in a row. I followed their instructions and returned the entry before the deadline. Haven't heard anything from these people. I won the scratch offs, so where are my winnings? I'm done with them!
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2016
PCH is a fraud. After you play your last game of blackjack, they suddenly have technical difficulties and you cannot enter the sweepstakes. They should be shut down.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2015
I have received products I didn't order or duplicates of orders I didn't order. I also submitted a review on their blog and they took it down and then they blocked me. I said that they tell everyone that someone in their zip is going to win. Then they show you a map to your house. I said play but don't buy anything. I also said that they are regulated and you can file a complaint. They are dishonest at best and want you to spend all day playing their stupid games for tokens that are worth nothing. They send out so many emails it's impossible to work and play all their stupid games. They should be investigated for fraud.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2015
I got an advertisement and thought it would be fun to enter for the lifetime giveaway. Before the end of the day, after I thought that I had entered, I had several emails from them wanting me to buy things and play games to confirm my entry. At first, I went along playing the games whenever I had some time, because, Yes, I did want to confirm that I was entered to win. But after continual 'warning' emails that I was about to be disqualified if I didn't confirm my entry, I just couldn't keep up and I got mad because once I entered, I should have STAYED entered. They also have disclaimers saying you don't have to buy anything to win, but these warnings about my "empty shopping cart" said otherwise. I feel like I never even had a chance. I don't know if it's a scam or not, but I don't have time to jump thru every hoop and navigate every loop to 'stay' entered to win. Anyway, don't waste your time and data on it.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2015
Received a letter stating that I should update my entry by calling the number given in the letter which I did. After confirming my name and address, he began talking about magazine subscriptions. I told him I did not want any magazines, he quickly turned me over to his supervisor. She talked very fast, barely stopping to reply to my questions. I truly felt strong-armed by her. In frustration and wanting to end the call, I foolishly gave my debit card # to her. But I told her I was cancelling the magazines and did not want to hear anything more about magazines. I definitely feel I was being very pressured into subscribing to mags...
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015
Today ended my long history of playing PCH Lotto. I already had to quit playing Twilight Lotto cards several months back, because now PCH requires YT? Playing scratch-offs in order to access Twilight Lotto. I have also had to endure a daily bombardment of senseless tokens that became impossible to avoid even though only playing Lotto. I long for the old days when PCH offered the option of forfeiting the daily tokens, which I always did. But today, when I went to play my Lotto cards, they had stacked six pop-up ads, a couple of which even required me to explain why I didn't want to see the ad, back-to-back. Each time, a new ad popped up. I don't know how many more ads were in queue but I knew I had reached my limit. I never even got to view the first Lotto card. Only ads, a half-dozen ads, and this is the end of years playing PCH for me. The Lotto was the only PCH game left for me, and now they have ruined that too.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2015
Every time I get to the last part that needs to go through, its amazing the links never come up. No wonder I'll never win. It always that last step "you will forfeit your winning number if you don't complete this last step" Every single time it never works, that must be how they weed people out. I am blocking them from my emails as I will never win anyway, I don't have time to check my emails at home everyday. I work full time, why do you think I want to win Publishers Clearing House.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2015
Also in the two (2) years I have been playing have had over 200 malware attacks, malware apps downloaded on me by PCH. When is someone going to DO SOMETHING on these frauds???
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2015
Like many I send in my response to the latest PCH million-dollar sweepstakes. And I've occasionally bought a trinket that catches my fancy. But this week PCH sent me a letter requesting that I call them. I did. At first the discussion with a "customer service" clerk was straightforward, checking my address, etc. Then they offered me magazines -- tons of magazines, and a free watch, and a $25 gift card. Foolishly I agreed. The next day I realized I don't want 7 magazines for 4 years! Sheesh! I tried to cancel. Three times I told Shay-la (phonetic spelling) I was canceling that order. She never did accept. I felt like I was being hassled on a used car lot. So I canceled by maxing out the credit card I had used. And I wrote a letter to PCH so that I'm on record as having cancelled. Don't buy from them!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015
Publishers Clearing House are nothing but liars, scammers and down right dirty cheats. I had won a prize (A tablet) from one of their token exchange game. When I called to confirm my prize they told me I haven't won anything. Yet, my name is on their website I have won. I want my prize. I won it fair and square! Publisher Clearing House, you are nothing but crooks that need to be put out of business. You prey on the weak and take advantage of people getting our hopes up, only to have our hopes crushed. Someday God will punish you for your doing. You are truly evil, it's a shame so many don't see through your scam! Give me my prize. I rightfully won!
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015
A recent order was placed and we, also, were to get a free gift. When the package came today, the item price was free but there was a charge of $4.99 S&H/Proc. There also was a $6.99 S&H/Proc. charge for the item that was ordered. That means that we were charged a total of $11.98 S&H/Proc. That seems excessive to me.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2015
I registered for PCH contest and have been receiving multiple emails each day insinuating that if I didn't take action I'd lose my entry. Each of those emails were nothing more than an attempt to sell me product. This is infuriating.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2015
I've played PCH scratch card games almost daily for the last two years and never won anything until, I thought, this morning. On the "drown the clown" game, the one I chose actually inflated the most of the five, and the prize was presented on the graphic as $1000, but I got nada. This PCH thing is absolute bs.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2015
My mother and I have been entering this silly thing since the 70's. I could have probably paid off my house just with what I've spent in postage over the years. I actually found this site from searching whether anyone REALLY wins this or not. Not that they'd want their name published, but it would be encouraging to see some kind of proof! (Btw... if I win, I'll let you all know!) I am thinking it's a conspiracy with the USPS just to profit from both! I've bought a few things and called to have most of them returned. They've always told me just to throw the stuff away, and they'd credit me. Never had any problems with that, so can't gripe.
