Publishers Clearing House / PCH.com
reviews and complaints

To whom it may concern, I am writting about some magazines that was sent to my housethat on, the same day, I cancelled my order cause some else has gotten to my email address and sign me up for STAR magazine without my knowledge. I would like to CANCELLED the rest of the order.

In my opinion I would hire a good attorney or group of attorneys who will take the case on a Contingency Basis and Sue the living hell out of those ###. They are nothing but "Low Life Lying, no good four flushing inbred dirt bags anyway. Their Computer Games are full of BS like their winning jackpots. They have their winners picked already. The ### need to be shut down permanently. If anyone doubts the fact that the on-line games are rigged, I have 3 months worth of pictures to prove what I'm saying is true. I can site examples. 1. The Slots games like Frontier Fortune, Winning in Wonderland that need 3 Bonus Cards for a chance to win cash, you only get 2 spins, The ones that need four Bonus Cards you only get three spins and so On. Then when you get to the PCH Casino and use the diamonds to use the spinner that's even more of a joke. If you get a scratch card you get Sorry, but this scratch card is not a winner. I even made a plaque to hold up just before I activate the coin to scratch off the card that says, "Sorry, but this scratch card is not a winner. Don't get me started on the Black Jack Game. As for the Bingo game. I've had 6 of seven letters for the word "Jackpot",
several dozen times it usually looks like this *J*A*C*K*P*_*T* and once or twice like this, *J*_*C*K*P*O*T*. Pretty amazing isn't it. A real casino gives you more chances to win than Publisher's Clearing House. I wouldn't mind talking to a Consumer Affair Attorney myself. Imagine demonstrating the above in a Court Room with 12 Jurors and calling it before I complete the task. They are enough to drive a person crazy. My kids and room mate say I'm nuts for bothering with PCH and I believe them.

PLY TO WIN BUT YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR HOME WORK, SEARCH&WIN

PCH sends e-mails for various contest; they tell you you will be eliminated if you don't respond but in some cases the "activate" or "continue" buttons do not respond. No wonder they sending e-mails saying they weren't able to have a winner for the last %5, 000/wk for life contest.

I have been playing for many, many years. I would say about 20-30 years and I have made several purchases from the flyers by mail and online. My complaint is now I play online and I keep notices like ...avoid disqualification of your forthcoming Lifetime Prize Number! I have received several emails that to please place an order, when it say "NO PURCHASE NECESSARY". Then why am I being treaten to be disqualified.
Here's another one: YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO TAKE THIS FINAL STEP IMMEDIATELY. RESPOND NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 25TH (11:59 PM, ET) TO COMPLETE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS NOTICE.

What gets me is some of their merchandise I have ordered is so cheap and then they charge 5.95 or 6.95 for shipping. You end up paying $20 regardless. And they adveritse merchandise under $20. Hmm, yeah right! This last item I purchased is really cheap, I will be retuning it. This item I ordered a while back, it was a very cheap bad product - Santoku Knife Set. I didn't open them till around Christmas, I ordered them in Sept. 2012, by the time I opened them they were dull. WTH

This is truly a scam people have been ordering and trying to win this for years no one ever win I know or know anyone who did most of these Internet entries or ways to get your info to solicited other stuff to you. It's

I have only 2 real complaints with PCH: 1. I wonder what criteria they use to determine who their "partners" will be & what they offer for sale.. I have seen at least one blatant scam & at lot of junk. 2. PCH customer service is not staffed with exactly the brightest people. This is why so many orders are messed up or as in my case customers are left in limbo waiting for information.

I do not question the validity of the sweepstakes.

i feel good about entry i submit

Contact your Attorney Generals office in your state it worked for me.

I would like to get the $7.13 back.

I got merchandise that I did not order and I did get a check back but I did not get the postage that was promised. I will not order from them again. I too am a little fed up with the constant e-mails and would like to be taken off the mailing list.

if you want a place to lodge a compliant about PCH go toFTC.gov and file a complaint they will send you a case number for your files that is what I have had to do.

