Dosh: Find Cash Back Deals Reviews

by Allie8589

I downloaded Dosh with minimal expectations; if I get a few bucks back here & there then cool, I’m shopping at these places regardless so it’s free money back-love the idea. One thing that I noticed when I first signed up and would check to see which restaurants or companies in my area were participating was that there were hardly any places on the list. I thought maybe it was because Dosh was relatively new or just hadn’t been made known in this city yet (Buffalo’s not that small of a city but it is what it is) but figured it’d gain popularity and more choices would pop up eventually. Online offers seemed to have a decent list of participating retailers so I figured local places would catch on too. Boy was I wrong. There are even less places on my nearby list for offers and the online retailers have dwindled to about 8 lol (from previously having a couple pages to scroll down). The big one for me is Sephora, both online and in-store. Dosh started out decent but seems like the marketplace for apps like this has been saturated. Ibotta and ebates have probably three times as many places to shop and the offers are much higher.

by Stoltzy02

***UPDATE***
It’s now been 23 days and 4 tickets later and still no response from customer service. The Facebook messenger bot gives me the standard please submit ticket if not answered within 1 week. I have reopened the original ticket and the second one I placed. Just opened another today. They were quick to open a ticket, suspend my account, and close their ticket but I can’t even get a response from “customer support” or lack there of. Guess the waiting game will continue.

I LOVED Dosh . It was fun to try new places get cash back and share for an added bonus. Then out of the blue I’m locked out and cannot transfer my earnings. So frustrating! All I get is an error. Saying there appears to be possible fraudulent activity. What does that mean?!?! I don’t know please submit a ticket and our customer support will get back to you in 2 business days. That was 2 weeks ago. So have fun while you can because it looks like eventually everybody gets their account suspended after reading the reviews. If you want more stars REPLY to your customers!

by Aspiring Mama

At first, it was great. It was nice seeing all the little cash back offers add up with our regular purchases with linked cards. But not one offer has been added to my account since 4/18, and we’ve eaten at one restaurant- listed as a 10 percent cash back option- at least three times. We’ve shopped at sams club, also a this app participant, weekly, and again, nothing.
We have $21 in our account just sitting there abs cannot withdraw it because the minimum is 25. I’d like to just drop this app and look into other cash back programs, but don’t want to just leave the money we DID get back behind. We are owed a decent chunk of change (no one goes into dams club for “just the little things”), but I have no idea how to get it. Because Dosh was working fine for so long, I haven’t kept receipts, and the help/support tab on Dosh is useless.
I’m not happy and won’t be unless this app developers figure out what’s wrong, fix it, and give an “oops we messed up” cash back bonus to app users who have been shafted.
I would not recommend Dosh to anyone at this time.

by Big Joey ("Giuseppe")

I was excited at first as I joined on during the January 2018 promotional bonus period during which $15 bonuses per referral were supposed to be paid after the referral downloaded, registered and linked a credit/debit card to Dosh . Most of my friends and acquaintances were skeptical. I signed up during the small remaining period left of the promo so I had little time to recruit people. I managed to recruit two; one for which I was paid the due $15 but I still remain unpaid a month later for the second one. (I was paid only $5 of the $15 bonus.) All the requirements and deadlines were met and I have screenshots to prove them. I have contacted this app several times via its support and help link after awaiting an answer and not receiving one. Finally, one rep from this app sent me a reply that they had corrected all overdue payments and were no longer accepting "tickets" for inquiries regarding them. This is crap! They owe me $10. Not a huge amount but I earned it and met their requirements. This is a huge disappointment. I am no longer trying to recruit people to this app due to this. Also, it took around a month for them to correct an alleged system glitch or error that prevented certain consumer promotions/offers/rebates from being paid. I do not recommend this app to anyone. I will continue to use it for its deals and offers but will not be the cause for someone to go through the frustration I have trying to collect my pay.

by Annie Rev

So I signed up for this after reading referrals from a website. Money began adding up in no time as I’m a regular customer for one of the stores advertised on this app. Finally earned enough cash to do the transfer and gave them the info for my savings acct. Double checked everything to ensure all my acct info (routing, etc) was correct. Hit the submit button on Oct 26th. Gave them 5 business days per their site. My bank acct still has nothing. I go log into this app, go check the history and it shows the transfer was made.......to a TOTALLY DIFFERENT ACCOUNT. Even the name didn’t match up.....I bank with one of the larger banks in the US. The name of the bank in my history is some small bank in FL that I never heard of (I do not live in FL). Went back and checked my this app to ensure that I didn’t make a mistake. Nope my info from my big bank is still there and shows the correct name. Why is my money being routed to a bank acct that I don’t own? In FL where I don’t live?? Sent message to support on the matter. Going on 2 weeks and I’ve heard nothing. Be very wary of dealing with these people.

