Cant imagine there will be much love in here
:wink:
personally wont be buying anything this week until (if) the 'fraud' situation clears up. My account is not locked though and have about 3 quid sitting there.
Thanks for your effort though kikai.

Most aren't using it, but could be interesting for those needing a final thing to top up their limit so they can claim their money. You're not using the app, that's cool...no need to keep posting on here to all others who might or who want to top up their cashback so they can withdraw. reeelax....it won't be long before it all falls apart so just enjoy time as it stands. ​

It's not an app issue. They are going bankrupt and conning people out of their 'stored' but not withdrawn cashback

Some great new offers again this week. Happy shopping, saving & sharing… :laughing:

Cant imagine there will be much love in here
:wink:
personally wont be buying anything this week until (if) the 'fraud' situation clears up. My account is not locked though and have about 3 quid sitting there.
Thanks for your effort though kikai.

Hmm, maybe some broccoli, but nothing really interesting... Miss the milk.

Ta tho

Most probably not livreg but i'm hoping those members whose accounts have been suspended will share any additional information they have subsequently been given... :laughing:

Nothing ventured nothing gained, Heat :smiley:

Voted hot for those that can use their accounts :disappointed:

Thank you, KiKai :smiley:

a few good offers there, will take me over £4 :smiley: thanks KiKai

Heat added thank you
still got £3 on my account will keep an eye on this to try and get to £4(not much this week)

thread here on what may or may not be 'up'
http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/shopitize-rumours-please-aware-2536328

Shopitize has lost the charm....also can't log in since last week but I don't bother with it now...thanks for the efforts....

Thank you kikai, heat added :smiley:

Anybody whom as over £4 in credit , withdraw ASAP !
Worth reading Shopitize Facebook page from its users

Kikai, I dont think you should be posting their offers any more as they have probably gone Bankrupt. Its a matter of time now. Pull your cash out. My faith in them has dropped since they locked my account. On their Face book page a reporter is writing a story about this.

Thanks KiKai. Still no reply to my email about the milk.
For the moment I'll be using the general cashback rule that I don't buy anything I wouldn't without the cashback, as it's not guaranteed (with any of them). e.g. if I was buying broccoli anyway, I'd still scan the barcode and photo receipt for shopitize, but as there are always complaints from the other half when we have broccoli, no purchase for me!
Thanks for your efforts in pulling together the list.

Anybody with issue's with Shopitize

Ring Faye she is taking calls regarding shopitize -------------------- could you give me a call on the number below as soon as is convenient? We're investigating the issue.
Many thanks,
Faye Lipson
News Reporter
Click to visit MoneySavingExpert.com
19-22 Rathbone Place | London | W1T 1HY
Tel: 020 7348 9104

I still can't login either. No reply to my email

Good to see your post KiKai - thanks!

call me sceptical but I tried to upload my receipt with the last 50p I needed and suprise suprise it didn't recognise any of my items!
now under review

I'm on £3.85,nearly over the line.:neutral_face:

I've got new iPhone.

Yes,their app is very buggy.
CheckOutSmart/Quidco app much better and more stable,even works on my old S2.:smiley:

It's not an app issue. They are going bankrupt and conning people out of their 'stored' but not withdrawn cashback

Moral of story is do not store money in these unprotected companies. Reminds me of that Xmas savers company that went bust just before xmas few years ago. Saw on the thread in misc someone had £98 saved and is locked out. If needs be set up a 2nd bank account and have cashback paid into that and don't touch that until Xmas and can see it the amount growing.

:smiley:
thanks

Heat added. Thanks KiKai! I had £19 in there, just withdrawn all and received the request confirmation email. Hopefully will get the money soon. I like Shopitize and that's the main one that I use, even though I often had to upload one receipt about 2 or 3 times for the receipt to send... will still be using it until it officially declares bankrupt if it has any good offers on.

Do you have any links to substantiate this?
I'm still 15p short before magical £4.:neutral_face:

Yes I have always wondered the financial viability of these cashback websites, do they get a cut of the sales or something. Certainly good whilst it lasted and kikai's list have been so helpful whilst I've been using it.

Suspended accounts are starting to be reactivated with the rule of ONE account per device.

I suspect it is conjecture, but based on several official sources on the internet.

Their offers have reduced a lot, as well as the cash back paid per item, their financial records show massive loses, their general manager left October 2016, suspending lots of accounts that haven't breeched their own T&Cs but would allow them to stop cash being withdrawn (indicates probable cash flow problem). Ignoring emails and social media complaints, their social media profiles not as activate.

https://twitter.com/Shopitize
https://www.facebook.com/Shopitize/
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/carl-engelmarc-18522b6
https://www.facebook.com/couponsandcashback/photos/a.1599083163674111.1073741826.1598831777032583/1765375883711504/?type=3&comment_id=1765539857028440&reply_comment_id=1765542097028216¬if_t=photo_reply¬if_id=1477936296738997
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07445751
https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/shopitize

Thanks KiKai :smiley:
I had £28.00 in my shopitize account requested a withdrawal on 28/10 and it has been paid into my bank account today :sunglasses:

​Thank you V... :laughing:

​You're welcome pidgeofcdf and that's great... :laughing:

​I'm sure there are still great days ahead to be had with Shopitize... :laughing:

Thanks Kikia for your lists as usual on a Tuesday night. Looks like you maybe getting some early nights soon.

Well I've cashed in last weekend. Looked at what was on offer and what I normally buy. I now only go for about 1 out of the 10 on offer each week so it could take upto 20 weeks to make the magic number of £4.

