SavingStar.com Reviews – Legit or Scam?


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SavingStar.com is a new website/app that’s putting a unique twist on coupon grocery shopping in the digital age. The idea is to consolidate the source of coupons and allow shoppers easy access to offers without having to physically print out and carry around paper coupons.

The company has been growing rapidly, quickly reaching over 1 million registered users and partnering with over 100 retail chains and countless brands to offer their users savings and a wide variety of shopping locations.

So How Does SavingStar Work?

The technology behind SavingStar.com is based on the founders eCoupon work at Upromise.com. First off and most importantly the service is free to use, all you have to do is logon to the site and create a profile.

The next step is to register your grocery and retail store loyalty cards with SavingStar. This allows them to digitally link those cards with their coupon offers. Simply enter your zip code to see a list of participating stores in your area.

Once you have registered your loyalty cards you’re ready to shop. Any eCoupon that you select from the site is automatically loaded onto the loyalty card so you don’t have to bring anything extra to the store with you.

How do you Redeem Your Savings?

It is important to note that your discounts will not show up instantly at the checkout counter or be visible on your receipt. Instead all your savings will be accumulated in your SavingStar account. This can take anywhere from 2-30 days.

Once you reach five dollars in savings you can choose one several ways to cash out. Your options are a direct deposit into your bank account, PayPal, Amazon giftcard, or charity donation.

Is SavingStar Right for You?

If you’re someone who consistently uses coupons to save money at the grocery or drug store then this is definitely a service you can try out. There’s some setup involved in the beginning but once all your loyalty cards (i.e. CVS card) are registered the coupons link directly to those cards so you can save directly at the store with no paper coupons to worry about.

You can also use their IPhone/Android app to activate eCoupons while you’re at the star which is helpful in case you’ve forgotten to do so ahead of time or have forgotten which coupons you’ve already selected.

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Average Rating for " Does SavingStar Really Work " is 3.38 out of 5 based on 232 reviews.
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  • worked great for me! ive recvd over $15 in moeny on paypal just from buying things I was going to anyway - smart ones frozen meals, yogurts, etc at Kroger. It took a couple of weeks (maybe 2) for each credit to post, but they email me when its ready to post and so its not hard to keep up with. Its free money to me!
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    • Thanks for using SavingStar! Savings post in 2-22 days depending on the store you shop.

      Josh from SavingStar
  • SavingStar truly works. It is easy to select your coupons, email a list to yourself, and shop at the designated stores. Make sure you shop at a participating store (list is on SavingStar's website). I've had a few purchases that for whatever reason didn't show up in SavingStar, and there's not really anything you can do other than buy the item again, or return the item. I have not had a problem with getting deposits directly to my checking account. Very easy & user-friendly. Would be a rating of 5 if not for the handful of times that my purchase didn't show up on SavingStar. If you don't use a coupon you are not penalized, and you can jointly use paper coupons or the store's reward card promotions with the SavingStar promo. So glad I found this program!
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  • I see comments above talking about how long it takes to get credit for purchases. I've never had an issue. I just had $1.40 credited to my account not three days after going to the store to buy the items. My One or Many updated spending was also posted just as quickly.

    I haven't saved a ton through savingstar versus store sales and coupons, but I've saved enough over the year or so that I've been using the program to add up to about $25 in Amazon gift cards that I put towards Xmas shopping last December. It would be nice to get even more coupons on the site, but I have seen the site expand to include new offers and the One or Many deals over the time I've been using it.

    I really like what this site provides - and it's free!
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  • I gave it a try. This one will not be around long. Waited past the 30 days to get credit and nothing. Customer Service doesn't exist. I started using ibotta and it actually works.
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    • Cathy, I'm sorry if you had a bad experience. Please note that we respond to all email within 2 business days. Please message us on Facebook or Twitter if we can be of further assistance. We're happy to research any missing credit to make sure you get what you deserve.