I am having difficulty in finding the right page to enter my authorization code for the website www.pch.com/fast. I can't even find the page listed above. Where do I go to enter my code?

so what that is the best and only way to do it. that is great for the winner. at least someone wins and no one has to pay anything. ever heard of pay it forward? someone gives a man 2m they spend one then put one in bank send people letters to enter to win the intrest i am in as long as i dont have to pay or send personal info like ss#

This has happened to me on numerous occasions. I sent back half of a two part order and they to this day still have not credited me. Their website says order now pay later, or free credit for x amount of days and then when you pay the minimum amount shown on the bill, the next thing you get is a letter saying you didn't adhear to their agreement and now must pay the full amount due plus what you already paid them. This isn't right and is missleading. I have called them several times and talked to an agent who supposedly took care of the problem only to get more bills stating that I own the full amount. I also noticed that if you write what you paid on the front of the check they run it through as a debit so that you do not get your check back and they think you can not see what was paid or written on the check. I now keep copies of all the checks I send them because the way it is going it looks like I will end up in court with them.

Pollyanna lives!

I have not yet won anything from PCH however, I do believe that PCH is in fact an honest and versatile search engine for just about anything you may desire. I am in awe and disturbed by the negative attitudes from some of the complaints I have read about PCH. Patience is a virtue and if you do not have patience and a positive and optimistic point of view then no wonder your attitudes are as they are. Try to have a positive one and you just might find yourself to be a winner, not only through PCH but in all aspects of your life.

Sincerely,
Denise Narciso

My token amount is huge, yet when I go to redeem the tokens it says I don't have enough tokens in my account. What's the point of playing if you can't redeem what you balance states? Think this is fraud just to get you to purchase something. I'm going to be done with this if the problem isn't fixed.

I can not spin wheel. error on page. now try to play games with every click a pop add comes up, will not let me play games. please fix! slfortier@canby.com blackies

Looks like you people fell right into my trap as planned! I knew you were going to take my post down. See, I`m not you`re average "Joe Jack Off" writing the usual stupid complaints! I have facts that even you yourselves can`t deny! How you people can go to sleep every night is beyond me. You`ve got to understand one thing. Not only am I smart. I`m brilliant! I am also an artist, not a butcher! Now you`re really going to feel my wrath! You won`t be able to remove what and where I am going to post it this time. Already saved too! Just cut n paste! Look out because now, you just messed with the WRONG guy!

