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1.6 star rating based on 4 customer reviews; sentiment is mostly dissatisfied with frequent reports of undelivered prizes and unfulfilled promotions.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Check recent Helloworld reviews before entering promotions or registering for offers.
  • Expect long waits for promised gift cards or prize delivery and verify tracking promptly.
  • Document all communications when pursuing refunds or billing disputes.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Repeated Helloworld customer complaints about undelivered prizes and zero-balance gift cards.
  • Poor customer service responsiveness and failure to resolve issues about refunds and billing.
  • Lack of clear contact details and delays in fulfillment for promotions and sweepstakes.

Positive Feedback

Some reviewers note quick initial responses, but follow-through on membership offers or auto-ship style promotions is often lacking.

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Anonymous
map-marker Oak Grove, Kentucky

Misleading on their Promotional Offer

AI Highlights
  • - The offer promised two gift cards.
  • - The offer closes March 31, 2021; gift cards will arrive 8-10 weeks after.

Did the Lunchable offer was supposed to receive 2 gift cards. I have been waiting weeks only to find out today that the offer closes on March 31, 2021 and we will have to wait another 8-10 weeks before we get our gift cards. I bought the required 40 to receive $28 gift card and will still have to wait

Loss:
$28

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Dont bother. Takes you at least 6 months to get your rewards from them

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Guest

I have the same issue. I don't have Venmo so I took the gift card option.

After inquiring several times, I was told on June 9, 2021, that they are "Working on it and apologize for the delay". So annoying.

Esinay O

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My gift package not come

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AI Highlights
  • - Sephora gift package via Helloworld fulfillment not received.
  • - Tracking shows it was returned to the sender, and Helloworld says they never received it.

I supposed to receive a gift package from Sephora through the Helloworld fullfillment company. But I never received it. In my tracking information I see that it is returned to the sender company, but Helloworld keep saying that they never receivent it.

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

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Willie B Kbi

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Never received the $50.00 gift card promised after sign-up for Care Credit Card using Code FLOSS2020

Never received the $50.00 gift card promised after sign-up for Care Credit Card using Code FLOSS2020 promotion period between May1-July31. Called company several times all I received was promises

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

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Carol G Blr

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Twice sent $0 balance gift cards

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AI Highlights
  • - Two instant-win prizes in 6 months, both with $0 balance gift cards.
  • - Dunkin and Fresh Steps: $0 balance cards, disputed and unresolved by Hello World.
Updated by user Aug 07, 2020

Re: the update asked for-they are still refusing the gift card although they do verify I won. The BBB saw the same screen shots and agreed with me-it does show a $0 balance on the gift card, they reopened the case after closing it due to Hello World claiming I had no proof.

After back and forth with the BBB and Hello World and also not getting anywhere, they closed it the second time as unresolved.

After 4 months of hassle and not getting anywhere with Hello World, I strongly doubt they will make good on my win. I have all the documentation, the winning email, the email with the link to the $0 balance card, screen shots that have been asked for, follow up emails etc.As a side note, Fresh Step, who had the contest and hired this incompetent company to run it, also refused any correspondence-again, even with all documentation.

Original review Jul 08, 2020

Within 6 months I had 2 small wins in instant win game. Both times I received a $0 balance gift card.

The first was Dunkin, which the local manager at Dunkin accused me of trying to scam the company with a bogus gift card. I contacted Dunkin,, since Hello World didn't respond and Dunkin made it right.

The second was the Fresh Steps instant win game, Hello World sent me a $0 balance link to a gift card, and they refuse to give me a link with a balance-although they do verify that I won (have the verification email). Hello World has copies of the screenshots showing a $0 balance. Fresh Step is also blowing me off.

give

So twice within 6 months is not a coincidence, nor are these, I assume, isolated incidents.

I have heard other complaints, (esp. Dunkin) with the same issue.

Preferred solution: Gitf card (my win) with the balance on it!

User's recommendation: They give out gift cards with NO balance!

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Anonymous
map-marker Minneapolis, Minnesota

Update

I have heard nothing from them yet.