Yea... their stuff IS cheap and not worth the money at all! But... I've never gotten any "tokens!" WTH are those and how did you get them? If they're just from ordering something, then I've been cheated! 'Course, I don't place orders over $30... lol. So, if anyone really does know of anyone really winning this crap, let us all know! (With proof, of course!)
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2015
I have a very nice house I own and a USPS standardized (and recognized) address that's been valid for 19 years when the subdivision was built. However, PCH's site tells me, when I try to enter online, that my address isn't valid and refuses to allow me to enter. When I searched reviews to see if this was some strange glitch or known problem, I came upon all the negative review. I guess I'm grateful that PCH is inept.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015
I have over 600,500 tokens, and I want to redeem all of them for prizes! But for some reason PCH only puts out like 30,00 for me to use! I'm sick and tired of winning these alleged tokens and not being able to use them!!! Been going through this for only God knows how long!!! How do I get to use all the rest of my FREAKING TOKENS??? I'm MAD as HELL!
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2015
I have several times submitted an order with the use of my reward tokens for merchandise that I have never received any information due to my concerns about my merchandise. Please would someone from PCH contact me as soon as possible about this.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2015
I have been with PCH off and on for 20 years and most recently for about 5 and a half years. Bought stuff and most of it totally crap way too much and most didn't last or was crap out of the box and too much to return wound up giving it to charity but, I paid faithfully until my transmission went down, had to pay to fix it. Fell behind on my payments to PCH, sent letters and Emails - no one ever responded to my letters or Emails and even sent stuff back some at my own expense, at least two items never were credited back to my account.
Finally paid off my transmission guy and within 45 days made two payments of 158.00 dollars total from the two payments, not one mention of the payments. All I got were insulting letters from PCH basically calling me a deadbeat and going so far as to report me to the credit agencies, and like other reviews not once have I won anything. Only thing I got was a letter with a voucher for a crummy laptop that was too much and not worth a dollar. So buyer beware. They sound good, glitzy adverts and polished commercials and the such but fall for it - better off waiting and going to finger hut or Amazon, much better off.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2015
I've been doing everything they ask and i think publishers clearing house is a big joke cause every time it gets close to the date they say you win they change the winning month. If someones going to win why they always change the month? It's a big fraud to me.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2015
I believe it's a scam. My mother and I have been playing for years also in hope to win. I've never won anything not even once. I believe that they get us to get hooked playing and they reap the rewards. Tokens are a con. Not only do you never win but I was told you could cash them in for cash. Such a lie. I wish the only reason I keep playing is because I am a single disabled mother of four and I have a disabled daughter. After my husband left us beyond broke, we've been living wherever we can find a place to live and have no car! I am so tired of the lies. This company needs shut down. But seriously for all you who thought buying things ups your chances, wrong. Read the small print!
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2015
I am playing games and they are having tech problems everyday and no one ever fix them. I complain everyday. Nothing changes. Bb us. Veteran.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2015
Made two payments on a voucher for to buy this fresh water pearl set. Haven't receive the product yet still waiting. I have also received a letter saying that the merchandise will be shipped thirty days from letter. It's now October still haven't received the merchandise and I'm still waiting.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2015
I've playing the sweepstakes with them since 2002 as well as my mother and we haven't won anything yet. They recommend that you purchase items and enter the sweepstakes. Each time they say you are a potential winner and later on they're saying that someone else won the prize in another State. I am so tire of playing this game.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2015
I have been playing Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes since I was 18 (now 45), never have I won ANYTHING! When I started playing, I received letters in the mail where you had to pull the perforated stickies off, lick them and place them on the corresponding spot (I was actually dumb enough to order some things). When I was able to apply on the Internet, but did and didn't buy anything because their commercials say it's not necessary to purchase to win. After reading some of the other posts by disgusted people who believed in the sweepstakes, I'm disgusted. I wasted years thinking I had a chance! Lies!
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2015
I have played their games every day for years. Their bingo game must not have any O's. I have never once got an O when playing their bingo. you have to spell JACKPOT to win. I have literally had JACKP_T for days and got every letter multiple times but never an O. It starts over every Saturday night at 11 pm my time, which is midnight their time. Several times I have had it spelled out by Tuesday. And still by the end, I have received every letter 20 times each but still no O. I asked them if it was rigged, and of course they swear it is not. But I don't believe it.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2015
I won a $10 gift card from PCH and have not received it. It has been 3 weeks. There is nowhere to contact them and no way to get a hold of them so what are we to do.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2015
The PCH Sweepstakes entries are required by law to be free of requiring the entrant to make a purchase. The $7,000 a week sweeps has a small print requirement of the entrant and that is, if you do not make a purchase your name is removed from the pot and put into the pot of the lowest sweeps they have which is for $1,000. And, there is more. I've many times been sent products that I didn't order. Guess what? The citizen must pay the required postage of the product they didn't order in the first place to return it to PCH. Oh, and there is more yet.
I spoke with a PCH operator to inquire as to how these orders occur so often. The operator said, and I kid you not, "Oh, sometimes when you hit on Continue at the bottom of each page a product will be added." I don't think she realized what she was revealing by her remark. And, then she said, "Just check your cart before you leave the sweeps page." I do not believe that the "Continue tab" accidentally adds products you did not order to your cart. The PCH program has to be written that way. No more PCH Sweeps, Sweepster, Lotto, or anything presented by them. They are a bunch of crooks.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2015
Received a letter from supposedly Publishers Clearing House informing me that I've won $75K USD and they enclosed $4,316.72 USD check for me to deposit to cover for taxes. Gullibly I deposited the check and was credited. Thereat, considering the check was credited to my account I felt confident that they were legit. The next day I received a call telling me that the check will be delivered to the house today between 1-5 pm and would need to deposit $1,781.00 via MoneyGram which I did bearing the foregoing circumstances.