Was a good app at first, then slowly the shine got chipped away.

Will stick now with Checkoutsmart and Quicksnap. A
least they do freebies I want now and then. I have a free, in depth herb and spice collection thanks to them.

I might go via Topcash but my experiences in the past before Shopitize were involved was like pulling teeth - painful. So I don't know.

​You're welcome shan01, hopefully your account will be reinstated soon and you can continue reaping the benefits... :laughing:

​You're welcome sradmad... :laughing:

​Thanks for your suggestion Victor7 but i still have faith in Shopitize and I'm confident they will come out of this situation and restore any lost credibility in time. If they go Bankrupt then that is another matter. Your account may be reinstated soon after their investigation... :laughing:

​You're welcome moginstein and I'm sure they'll get round to responding to your email soon. I think they'll be using all their resources to deal with this investigation and then get round to dealing with everyday queries once that's been resolved... :laughing:

​Has your account been suspended too dobis2000? :laughing:

​Hopefully they'll get round to dealing with your account soon Coffee100... :laughing:

​You're welcome snowee... :laughing:

​Hopefully that'll be resolved once it's been checked manually... :laughing:

Was your account suspended johnsmith1997? :laughing: ​

​I don't think it's a good idea to speculate Bankruptcy until we have more information. I know lots of people whose accounts haven't been suspended and they have several hundreds of pounds accumulated... :laughing:

​I think this situation will most definitely make members reconsider doing that in the future... :laughing:

​You're welcome hass123 but I'm still hopeful that Shopitize will come out of this lull and get back on top of its game... :laughing:

​You're welcome batista... :laughing:

​You're welcome uccalms and I'm glad you've received the request confirmation email. Yes I've always been a huge supporter of Shopitize too and i look forward to a brighter future... :laughing:

​I'm not entirely sure how it works CETD but I'm glad you found my posts helpful... :laughing:

​That's fantastic news exel1966, could you post the response you received? :laughing:

​You're welcome ODDBALL165 and I'm glad to hear you've received your payment... :laughing:

​You're welcome robin5858 but I'm hoping Shopitize will regain it's former glory... :laughing:

First rule of any cashback site. It ain't your money until its in your Bank or PayPal account. No way would l have £700 sitting in a cashback site, of any kind.

Look around Google for how that panned out for the old Rpoints accounts, before it was taken over. Many lost money accrued in their accounts.​

Thanks Kikia. But unless they do a major review of their problems and future direction, I doubt it.​

​I agree with you robin5858, until it's in your accounts it's only confirmed payable cash back. I hope no one has £700 in their account... :laughing:

Thanks for the list - short as it is! Requested my payout over the weekend and have received the £4.75 in bank account - so feeling slightly reassured. Will concentrate on getting hubby's account over the threshold before using own account again though!

I'm doubtful of that and rightly so given the way they've handled this fiasco and their incredulous accusations of fraud, but I'm sure they'll be grateful for your handling of their PR :wink:
I'd imagine a lot of the 'footfall' comes from positive word of mouth, but imagine that word of mouth is going to be quite negative for a long time to come.

why is opimimium banned?

Hopefully they will do... :laughing:

You're welcome NotALot and that's great. Good idea... :laughing:

It certainly has left a bitter taste in members mouths but people soon forget... :laughing:

People can be easily bought with exceptional offers (but they are pretty much non-existent), but they won't forget or recommend. You'll have your work cut out getting people back on board. As you know, It's the customers which keep Shopitize in business and without them they have no business.

They have a "referral" system where each successful referral earns £3 via a code (i.e someone signs up to the app, uses a referral code to get an offer for a free bar of chocolate, buys the bar of chocolate that is part of the recent promo and gets the cashback, meaning the referral was successful and the person whose code it was gets £3). I recently signed up a few days ago and posted my referral code on their iOS app reviews section and already got £6 in referral credits (which is why I have no need to post it on HUKD who banned the app as the referral system is already effective on iOS).

​I agree with you and Shopitize have an upward battle on their hands in winning back the confidence of its members. Hopefully the offers improve and they slowly go back to being the great app everyone loved... :laughing:

Wow,thanks for your thorough research!!
I shall investigate further,as I am still owed £3.85!!:neutral_face:

Used to work in the cinema trade.

I learnt about how peoples review of films to people they knew influenced or treatment they got at the cinema effected them.

Found out Bad news always travels faster and further than good news.

Unfortunately people don't forget. Many other brands have gone to the great beyond not considering that.​

Anybody with funds over £4 withdraw ASAP ! In September they had £92 thousand in their bank account ! The other financies look more worrying ! Withdraw ASAP x

It'll be interesting to see what the future holds for Shopitize... :laughing:

Has your account been reactivated loopyluke? :laughing:

Stuck at £3.75 was hoping for milk to get me up to £4 and cash out. Hopefully milk back on next week

Yeah mine as been re-activated again just a blanket email sent to tell me its open , However due to their lack of customer care I will not use the app now on principle , My thoughts on shopitize is that I think they won't be around in a years time , thus still suggest people whom have credit in their accounts to withdraw asap , and everytime it reaches £4 thereafter , try other app's like Greenjinn , shop-mium , and checkoutsmart as the offers on shopitize seem to have gone downhill less offers and decreased cashback amounts , DO NOT use any apps as a saving account , withdraw when you reach the minimum requirement :-) x

Yeah mine as been re-activated again just a blanket email sent to tell me its open , However due to their lack of customer care I will not use the app now on principle , My thoughts on shopitize is that I think they won't be around in a years time , thus still suggest people whom have credit in their accounts to withdraw asap , and everytime it reaches £4 thereafter , try other app's like Greenjinn , shop-mium , and checkoutsmart as the offers on shopitize seem to have gone downhill less offers and decreased cashback amounts , DO NOT use any apps as a saving account , withdraw when you reach the minimum requirement :-) x

no milk??

