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I came 2nd place in one of PupVote's competitions, and their terms state prizes would be delivered within 30 days. It's now been over two months and I still haven't received anything or heard back from them. I've reached out multiple times with no response. Really disappointed — the competition was fun, but the lack of communication and follow-through isn't acceptable. Hopefully they improve their customer service and honour their own terms.
My cat Jingle Belle won 3rd prize in the August 8th-29th contest. I requested my payment on September 8th. I've verified my identity, and it's been over 30 days. I've been told my payment was added to the upcoming "batch payments". But when I emailed again several days later I was told they were unsure when my payment would come. I'm very disappointed and upset about this. I'm not ready to give up yet! We deserve what is owed to us, please do the right thing!
Awful. You will receive empty promises that you will get paid for your winnings and never do. Very misleading and unacceptable. Emailing the company with inquiries is also useless. Unfortunate experience.
Hi A,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
All winners are required to verify their account after they request a withdrawal or their prize. We are bound by skill-based contest rules, where we have to verify the identity of the winners in order to comply with AML (anti-money laundering) regulations. We cannot send prize money to people around the world without confirming their identity first, as well as ownership of the pet.
Once this is done, we will process the prize within around 30 days after verification via Wise, as we do not collect or store any card data.
If you have any questions about the status of your prize, we are always available, so feel free to reach out.
Best,
The Pupvote Team.
It claims that you can either get your winnings in votes for the next contest OR as funds, but if you request funds, you will never see it. So it's a trap where you buy votes to "donate" to a cause and then once you win, you will only get votes to use in the next contest. I did that one round and then requested my winnings after the next contest and have been trying to get my winnings for over a month - I just keep getting a reply of "your winnings are in the next payout batch, we'll let you know of an update when it is available". No details on how or when funds will be transferred to me. Just play on this pet photo contest website as a game, do NOT expect any real winnings and do not waste your money on votes - the voting is rigged. My pet was in 3rd place and then at the last minute, when buying "donation" votes was closed, suddenly other pets were getting thousands of votes and my pet ended up not even making the top 15 somehow.
Hi Lisa,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
All winners are required to verify their account after they request a withdrawal or their prize. We are bound by skill-based contest rules, where we have to verify the identity of the winners in order to comply with AML (anti-money laundering) regulations. We cannot send prize money to people around the world without confirming their identity first, as well as ownership of the pet.
Once this is done, we will process the prize within around 30 days after verification via Wise, as we do not collect or store any card data.
If you have any questions about the status of your prize, we are always available, so feel free to reach out.
Best,
The Pupvote Team.
I. Think this is an ok site to use just for fun to see if your puppy wins. Have t won yet to know if that's true but still cute site
Thank you for your review!
It's a fun website for animal lovers to vote for pets and see some really cute cats and dogs. The voting is a bit rubbish because you can just buy votes, hence it isn't a true reflection of anything. Should be a lot fairer.
Hi Rhiannon,
Thanks for leaving a review!
There are many free voting options available for our users - free votes every 10 mins, Streaks, voting coupons, achievements, and votes from Judge&Earn. We do allow our users to purchase vote boosts and this way we have the chance to support pets in need around the world in our Votes4Food program.
Please note that we also have Tournaments where there are no paid votes and the winner gets chosen by the users on the site in the Judge&Earn section.
Best,
The Pupvote Team
This is a great site to enjoy showing off our best friends and at the sam time connecting with people who love their pets, also adding pictures and being able to win a few bob is an added plus, thoroughly enjoyable site!
My pup won his first competition after 1 day of uploading his picture!
Thanks for all the fun!
Gill & Ollie in Ireland
Thank you for your review Gill! We appreciate it!
Love the website so much, i love selecting new dogs to vote for and seeing a nice community surrounded by adorable animals.
Thank you for your review Kate!
This site to me seems like a scan, they want you to buy votes, my precious Mandy has won first place in Illinois but received nothing. I believe this site is misleading. And who knows where the money goes, if your pet wins and gets nothing, then why believe them about what they do with the money. I am going to go cancel my account, no reason to be in a contest that you will not win at, unless they say you win.they have excuses for anything you say.
Hi Steven,
Thank you for your review.
All prizes are mentioned next to each place on the Leaderboard throughout the whole contest, we do not announce what the prizes are at the end. Everyone is aware of what the prizes are beforehand. The prizes for the state/region contests have always been voting coupons. The cash prizes are in the main contest only.
There are many free voting options available for our users - free votes every 10 mins, Streaks, voting coupons, achievements, and votes from Judge&Earn. We do allow our users to purchase vote boosts and this way we have the chance to support pets in need around the world in our Votes4Food program. Please note that we also have Tournaments where there are no paid votes and the winner gets chosen by the users on the site in the Judge&Earn section.
