Global PenfriendsReviews 42

It's a really good website! However, some people don't reply back when I say that I want to be pen pals/friends, maybe they're Internet bots. Other than that, I have made some long lasting friends, thank you global penfriends!
Angel

I have been an avid penpaller for many years. Almost my whole life. I discovered Global Penfriends about 12 years ago and have been ever thankful. True to their word they have managed to keep the site free of scammers and dirty old men that plague other sites i used to utilise.

Every time i make changes to my profile, it is reviewed by the admin team. They ensure that all profiles are well populated and genuine. Over the years I have met some fantastic friends from all over the world. One of my friends is so close that I feel she is more family than a penpal.

I hope many people can enjoy the benefits of penpalling as I have. Thank you to GPF for provided a safe platform to connect us penpalllers.

If I could give 0 stars, I'll do it immediately.
I tried this site only to improve my English, I suggest to avoid it. A few years ago I was contacted by some time-waster (and bored) people, they wanted only information about my country because they were lazy to find them in the Net (they weren't really interested in my country and culture)
A lot of guys are not interested in other languages and cultures, they're narcissists and vain persons (they are know-it-all). No one of the users I contacted and I've been in contact was really interested in my mother tongue (Italian) and culture. Some of them insulted me with racial epithets, I reported them to the admin and nothing changed, they're still here. If you try to contact anyone, a few people will answer you: profiles are not reliable, and 5 stars reviews you find here are exaggerated.
If you're lucky to find someone who answer you, it doesn't last for a long time.
Messages you send to others are spied; if you write too personal questions, your profile will be blocked (you will be able to login, but if you click on my profile, you'll put out immediately). Many profiles are restricted unless you pay, it seems to be an extortion. This site is advertised as free, but in practice you have to pay if you want to use it. About the address you find on the site, you look on google maps and there is no building, only usual houses, perhaps this society is located elsewhere. Do you want to use it? It's up to you…

I wanted to quickly jump on here and let others know that I received the most wonderful feedback from the GPF team. I was enquiring about why it took so long for my profile to be reviewed and approved - they responded that they were ensuring that all content including profiles were socially responsible to ensure the website was adding to society rather than detracting - Wow i thought. If only the bigger social sites out there had the same philosophy! Great site - great admins!

Many years ago, I joined GPF hoping to find some international friends from all around the world and I guess I just hung around. I started meeting incredible people from all corners of this amazing world and I was hooked. What i love about this club is that they are very strict on Male members that often join friendship sites to prey on woman that are just looking for friends. I was not suprised to see some grumpy men writing lousy reviews about this club as they are probably upset that their real motives were identified!

As a female I found their security settings very useful - I was able to block Males and restrict the age ranges of those that could initiate contact with me. This is a great feature and whilst it can be a little frustrating at first because you cannot contact some profiles if your outside their selected age ranges - it gives some peace of mind also.

Here is a site focussed on quality penpals - they don't let everyone in. I consider Global Penfriends to be a more exclusive club that is trying to ensure the club contains penpallers only interested in friendship - this is what I love most about them!

First, don't sign the auto renewal if you sign up. This is the first attempt to screw you to their floor. I didn't do the auto renewal but wanted to cancel, to refund, even to delete - on the very first day but met with flat no. I quickly saw through this fake friends site. Terrible experience. Unforgettable bad taste in so called hospitality/friendship. These are very SHARP OPERATORS out for your hard earned cash. BEWARE.
BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE - YOU HAVE BEEN READING A USERS ACCOUNT. BAD BAD.
One star far too good for this outfit. Shop around. There are good sites and this BAD one.

I had been a member of Global Penfriends for several years and suddenly I was asked to verify my identity with a security photo. They asked for me to submit a selfie in the mirror holding up some text. At first I was shocked and then after talking with the admin - I could not belive how security conscious this website is! Wow! In this day and age to find a website that actually checks to see if profiles are genuine and real - What a breathe of fresh air. Global Penfriends is certainly devoting a lot of resources to ensure that they have real and genuine members. I could see that that will rattle the scammers out there and I am very glad for that.

I had a best friend that was scammed on a so called penpal site and she was so embarrased she did not even report the incident. If only she had joined Global Penfriends in the first case - things could have been different.