For those still using the app: Bertoli is only £1.00 in the CO-OP and the Fairy washing-up liquid is on a 2 for £2.00 deal.

​Let's hope so... :laughing:

​That's great but I understand exactly where you are coming from on this point and thanks for the sound advice loopyluke... :laughing:

​No milk for a second week running... :laughing:

​Thanks for the information NotALot... :laughing:

I've bailed! Withdrawal request sent and acknowledged so hopefully I'll get the funds I accumulated in my bank account. Offers in recent weeks have been very poor - and one offer this week isn't available in my local Tesco or Sainsbury's (Ainsley Harriott Moroccan Medley Cous Cous / Spice Sensation Cous Cous) as the offer on Shopitize is for 100g packets and the standard size in these stores for this product is 125g.

Overall, for me, the value of offers each week on products I'd definitely buy is likely to be more than 50p - on a good week - so the time and effort required to claim this negates the small cashback saving - especially if there's a need to resnap.

It was good while it lasted :smiley:

The cash backs are soooo low now ! Not worth the hassle anymore

I've not bought anything from Shopitize since the milk was dropped... odd cause I used to buy more than just milk, but now buying nothing. I'm still hoping! Asked them on Twitter if milk would ever come back, no reply :disappointed:

Brocolli from Tesco is not getting scanned. Have sent them an e-mail but no response.

Omg for 20p off milk or brocolli ! Really ! Are you that bothered ! Jesus Christ ! X

Yes.... ;-)

I have to disagree.
I'm still on £3.65 and need KiKai's help to get over the line.:smile:

Got my £9.50 a few days ago! :smile:

Only ten offers this week...

Have £3.85 sitting there - bought a can of Campbells soup today to get my tally above £4, and the app refuses to acknowledge the purchase - scanned barcode and receipt OK BUT no acknowledgment of the purchase not even the usual "under review" message.

From what I have seen online, I think Shopitize is toast and any savings not yet withdrawn are probably lost!

even KiKai doesn't post now! on £3.95 so bought the mr muscle to get me over the line, scanned product n snapped receipt and it's still processing after 10 minutes!
doesn't look good at all for shopitize

I have had my account reactivated today - but the balance has gone!

Did it scan in the end ! Did ya withdraw the outstanding balance ?

Yes, I logged out of my account this evening and then loggged in again, to see if my purchase had been accepted.

Shocked to see my balance showing as $0 !!! That's right zero dollars !!!!

Clearly Shopitize has snuffed it !

still on processing!! not holding much hope!

Seen a few comments saying people are not being able to scan items nor withdraw money out , I really think they are in financial difficulties and maybe ready to go bust :-/

Absolutely, doesn't surprise me, not too bothered as I only bought items that I needed and was only £4.terrible for those that lost a lot more money! Obviously Kikai knew they were screwed this week hence no post!

I still think she had some connection with Shopitize , either working for em or related to someone whom works for em , or one of the directors family members /wife etc

withdrew my £49 last week received today, id have been gutted if I'd lost it. Not looking good with no posts with this weeks offers.

I have just received my £19 that I have withdrawn last week too. Had a look at this week's offer but nothing that I would normally buy... and no milk.

Activity not loading on my account. After scanning a product (I would have bought the bread anyway) and clicking on the green button on the top right before uploading the receipt I noticed my balance says 0.00 ie the 20p from last week has vanished and not greyed out as it was before. Not tried taking photo of receipt - i think it's gonna be a waste of time!

My withdrawal seemed to have been processed, but my wife's does not. Bit worried as she had a huge balance - never withdrawn so far :disappointed:

Ohh, I'll be gutted if it's the end of Shopitize , I came to the party quite late, but I've absolutely loved it. Loved the freebies on a Thursday, and other stuff that worked out 10-15p. To be fair, it wasn't that long ago I got 6 free old moat ciders off the app. Also, if they're on their way out- why just recently pair up with topcashback? Surely that doesn't make sense?

My balance finally showed - as it was over £4 I decided to withdraw it straight away - however after putting my bank details in, it is still "processing" hours later. Will let you know if it moves on from that page!

This is the issue with firms when they do not provide a contact number. It is all ok till it works but thinks go bad there is no visibility.

All those that have been having trouble with shopitize please would you add your name to the following, click the link and add a comment. thanks in anticipation for all your support https://www.facebook.com/letsexposeshopitize/

have there is a telephone number would you like it?

we are the same here, do you want a contact number, there is a Rory that answered me earlier

One day on -I logged out again and then logged in - took some time.
Now it shows my past activity as £3.85 again BUT it is asking me to resnap my Campbells soup receipt of yesterday.
Resnapped FOUR TIMES - each time it asks to resnap or request review. Have requested a review but clearly they are stalling !

Will wait to see what happens but I really think it is over for Shopitize now.

please all add your names to the facebook lets expose shopitize page, wee need as many as we can get to take this further with the media. Thanks

Did Rory resolve the account issue - he is listed as Campaigns and Insight Manager on their website? I have luckily managed to withdraw my balance and is due to be credited tomorrow in my bank account, but worried about my wife's as her bank account does not show anything due to be credited. Both of us requested withdrawal within minutes of each other, though it is my wife's first withdrawal so not sure if that is actually causing delay. For benefit of doubt, I am thinking of holding off for another day as both of our accounts were not frozen and we might be stepping the gun.