      Josh from SavingStar
  • very unhelpful site i did buy the ice cream at shaws and waited to pass 30 days and they claim shaws didnt card me but yet i PAID the sale price they should run after shaws and still pay me the promised or so i thought $5 for spending over $12

    but yet they want me to send a receipt which i made worse for me but i shouldnt be running around printing reciepts they should talk to where i was REQUIRED to pay and buy it from so stay away from savingstar the name dont fit them at all it should be scamstar if u ask me
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    • If you read our Facebook page comments and reviews on major coupon websites, you will see that SavingStar is a legitimate service. We've been operating for over 2 years. And, we power the grocery coupons for Upromise, another service with millions of members.

      We'd love to make sure you're happy with us. Please email our customer service and we'll do our best to help you out.

      Thanks,

      Josh from SavingStar
  • I have had no problem with saving star. It does take 2 -4 weeks for your coupon to deposit to your account but hey I'm not going to complain about a free service that gives me money.
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  • When I first signed up, the savings showed up really quick and then I could get the money deposited to my paypal account. Then, I started noticing it was taking longer and longer for my purchases to show up, many times not showing up at all. This last time, they told me to wait another few weeks, which ended up being 6 weeks and after emails, they manually credited my account. I redeemed for a paypal deposit and now the paypal deposit is not showing up, I guess that will take another 6 weeks.
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    • Lee,

      All PayPal deposits are made within 24-48 hours. If you are not seeing it, the email address you submitted for your PayPal account may have been incorrect. Please email our customer service so we can help out. As to your savings taking a long time to post to your SavingStar account, the issue that occurred in the fall has been fixed and all savings post in 2-22 days.

      Thanks,

      Josh from SavingStar
  • Not a bad program. I will admit it takes a loooong time for the rewards to show up in your account. I mean 2 months almost for me. BUt when they finally posted i received my email that I had recieved $5 went to the website and got my offer for a $5 amazon card.
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    • Thanks for using SavingStar! The issue that occurred in the fall where savings took a long time to post has been fixed and all savings now post in 2-22 days.
  • I liked the fact that I could get extra savings on things that were already on sale and coupon-friendly. I was hesitant about not getting instant savings, but having to "wait" for it to appear in my account.

    My first time using Savings Star I purchased enough to put 2.85 in my account. It took a long time to appear, a couple of weeks from what I can remember. I did e-mail them and eventually it appeared. But you need at least $5 in your account to cash out to your Pay Pal, so I purchased enough products to equal a $11.00 refund. Well that was several weeks ago and I'm not even sure I still have my receipt. I have just e-mailed about this recent problem.

    I'm frustrated at this point that Savings Star is holding my money hostage. This must be how they benefit - people get annoyed and give up - multiply that by how many thousands of participants leave $3-2 in their accounts and never return.
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    • Firecracker, if you requested a PayPal payout, that would occur automatically in 24-48 hours. I wonder if the email address you entered was not your PayPal email. Our customer service will answer any question you have within 2 business days to help make sure you are all set.

      Thanks,

      Josh from SavingStar
  • Purchased a lot of items I never would have purchased without the Saving Star coupon, and like others, nothing credited to my account. Contact them and told they were having some problems posting credits to accounts and everything should show up, and I'd receive email, in a week. If it didn't contact them again. It didn't, I did, and this time asked for receipts. From 2 months ago, are they kidding? Had a feeling it was a scam when I signed up and looks like it is.

    One thing I will say when checking reviews, be cautious pf those who praise a company and seem to go against what most others say. Anyone can submit reviews and some folks make money by submitting favorable reviews for companies. If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. Heck, employees from the company can submit them.
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    • Ron, The issue that occurred in the fall has been fixed and all savings post in 2-22 days automatically. I can assure you we are a legitimate service and you will see many coupon sites and our own Facebook page with favorable reviews about SavingStar. Brands would not be offering coupons on our site and retailers would not work with us if the service was fake. I hope you'll start using our service again so you can save on your groceries.

      Josh from SavingStar
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