Best,
Pupvote Team
Started off as a cute contest to win prizes for your pet. Each day you get multiple emails asking you to do something to earn more votes! Then they ask you to sign-up for more votes, join this program for more votes, complete this survey, share on these social media sites — all asking for your email or phone number! Pic included for reference They also offer votes to write a review
Hi Leigh-Ann, thank you for your feedback and review! Please note that you can always edit your email notification settings from your account. You can also always Unsubscribe from all emails. If you have any questions, feel free tor each out to our support!
My cat I have on here is stashers she is the best friend an cat lover could have and she is spoiled rotten lol but she is the best sleeping buddy and loves her treats
Thank you for your review Tommaso!
I absolutely love the site honestly, the contests are great and I love being able to see everyone else's cute pets. I included a pic of Dixie so everyone can admire her in this review!
Thank you for your review!
In my opinion this is a scam and I wouldn't waste money or time on it at all. They don't verify the right dogs with the pictures people put on their bio. And how is a dog going to win when it wasn't in the top 10 and was only in the contest 5 days and come back to win. Theres no way they could have got that many votes! PLEASE BEWARE PEOPLE!
Hi Robert,
Thanks for writing a review and for sharing your concerns with us.
Every winner needs to verify their account to receive their prize. That includes an identity verification and a pet ownership verification.
If they fail to do this, we do not process their prize. We are bound by skill-based contest rules, where we have to verify the identity of the winners in order to comply with AML (anti-money laundering) regulations. We cannot send prize money to people around the world without confirming their identity first.
Feel free to reach our if you have any further questions. We are happy to help!
Best,
Pupvote Team
I think this is a fantastic idea and I think it's very good for people with mental health issues as well. Thank you so much for adding my pup on your contest as well!
Thank you for your review Colleen!
I love all the dogs on the website, they all are so cute! Would recommend but even if the your dog isn't placed high they get so much love.
Thank you so much for your review Kayla!
Want your puppy and kitty fix? Have a cute animal of your own to show off? This is the place to see all the animals your heart could desire and show of your own with a chance to potentially win by having the cutest pet.
Hi Leslie, thank you for your review!
What a great app to show off your cute fur baby And a way to get to see others cute fur babies and their stories
We are happy to hear this! Thank you Dolly!
I love that they are helping to feed homeless cats & dogs. It breaks my heart that people get pets then abandon them as if they have no feelings.
Hi Amanda, thank you for your review!
This site is just fun to join! Love seeing pics of other pets and owners are just great! Great way to make friends!
We appreciate your review Lisa!
I came across the website on Facebook. It's a great way to show all your friends and family pictures of your extended family and seeing how many votes you can acquire between them all. They offer some pretty good coupons and will give you the right answer the 1st time.
Hi Heather, thank you for leaving a review!
Answer: Hi Nikki, thanks for your question! At the end of each contest all winners receive an automatic email with a verification form, which they need to fill out in order to claim their prize. We are bound by stricts contest rules and regulations, and we need to verify the identity of the winners and ownership of the pet before processing the prizes. Once this is done, we process the prize payments using the services of TransferWise. If you have any additional questions, feel free to email me at melanie@pupvote.com.
Answer: Hi there! As long as the user is located in one of the countries we operate in, he/she can participate in the contests. Currently we operate in 8 countries - the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Norway.
Answer: Because u guys need to get together and figure out a better everyday achievements just once every month
Answer: Hi Nidhi, thank you for your question. All winners go through a verification process once they have won a prize in one of our contests, as we need to verify their identity and that they are the owners of the pet they participated with. Once this is done, we process the prizes within around 21-30 days after verification. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at any time!
Answer: Hi Debra, thank you for your question. You can win a voting coupon if your pet ends up in the TOP 3 in the regions contests or from place 4-50 in the country contest. You can see the respective amount for each of the places when you go to the Leaderboard.
Answer: Hi Nina, thanks for your question! You can type the name of the pet you are looking for in the seach box on the site.
Answer: Hi Lisa, thanks for your question. Could you please explain a bit more about what you mean? Feel free to email me at melanie@pupvote.com, so I can check for you.
Answer: Hi Goda, thanks for your question. The coupons are awarded automatically by the system at the end of the contest. You can find the coupon when you go to the profile of the pet you want to vote for, click on Vote for Pet and then select Coupons. Please note that you have one month to use it and that we allow the use of only 1 coupon per pet per contest to prevent fraud.
Hi Amanda,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
I can see your prize has already been processed. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Best,
The Pupvote Team.