Anyhow - if you are security conscious and worried about your data and if profiles are genuine - I suggest trying out Global Penfriends. Keep the conversation inside the club until you can trust them with your personal details.

Sincerely,
Petra

I want to share with the world my insights on Globalpenfriends.com. I came to GPF searching for a international penpal club that can provide me with a safe way to connect with my new friends. I found that the interface although a little dated was easy to use and it just works! Everything works and I was able to register for free, find friends and maintain my friendships through the site. I am not a premium member, i use the site for free and that is my main reason for providing this review - its my chance to give something back to the broader community.

One thing that i found a little quirky was that they even requested a photo of myself holding up a sign to ensure my profile photo was genuine. The admins at GPF go to great lengths to keep the site scammer free and whilst and whilst this can be restrictive - it is nice to be on a nice safe site without any scammers.

I came to to this club looking for friendship and i can honestly say that the friends i found at Global Penfriends are my closest and dearest friends. I even have a snail mail penpal. I wasn't really looking for a snail mail friend but I couldn't say no when i got the offer of an overseas letter from one of my pals. We mix up our communications, but I must admit I do enjoy the snail mail letters!

I hope this information encourages people to join up and start exploring the world of a penpals! You won't regret it!

I usually don't submit reviews but felt that in this day and age with all the uncensored websites around, its great to finally find a family. Content friendly site. I have never seen or met any unsavoury characters on Global Penfriends. Everyone I have met over the last few years have been so friendly and some have become what i hope will be lifelong friends! I joined as a free member for the first 2 years and eventually bought a membership to help sponsor the site and support their effort to keep a clean and safe website. You won't be disappointed with this club, their platform is obviously a labour of love.

I have tried so many penpal clubs over the last 12 years or so and wanted to share this gem with others. Its free to register and they give out free credits to contact other members. I think the system works good as this site is free of scammers and advertisers which seem to plague many other sites. I felt comfortable enough to register my children on the site and now they have met some wonderful penpals also! If you do register your children, ensure you are monitoring communications whilst they are establishing their friendships - just to be on the safe sife. This is the internet after all.

This site is well established and is reliable. I am very thankful that it exists! Thank you Global Penfriends.

It says it's a FREE site but it is only to a degree. If you don't want to pay for a "free" site this isn't for you. Some of the things that were once free are no longer. I was trying to send a message to a person asking to be penfriends and I received this message
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CONTACT DENIED
This randomly selected profile is restricted to you.
20% of profiles are restricted to free members.
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The member was not a paid "premium" member. I was denied for no reason.

I was looking for a international penpal site that was purely for making new friends. There are so many penpal sites related to dating - but I was only interested in friendship - Thank you Global Penfriends for providing a safe and friendly environment to find genuine friends. I now have 2 new friends from countries that I hope to visit one day and I couldn't be happier. They have been my ray of light during uncertain times.

Wow - i thought i better defend this great resource as a long term member! I am unpaid and not affiliated with GPF, other than being a happy long term member.

This club is very good. I have been using many penpal sites over the years and found Global Penfriends to perform best overall. Security is very good. Profiles are manually approved for content. They must also have some strange hocus pocus going on in the background as I can't remember ever being contact by non genuine profiles. They also have features that allow you to select the ages and gender that you prefer.

There is alot of people on this site. Everyday i am sent new matches and I have a very narrow criteria. This means i don't have to compromise on what i am searching for as the club has a range of different people.

They have a very detailed profile form - this is the real genius of Global Penfriends. You can see from the profile form that they are looking for genuine penpals. This form is quite long and not your typical penpal profile seeking to just get anyone and everyone on their database.

They specialise in Snail mail and e-pals. They offer a way for snail mail penpallers to collect addresses in a safe way. I notice the type of correspondence on the site changes with time - i guess this means they are keeping abreast of changing forms of communication.

Learning. I am learning as i browse for penpals - some great cultural data is collected from members and they offer insights into local culture that i never would have known about. I love how that has been integrated into a penpal site. It just makes sense.

If you are serious about penpalling - this site will give you long lasting friendships and many hours of joy. Best of luck.