1 Dec 18 - Noticed a developer commented on my review. STILL don’t have money in my bank account nor was it returned to my this app profile. Last time I heard from this app Support was on 18 Nov and it was just a message from a lady stating they were still backed up and would get to me soon. Been over a month since I did the transfer and nothing.

by Therealslimtraci

I downloaded in December 2018, received my $5 sign on bonus and cancelled my account at the beginning of March. Dosh NEVER worked for me. No notifications from any transactions, no history other than the $5 which this app can keep, nothing! I contacted customer service several times asking for help but got nowhere and finally I had to get rude and demand for my account to closed. Then someone emailed me back, “oh just send us receipts and your bank statements!” What’s the point?? There were months and months transactions to go through and no receipts kept. Dosh was so disappointing and I didn’t get even get a chance to really enjoy it.

Update:this app I explained through one of my emails that going through 3-4 months of transactions was useless because at one point I stopped using my debit card as credit and that I had no receipts to turn in. Not everyone keeps receipts. Plus would it really be worth it to get a dollar here, .50cents there and have a total of maybe $20?? No, not worth my time digging for long lost receipts or sending copies of my bank statements. After looking at other reviews, I’m not the only person upset and/or disappointed. So Instead of addressing my particular review, you guys apparently need to go back to the drawing board and rework your system so that everyone is happy. So farewell and good luck cuz I’m not downloading Dosh again.

by Meggannie

If you’re looking for an app that changes their terms more than they actually pay their customers, look no further. This is for you. If you’re looking for an app that has employees who give you the run around for months and feed you lies, yet again, this is for you. If Dosh didn’t run a promotion for free money I guarantee you it would not have as many stars. Don’t get me wrong, I made easy money on here also. But that’s until they suspended my account without warning and fed me lies. I signed up with a texting app, their terms changed months later stating you couldn’t do that, and well you guessed it, they locked me out of my account. Almost $300 in there I worked to get, I earned, I took my valuable time to do. They told me via emails for months they’d change my mobile number, great, I was happy. Then I received an email today saying I won’t be able to have my account back. Cool, this app, pick one thing and stick to it. Give people warnings before you go changing things. Should have had it all figured out before even running Dosh. Not happy whatsoever. Oh and hey everyone, they blocked me on Facebook AND Twitter because I asked numerous times why I can’t access my account or funds. Please keep in mind, I was polite and kind. I fully understand they’re busy but to treat a customer this way is absolutely absurd.

by Genuine And Honest

Everything worked great up until about a year ago. I mostly used this app for cash back for my purchases at Sam’s Club. They stopped giving cash back for in store purchases at Sam’s Club, but I kept on earning a little cash back for a few other merchants here and there. Wasn’t happy about it, but it is what it is. A few months ago they started mobile offers for Sams and I thought great. Since I started taking advantage of these mobile offers for Sam’s Club I’ve racked up a small chunk of cash back...unfortunately, all of those transactions are still pending. They have been pending for months now. Every other transaction has been processed in a timely manner. Contacted customer service, but they aren’t responding. Customer service has never been even a little bit responsive. I’d like to cash out and delete Dosh altogether, but I don’t meet the threshold to transfer money because most of my transactions are still pending. So frustrating!!! I just hope this isn’t an issue for lots of other merchants. A small amount of cash back just isn’t worth the hassle. I gave 2 stars because it seems to work ok for other merchants I purchase from.

by Ilikemetaldude

Started out ok. Made 2 referrals and that worked fine. Disappointed in the places on there as most are local fast food and Hallmark. How often does someone shop in a Hallmark store, but hoped with popularity the participants would grow. No growth as yet and the one restaurant that wasn’t fast food doesn’t include the location near my home. Seems to be a big push for referrals offering incentive which would be great if it worked. Like many who have recently complained, I referred a family member who downloaded with my link but when trying to sign up got waitlisted. When he was able to sign-on there was no ‘record’ of my referral. Just got notice that they closed my query and would not further investigate or honor ‘problem’ referrals. Yet I keep getting emails about special referral incentives. They either do not have their application working properly, are going under and trying to save it or the intention is to get as many on board so they can sell to Fetch Rewards like Mobisave. There other apps that work better such as Shopkicks, Fetch and Drop.