No didnt resolve the issue, said it wasnt anything to do with that department and would pass my email onto customer services, I rang again just now and spoke to a Che, same again would pass onto customer services. We have quite a large sum between our family and all are blocked. My advice would be keep on trying to withdraw your money that is rightfully owed to you.

I didnt know he was listed as camapigns manager where is that?

An update from me, after emailing they added the 20p for the mr muscle, however when I've tried to withdraw the £ the button for requesting payment doesn't work.have tried on both bacs and PayPal, on both iPad and iPhone!
Have emailed them to see if they can process it to my PayPal account.

you'll be lucky withdraw it all now. Biggest scammers ever!!!!

It is on https://www.shopitize.com/about/ where there is a section about their team.

Mine did that, but I pressed "activity" and left it on the screen saying take the challenges, and the activity did eventually show, along with the on-going (greyed out) balance. :smiley:

I wouldnt bother if I was you, they are not worth the effort, just delete the app, they are on their way out with all your money

Just logged onto my bank account and I have had my balance credited X)it took over a week though so give it time if you have claimed. Mine was over 2 years cashback. This has been a great app for me and kikai's Posts have been very helpful in locating the bargains, I've always felt that if you are selective you can benefit from these sites. The Thursday freebies were also good too. Yes, it can be a little fiddly when it didn't recognise the receipts but worth it in the end. I sincerely hope everyone gets the money that is due.

My balance has been credited but no news of my wife's withdrawal. Asked wife to email them heard nothing back so far. Only difference is my wife has never made a withdrawal and has hundred's sitting in her account :disappointed:

was there much in the account? I fear if its quite substantial then that will become one of the blocked ones. They have treated people very unfairly. I for one will never use them or promote them ever again. My message to everyone now is give em a wide berth, stay well away. Sheer robbers they are

Anyone affected by shopitize scam then please feel free to add a comment on this page. They need bringing down a peg or two https://www.facebook.com/letsexposeshopitize

She had £500+ in her account from her transactions from 2+ years. She is in touch with some solicitor friend to understand if she could report a fraud case against Shopitize if the withdrawal does not go through. If the company falls into administration, then she will become a creditor with no hope of getting that money, but if the company is operating she has a right to hear back from Shopitize. None of our accounts have been blocked - so there is hope unless Shopitize is intentionally avoiding paying the money.

I had around £120 in mine, in all honesty wasn't expecting to get it what with all the happenings, so keep positive! Definitely a lesson in withdrawing balances at the earliest opportunity, which I have learnt.

Just look at their financies on Companies house ! Links to their accounts are within this thread ! I do not have a magic ball but looking at them figures only spells one thing to me

Locked out of my account too now. Make sure everyone is removing their like from facebook and unfollowing them from twitter. Also make sure you submit a review for them on app store etc.

please support the lets expose shopitize page on facebook, the more people that add their names and comments the better, then it can be taken further. Thanks

I've got my account opened back up ! But that email we got the Liable one was enough for me to think this company is in desperation , someone within the company did not think legally before issuing that blanket email ! Like I said I got mine unlocked but even so they lost my confidence and after looking into their company financies I doubt they will be going by the next companies house return in September 2017 ! As I've said before anyone with any credit , withdraw ASAP as they only have £95 thou in the bank at the end of September , but in loses and gains they are in a loss in general so that in the bank could be frozen if the auditors decide it's not a going concern ! I do not trust this company anymore ! Use the others checkoutsmart , shop mium , greenjinn , and clicksnapp ! Shopitize is dying x

Please visit the page and pledge your support. Lets expose shopitize

Again I'm lucky enough to be unlocked but their service and lack of customer care , makes me want to help others to open theirs back up ! I'm really disgusted initially being blocked and the email I got ! Hense I now DO NOT TRUST em and still would like a proper apology for em shutting it down even though opening it back up ! Ask your solicitors about the original wording sent out to many from Sara ! The wording was liable , you are now open up to many taking liable against you , and looking into cases from 2004 you really worded it very wrong , people could claim from you just by that initial email ! My one question ! Are you close to going into liquidation ??? Really get someone to give really good customer services back to all on ya page ? If you don't reply or sort these terminal problems you have then you and I know ya sooooo very close to calling in tdwaterhouse or such ! Give yourself a head wobble ! Ya need some help out of the situation you gave put yourself into , then message me , as the route you are taking will soon lead to a brick wall and a zero balance in the bank accounts :-) inbox me if ya need someone with some nogging !

Normally startups make losses in their intial years - remember it has only been 4 years since Shopitize started and it takes some time to be profitable. As long as their business model is solid and they can get new funding from investors there is nothing to worry about zero balances/losses on their Company return. My feeling is that they are having issues with Working Capital and without additional funding they are trying to cut down on their costs. This was evident from the reduction in the number of offers from last month but at that time we felt they are simply restructuring hence did not bother to get the balance withdrawn, a big mistake. We will have to give them 7 working days to credit the withdrawal as per their terms and conditions so have till Wed for them to respond as the withdrawal request was sent late last Monday.

hi, I agree with you for the most part and I appreciate the position you are in. I have looked at their accounts at companies house, to me it doesn't look good and it will need a qualified accountant to make any sense of it. I was in business for 25 years, always solvent and always thriving but 1 thing I do know, when any business owes more than its total assets, it will fail unless it can secure a large cash injection. Would you lend them any money? I sincerely hope you get your money, its a lot to lose.

