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Pogo

2.7

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Pogo Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of Pogo reflects significant customer dissatisfaction, largely stemming from perceived declines in game quality and customer service since its acquisition by EA. Users frequently express frustration over technical issues, a lack of engaging content, and aggressive monetization strategies that detract from the gaming experience. While some customers note improvements in customer support responsiveness, these instances are overshadowed by widespread complaints regarding unfair game mechanics and withdrawal difficulties. The general sentiment indicates a strong desire for Pogo to revert to its former model, emphasizing the need for enhanced game enjoyment and user trust.

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service
36
value
35
shipping
10
returns
11
quality
31

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Georgia
1 review
12 helpful votes
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The new Pogo embedded game formats look horrible and won't load at all for a lot of their customers. Their customer service is somewhere between the worst ever and nonexistent. The parent company, EA, wasn't voted 'Worst Company in America' this year for no reason. They're losing customers over a format people hate, and instead of admitting they made a mistake, they ignore customers and/or treat them like crap. While all of the problems with their new format have been going on literally for months now, EA/Pogo continues to defraud many of their customers by continuing to collect yearly fees or refusing refunds for a service they can no longer provide because they can't get the things to work despite assurances that they were 'working on it' which might have been believed when they first reported that months ago--by now it's apparent they can't fix the problems with the new format and that they have absolutely no regard for their customers at all.

Date of experience: May 28, 2012
Texas
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I have played for 9 years. Recently, they changed the format of their games and made many o them unplayable. Despite repeated complaints by hundreds of customers, they have done nothing but state that they arelooing into it.

Date of experience: April 1, 2012
Florida
4 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Love this site
January 11, 2012

Love this site. Have been a member for a couple of years now. Its a good way to pass time and relax. And I have actually met some interesting people on it :)

Date of experience: January 10, 2012
Colorado
64 reviews
185 helpful votes
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Average
January 8, 2012

Average. Everything about this site is average. It is predominantly filled with puzzle style games, monopoly, mahjong, etc. I can't give it any less stars because some people may get some enjoyment from the large collection of puzzle style games. For me, however, there is no need to return to the site.

It is your typical program where there are lots of games to play and they sucker you in by letting you obtain "badges" for game accomplishments.

REASONS TO USE:
[1] You love puzzle/board games

REASONS TO LOSE:
[1] Annoying ads

Date of experience: January 8, 2012
Maryland
113 reviews
595 helpful votes
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I Pogo online games
September 15, 2011

I Pogo online games. My favorite is word whomp. There are different levels of difficulty you can set the game at. I like the little ground hogs in this game. They are cute. The solitaire, brain games, hidden object games, arcade games, and scrabble are some of my favorites. I visited this site many many years ago. I have been playing the online games with friends and family for a long time. I love to have my little cousins come over and challenge them on word whomp. It helps them to develop speed and spelling tools. I like to see there faces when the ground hogs eat the carrots. If you need a break from work relax, play a game of word whomp. Pogo games are cool you don't have to sign up if you don't want to. You can play a lot of the games as a guest. Not everyone has time for games but everybody need to have a little down time. www.pogo.com

Date of experience: September 15, 2011
South Dakota
2 reviews
15 helpful votes
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Fun game site where you can interact with other members and play great games! You don't have to join, you can play for free, but membership has it's rewards. I love this site!

Date of experience: August 20, 2011
Canada
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Since I joined Pogo Club I cannot get most of the games as your JAVA is an old version and needs to be updated. If not possible PLEASE CANCEL MY MEMBERSHIP. I would appreciate a response as to your action.

Date of experience: August 13, 2011
Connecticut
54 reviews
313 helpful votes
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I use Club Pogo literally everyday. It's the page I have set up to come up when I first come online. I've been using it for about 5 years or so now, and am completely addicted to it. I'm usually not much of an internet gamer, but Pogo is my go-to for the games I do like to play. They have a lot of word games and I love word games. Scrabble, Boggle, word whomp, tumble bees, and wordsearch are among some of their addicting word games. The only thing that is a "Con" for me is that there are waaaaaaaay too many card games! I'm really NOT into card games at ALL. Also, tokens are pretty much useless now, can't use them for anything except entering to win $25 gift cards or buy mini items (though even those are mostly requiring gems now, which you have to pay REAL money for). I always thought anyone who pays money for a set of clothes, furniture, accessories, a background, etc. that their character can wear on a game site which many people don't even look at the profiles anyway... has too much money and is spending it on ridiculous things. Also, the badges. You have to pay for badges! You're paying for an achievement, again which no one will see or know anyway lol. I don't know. I just think that sort of thing is ridiculous. I'm not trying to embarrass or insult anyone who does pay for mini items or badges, but it's just not my thing. Just my opinion. Besides that, I love pogo. Just don't love spending money on it lol. Even my yearly memberships are bought with my free coke rewards!