by Overthaedge

Î am concerned with the paragraph in the terms and conditions about fees, it states that, Dosh is currently free but if, in the future, fees are required, that it y’all will notify me by email and phone(or “electronically, i think.) but I’m really concerned about that fact that my consent isn’t required to continue using Dosh, i mean, if y’all randomly start charging for this service, I would want to be notified AND BE REQUIRED TO either continue use and pay any future fees associated your services OR have the option to Opt Out of continuing to use your app without paying any hidden fees. Bc in the paragraph about how you share my data in the Privacy policy it says: “
to our third-party service providers that provide services to support the Services, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting, order fulfillment, infrastructure, network storage, customer service, technical support, and promotional services and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Personal Information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them
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by RaeReed25

I was super excited about Dosh because of the local deals component and not having to go through their app to receive online rebates. It seemed super easy and the first couple times I used it, it was! I got notifications regarding my cash back within minutes of paying. Awesome! However, they have the worst customer service. I’ve had two different issues (one with a referral bonus and one with not receiving cash back for an in-store purchase) that I’ve reached out to their customer service email about (no phone number available) and I only received auto-replies about them being very busy and that responses may be delayed up to a week. Apparently, a week is more like never. I have never been contacted by an actual person nor have I been able to reach an actual person for help when I’ve tried. Their auto-replies say “if you do not respond to this email, we will assume your problem is resolved” and despite replying (several times), I still never heard back from anyone. This is super disappointing - mostly bc I was really excited about this app and hyped it up to colleagues only to run into these problems with no support. As a result, I will not be referring anyone else to this app in the future and will instead suggest similar programs like Ebates that actually give you your $ and have customer service that is much easier to work with!

by Kgintovt

By linking your credit and debit cards to this app, you automatically receive cash back when you use those cards at participating locations without having to first logon to their website or activate Dosh . This makes it extremely convenient but there are caveats. You have to swipe your debit card as credit or you don’t get the cash back and if you have an app to one of the restaurants, for example, where you accumulate loyalty points/rewards, you don’t get this app cash back if you pay through that app and, conversely, you don’t get the loyalty points/rewards if forego Dosh and pay with your card. So you have to choose. Other than that, transferring your cash to your bank account once you have enough accumulated is painless but is not immediate and will take a few days to show up, which is par for the course with other types of online transfers. My only desire is to see more participating locations, which will vary depending upon where you are and not always the same. I travel a lot between DC and New England and while most Dunkin’ locations in New England participate, not all in the DC area do, so you have to check Dosh . But wherever you are in the country, assuming you allow Dosh to know your location, it’ll show you participating merchants at your current location.

by Tecmuse23

Greatest money laundering scam Judging by theses reviews I definitely will not be downloading Dosh, was excited at first but definitely not gonna deal with the drama I’m hearing about because if I earn money and they don’t pay me I will find out where there Headquarters are and it’s gonna be a problem. I’ve notice all the developers response to these reviews are saying DM them on Facebook and everything will be resolved. That sound like there embarrassed for being put on blast. I think if this company is not doing good then Dosh should be pulled, also sounds like their running a money scam think their waiting for people to add up money so they can close accounts and transfer it into their account, im sure they get a cut for all the places they promote. A mess P.S. developers I don’t need to hear your response thanks because I’m not gonna waste my time.

by The Dream_44

Started using this app a friend referred me. I started using Dosh and was pleased to receive extra cash back on purchases I normally made anyway. I referred two people when they had the $15 promotion going on and they’ve enjoyed Dosh as well. I personally haven’t had any issues with cashing out as other reviewers have. I put in my PayPal info and this app deposited money into my account WITHIN TWO HOURS! The only time I’ve transferred money any quicker between two sources is using Cash App for a fee. My only complaint with Dosh is that the cash back options are limited. The retailers are constantly rotating so a place you received cash back at yesterday might not be listed tomorrow. It’s also much harder to find places if you’re in a smaller city. Other than that, I recommend this app!