I agree as above.

I sincerely hope you get your money it is a lot to lose.

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The App is working again now. Just been able to request a payout via BACS and ive had a confirmation email aswell. Along with others i couldnt get past inputting my bank details, or it sat saying processing.

My account and also my wife's are behaving strangely as we cannot see any of our activity including those done for last week after the withdrawal request was made. The account seems to have been sanitised. :stuck_out_tongue:

We are going to refrain from participating any further till we get clarity on the withdrawal as so far we have not heard anything back from Shopitize.

I had that too, but upon seeing your message I tried again. I got slightly further - it told me I needed at least £4 to withdraw. I have over £4!

was this just a small amount? seems to be larger amounts that they are not paying!!

£6.65

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Do you mind sharing the contact number ? It seems it is now time to ring them as it seems unlikely that they will up my wife's balance. They have not responding to any of my emails and my wife's. This clearly shows their real intention. With the negative publicity they are getting it is better they shut the shop.

Just gone to try again and claim my cash, and discovered it says it's "received" already. No email saying I've tried to claim, so will see if it arrives in my bank account or not!

Damn! Was on holiday and didn't realise all this was going on. Luckily we only bought broccoli. How disappointing that they have done this

managed to request a withdrawal yesterday, fingers crossed I get my £4.15.
offers rubbish on the app again this week and I think some are the same as tcb.i won't be using the app again however il use some on tcb where it's a good deal.at least there's no £4 minimum on there and you get paid quick.

Good luck I hope you get your money. TCB is good and yes it does clear quicker it takes about 2 days to go payable but they are still powered by SHOPITIZE!! just saying

look at letsexposeshopitize on facebook

I'm convinced that Shopitize are sort of moving into TopCashback hence their app has changed very similar to Shopitize so I think that will soon no longer exist but TopCashback will carry it on. It seems logical

The contact number seems to be for the Press Office. It would have been great to have some contact with people in Customer Service who will process withdrawal :disappointed:
Looks like a claim at Small Claims court is the only option right now as I am not sure what will be achieved by running a petition other than preventing Shopitize from getting new fish.
My wife is angry that they do not even bother to respond back via email explaining their position - the whole trust has been destroyed.

That is the customer service number, they only have that one number and all they ever say is send us an email and we will answer that, last week when I rang them and gave my email he told me they had all gone home yet within an hour or two I got email saying you are permanently blocked!! was his name Che or Ryan or Rory?? look up the staff names they are all customer service team and some are managers so what does that tell you??

The contact number they have made public is only to entertain press related calls. They are a small shop so are all managers of their area. Sending an email is not helping as they are simply ignoring it. I had some receipts which were manually processed and they had asked for the paypal address to credit a while back. I replied to that and still no response whereas in the past they used to in 2-3 working days. Either they have almost shut the shop and waiting for to make the final shutdown news or they are simply shying away hoping that we will stop pestering them.
Other than the legal route there seems to be no way to get money from these fraudsters.

We are also in the same situation, hence why letsexposeshopitize page, dont want any other people falling for this like we have. I know its not nice but we all need to do what we can to prevent it. Thanks

I got my £4.25 in my bank today. As previously mentioned it had told me I couldn't withdraw as under £4, but when I checked back was all "received", though no email saying it was processed or even paid. So it all worked out for me, but was only a small amount. I was blocked alongside 3 family members, as only I emailed the other 3 remained blocked. They have now emailed too, but no answer yet.

Also, is there a link to the topcashback offers, now KiKai seems not to be doing the shopitize ones anymore? I know they were on here a couple of weeks ago, but can't find them by searching. Thanks.

Nope, she's probably annoyed over the comments she received in this thread so doesn't post anymore.

There's someone on Facebook that posts it. This will probably be deleted... hope you catch the link...

Shopitize info
TopCashBack info

There are still a lot of unknowns as to the benchmark that Shopitize have used to block people from their accounts. People want transparency here on how they are determining suspect accounts. To suspect and incite that people have committed fraud with no black and white facts, and to shut their accounts down is simply inappropriate. I believe from the latest information on their Facebook page, from people who have had feedback, that they have changed their rules to one account per device. If it is a simple case of Shopitize wanting one account per device, then why on earth couldn't they just send a notification or email to their users saying so, rather than treating them like criminals? In our household there are two of us, we have one account each, every claim for cashback we have made has been within their Ts & Cs and have been blocked. We have each emailed three times now (last one within the last 24 hours) and received nothing but the 'blanket' email suspecting fraud. I even run a money saving page which has helped promote their app and weekly offers since August 2014 (and gained them a lot of customers) purely on a goodwill basis and on the basis that I only share what I believe to be good deals, have liaised with them to assure everything I shared was above board and within their Ts & Cs...No communication from them now. A horrible situation to be in for the other honest users of their app, but when you've been supporting their app as well, spending a couple of hours every Wednesday morning promoting them on a goodwill basis, it particularly hurts to be treated this way. Even if they were to reinstate my account or my housemate's account after all of this messing around, unless a resolution, public apology and perhaps a goodwill gesture was issued to all affected, and some sort of assurance was issued that such a shambles was not going to happen again, I would still not feel inclined to use their services or support them via my page.

​ok? I was just posting the link of the offers someone else done. I don't really think it's worth it myself but others might.