Considering they were asking for more money for various charges, I felt nothing wrong as they advanced the money anyway. What a goof I am? And started investigating and now they could bounce that check of $4,316.72 and I will be out with $1,781.00. Not when I'm so financially strapped and really in a financial bind keeping my credit in good standing.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2015
In a solicitation, PCH offered a $649 computer for $249. First they charged my credit card $80 over the price. They failed to disclose that the computers were used, scratched and old. There is no way the computer they sent me was worth $649. After a month, it smoked, crackled and smelled like it was burning so I unplugged it. The company to contact with problems had a fake email address and never answered their phone. Don't buy anything from these liars.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2015
I think that it is very unfair. I have been playing for years and haven't won anything. I seen where someone had won a million dollars on the number 4900 and guess what, that is my number too. How do you explain that and why does he have that number? It's not right and it's not fair to me, either does that mean some of that money is my mine too? So how do we fix this problem or make it right? I think you should at least send me something for that little problem considering me and these other people have the same numbers and they are winning stuff and I get **. If this problem can't be resolved I will just have to delete Publisher Clearing House from my computer. Thank you. I will be waiting for your response.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2015
Said I violated their tos, and disabled my account. Now I'm out countless hours and 6,220 points on their surveys, won't even reply to me. Never mind the 20 plus years that I have been entering their contests, haven't even won a 1.00 from them. This scam company needs to be put out of business now!!!
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2015
I signed up to play the PCH games just for fun and not for the money, and now I'm getting something in the mail saying my subscription to Weight Watchers will be arriving shortly. I didn't order anything, and I'm sure there will be a bill attached or it goes to collections. The joke is on them since they don't have my SSN and can't hurt my credit in any way if I don't pay it. I noticed all the deadlines and contest numbers have O's instead of 0's, so I already know it's fake and there is nothing legal that can be done about it because of how they 'word' it. My biggest complaint is the spam in my mailbox and the light 'threats' about the fake contest they have. I'm better off playing the Nickelodeon flash games. At least I won't get threatened.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2015
Yes, I will admit I do some of the strategy games after I enter all the 'good' sweeps. What I want to know is this. There are 'instant win' scratch-off cards, most are $1000 or $2500 'possible' to instantly win. There are 15 squares to match your numbers to, but the most I've ever seen is ONE square with $500. ALL the rest are for tokens. How do they get away with telling you you might win a certain amount when that amount is not included ANYWHERE on the play board??
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2015
Safety credit card holders - I have had the product for about 1 1/2 weeks. The envelopes are already falling apart. I am very disappointed. I paid almost $19 for four envelopes and they are very flimsy. They are not worth the money. I will not buy any further items from you for this reason. Other items purchased could be purchased locally at a much lower price. Please send replacement envelopes for the credit cards.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2015
My husband accidentally paid PCH $1700+ accidentally on 8/12/15. He owed $17.00. He began immediately calling to get the money returned and as yet, that money has not been refunded. One of the excuses is that it was a lot of money and it will take a lot of time to return that much. It has been over a month and there is no excuse for not returning it. He does not owe them anything. The next step will be a letter to the CEO and if the money is not returned immediately, an attorney. Highly suggest no one use this company as they are scammers.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2015
Playing these games is no different than the lottery and I know that. Although I read some of these comments about winning and not being able to collect. Just confirms my suspicions. I went into look at the game Apps available. I was curious - usually don't play games on the internet. I used my Facebook email and password and browsed a few of the Apps and back out. When closing out my email, my iPhone was cleaning my Facebook app. So that should tell you something.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2015
They keep saying you're close, buy a product it helps. I have been doing this for over 40 years and have yet to win anything from them yet so they say you are a runner up but there is no win. I think it all a trick to sell their junk. So am I wrong.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2015
I've entered the PCH since I was a teenager. I've never heard, read about, or knew of anyone winning. I'm 60 now and I think it's a scam. Seems like I would've read about someone winning sometime in my life!
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2015
Be careful when surfing the Publishers Clearing House (PCH) website. While reviewing the various products, I evidently clicked on the wrong icon and was sent via UPS a product that I didn't recognize, didn't want, and don't recall seeing. I returned the item via UPS, but it cost me my time and $16.73. I will send PCH the receipt for returning the item, but I doubt that I will hear from them. I will delete future e-mails without opening, and unsubscribe from receiving further e-mails from PCH.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2015
PCH is all about pushing merchandise! When on their website, it is not hard to suddenly find you have an order and it's impossible to stop. I purchase a lot of product online and reputable companies have a format that allows you to clearly review the order before you submit it. Often shipping is free and returns are paid for if not totally satisfied. Push a wrong button at PCH and you have just purchased an item that is probably worthless to you. You find S&H charges are added and very expensive and cost of return is on your dime. Customer satisfaction? Not here in my opinion! The box arrived and I'm stuck with 2 overpriced, cheesy products. Shipping and handling was about $10.00, and to return, I pay the postage.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2015
You say it is free to enter but when you try it keeps wanting us to buy things. If it's free quit asking us to buy things and let us enter free.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2015
I have been playing daily for over 18 months. Of course I am retired, and live modestly (within my means). I have never purchased any of the unnecessary items offered because I have no need for any of them. My thought is that the people who really need the money, can't spend the hours everyday gambling with the mindless emails because they are busy trying to find jobs or working to support their families. I didn't have any scam emails until I signed up with PCH now I am inundated with them. When I tried to unsubscribe, they passed my email address to other scammers.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2015
I've also invested hours and hours of time into something that is clearly a scam... Now if we can prove that people aren't getting paid out like the records show. Then that is fraud and should compensated to those who were under the impression that this service was legitimate. Although in fine print it lists the odds of winning. Who regulates this number? As well who contradicts the severely unrealistic odds with constant harassment of the promises that anyone can win or that you're about to win... I think it's time an investigation needs to be done and people need to be compensated as such.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2015
PCH claims you don't have to purchase anything to enter their sweepstakes. How long are they going to be allowed to continue to state that? You cannot simply enter the sweeps without being BOMBARDED by emails (or letters) claiming you never finished the entry in some way (?) and drawing you back into their clutches to get you to spend something. There's no way you can ever truly enter this thing without agreeing to buy something!!