by Guliaaa

I was referred to download this app and felt skeptical about it, but I’m glad I did. It’s easy cash back without having to think about it! They don’t have amazing options but I get cash back at places I didn’t even realize I would. I went shopping and purchased clothes at forever 21 and long behold, I had a notification from this app saying I got cash back! I did run into an issue that they did not give me cash back at a restaurant I went to, but my boyfriend received his portion. I contacted customer service and they claimed they didn’t have a deal with the establishment, but I was persistent and sent them screen shots (turned out the address was incorrect on Dosh ) then they eventually gave me my cash back offer. Alright it was a hassle to go back and forth with them over email, they’re customer service was A+ and they are very friendly. Would recommend to my friends.

by Caliasherk

I downloaded Dosh during a $10 promotional period using the referral link of an individual that I follow on Instagram. I looked up information about the this app app beforehand to make sure it wasn’t a scam. It didn’t seem to be, so I downloaded it. I got my $5 for signing up and linking my card. Over a year later, I can assure and skeptics out there that Dosh is NOT a scam. It’s just like Ebates, a more popular cash back app. It’s really hard to refer people to Dosh and get the money benefit because people are so skeptical. I’ve only had three referrals in over a year using Dosh. Two were family members and the other was my significant other, who was also very skeptical to download Dosh . The whole reason your card is linked is so that you can get cash back on your purchases-I get cash back from qualifying purchases all of the time using my linked card. I wish people weren’t so skeptical to give Dosh a try.

by Randy.nota

It is exactly what it says it is, cash back app real easy to use and automatic so you don’t have to do anything, their referral system is lovely because you get to become your own business by advertising Dosh and getting paid for it depending on their payout rate at the time. Aside from everything else my only concern was the pending cash back before being able to transfer from your wallet but it all worked out just like it should. If you’re experiencing some type of payment issue or you think it’s not legit or not patient when waiting for actual funds to show in your bank/accounts let me be the first to tell you it will get to you in due time just be patient because they are usually PRETTY fast with everything. All and all 5/5 star this gets because it has helped me in way I could never repay them but I’ll forever be loyal to this app and continue to enjoy this cash back!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS

by Venuman

I’m basically locked out of my account and the $60+ that I’ve gotten back. Also the referral program is a complete scam, I’ve been physically standing next to people that I properly referred and Dosh didn’t register them as pending referrals. I emailed customer service and they confirmed that the people I referred are actively using this app, but would not pay me for my referral because I supposedly did not refer them correctly. I will not be surprised when a class action suit is filed against this app for unpaid referrals, the $10-$15 dollar referrals they fail to pay out improperly will definitely add up. I only continued to use Dosh because I do regularly shop and eat at two of the very limited places where this app has available deals. Dosh can make you some money back, but if it locks you out from retrieving your money (my current situation) then there is nothing you can do.

by Bananabunbeans

I discovered Dosh when I was looking at the cash back deals offered by Venmo. I don’t like using debit cards, so I was happy to find that using this app directly (instead of using their deals through Venmo) allowed you to link and use credit cards to earn cash back. I like that the in-store offers don’t require any activation to use, unlike in-store cash back offers that are on the Rakuten app. It’s always a nice surprise when you unexpectedly earn some cash back on a purchase :)

Sometimes earning cash back can be a little finicky if you shop online and your transaction gets split into multiple transactions due to items shipping separately, but this app has great customer service and will help apply your cash back if you contact them. I’ve had a super pleasant experience with customer service :)

Overall, I like Dosh - it has a nice UI, is easy to use, and the deals rotate/change every now and then which is nice.

by KiaMiaGia

When you hear about someone’s account being stolen or altered, a lot of times you blame the person or think it wouldn’t happen to you. But , one day I was in my account , sharing and what not (mind you in the middle of the $10 referrals promo). Then my account knocks me out and I can’t log back in. So, November 4-5th I contact the company , not working . By the 13th, I contact the company via Facebook & they tell me to submit another ticket. I did . It’s December 3rd and no reply so I contact them via fb again. Finally the 4th I get a reply basically saying it’s nothing they can do. They said that my account is registered to another number , with a card linked , but the number on the account is not and never was mine. The only way to verify is if I verify my card info that is linked to my account . But , my thing is , why would I give a company more info , if you can’t even protect my account. No telling we had my account & the number used is disconnected . (Yes they gave me the full number) so if I was someone else asking for account info , it wouldn’t take much to get out of them. So the money available in my account will be forfeited in order for me to make a new account . I won’t be making a new account but I will be deleting the one they have now .