It is frustrating in our case that Shopitize has kept mum - no emails. We are looking into putting a claim under Small Claims and normally they encourage mutual agreement rather than further hearing which increases costs.

Got my £4.15, was quicker than usual!
Deleted the app now

Good idea to delete it. They are still choosing to ignore emails even telephone call too. Keep trying them Varundas

I have an account with TCB and shopitize is the system they use for their groceries cashback , TCB are having loads of problems with Shopitizes system since they took over that part, Nobody can upload the receipts or if they are able it then freezes , TCB did inbox me saying they have told shopitize of their customers problems and have told them to deal with it straight away , They also admitted that they are observing Shopitize very closely , Due to feedback and the app having serious problems since taking over the grocery part of TCB ..... If you have problems uploading r claiming on TCB I would advise you to let them know of the problems , via Private message ,

Yes i did same. Got an apology back from TCB and they also said they are lookinginto sorting claim for lost cashback for last couple of weeks

I told TCB to revert back to checkoutsmart as no one had no problems with it when they was in charge of the grocery part ! Shopitize seem to be in serious trouble , TCB have noticed that their grocery app since shopitize took over from checkoutsmart is continuously a problem , I honestly do feel sorry for shopitize as they have really FECKED up with the customer service they have shown , They wont last long with the financials so just withdraw ant credit ASAP , TCB are very concerned at their performance

Why does Shopitize simply not go into administration given they are messing with their members and even their partners TCB ? They are still shamelessly advertising offers as usual and luring more members to register.

All this blocking business started about three weeks after Shopitize began powering the groceries side of T.C.B on or about Oct. 4th. and you all know the problems Shopitize have had with the app since then.
But that aside, It would be very interesting to know just how many BLOCKEES also have accounts with T.C.B. Just think about it !!

I have emailed topcashbash asking various questions regarding their groceries app and they have assured me that they are two separate companies and that we remain the customers of TCB. Any problems then simply email TCB, they certainly answer a lot quicker than SHOPITIZE!!!

Hi Varunadas did your Wife get her money?

No money and not even an email answer so far. We have given them till Wednesday to pay up else we will lodge a claim in court and will cover their sham in media to ensure they shut their fraud.

Just received the £4.50 I had in my account after it had mysteriously disappeared from the app earlier this week. Never using Shopitize again.

10 offers down to 4...

Looks like they are doomed, even wondering if there is any point in spending another £55 on court fees when it looks clear they are going into administration, which is why they are not bothered any more.

Still no luck then? it is just so damn annoying that they choose to ignore you, when it is them that are in the wrong not us

My £11.50 withdrawal through paypal worked fine

That is what we are all confused as to what they want to do with it. Clearly they have not paid to my wife's bank account, ignored every email sent. On the contrary, a withdrawal request from my account on same day was paid out in 3 days but now they are ignoring my emails as well and my account has been completely wiped out - lost all transactions after withdrawal and also those which some action was to be taken - there were some transactions they were manually going to credit to my paypal account has also not been done. Yes they are in trouble but are not transparent about it - they are paying out small amounts to keep those customers and ignoring ones with large balances; it was stupid for my wife to never make a withdrawal and trusting these scamsters.

Please dont say it was your Wife at fault, its not her fault. Shopitize are the ones at fault here, yes I trusted them also and had a large amount saved up towards Christmas. I felt responsible too but No its not my fault either. They need to learn a lesson that you should never mess with peoples personal feelings and need to brought to boot. Add your comments on the page for letsexposeshopitize, the more it shows the better for the press to see. Thanks

Good on ya, post a comment on the page of letsexposeshopitize to show your feeling towards them.

Do you have to have a minimum of £4 to withdraw?
Im at £2.5 but dont want to buy things if i wont get my money

It does look like Calle Engelmarc no longer works for Shopitize. He left to start a new business called. ENGELWORKS LTD.
It also looks like Irina Pafomova has joined his new company.
It’s a strange coincidence that this should happen about the same time that Shopitize sent out the email of doom.
Company number 10359451.
Current officers. 2.
ENGELMARK, Karl. Director.
Correspondence address.
Flat 132, Queen Elisabeth Street, London, East Sussex, United Kingdom, SE1 2JJ.
Role ACTIVE Director.
Date of birth April 1964
Appointed on 5 September 2016.
Nationality Swedish.
Country of residence GB.
Occupation Ceo.

PAFOMOVA, Irina.
Correspondence address.
132 The Circle, Queen Elizabeth Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 2JJ.
Role ACTIVE Director
Date of birth March 1976
Appointed on… 1 November 2016.
Nationality British
Country of residence. United Kingdom.
Occupation Director.
Draw your own conclusion from this but “Ship, Sinking and Rats comes to my mind.
Calle Engelmarc was general manager for Shopitize from Jan. 2014 to Oct. 2016. He doesn't seem to stay with one company for very long. Irina Pafomova was one of the co-founders of shopitize. They are using a flat in Queen Elizabeth St. in SE 12JJ. as their registered office, according to Companies House.

Yes you do need to have £4 minimum but I wouldnt really bother because no one seems to be getting anything!!

Sorry forgot to inform that Shopitize replied back to my wife's ultimatum email on 21st Nov that the withdrawal failed because the account details are incorrect but did not respond to what details they actually used as it seems suspect. They also replied to my payment via paypal saying that they do not entertain withdrawals on offers after a month though in my case they had processed the offers manually and wanted to confirm the paypal address (which they have been given in the past).

