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Match.com exhibits a polarized reputation among its users, with significant concerns overshadowing its strengths. Positive feedback highlights the site's potential for connecting users, particularly for younger demographics, and its broad user base. However, a predominant sentiment reflects dissatisfaction with customer service, marked by unresponsive support, unjust account terminations, and perceived deceptive practices regarding subscription fees. Many users report frustrations over a lack of transparency and the prevalence of fake profiles, leading to a sense of mistrust. Overall, while Match.com offers opportunities for connections, its customer service and business practices warrant serious scrutiny.
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If you use this, you feel it's great to screw the blind
My friend is blind & can't walk. He was not able to make it talk
They refused to refund his money.
Tried many dating sites and apps and it takes a lot to beat match, mingle2day and cupid. Those sites ain't perfect but they work. Wasted too much time on other sites and apps and trust me, it ain't worth it. Two of my last relationships were found on online dating sites, and met my last girlfriend on match. Don't get why everone else not happy with it.
Not only does this app have the highest number of creeps Ive ever seen, but this site gets you for your money.
Every single filter I tried to use never worked. Im still getting men with the opposite of what I want. The number of real profiles would be easier to count than the fake ones.
I was ever harassed multiple times about my political stances from members who recognized me on Facebook.
I paid for a 6 month subscription, and after three months, I was blocked. Mind you, I hadnt been on in weeks. When I reached out to customer care, to see what the problem was, I got told that I had violated terms. Which is hard to do when youre not on the site for weeks. $67 down the drain.
Then when I reached out to customer care, all I got as a response was a link to the terms and violations and, this is the final email on this subject.
Not to mention the extreme amount of glitches you report and they never get fixed. My account was hacked, and no one will help me or refund my money. Customer care cant even get into your account once theyve blocked it. So how do you expect to investigate a problem when you delete everything?
Crap-tastic dating site. Dont do it.
I signed up for match for 3 months. I cancelled it online. At least I thought I did. Then just today I looked at my bank acct and there was a charge for $139. I called match right away. They told me I never cancelled it and they could only refund half of my money. At this point I was very upset. I know they can refund for the full amount but they just choose not to. Match is a freakin scam..
I used to use this site down south and it was much better. I dont know if its not as effective for me for setting up dates because its generally worse overall or because I moved to Glasgow. I've started using wejustfit after I read an article about a couple that met on that site and its a case of so far, so good. Even if it doesn't end up my long term choice, it proves that theres no point in being loyal to match forever and thinking that nothing is better just because they spend lots on advertising. It always pays to stay on the ball. You wouldnt keep paying for your broadband service if it wasn't working for weeks at a time now would you?
I signed up and started to browse profiles and almost ALL of the ladies are not even in the USA. They all have the same excuse. They are from Florida, or Texas or California but are currently out of the states. Then they give you their number and tell you text only as their connection is bad for phone conversation. The ones that do call sound like tribal elders and not even ladies. Lets not forget the numerous ladies profiles that have, TEXT ME, and they give you a number on their profile picture. Match.com is a scam site... dont spend your money on it. Hell, go out to a club. At least you might find a real live woman. Not some fake trying to scam you over the internet
I signed up for 1 month which i thought was only one month. Just found the charges called and received the same response from 3 reps. No refund and if there is nothing else i will end the call. U want a supervisor. No im sorry. Wtf kind of service is this... I want a refund now or partial
After being on Match.com for three months, I already noticed the pattern of people having similar or same occupations and talking the same way, sometime exactly the same sentences, word for word. I realized it cannot be a coincidence over and over again. These people are not real. My conclusion is that Match.com probably hires a lot of people to just chat with clients to keep them entertained, using the same scripts. Such a terrible scam! I called and tried to cancel my subscription as soon as I realized this. But I was told "You do not qualify for the refund policy." Oh, no one would qualify for the refund policy cuz it probably does not exist. But I was told that the automatic renewal would be turned off so I won't get charged again. Well, a year later I got charged again and three months later another charge. So I contacted the company again to get a refund, since I was promised that no auto renewal would happen, but oh of course, "You do not qualify for the refund policy." So the company just holds my credit card and continues to charge whatever they want. What a terrible scam and outrageous ripoff! This company needs to be investigated. I paid for the lesson. Hope you're warned and will not repeat my sad story.
I was chating with a fake account. They were not a real person, and they didnt want to refund me. It was a rip off.
I thought I as paying for a $23 a month auto renewal subscription for one year. YES, I made a mistake and should of read the details of the plan. They charged me $431 plus tax which came out to a total of $580 for a one year subscription. After I had realized how mush was deducted from my account ( 10 minutes after the transaction took place) I cancelled my subscription. I called Match.com and they refused to refund me the money. I cancelled my credit card. $580 GONE. Seriously, I doubt match.com would even be worth $580 for one year subscription, unless it is one prestigious dating site. I am beyond upset, and I feel like an idiot for allowing myself to be robbed by these scammers.
Everything cost money you cannot get features without paying extra and canceling your subscription is extremely difficult. It will automatically renew your subscription even if you cancel it and getting your money back will never happen you can give them a confirmation code a date a time a picture of when you cancelled it and they still will not refund you the only way that you can stop the further charges is to cancel your credit card that you use to sign up for match.com
I am a member of this site, but i wont be renewing as i have found it to be poor, first of all you feel like a robot going through the same thing every time and when you find what you want you wink, then it gets boring cos you keep winking to different people and nothing ever happens even when you send text. Not an easy site to navigate around as you cant find a complaints department to do that, they dont seem to have one
My biggest complaint would be the impersonal nature of Match. It is much simpler to just walk up to someone and introduce yourself. The power shift definitely favors women in that I've found most of them are chicken $#*!s and would freeze the moment a face to face conversation occurs. Also, there is lots of catfishing by active users.
