Plenty of FishReviews 2,011

The "trashy" sites are getting to be more upfront and honest with issues like complaints about "members IM" and canceling account... you would not believe the obfuscation and the runaround! I don't think their "customer service" really exists. Just try to get something other than a robotic response that tells you nothing... keep away! If you get too mad or frustrated they will purposely send you a window that asks if you wan't to DELETE ACCOUNT AS OPPOSSED TO CANCEL SO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT ALL.(as stated by them). If you delete... we wil not let you back in EVER!

I seem to be batting a thousand when it comes to Dating sites, I've already gotten the boot from 2 or 3 and it seems as if I'll have two more notches to put on my belt.
My complaint about plentyoffish pretty much mirrors that of DateHookup.
When I first began my membership with PoF I immediately visited the forums. I chose the General b. S and wrote in response to a woman who was trying to get some creep that was text and Emailing her constantly, to stop. She said she didn't want to hurt his "feelings". I told her of the perfect way to not only make him cease and desist but would have him running for the hills. I recommended that she portray herself as stark raving mad. I told her to text him saying: I TOLD YOU TO STOP F#$KING SPYING ON ME! Yeah, that's right, you didn't think I saw you crawling from under my kitchen sink last night and peeking under my bedroom door. If you EVER follow me around Walmart again I'm going to grab me a Louisville slugger and bash your f*%&in head in, and so forth.
Well after I wrote that rather lengthy response and posted it a message popped up stating that because I was new my use of questionable language wasn't allowed and besides that I couldn't post anything until I had been a member for 7 days. I was proud of the restraint I had shown when I emailed them.
That restraint did a Jimmy Hoffa today. I was happily dispensing my sage advice(okay, okay mostly farcical and sardonic) to the lovelorn and just plain screwy when a message came on screen informing me that I was banned from posting for 3 DAYS! They claimed I had insulted a member by suggesting that maybe the problem wasn't with his girlfriend but perhaps he should consider that it's because he's an $#*!. I had written that 2 days before.
I almost tore the keys off my computer writing them a scathing diatribe that I'm sure has banished me forever.
I do have one good thing to say about PoF they do provide an Email address

My most favorite dating website, bar none! If only due to the fact that EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY FREE! View profiles (And see who's viewed you); Add favorites; Send messages & Chat. It's all there, and it's all FREE! In my 4 years as a member of POF I've met with 20-30 different women, and dated 5. I even met my current girlfriend there soon after joining, but we didn't physically meet until months later. We've been together ever since!
A wonderful site, easy to navigate, and just fun!
I HIGHLY recommend it!

On edit: 2014-10-07

I've knocked 2 stars off of my original 5-star review, because the owner of PoF has apparently smelled MONEY and has started charging for a lot of features on the site which used to be free. You can still freely message people, and can freely read messages, but if you want to know whether someone has actually read the message that you sent you must have a paid membership. You also can no longer hide your profile unless you pay. Which makes no friggin' sense! Why would you PAY so that people can't see your profile?

-JustMann

Pof stands for Plenty of Fish. First and foremost is that it is free. The set up is a lot like match.com. Most metro areas have some sort of voluntary "facilitators" that put together periodic "meet ups" at local bars, etc. People sign up that they are going to attend so it gives you the opportunity to check out some of the people whose profiles you've viewed. Also good time for first meetings. I would recommend it for people willing to try online dating for the first time.

This site is free and allows you to communicate with beautiful girls for free instead of being drained of your life savings by amolatina.com, anastasia.com and their sister mafia run sites. Everyone should spread the word, let amolatina and her sister sites know that they better change their business model or go out of business. They are ruining the chances of these ladies meeting a successful man and getting out of their starving countries with the incredible greed of the mafia run websites.

Plenty of Fish is a great free dating website. I am not a fan of paying monthly fees to try to find someone to date me. POF is a great place to meet all kinds of different people. There is nothing negative I can say about the website. The only thing I can say is whenever you are meeting strangers online to use caution. Plenty of Fish as a site=awesome... meeting strangers from online=potentially dangerous. So whenever using any online dating website becareful. Happy Fishing! :)

There are alot of dating websites out there, most of which you have to pay for in the hope of meeting some one. My friends have encouraged me to join several and most without any positive results.

I was introduced to Plenty of Fish and instantly fell in love with the site. You are constantly being shown new people every time you click any link so as to spend hours just looking at interesting profiles. I met a lot of the good, the bad and the crazy here. But really, that's the point. I was finally meeting people! And the best part is that it's free.

This is definately the best website I have used for online dating, and after many dates I found my current girlfriend. For those who are looking for love, this is a good place to start.

The ONLY FREE dating website on the internet

Every guy is sick N tired of paying for emails and having some spoiled brat of an Ameriskank reading them but never replying.

For every 100 emails you send, you will probably only get 1-4 responses, none of which will lead to a date.

Online dating for men is a waste of time, just get a plane ticket and fly over seas to someplace like China or Thailand because you will just get old & sick in some Feminist country that has turned all the woman into selfish brats who think 99.999% of all men are unworthy while they screw they're youth away with all the bad boys & thugs

At least with POF you won't get screwed financially by a lopsided dating scene.

This is a very good site, with an added bonus of being free. I joined it last year and ive had 5 dates off there, and made friends along the way which is nice. There are thousands of profiles on there, from all different countries, but im in the uk, so only browse the men in my own country. Not to say a long distance romance wouldnt be possible though!... There are no charges, no money upfront to pay, so i would most definately have no hesitation in recommending it... A +++

I have contacted this site on three different occassion via email. They still have yet to respond to my complaint. They are not only unethical, but I do believe they violate consumer law. My complaint against them is this: I went into my mailbox, underneath my picture was a caption that read "sexiest user". I am still receiving mail from them. I want to know if there is any other action I can take to get both "Singlesnet" & "Plentyoffish", removed as operating dating sites. They are unsafe!

I signed up for sitejabber specifically to complain about plentyoffish.com. In my opinion it is a horrible dating website especially with the other available options. Go to Okcupid.com instead. The user interface on POF is awful, I have to consciously avoid clicking on an add since there is not much differentiating actual content from the ads. Overall I understand there is a huge following on the site, but for me I just think I much rather be using something else.