Thanks, i think i'll just take the loss. No point in trying to get up to £4 now.

Just out curiosity does anyone know where the topcashback money shows on your account?
Its showing as payable on the app but not on my actual account
TIA

GB energy have just gone bust, leaving 160.000 customers with an uncertain future over the Christmas period. They didn’t give any warning, just announced they were going out of business. That’s how it is with these firms, here today and gone tomorrow. The signs must have been there but they just kept quiet about it.
I think in time we will find that shopitize will go the same way. That email they sent out will go down in history as their economic suicide. I’ve noticed that the top brands are shying away from them now. Only four items on this week worth a staggering total of £1.05. I think three of them are Unilever products.
Shopitize must have received thousands of emails these past weeks and just ignored them all. That’s no way to run any business.
It certainly looks like two of the directors have gone. Sara Chaves has removed the line ”works for shopitize” from her Facebook page.
Top Cash Back are not best pleased with all the complaints they are getting.
I’ve been looking at the list of Shopitize shareholders at Companies House. They are from all over the world, quite a few in Australia. But the sad thing is, some are charities. I wonder what they think of all this.
I for one have got my bottle of whiskey ready to drink a toast to their demise.

My wife received the last email from Sara so if she is gone that there is another reason for worry. In the last email, Sara said the payment to my wife's bank account failed as the details were incorrect. It is highly suspect as my wife typed the details from her debit card and verified before submitting. There is again silence from them now.

yes it does look as though they are just fobbing you off. She's been waiting an awful long time. It's all the accounts that have a substantial amount in they are withholding. contact me through the letsexposeshopitize page and I'll tell you where we're up to.

Some good news. I came to this a bit late when I found last week that all my credit had vanished and I was worried it had all gone. I messaged them and they replied 2 days later implying there was a glitch in a server update. My credit reappeared at about the same time so I requested payment on Friday. The money (£42) arrived in my bank account today but I've claimed on my Checkoutsmart account as well, as this has made me wary. I don't have multiple accounts and find it strange why anyone would anyway. By any chance did Shopitize foolishly not record and match the transaction details they received so folk were making multiple claims on the same purchase?

This is very interesting, over 300 post. most of them slamming Shopitize.
Copy and paste in your browser.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shopitize.shopper

check this out now

Same old story, people being blocked and their account emptied,
app not working properly. same old condescending replies.
This is a reply that keeps coming up again and again, (before they changed the rules of course.)
August 2016
"Hi Lorraine Thanks for your review! Tell your friends and family about Shopitize, the more members we have the more great offers we can get for you". Yes, they want your family to become members, so later they can concoct some excuse to empty their accounts. Could someone please tell me, who are the fraudsters here??
Please be patient folks, the end is nigh.

thats not the problem here, we are a family of 6, 4 have an account, thats 1 account each, use two devices, not same receipts, all have receipts for items purchased yet we have all been blocked and the money withheld so where is the fraud in that? they never answer to our queries and they have not once produced any detailed evidence, thats because they have none!! Seems like a big scam to me

Yeah. I'm just trying to get my head round it. Definitely doesn't seem at all fair if the receipts are different and they've changed the rules retrospectively. I would probably be in the same boat if my elderly non-tech parents lived nearby, though maybe we would have pooled to get past the £20 barrier and cashed in more frequently and divvied up instead. All the same I'm still confused as to why I got paid a couple of weeks after this all blew up but others haven't. If they really have run out of funds then it doesn't make sense for them to pay anyone at all. Hopefully, it means that there's still a chance that you guys will get what you are owed, though like yourself I wouldn't put much faith in that, but I wish you all the best nonetheless.

No it definitely isn't fair, saved up all year, genuinely bought the products, uploaded receipts time and time again because the stupid app never works first time or second time come to think of that and now oh you cant have this money because we say so. mmm No it definitely IS NOT FAIR.

Your energy company just gets took over by ofcom ! No need to worry at all you will still get ya gas/lecky and another provider will take over your account ! No need to worry at all when it's an energy company that goes bust , ya covered

A whole 4 cash back offers , so next week 2 then week after kaput

Yes it does look like they are just treading water now. How the hell can they ever recover from the mess they are in. Negative feedback wherever you look and people uninstalling their app and moving to other cashback sites. Just shut up shop and go Shopitize.

Thought to let you know guys, Shopitize finally paid out to my wife's paypal account after claiming issues with bank details. So finally relieved but learnt a lesson to never trust any cashback sites. The mystery still remains as to what took so long for them to respond. Interestingly mails are still being sent under the name of Sara.

Fantastic news so p,leased you got your money, bet you wont use them again now will you?

Haven't used it after this withdrawal fiasco and also currently both my wife and my account shows no transactions - as if we have joined recently. Shopitize claims that this is due to memory issue - not sure why as we have been using it on the same phone for more than 2 years. Miss the cashback on milk though and additionally with increase in milk increases it appears more dearer :stuck_out_tongue:

Down to 2 (TWO!) offers and 1 of those lasts for 6 weeks so I imagine that'll probably be the last offer standing on shopitize.

That chocolate from last week is repeated for this week... but it's not in my store. And the ice cream, which sounded nice... is rubbish as it's like £4 or something, and only in my Waitrose... and the Shopitize only allows Tesco. Pffttt..

Even though I thought of not using Shopitize anymore after the withdrawal fiasco, the lure of free chocolate took me to Tesco. Unfortunately due to Shopitize trick of taking shoppers into store for a non-stocked product, it was almost a waste of time except ended up buying £50 of clothes in sale. This chocolate does not seem to be stocked anywhere in whole of east London though it is listed on Tesco website for online shopping.