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2015
I received a letter with a sample check telling me to call 1 888 784 0685 and give my claim number. Which was done and was told the IRS would contact me, which I got the call and was told my check would be here by Monday and if it didn't come to call Mr. Steve **. Well the number wasn't working, now it rings busy. The sample check has Chase Bank and Publishers Clearing House on it.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2015
I am extremely upset. I entered the contest and ever since, I have been bombarded with emails that I must continue to read, fill out and commit to buying products. They claim that if I don't do it, I will lose my eligibility to enter. I get an email like that everyday. All I wanted was to enter the contest and notify me if I won. This is ridiculous.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2015
I think it's a fraud because they say that it's free to play the game. Then, they tell you win but they want you to keep playing and then you never win. Nothing. And then they want money in the end, it is supposed to be free.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2015
It's BS. You don't get paid anything. I've been playing PCH for at least a month now. I haven't won a thing. No cash, NOTHING! It's a SCAM. It needs to be stopped. They get your hopes up by having you play senseless games that take up all your time. They're getting money off the ads they promote. They need to be SHUT DOWN immediately. Don't waste your time. I'm done playing this time consuming game. You win tokens, THAT'S IT! I'm disappointed.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2015
For weeks attempting to complete a set of 5 Scratch Cards on one of PCH's Contest, usually the 3rd or 4th Card never shows up to scratch. Upon contacting PCH Technical Issues Dept I was asked if I cleared the cache and cookies for which yes or I wouldn't have been able to play the first of the cards in the contest. After supplying the representative with my email address she then placed me on hold to 'check into the issue.' Needless to say PCH hung up the phone on their end, no not a connection issue. They do not want to address the issue as usual. This organization has numerous complaints regarding their games and practices on the Internet regarding the same issue I am reporting. It appears PCH is not allowing the players of these games to complete them so they cannot win. Does anyone monitor or investigate this organization on a regular basis for fraud?
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2015
I ordered an item from PCH. It was the 49-pc revolving organizer. When I went to put it together, I started looking at it. The containers were gross-looking and the lids didn't seem secure. The organizer itself looked all scratched up and it appeared there was a broken piece in the center. The item looked as if it had been used and then returned to PCH only to be shipped to someone else (ME). Disgusting. On top of that, I went to send it back and it was going to cost half the price if I were to keep. I will never order from PCH again. Their items are nothing but junk and way too expensive. I can find better quality items at Wal-Mart.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2015
I understand PCH makes money by selling magazines and "as seen on TV" type products. However the rules state no purchase necessary. I haven't purchased items as it seems many others have. My complaint is the number of emails stating last chance. How many last chance emails or final emails do I have to respond to before that's actually true? That's what leads me to view PCH as a scam. One that I'm surprised still exists. I truly feel for those who blindly send money for mags and junk in the hopes of improving their chances. You'd be better off buying a lotto ticket.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2015
I've received several emails from PCH about my confirmations for chances to win, but cannot open them because there is a big red message stating that this information can harm my computer. So in return to that I feel I being disregarded for not responding to something I cannot receive, open, etc. Then I hear about a letter that's mailed to you and supposed to be signed and returned for your chance to win the prize you had won. I also read a blog post from PCH on their special early look and I am nowhere near where they said their heading, but they keep sending me confirmations on the 5,000 forever prize, so confused.
I am a mother of 3 young children all under the age of 10. 2 have disabilities and me I have a bone sarcoma so I cannot work. We are on the verge of being homeless because I have not received disability benefits and plus medical assistance is really a big problem. I play faithfully everyday with praying chance for a miracle to happen at least so my children can have a stable future when my time comes. Not LOOKING For no sympathy because life is given to us the way it is meant for us to make the best of it. Good luck to all who still have faith that good things can happen.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2015
PCH needs to be disbanded or put out of business. This "so called" Sweepstakes is so fake and time consuming that it needs to be stopped. In order to be in a position for a chance to win a sweepstakes, they bombard consumers with various contests where you have to continue to play their "stupid games" and these games are time consuming. You have to play to still be eligible to win. By the time you finish working their emails you may spend a minimum of hours trying to win this money. Then, you have to go through all of the crap involving buying overpriced cheap junk from them. I, personally, have actually given up and I am currently trying to unsubscribe from anything that says PCH. Please, put these people out of business!!!
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2015
I've been playing these games since April '15 and I haven't won anything yet. I learned if you download adblocker you won't have that to take up your time playing. Then with that, I opened up 4 or 5 pages and played several of the games at once. Boy did that ever go so fast. So try that. Still hoping and praying.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2015
I paid for magazines, but never got them. Just want to know if they are even going to send them. The cost was $10.00. This was in July. Didn't take but a week when they sent me the bill statement.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2015
I feel sorry for all of you who feel scammed. It says clearly that you do not need to purchase anything to qualify to win. I have not won anything but tokens myself, but I figure playing PCH while I'm relaxing from the day is a good chance at winning something and the games are fun. The odds are annoying but I just skip through them all. You also have to take to account that there are so many people who enter daily so your chances of winning will be very slim but it is still better than not playing at all and having no chance.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
My friend called and said my name was sent to him by PCH, over the internet. He logged on www.pch.com/actnow, and put in code # **, as he was told. My name, address and a lot of information came up. How is this possible, and the friend had not been in contact with me for over a year. More important how do I stop this from happening any farther?
