Giving Assistant Reviews 29

TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It worked earlier and paid for me few times via paypal, but suddenly the login option disappeared from the site without any notice. My balance stucked there. Currently it is unusable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Continued to operate on Black Friday 2021 and have custoemrs earn them commissions despite the fact that they had already ceased operations a d had a legal agreement in place stating they would not pa... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My bank returned two checks within a week saying that Its a "Frozen/blocked account". Reached out multiple times with no response. Beware of giving assistant.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

You're lucky if you find a code that actually works! They're up there high when you Google promo codes. Good luck finding any that are actually real. 99% of the time, they're bad or fake. Most l... See more

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  1. Cashback Provider

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Giving Assistant is a Charitable Loyalty Platform that nonprofit supporters can use while shopping online to make their shopping experiences more rewarding. Signed in Giving Assistant users can earn cash back from their purchases (as much as $700 a year or more). Users can decide to keep that cash, or automatically donate a percentage of cash back earned to nonprofit organizations they value. Users do not need to use a coupon code, or promo code to earn cash back. Currently, there are more than 3,000 popular online brands partnered with Giving Assistant where you can earn cash back, and we’re adding more all the time.


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1.8

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers

Closed cashbacks with my money in wallet.
Basically ran away holding my money. Scam.

4 August 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Continued to operate on Black Friday…

Continued to operate on Black Friday 2021 and have custoemrs earn them commissions despite the fact that they had already ceased operations a d had a legal agreement in place stating they would not pay any monies earned before a date that .preceded Black Friday. Checks that had already been mailed out also bounced. They were always shady, but their exit move was just outright fraud.0

8 July 2022
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Click bait with fake codes 99% of the time

You're lucky if you find a code that actually works! They're up there high when you Google promo codes. Good luck finding any that are actually real. 99% of the time, they're bad or fake. Most likely making money off click bait that sends you to the site with their affiliate link. I wouldn't waste your time with this site.

I'm being generous giving it 2 stars because I've saved money once or twice out of the dozens of times I've searched

6 May 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAMMERS

I cannot access my account to withdraw my money which i collected there. Was not a huge amount as they always found excuses not to give the cash back but still. Today i tried enter the account i cant. I sent them email it bounced back. Since few months i kept sending them regarding the missing cash but they ever answered. So i stopped using their website but left my cash back there. Big mistake

28 January 2022
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Out of Business?

For years our charity has received checks from them. It looks like they have gone out of business. I don't think anyone was scamming people, I think they just went bankrupt or closed. They still owed us money but since it was free money for us I am thankful for what we received in the past.

7 January 2022
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Shutting-down apparently, Don't use!!

I had to find out from outside sources that GIVING ASSISTANT is being "liquidated" and is shutting down. It appears they are not notifying any of their customers--even those who still think/thought they are earning cash-back. I got a strange email with legal language, but ignored it until now. It appears many customers will not get the cash they earned.

7 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stopped received cash back for 3 months

I experienced the same as other reviewers, I have been using giving assistant for about 2 years and received my payouts on time but in the past 3 months the website didn't let me search for a store but did let me go to the list and choose it. It seemed to be working that way and I would receive an email that cash back was processing, the most recent on December 17, but I haven't received any of my cash back since October.

1 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been using their services for 6…

I have been using their services for 6 months. At first everything was fine. But since December they stopped paying cashback. There is no response in the chat. Their mail doesn't work anymore. They still owe me about $500! I wrote a letter to the Better Business Bureau. I hope they will help me there. I advise everyone who has suffered to contact the Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General of California. It's a shame that there are still such scammers in such a great country!
And today, on December 23, 2021, they threw me out of my personal account altogether and I can no longer log into my personal account! In general, thank you guys from givingassistant for a great gift for Christmas! I never thought that in America such a thing could be and go unpunished! May it be rewarded!

18 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

scam cash back site

scam cash back site. Never receive cash back after purchase. No customer service. Email address for providing support was fake, email bounced back as I tried to get help. Go on their site, and literally no way to get hold of customer service. please avoid at all cost.

18 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WARNING!!!! FRAUD... Giving Assistant tries not to PAY!

BEWARE!!!

Giving Assistant is known for being fraudulent of not paying cash back for retail merchants. I'm owed THOUSANDS of dollars from Giving Assistant. I've hired an Attorney to handle this matter. I would suggest that everybody with a similar issue contact the Better Business Bureau and file a case. Also be sure to contact the California Attorney General and also Corporation B. Corp B. is basically the agency Giving Assistant answers to and monitors how the business is conducted.

UPDATE: My attorney filed a lawsuit... Giving Assistant ended up settling the lawsuit for $4,000. The people that work at Giving Assistant are snakes. I would encourage everybody who is owed money from Giving Assistant to take them to court. Giving Assistant is the most dishonest cash back site around. I'm so glad that I sued Giving Assistant and they were forced to pay me the money I was owed.

Giving Assistant has earned a grade F -

13 May 2021
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