The protected entry figure is 22, 000 - 23, 000

I want to put this so called PCH "scam" and it being "fraudulent" to rest once and for all. For all of you out there that think it is... WRONG! In order for it to be called this, you would have to pay to enter any given contest. Just like you would purchase a ticket at your local gas station, convenient store, etc. etc. Which by the way, do have real people that do win real $$ because they do so. PERIOD! If you note, underneath every contest they clearly state: No purchase necessary to enter. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Right there, legally they`ve got themselves covered. If you did in fact have to purchase something in order to be entered. In a "roundabout" way you are actually still spending $$ to be eligible to win a prize. They can put as many fake, phony and fictitious prizes as they want to on their site. Again, doesn`t matter. Legally they can get away with it. Now to the real "meat" of this post. I am now right around 6 1/2 years into conducting a 10 year controlled experiment. This will know doubt in my mind and in your`s, absolutely blow PCH "right out of the water" "Hands down". No more arguments. No discussions. Just the facts! This has been one hell of a job but will be well worth it. I am also doing it for your benefit more so than mine. I am doing all of the work for you! Will save you a lot of wasted time and hopeless dreams of winning. The only thing I will get out of the experiment is satisfaction that will be well worth it! I have decided to do this knowing full well that I WILL NOT, NOR WILL I EVER win any kind of prize whatsoever. Now, does PCH have big winners? Yes! I do believe that the one you see all the time on TV advertising the "FOR LIFE" is real. I started out playing almost everything they had to win for a little over three years. Then realized that you could actually be on there 24/7. Believe me, I am a very busy man and didn`t have the time for that. I just cut it down to anything $5, 000 and up. Still very time consuming. Also keeping in mind as I just stated will never win anything anyway. I still play the lottery cards but only the $100, 000 and upwards to the $1, 000, 000 and Mega $1, 000, 000`s. Play every last one of the sweeps contests as well. I will then just open up the Front Page, Search, Keno, and Slot games. Only so I can "snack up" on a [censored] load of tokens (which are worthless) as I will get to here. I only do that to advance more quickly on to the next level. I am currently at the second highest. Black Diamond. It takes approximately 6 mos. or so to achieve a new level at my rate of play. Ready for this? I have received two checks in the mail for $10.00 in consecutive years. One in 2016 and 2017. For some reason they never sent one in 2018. Two days ago, 01/03/2020 for the first time. I received an e-mail right after completing every single sweepstakes module. It stated I was already a winner of $10.00 and the check is in the mail. Keep in mind, I NEVER entered any contest for less than $5, 000. Also each and every one of these checks arrived in February of EVERY year! Hhhhmmmmm? That`s odd! I know they must be monitoring exactly what I`m doing. Also that I have been consistent every day, much less every year!" They probably know what I`m up to and see all the time I am spending. Also gettin` a little nervous and feel they have to at least let me win some type of "cash prize. Therefore, they think they`re clever in sending me a "tinker toy" check that just might buy you a pack of smokes (depending which state of residency you`re in). See, right there. Not even I can say I`ve never won anything! Also got themselves covered again with saying " See, we do have real winners". Speaking of winners. I would like to know who and when are these people that are winning the sweeps prizes that are given away? You know the one`s. $1, 000, 000 plus homes, vacations, trucks, SUV`s, retirement $$, roulette wheel, $1, 000, 000 cash, money booth, money drop, serenity sweepstakes, carefree cash and so on and so on and so on and so on and so on and son and so on! I`ll tell you. It`s all part of that $10, 00 check I receive almost annually! There is know way in hell that there could possibly be that much given away. I don`t care how many advertisers they have spending money just to "hand out" and keep that site up and running. I couldn`t even imagine how much it would cost to keep a site like that up and running. On the other hand, for those big $$ sweeps they`re giving away. They are but not like they claim. Like me, $10.00 here $20.00 there, $50.00 over here. $100, 000 much less $1, 000, 000 goes a loooooonnnnnng way! Get it? About 1 year ago, I decided to take it one step further. I did my on survey with polling people every chance I get. I keep a written record on paper that I keep in my truck at all times. Seeing just exactly what PCH`s odds of winning as opposed to mine. This is for the "sweeps" entries only and excludes any type of lottery card games (completely different). I`ve asked people where I work, stores I frequent, my bank, gas stations and people I don`t even know just waiting in line with me. I am hovering now right around the 1000 mark. Four people said they have entered the ones that were sent in the mail. Two said they`ve gone online a few times, just here and there. Only one other person said they play it but infrequently. Just sometimes when they might be on the computer and thought of it. All of the others said NO. Now, having said this. My odds of winning any given sweepstakes they could possibly have. The odds of me winning would be 993:1000. That`s right! In other words, I would have 993 chances of winning in 1000! I live in Cleveland OH. It probably doesn`t make a difference though where you live. Can some of you at least try this with me as well? As I said. I am doing all the work for you. It wouldn`t take any of your time at all to do so either. Here is another absolutely ridiculous example of why you don`t have a "snow balls chance in hell" of winning anything. I`ve saved and saved all of those worthless tokens to enter in their "Token Rewards" entries. Do you know that at one point, I actually had enough tokens to enter to win that laid out, fully loaded Ford F-150? I believe it was somewhere in the proximity of 22, [protected] entries. Now, you tell me if I don`t have an exceptionally good shot at winnin` that there`s definitely something wrong! I ve done that about three times to boot! So again, I decided to experiment with one of their "cheezy" prizes. A lawn mower. I recently entered twice. Each time with about 1, 200 entries. Know what I won? That`s right! absolutely NOTHING! I told you in the begining of this post that it is a job for sure. Do you remember when you had a job that not only did you hate. You actually dreaded the thought of even having to wake up to go there. Well, imagine that x 10 for me with this. Especially not even getting paid for it on top of it! It is very well worth it as I told you. If you enjoy playing the games and all that`s fine. I even do that just for the fun. Do not expect to win anything though. If you really want to have the thrill of winning and not waste your time at all. Get $50.00 if you can afford it. Go to the gas station and buy some $5.00, $10.00 and even the $20.00 "scratch offs" Worst case scenario, I have always at least broke even. Best case scenario won $1000. There was a time or two that I did lose $10.00. That was just because I didn`t quit while I was ahead. Lastly, I want to award PCH with a prize that they WILL and CAN take to the bank! If I EVER won ANY prize $500.000 or up. I will send them a check back for one half of my winnings after taxes! This would be as an apology to them for me writing this post. That is my guaranty to them as a man of my word! Not your deceiving, unethical but legal tactics tricking people into thinking they even have a shot of winning anything at all!