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2015
I had to pay for an cookbook I did not order.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2015
I have been playing Publishing Clearing House games since I was 18 and this is the first time in my life and I'm 68 years old now I have ever been told positive things from Publishing Clearing House. They keep telling me I am going to win as long as I keep playing. They send me little encouraging statements. Their games are not right. It's hard to get them to work tokens that you're supposed to get for some reason. I'll have so many tokens and then the next game my tokens are less. I know everybody playing this game just praying to God like I am I desperately need His help. I'm a widow. My husband passed 10 years ago this October and he left me in a deep hole and I desperately need help.
I know everybody that enters these things are praying also but they are making it and making us really believe we are going to win. I have been in my house for five weeks now playing these games. I don't wanna take a chance to forfeit what I accomplished so far. They send me to Texas. I have to keep going or I will forfeit. I do it every day all day long. I have over 2 million tokens and I don't know what to do with them. They're not telling me play every single game because they say I have to. They're building up our hopes they even told me florist shop they're going to go to are they come to my house and not to worry find me if I'm not home. My kids are so sick of me talking about it. They say it’s a scam. It's not real. Nobody wins anything and I'm trying to prove it’s real because they really had me believing I'm going to win something and I'm praying to God like everybody else.

Reviewed July 28, 2015
Hit $100.00 on game and they will not pay out. Screen flashed as soon as I won and stated we are having technical difficulties. I call right away and told them. They were suppose to get back with me and still today no callback. So called them, told them the problem, and they made up all kinds of reasons not to pay me what I won. This is a scam! Been doing this for over 35 years and see how they scam people. They need to be shut down, period!
Reviewed July 26, 2015
Today, after redeeming a total of over 1,100,000.00 "points" at PCH I have tallied up my winning list and have received exactly NOTHING. The whole thing is a SCAM and they should be put out of business. Really, after 1 million, 1 hundred thousand plus points, I have won NADA? Amazing that PCH is allowed to get away with this scam for so long!! How about the Federal Government doing something about this consumer rip-off. Shut them down!!
Reviewed July 23, 2015
Publishing Clearing House is the worst scam compared to the work from home scams. They say you win money but you don't. All their games are rigged to lose rather than win. The same goes for the sweeps entry for 5,000 a week for life. I know they are violating so many government rules. My question is why aren't they shut down yet?
Reviewed July 16, 2015
You know people spend the time to play these games hoping to win something. They can't even let you win nothing but tokens. What the hell can you do with tokens? I feel this is as fake it gets. Why would they hurt people like that? It's not fair. If you're picking certain people who buy things or a certain type of income or particular family then stop false advertising. You need to stop showing that happy commercial and using that happy song because you don't deserve to play that song when you're scamming people. It's not right!!! You never show who wins -- for all we know they are actresses. Such a shame. And your games and lotto suck.
Reviewed July 13, 2015
I went to online last year to sign up, it was after midnight. I gave my private info, my phone number and that morning first thing I had bill collectors calling. I had given my cell number to anyone yet. I was thinking about doing the new one being a single mom I want my son to be able to get the prize too. I then think twice seeing that it's not my first time, they are very misleading. I was 17 when I order mags. They made it seemed like I have to make a purchase even when it says no purchase necessary. Bull! Save yourself from headaches and keep your money.
Reviewed July 8, 2015
I was told that I was the winner but read from their website that the only way to win would be them coming to your house. I just don't understand what kind of madness they have going on. This is false advertising and should be illegal. Too much scamming in the world today.
Reviewed July 7, 2015
I have went to a car lot and picked the car I wanted. I told everyone I know that I'm a winner of the biggest giveaway ever. PCH has made my life a mess. Me and my family have spent endless hours waiting for the prize patrol to bring me my check. I have emailed them numerous times and all I get is a runaround. I have ask to have them stop emailing me. I have hundreds of emails from PCH and all their other games - bingo is another one of their giveaway. With no wins I researched some of the people they say won and these people look to be fake. No prior info can be found on most of claimed winners.
I feel I have been scammed. For years, it is ruining my life so everyone needs to know how they can stop this. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for standing up for myself. Now I will never win because I have filed a complaint. I hope this lands in safe hands and my family won't suffer for it. They are scared. I am exposing PCH as a scammers.. I love my country. I love the Lord. PLEASE HELP My family and I. Thank you.
Reviewed July 6, 2015
I signed up by mail. I was inundated with envelopes every Monday. Even though no purchase is necessary they would make you think your number was in jeopardy if you didn't either send something back preferably an order for junk priced at 5 times what it's worth. Confusing letters and threatening letters. This company should be investigated by the government for fraud.
Reviewed July 6, 2015
I was lead to believe that I won because of the wording on my emails. Like we have GPS to your house and the Ralph ave florist and that they will be arriving between 12 and 2. Do you realize how depressed I was all day? I knew in my heart that I won. I was devastated. I just checked the site that no winner was chosen. They shouldn't do that to people. I have my emails. PCH is very misleading. Thanks for listening.
Reviewed July 1, 2015
I have been a customer of PCH for years and used to order by mail but since the internet do it all online. I occasionally order items that I actually need and have always been happy with what I get. I have many times returned (at my expense) items that were not what I expected and have never had a problem. I only participate in the basic, primary sweepstakes and NEVER do any of the games, searches and other nonsense they offer and delete any of those emails. I wait until I'm in line somewhere or have a few minutes to kill and do my daily online entry. You can't win if you don't play so I figure it's a cheaper amusement than the lottery!
Reviewed July 1, 2015
I search as that's one of the ways to enter. I search daily. I'm beginning to think they are using my search as a way to survey what is popular. If this is true I want to be paid for my time due to the fact I haven't won anything. Plus they never as promised show the winner on T.V. so NBC, they state is to air on your network so you must be part of the scam as well. I want and believe I should be paid for the time I put in so they can get better ads and commercials.
Reviewed June 30, 2015
You waste time getting tokens. They don't tell that when you start. Do you cash some but you never win anything. The rewards are cheesy and not worth cashing you tokens. You are so busy trying for tokens checking to see winning lotto #'s. We should be notified each time we win. We enter so many events, we shouldn't have to wonder if we won. Please end the frustration.