I signed up for a 3-month Match subscription in January of 2017. After about a month and a half, I found the matches were poor so I cancelled and I distinctly remember checking off do not auto-renew. In late July of 2017, I looked on my credit card statement and I found that I was charged from Match. I had a family crisis (my dad died) and could not deal with them at that time. In October I received another charge of $123 on my credit card from Match so I called them and I was told that I was still signed up and I that I had an active profile. I am furious about this as I had followed the proper procedure (I had been on Match before). The Match telephone agent that I talked to said that he "deactivated" my account and reduced my bill by $44. Stay away from Match. These people are sneaky thieves.
This site is very dishonest. High percentage of scammer ( Russian or Nigerian) profiles, plus a very high number of faked accounts that I assume are created by a match.com bot. The same 3 line profile is repeated over and over and over with different phitos. Stay clear and don't waste your money
I met the love of my life on Match - that being said. He came looking for me he was not actually matched with me.
Thanks Match
I had qualified for the "Guarantee" but they charged me anyway for the new subscription. Aside from the service being absolutely $#*! I was erroneously charged. When I called for a refund they told me several times that even with the exchange (I'm Cdn) I would get the FULL amount back. Of course I didn't. When I called to request the full amount since I never should have been charged in the first place, they told me it was my fault that I didn't turn off the auto-charge and that there's nothing they could do and that no one I spoke to could change that. THEY made the mistake not to monitor their accounts to see who qualifies for free service, THEY charged me when they shouldn't have, and THEY refuse to give me the full amount back. So now I'm out money for a mistake they made and Match can't even stand by their product. If you offer this service outside of the States, such a large company like Match should plan for these international charges situations.
Also, the actual matches are terrible, I've been verbally harassed my several "matches" and no one seems to take it seriously. Match.com is a terrible company and has a pathetic and laughable business ethic.
I decided to give Match a go and thought it was ok at first. I then realised all the views, winks and favorites were not true. I cancelled my subscription but they still took the payment and renewed it so now I am stuck with something I won't use for another 6 months. Contacted them but they won't give a refund.
The matches in Match aren't really helpful! Just very disappointed and frustrated with the experiences on Match.com. Watch for their policy on the Auto Renewal. If you forgot to make sure the auto renewal is off and once you got auto renewed, they can't refund you the full amount and you'd be charged for over $50 dollars for a month if you cancelled after the auto renewal... It's just frustrating with the whole experience using Match.com except you do can talk to representatives for real costumer services.
Answer: I was unable to get a refund but I dispute the transaction and got my money back that way. I said it was because they were not providing the service they claim to offer. If you can dispute with your bank just tell them you didn't authorize the transaction and the company refuses to refund you. Good luck.
Answer: No I would not trust it. There are scammers on there. They will tell you want you want to here. They are from another country. Look for key words such as widoer, contractor, travel, one child only. They will compliment you right off the bat about your smile. Not safe. Try another site.
Answer: Back in the 1980s, strip clubs were pulling all sorts of over charge and fake charge scams and forcing people tp pay. Here in Atlanta a majpr federal case against the GOLD CLUB brought all that to light and alot of changes were made in the industry... I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE... these social sites seem to be attempting the same types of scams and are getting away with it. By U.S. fedeal standars ALL THESE SITES FALL UNDER THE RACKETEERING STATUTE. Unfortunately there is NO enforcement of these laws at this time. Your best option is to dispute the entire charge with your credit card. They may not want to do this because they are seeing so much of it. BE FIRM AND INSIST IT IS A MATTER OF CREDIT FRAUD. Also be sure to indicate that you are filling a consumer notice with the Federal Trade Commision (they have online forms for this to keep a numbers count on how many people are affected by these sorts of things. www.FTC.org). If you have been a good card holder, you shouldnt have any issues except for 1: ALL THESE SITES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR REBILLING/DRAFTING YOUR CREDIT ACCOUNT. You may want to file a COMPROMISED CREDIT CARD CLAIM AT THE TIME OF THE DISPUTE and have your card issuer SEND YOU A REPLACEMENT CARD WITH A NEW CARD NUMBER.
Answer: You will have a hard time getting your money back Terri. The first time I was with them years ago, I forgot the auto renewal and tried to get my money back and they fought me tooth and nail. This time I tried both Ourtime and Match and both experiences were not good though Ourtime was a bit better. I agree with some of the answers here that Match baits you toward the end of your subscription with possible contacts, but since I cannot proof that I have to add that disclaimer. Everything you have run into with your experience I have had with mine.
Answer: You likely signed up for auto-renewal, which Match.com doesn't explicitly tell you out-right that it will auto-renew. You will not likely get a refund back for the month they charged you. However, go to your account's settings and cancel the feature ASAP. You will still have access for the month in question, but at least you will have stopped future withdrawals.
Answer: Give them a call... they always have something to scam people about...
Answer: Cancel the card you used when you joined.
Answer: That is an extra fare item and they charge you each time. Best to do your own searches and replies...
Answer: Too much don't do it!
Answer: I feel the same way Teresa, i have been on the site for 1 year now and cancelled my subscription, but was told it won't officially cancel until May because i waited to late after my initial sign up day, so i got stuck with another year. I am a handsome guy with a lot to offer, but for some reason never really got emails as i expected, i started to think the people profiles were fake or the women i was interested in didn't know a good man if his profiled slapped them in the face, just sayN. 41, recently divorced for little over a year, highly educated, working in my profession, make close to six figures, single, don't cheat, great personality, smart, don't play, and real down to earth... but i guess no one believed it or didn't like my handsome picks... IDK. Confused!
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