hello my name is London and,
I am fed up of getting strange letters
and strange e-mails.my whole entire
computer is effected with 100, 000 virses.
who ever is playing these games with my
life I would ask you to stop or I am taking
this to court, I am already mental from
decades of lies I do not deserved to be lied
to like no else does.thank you

I received a like letter in the past, but it said that my certificate had to have the winning number. This was in smaller print on the letter, too. I never received anything either.

incerdible $10 million superpize#giveaway no.1400

I was looking on your site, as I was i put 2 things into the "basket" but did not complete the order. You went on and sent me the items billing me, stating that when I submitted the enter to win I was also ordering the items in the basket EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT COMPLETE THE PURCHASE.
This is a deceptive trade issue. I called and complained as this practice is in violation of the postal code. Which states if you didn't order the item you don't have to pay for it; furthermore you don't even have to return it.
I was surprised that the employee knew the postal code and I had no problem canceling the billing, he even knew I didn't have to return the items.
Now we'll see if the billing department ceases and desists.

I tried several times to send this to pch. Each time it was returned because the mailbox was not monitored. Special savings because we are loyal customer. Not loyal, ignorant maybe, but not loyal. The Original Tumble Buggy Red Car 17.95, same price as before. The Licorice Lovers Mix was so rubbery, it was impossible to chew. I did receive the Raspberry Crèmes. Being a chocolate lover, , I was hopeful. The Chocolate was old, it had white spots, also hard to chew. The crème filling, was dry and grainy. The money I spent that we could not afford. Like so many of your customers. I spent money we couldn't afford. Each time I said enough. I would get another message "I was so close" I would move up to Elite Customer Status. Would I please take another look at the gifts, "we could sure use your support." That sounds like a bait and switch scheme. They stay just within the line of the law. We, the consumers, need to stop being taken in by their deception.

My life has been an online nightmare since I was dumb enough to enter the PCH Sweepstakes. Not only do they spam me to death over and over several times each day, they also send physical huge fat packets of mail. They try to FORCE you into ordering by entitling every e-mail with something like if YOU DON'T ACT NOW---IMMEDIATELY--YOU ARE FORFEITING YOUR ENTIRE ENTRY. At one point I had "placed an order" I didn't even know I was placing and it took forever to figure out how to call them and cancel it. They are rude. The whole thing is a scam and its my nightmare every time I turn on my computer. Give it a rest PCH. And, for all of us "wanna be" winners, if you think you are truly GOING TO WIN the Powerball lottery (1 in 275 million chance), then go ahead and take your chance with PCH. I SO WISH I HAD NEVER BEEN SO STUPID. Please, if you value your sanity, STAY AWAY FROM PCH!

I tried to submit a complaint. It was ignored; probably like this will be; however we shall over come.

Please do NOT put a submit tile prior to a skip tile within the same window. I wasted my time on several occasions by
Your deceptive advertising schiemes. Please STOP this!

I'm getting calls on my phone from this number [protected] stating they are Publishing Clearing House, and I need to send them money in order to recieve my prize money.

I too have been bombard with ridiculous emails and phone calls. In one day I received approximately 50 emails and 4 phone calls. The phone calls are more concerning to me than the emails. Don't get me wrong, the emails are very annoying too, but I've been scammed on similar phone calls that I have received in the past. Now since I think about it, I believe it was after I had entered a PCH sweepstakes years ago. It is a real hassle to change my email address, but that is what I am debating on doing, because if you read the fine print on some of the emails I have received, you just get put on a suppressed email list for a certain time frame and a lot of them require you to send them a letter in writing...this is a bunch of crap! Who wants to sit down and write out 100 letters just to be taken off email lists that I did not even sign up for? Try to go to their website and find any contact information. None of the links on their website to customer service works, so good luck getting in contact with them. I will NEVER enter another PCH sweepstakes again. I also have been telling everybody I know about this issue. I think it is very interesting that they are advertising on this site...what is that all about? I believe that they should not be advertising on a site that has so many complaints against them. I should win the million for life after dealing with all this mess. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!