Reviewed June 30, 2015
I played PCH play and win for 63 days. Finally yesterday June 29th, 2015 I won $250.00 in the token - highest of the day game. I was so excited but I didn't receive an email from them yet. I'm really disappointed. My name is in the winners section of the app. Was I scammed? So what happened and what happens now? How do I get my winnings?
Reviewed June 30, 2015
Played PCH for years. Their games are rigged you can't win any money, only tokens slots instant wins. All other games are impossible to win though they show money denominations. If a casino did this it would be illegal. So why is it legal for them?
Reviewed June 29, 2015
I regularly receive emails from PCH with urgent messages telling me I have to acknowledge something or other in order to win a cash prize - once I do so, I am then led through a series of e-games that alternate with pages trying to get me to link to "sponsor" sites and pages inviting me to download apps to acquire additional chances at major prizes. I sometimes play the free games when my back is bothering me and I need a distraction to take my mind off the discomfort. I never really expect to win anything, and until today, never really have - I've just accumulated "points." Sometimes when I do not appear to have actually won anything; nevertheless, the same bells and whistles go off as do when I have clearly won, but either way, win or all I ever won were still more "points" (of which I now have over a quarter of a million). But today, just a little over an hour ago, something different happened.
Well into the series of games (I had reach the $20,000 prize level), the game "Aces High" popped up. The instructions for this game said "draw four aces, win $4,000." And when I "drew," four aces and one jack appeared - then the jack slid down the screen, and I waited for the bells and whistles, which I figured would be pretty impressive, this time! But not only were there NO bells or whistles, the winning screen simply dissolved, and a new game came up - no message that I had won saying that I had won anything at all. Not even the congratulatory message stating how many points I had won that ALWAYS pops up; even when I do not appear to have actually won the game, a congratulatory message ALWAYS appears, notifying me that I have won 250 "points." Yet today, when I certainly appear to have won a substantive amount of cash - nothing. So the first time I win an actual cash prize is also the first time I win - nothing? Smells like scam to me.......
Reviewed June 26, 2015
I went online, and I was told to purchased 3 item in order to qualify for the lottery. I made my choice and submitted to PCH. I received a letter from them, and told me that my lottery ticket was number **. After that every day my email box was filled with the request of purchasing more items otherwise "I will be removed" from the lottery. They pestered me for the whole month. One day I went online and I saw a review of another customer and I was shock to find out that her lottery number was ** just like my number. Is this a SCAM or what??? Please take care of this PCH and get them out of business.
Reviewed June 25, 2015
I downloaded the PCH play & win app a while ago since well it's PCH and I've heard all this good stuff about them and need the money so why not. It's a nice setup but all you get is tokens and you can't even buy stuff with tokens - you get entries into a sweepstakes which is stupid since even with Lucktastic you can redeem them. The mini games are completely programmed to miss the $$ and win more lame tokens. They do send emails for the Search & Win and tell you what's left for you to do to win and so on. While you're on the main screen of the actual app, you get little pop ups showing who won what, how much and where. (I've seen the same names pop up various times different days) so it is kinda scammy. Don't hope too much with it...
Reviewed June 24, 2015
I started playing the PCH games online a few months back, and within a month's time I figured out what the "redeem tokens" was for... To actually submit for entries to win various prizes on the token exchange page. I submitted ten entries for a GPS device just for giggles then found the Canon EOS Rebel Camera down at the bottom in the selections where it requires 3500 tokens per entry, and immediately placed 40 entries for it, and then every day for a solid month, while watching the deadline, I entered no less than 20 entries per day, sometimes more or less between 40 to 20 entries per day. When it said "the winner would be announced tomorrow" I put in 30 entries, then went back and put in another 8 entries depleting my collection of over 3Mil tokens all on that camera for entries for a total of 1068 entries. Yes, I kept track of each and every day I put in entries, as a running total.
Next day, the Camera dropped back down to 31 days to be given away, and no announcement of it being won at all. Little did they know I have screen shots of the day it was supposed to be awarded, and a few after, including when they responded telling me via email "Please be advised, the lucky winner for the Canon Camera from 6/16/2015 was Thomas M of Harrisburg PA." I'd like to see this documentation of that person actually winning and getting the camera, since they never made the announcement as promised from their site.
Reviewed June 18, 2015
I was sent some small lanterns which I never ordered. Now being notified that I owe the money for this order. I never ordered anything from them!!!!
Reviewed June 18, 2015
PCH.com locked me out of confirmation sweepstakes.
Reviewed June 15, 2015
I just want to make anyone aware of the odds of anyone winning any grand prize. But first, a tiny bit of info. Currently, when you enter any of their sweepstakes, you're entering along with people in Canada, England, and the United States! So, the odds of you winning the grand prize...1 in 1,700,000,000! That's one-in-one billion, seven hundred million! Before they added Canada and England? 1-in-310,000,000 (three hundred and ten million!) So, now do you think you will win? Odds are...you will not!
Reviewed June 7, 2015
The games are bogus, along with the tokens, or cash, but you get mostly tokens. It's a waste of time. I believe if you win something, they (PCH) should honor it.
Reviewed June 6, 2015
I have been putting in online entries for a while now and last week I received a 100.00 check in mail. I initially thought was fake but called and verified with Wells Fargo bank and also went to Wells Fargo and cashed!! I'm gonna keep playing. It takes a few mins and it's fun and who couldn't use 100.00?
Reviewed June 3, 2015
Well the tokens, you can not win on just a full, and you can never win if you never play or if you only play once and hope for the best, but maybe it can happen. The scratch-offs are for tokens so you can use them towards prizes they have. I tried 4 million and no luck but keep trying. My point is never give up, keep playing and it is not a scam even though I lost 4 million tokens. It was not my day but I will try again with more some day. ANYWAY THANKS PCH.