Punishment for using them then!! Waste of time and space Shopitize, time they were taken off the cashback sites now. Poor customer servies and even the offers albeit 2 are just rubbish and they are capped too. Same two offers are also on Topcashback too and like Toonah you say they dont stock it tut tut.

Suprised you are even considering supporting Shgopitize after the way they treated you At least you got your money I would never trust them again ever!!

I’m absolutely amazed that you people are still using this app, and all for a bit of cheap cr$$py chocolate. They’ve got you chasing items that are unobtainable. Some people never learn.

​Maybe as it's in the American section

Yes, you're right, it is.

I wasn't really supporting them. I was simply looking for free chocolate as these are listed on Tesco website for £2.50 and there was £2.50 cashback. The whole idea was if the cashback did not come through items will be returned resulting me loosing nothing. Also the Tesco trip was still useful as I did end buy up something useful other than chocolate.

Strange I was in the Gallion's Reach superstore which is the biggest in whole of London area. I asked the staff and the duty manager, both said that they have not seen the item stocked in that store.

Not disputing what they're saying, but when optiwell first came out, Tesco staff all told me it was a fresh item that the store didn't stock- then I found it myself with the long life milks, lol. Can't be helped sometimes, they stock 1000s of lines. If you look on world foods rather than confectionary, you might find them

Why you even looking anyway? You most likely wont get your money back from em cos they aint even there!!

Most aren't using it, but could be interesting for those needing a final thing to top up their limit so they can claim their money. You're not using the app, that's cool...no need to keep posting on here to all others who might or who want to top up their cashback so they can withdraw. reeelax....it won't be long before it all falls apart so just enjoy time as it stands. ​

Not using the app because we are blocked, yes we worked hard to earn those extra pounds!! but they stole it all and blocked our accounts so NO! wont relax, it's a warning to all those other gullible people out there to beware it could happen to them.

I was wondering why I haven't seen shopitize deal showing up in awhile here so I looked this up last week to see the crazy stuff that's been going on. I quickly went to withdrawn my money because I still had £15.40 in it. So money came through but they kept £2 in my account & gave me £13.40. Any reason for this or they just trying their luck because it's stuck there now as you need at least £4 to withdrawn.

​Shouldn't be any reason to do that, not heard them use that trick on anyone else. You could either accept it as "gone" or cross your fingers and toes you can make it £4 with new offers, like the chocolate on there now (£2.50 for that if you find it, Tesco only)

I think I'll call it a day. They could just end up doing it again. It was a good app while it lasted.

That happened to me too, they sent it as a payment as if buying something, so Paypal took a fee. When I queried it with Shopitize they said they couldn't cover these fees anymore and to use BACS for free withdrawl. Yet had never had this policy previously.

​how very very weird... its all fallen apart for them! awww...miss the silly things..

Hello to all you disgruntled ex-shopitize members. Welcome to a brand new year. Let me take a few moments to remind us all why this page was set up.
Let’s Expose Shopitize is a page where people who have been conned by them can visit and leave comments and share their experiences.
This page has had thousands of visitors, and through it we have been able to assess the number of people who have had their accounts deactivated and their funds removed. Many thanks to all those people who have taken the trouble to leave comments. You have been a great help.

So what have we learned so far. First I will be blunt and say that the staff at shopitize are the most ignorant and arrogant bunch of idiots you will ever come across. Their customer services are non-existent, hiding behind all those pre-programmed robotic replies.

Calle Engelmarc resigned as general manager of Shopitize on September 1st. 2016. He started a new business called, ENGELWORKS LTD. Company number 10359451.

Irina Pavamova also resigned as a director on November 1st. 2016.
This is only my opinion of course , but I believe she may have done this for a reason. If Shopitize do go bankrupt while she is still a director, she will not be able to hold any other directorship for a number of years.
After leaving Shopitize, she became a director in Calle Engelmarc’s new company. Think about that one!!

Shopitize seem to be having trouble submitting their accounts this year.
Their Confirmation statement is way overdue according to Companies house.
(First statement date 19 November 2016. due by 3 December 2016.)

Shopitize are still refusing to reply to any emails or messages. They are now blocking anyone that wishes to leave comments on their Facebook page. I posted a comment on their page yesterday and it was promptly removed. All existing comments are being removed. All my own comments have been removed now and they won’t let me post anymore. I just can’t imagine why this is, I only ever tell the truth. Well they say the truth hurts.

Their volume of business has diminished substantially, due to the number of members who have uninstalled the Shopitize App.
The number of items they are posting has dwindled. They are putting stuff on for three/four weeks now, instead of weekly. And they are still trying to flog that confounded poxy ice cream that nobody wants/sells.
I have no doubt that the staff have been instructed by their superiors to ignore us all and we’ll just go away. I for one am here for the duration.
I think we can safely say they are on the way out.

Bad move on their part obviously got something to hide then

Does anyone know what's going on with shopitize, their old website has disappeared and their facebook page has been removed.

Looks like the party is over. I tried withdrawing £4.70 from my account and it says minimum transfer to bank account is £4.
My wife is also having the same issue withdrawing £7.

I thought you gave up on them after they tried to rip you of with your wife's £500??

I think you've had it this time, it looks like their website and their facebook page have gone. I really thought you had learned your lesson.

Hi Luke, what's happened to you then

Hi Luke wondering whats happened to you, not seen you for a day or two are you ok?