Date of experience: August 12, 2011
Wisconsin
1 review
11 helpful votes
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For 3 days now I have been trying to play scrabble against the robot and the words that he is getting credit for are NOT legitimate words. How am I supposed to compete with cheating?

Date of experience: May 1, 2011
Colorado
1 review
15 helpful votes
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This website is a crock of $#*!! Sure register for free to play boggle online... if you don't mind watching ad after ad pop up... i have been signed in for over 15 minutes and can't even figure out a way to minimize the ads to be ableto play! What a joke... just like everything else is nowadays... it's a scam... you are better off not wasting your time... just buy aN ACTUAL BOGGLE GAME FROM WALMART TO PLAY... WHT A JOKE AND A DISAPOINTMENT!

Date of experience: April 5, 2011
Pennsylvania
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I liked it at first, but right in the middle of my games the site shuts down and i have to start all over. Every time i play Windows Internet Explorer shuts off the site. WHY?

Date of experience: August 24, 2010
New Jersey
7 reviews
40 helpful votes
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I'm a little addicted to pogo. I find myself getting bored of the games quickly, but I still find myself heading to the website when i have nothing to do :) I love that they have classics like monopoly, and I can play against the computer which i really love. I recommend it to my friends all the time, they have a ton of games and even cash jackpots (though i've been on there a while and haven't won one yet)

Date of experience: April 24, 2010
Texas
26 reviews
213 helpful votes
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It's fun to play the games when I'm bored but, like any other website where there are members, people get bent out of shape. It's funny to see how many people are actually serious about winning their badges. They think they are winning something important! Ha.

Date of experience: April 5, 2010
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This is a free site with a lot of games to play, usually great chat also. There is a Club Pogo that you can join and pay for. I have been a member for 6 years. You can win prizes and money without being a member. I have won a gift certificate for 25 dollars from Target. It took 2 months for them to send it. My friend in Canada won 1500 dollars. And yes she did get her money. It just took a while to get it. If your a stay at home person, I would say, join the club. You play for badges, there is a mini person you can dress also. I spend about 100 dollars a year here. We live in a small town and I am a housewife so this is not a huge expense in my opinion. I now have friends all over the U.S. and the world.

Date of experience: October 21, 2009
California
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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I enjoy this site, cool games and cool people use this site, most make you feel welcome or you can turn off the chat option. Cool rewards and chances to win cash!

Date of experience: July 2, 2009
New York
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I used to trust this website but the second i won money they claimed that i cheated to win i have emailed them and they said oh were looking into it... i have gone to other websites about complaints and there are pages of them on pogo... just a word of advice... the site is fun to play on but your s. O. l if you win anything becasue you will never see it

Date of experience: July 1, 2009
Kentucky
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Pogo is a scam, don't pay for it. It isn't worth it - Pogo clots up your computer. It says it will pay out, but it does not. It freezes on you. I have requested from them help for 3 to 4 months and have heard nothing from them. They do not pay out. You do not win any money off the site. The site puts junk on your computer that you can not get off without professional help.

STAY AWAY FROM POGO. PLEASE FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

Date of experience: April 11, 2009
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Macintosh owners
February 26, 2009

Macintosh owners - For the jast six months =, I have tried to play on Pogo. YThey state that they are having problems trying to get connected with Mac,

My suggestion is that all Mac users foreget about Pogo and go to Gamesville.com This is a better program than Pogo.

Date of experience: February 26, 2009
Oregon
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Pogo games
December 24, 2008

Pogo games - its a free site i love it they also have a club to join it cost money but the club has better games this is the ultimate site for free gambling they have bingo slots card games dominoes yahtzee monopoly if you visit there tell them scootermamarose referred you as i will get tokens you earn enough token you can turn them in on a daily weekly monthly cash drawing. I play there all the time even though i havent won its still fun

Date of experience: December 24, 2008