Reviewed May 29, 2015
Hi. I've been entering PCH since 2010 off and on. This year in twenty fifteen March I entered and all of April except two weeks earlier in April I didn't enter but started back till the end of April into now - it's the twenty eighth day. Today is forty two days straight and have not won anything even the small prizes which makes me think that PCH is a conspiracy because they've never been to Atlanta Georgia before. They say that they've been everywhere but Atlanta they've never been to. By looking at their history this year and in the past all of the winners their states have been casino states and there is a big super prize coming up in June and I believe all of putting in this contest I'm going to miss out on another super prize again like always, and they say that they issue out prizes every day so which makes me believe that their computer that does the random drawings is rigged because I believe another casino state is going to get it again.
Reviewed May 27, 2015
I'm writing for my 83 year young Mom. Like a lot of seniors, she does PCH by mail. She had me check it last time to make sure she did not order anything. They say she may get a Gift. Then she gets 2 link rollers worth $2, at most. She gets bill for $12. I think they do it in purpose, because she said "Be easier to just pay it," maybe so if she wasn't on SS. She doesn't have enough money for her meds and food. Please look into this as I am sure this happens to thousands of people that use the mail to contact PCH, because they know seniors prefer the old way. I take care of my Mom, have for 7 years. She gets scammed at least 1 time a month. Please. Help our Seniors. I guess they get scammed millions of $. They don't tell anybody because they are ashamed to.
Reviewed May 22, 2015
I have been playing on PCH games. They send me up to 6 emails a day. I play and hope to win. I have been playing for months, I only get tokens. I think they are running a scam. I don't have time for all this mess. I'm done with PCH. It's a waste of people's time. They need to be banned.
Reviewed May 22, 2015
Nothing happened but you are asked everyday. There's an email saying you forgot to play this game and in order to it to complete your entry you have to search and play games that are just too much in order for you to receive tokens. I don't know what those tokens are used for. You never really win anything so why are you even playing for these tokens? What are they used for? What is the purpose of them? I guess the tokens are for gift cards. I've been playing for years and never got anything.
Reviewed May 21, 2015
During the fast paced gaming that is highly enjoyable on their website, they have implemented pop-ups in the middle of gaming sessions that resulted in two inadvertent orders that I only became aware of when the payment was past due. I would have never ordered the items which were not in my choice of items to order to begin with. When I found out because of an email indicating my potential disqualification from the PCH gaming prizes, I tried to cancel the orders with no success or ability to appeal the situation. While the chances of winning are very small, the only reason to game is for enjoyment and the very remote chance of winning. PCH still gets all of the advertising revenue and I should not be punished for deceptive pop-ups that result in inadvertent orders that were unintended and my disqualification from competing.
Reviewed May 17, 2015
I have filled out the win it all section and my info is continually erased off the page. I have followed the directions step by step to fix the problem, and it doesn't work. How can I be signed in to win by the deadline?
Reviewed May 15, 2015
Playing the Roulette Game, ball does not roll, stays in the middle and does not go around! I finish all other games but this one. I have tried it a few times and it does not play for me. It is very upsetting. Please help me fix this game. Rating lowered.
Reviewed May 12, 2015
I have entered these contests for years. When you enter by mail, you are bombarded with more and more "entries" and "don't lose your possible winning number by not returning this entry!" I would call that BLACKMAIL. The entry online is almost the same. I also went through with the SEARCH screens with the same thing happening. I believe these "contests" are just one BIG SCAM!
Reviewed May 9, 2015
This has happened to me twice now. On one of the games called Prize Grabber I win a money bag and the game freezes on me, and therefore I get nothing. I play these games a lot and every time I win something, the game freezes. Is that not false advertising in a way? It's just wrong.
Reviewed May 9, 2015
I was directed to the games to a spinning wheel. I spun the wheel to win $1000.00 and it landed on money. I waited to see what I had to do and then before it went on the wheel moved again to tokens. Come on it landed on money and that's what I should have received. I could use the money for bills. Why does this happen. I am frustrated.
Reviewed May 1, 2015
So you've got the bug and want to win. My issues are - TIME: I've been playing online everyday for the past month via desktop computer and also on my mobile phone because you can rack up more entry's and tokens and supposedly increase your odds of winning something by doing both. Currently I have over 7,000,000 tokens and I am at their Platinum status. I have not won any gift cards from token redemption yet. My goal is to reach Black Diamond status in order to enter token drawings that everyone else gets locked out of (because your odds are probably higher then of winning, right?). At this pace it is going to take approximately 28 months of playing games all day long though to achieve this status. That is a big chunk of my life I don't really want to devote to PCH. I feel sorry for those who have achieved Black Diamond status because 3 years of your life is a lot to waste.
WEB INTERFACE: On a Windows 7 desktop, some of the ads trigger Norton security alerts so they contain virus or malware type programs. A lot of the ads cause Adobe Flash player to crash. Then your web browser hits snags where your cookie is corrupted and it locks you out and you have to clear your cookies or switch to another browser to keep going.
DAILY TOKEN COUNT: If you are trying get your name on the token leaderboard list for the most tokens won in a particular day, my limit gets stuck about somewhere around 135,000 or half the total other people are able to accrue. My overall tokens keep building and I've read the rules as to which tokens will count towards this but my counter keeps getting stuck anyway so there is no way to win the $250 they award every day even if I play every game they offer and click on as many tokens as I can via games, search or their front page sites.
$7K/WEEK SUPERPRIZE: So PCH was going to give away $7K a week for life, the big SuperPrize that everyone is dreaming of winning. They ran commercials saying to watch NBC on April 30th, 2015 to see who won. Then April 30th occurs and no show! People are posting all over the PCH facebook page asking what happened? As of May 1, 2015 there is no info on the winners list, PCH facebook page, or the PCHTV website. This was giveaway 4900. Funny thing if you copy/paste the giveaway fine print from their email, notice how giveaway 4900 is actually 49OO and $7000 is actually $7,OOO, why use the letter O's instead of zero's? Is this a sign we are getting duped? I don't like deceptive advertising.
