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Match Reviews Summary

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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Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: November 7, 2017
Serbia
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Met my ex on match
November 8, 2017

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.

Date of experience: November 7, 2017
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Absolute disappointment
November 5, 2017

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.

Date of experience: November 5, 2017
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Rip off
November 3, 2017

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..

Date of experience: November 3, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Glasgow based match user
November 2, 2017

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?

Date of experience: November 2, 2017
Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Swindlers
October 30, 2017

They automatically make your account auto-renewal and won't refund you for a continued membership you don't want.

Date of experience: October 30, 2017
Arkansas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scam site
October 28, 2017

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

Date of experience: October 27, 2017
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Refund
October 28, 2017

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

Date of experience: October 27, 2017
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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What a scam!
October 26, 2017

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.

Date of experience: October 26, 2017
New York
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Fake Accounts
October 25, 2017

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.

Date of experience: October 24, 2017
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: October 24, 2017
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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It's a scam!
October 23, 2017

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

Date of experience: October 23, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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match.com
October 22, 2017

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

Date of experience: October 22, 2017
South Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Warps reality
October 20, 2017

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.

Date of experience: October 19, 2017
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Sneaky Theives
October 17, 2017

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.

Date of experience: October 17, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Scam
October 14, 2017

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

Date of experience: October 13, 2017
Arizona
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Match finally worked!
October 12, 2017

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

Date of experience: October 12, 2017
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: October 11, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Won't use again
October 10, 2017

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.

Date of experience: October 10, 2017
Washington
1 review
4 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: October 3, 2017