WHAT YOU DO WIN: You will get to see a lot of advertisements which is how PCH makes their money. When you run keyword searches on their search engine you will start to see ads for what you searched for scattered across their other games & interfaces. Your name and info will be sold to advertisers. Debit cards come in the mail I never ordered. I have never ordered anything from PCH - I almost bought a blueberry bush but I didn't and I am glad I didn't after reading everyone else's insight here. I would say use a one time use disposable credit card number to protect yourself if you do wish to purchase something.
I did see a banner ad for Travelers Insurance where they offered me a $20 Walmart gift card if I would call them and get a quote. So I did because I was bored and they actually ended up beating my already great rate I had at Progressive by about $150 for auto and also $150 on my homeowners so I have been able to save some money plus I did get the Walmart gift card emailed to me as they promised. Since then I've seen another ad for a $20 Amazon gift card.
Reviewed April 30, 2015
There is no way to find out what number is your entry. Therefore there is no way to know if you have won. They keep awarding worthless tokens redeemable only in exchange for more opportunities to play. If at least the tokens were exchangeable for goods mailed free of charge it would make it worthwhile.
Reviewed April 29, 2015
I am 99 percent sure PCH winners are all ** lies or prizes are only awarded to whom PCH wants to win. I have been given years of false hopes by the company scams and I won't take their ** any more. I'm done with PCH. I won't buy another damn thing either.
Reviewed April 20, 2015
I made several purchases from P.C.H. and most of what I received was very cheap product for what I was being charged. I have called P.C.H. several times to complain and request a return label, I was told on my last call that a supervisor gave the ok-- this time only to send a return label and once the products were received, I would receive a corrected bill. I have never received the return label and I keep receiving call from their collections department and by mail. I am sick of this and will never do business with P.C.H. again. I feel hurt by a company I have always trusted in. Broken promises and ongoing calls and bills.
Reviewed April 20, 2015
I get 4-5 e-mails from PCH every day saying that I am close to winning and that I must click here or verify this. Additionally they keep giving me deadlines or else I will forfeit my chance to win. Sad that they have to still trick us into playing their games.
Reviewed April 13, 2015
Well first off I would like to say I enjoy the game because it gives me a lil bit of hope. I have been playing the game for about 2 years almost and haven't ever won anything but like I said I was thinking what if. I was a lil tough when recently I was playing the game that you grab presents from kinda like the stuffed animal machines and a few times I grabbed the money bag and it just dropped it and gave me tokens... But when it grabs the presents it never drops them. Also just one time on the ring toss I finally got the ring around a money sign and just received tokens. I mean I am a mother of 4 boys disabled and broke as joke so it's a tad disappointing when that happened but I will continue to play because there's always that 1 in a million chance.
Reviewed April 10, 2015
Publishers Clearing House has a confusing online "contest" program that does very little but keep sending potential customers back to Add-to-Cart options. As far as entering the contest is concerned, one actually does not know for sure whether one has entered the contest or not. A repetitive page that encourages one to SEARCH keeps coming up. Any yet, once you click on SEARCH, that page keeps coming back up, telling you to SEARCH. Then, later on, you get online messages from PCH saying that you have not taken advantage of your opportunity to SEARCH. I just wanted to see how honest this whole contest is (I advise many retirees), and I must say that I am not encouraged by the online experience I have had with PCH.
Reviewed March 30, 2015
This new "mega prize" sweepstakes is starting out just like the last one. Seven or eight or nine times last year PCH had a "special early look" for their 'mega prize" which was variously $5000 a week for life or $7000 a week for life, a million dollars up front or two million dollars in addition plus a new car, and so on and on and on. For some reason, the "lucky number" was never returned so only a million dollars, parceled out at $2500 a year for 30 years was supposedly won. Of course, the idiots who think they have a chance to win (at 1,750,000,000 to 1) will, during this period, buy more and more magazines or cheap Chinese-made junk they don't really want or need just to "improve" their "equal chance to win." Yeah, right - an equal chance at nothing is still nothing. I have reported this scam to the FDC and I hope they do something about it.
Reviewed March 28, 2015
When playing the games, I get a message that I am landscape mode, to turn my screen to continue. When I do, it flashes a playing screen for a second and then goes back to black, with the landscape message again. Unable to continue at all. It has happened over 50 times. But at the bottom of the screen, one can click on an advertisement (non PCH) and that conveniently works. I guess they don't want you to play, but click on the ad instead. I will not participate again. False hope and promises.
Reviewed March 27, 2015
I played several games and several entries I entered it seems like they're always texting you or emailing you that you're close to being the winner, but they always advertise and then all your shopping cart empty like if you want to buy but at the bottom it says no purchase necessary to enter. I guess they want you to purchase in order for you to win. It takes a long time to get their M, it takes a long time to get their merchandise and the merchandise is also as seen on tv. So why pay all the money they charge when I can go as seen on tv websites and get it out of cheaper price coz they're the same items are selling.
Reviewed March 24, 2015
Score high on games then they bonk my scores out expecting me to replay same games. Tells me I'm in millionaire winning circle by mail and I need to send a fee and get a Blue Diamond Card to download money on. Really mental distractions I don't need. Everyone would truly like to be "the big winner" but why mislead someone ahead of time. I'm tired of them expecting me to replay what I completed and they time it out and want me to listen to Pampers on YouTube. My youngest is over 30 yrs old. This is emotional and mental abuse and that's not funny at all, too much aggravation!!! :(
Publishers Clearing House Company Information
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- Publishers Clearing House
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- www.pch.com