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Clare N Knq

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Resolved: Won a sweepstakes but never received the prize

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AI Highlights
  • - Won Bad Boys for Life trip for two to Miami; paperwork finished Feb; as of May 12, 2020 no prize; COVID-19 delays and 1-year booking window.
Updated by user Jun 11, 2020

HelloWorld contacted Sony, the company sponsoring the sweepstakes. HelloWorld relayed to me that Sony was offering a cash substitution for the travel prize I had won, due to COVID-19 concerns. I accepted..

Original review May 12, 2020

I won a sweepstakes run by this company, Bad Boys for Life Experiential Trip for two (2) to Miami, Florida. I was supposed to receive a trip to Miami, DVD's and various other prizes, The sweepstakes ended January 31, 2020.

I accepted the prize and completed all paperwork in February. It is now May 12, 2020 and I still haven't received anything. I have written to Hello World several times. The responses always tell me that their prize delivery has been delayed due to COVID-19.

Most recently, I was told that the prize winner has 1 year to book the Miami trip, so they have 1 year to either set up the trip or offer me an alternative. This company is awful I don't know why Sony chose them to administer this.

Pros:
  • Responds quickly
Cons:
  • Does not provide direct contact information for self or client
  • Utilizes formulaic responses
  • Does not distribute the prize they are supposed to

Preferred solution: I want to receive the prize that I won or a substitution right away

User's recommendation: dishonest company, avoid if possible

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Nikita P Siv

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My security money not refund

I m nikita live in Hello world my security money not refund

Loss:
$10000

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Bad response

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Rajwati R

Amount vapas Kare hamara 505 rupay

AI Highlights
  • - Electricity bill via Paytm; ₹505 went to the wrong recipient.
  • - Transaction incomplete; refund due.
  • - If not resolved, police complaint may follow.

Hamne paytm through bijli ka bill bha ra tha 505 vo amount apke hello world ko Gaya hai or hamari transaction bhi Puri nahi is karke hamara amount hame vapas karevarna ham compalaint karenge police me

Loss:
$505
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Bhavya Kwa
map-marker Los Angeles, California

In need of Customer Service!!!

AI Highlights
  • - I did not receive the ecode for the Fairmonts 150 Ways to Celebrate Canada Instnt Win Sweep.
  • - Customer service says the team is on it, but a month has passed.

I was supposed to receive an ecode to use for the win in the Fairmonts 150 Ways to Celebrate Canada Instnt Win Sweep I never received it I am unable to get any help from cust service after numerous attempts The only reply is repeated " the team is working on it, but an entire month has gone by I simply am being ignored" Do you have anyone that will even talk to a customer????? I have the winning message that was sent to me, all dated and pieces of info needed to solve this issue, yet a customer means that little to you Im glad im not the co that hired you

Loss:
$279
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

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Anonymous

Hello World Not Delivering Prizes On Time or Ever?

AI Highlights
  • - Contests run but prizes aren't delivered.
  • - HW may not deliver prizes or keep prize money.
  • - I enjoy the promotions but want prize issues resolved.

Concern that they are putting out these contests for consumers to participate in yet not delivering the prizes that have been won when they are supposed to. I'm assuming the companies sponsoring the contests are paying for the prizes -- yet HW is not sending prizes to the winners when they say they will or possibly at all?

I'd hate to think that clients are sending HW for money to buy prizes -- and HW is just keeping the money and not giving consumer winners their prizes.

I hope their issues get straightened out because I have enjoyed their creative promotions and am a customer of the brands that have emailed me to enter their contests. Winning and not receiving a promised prize is not fun.

Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
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Dana Fzq

HelloWorld Does Not Care About Their Customers! Just Ask Lisa Carstens, Their Senior Account Director

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AI Highlights
  • - Two websites for StarbucksForLife cause confusion.
  • - In Brazil, the program has no game pieces.
  • - Complaint ignored; second profile created.
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A Very Sad And Dishonest Company Who Has Been Hired To Run The StarbucksForLife.com Contest!

Can You Believe It?

Here is a copy of my letter that was purposely misread and ignored by Lise Carstens, their Senior Account Director (lise.carstens@***.com) who did absolutely Nothing about my Complaint!

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Regarding: Very Serious Complaint

Regarding: HelloWorld #0328****

Dear HelloWorld and/or StarBucksForLife.com Executive:

Good Morning or Good Afternoon to You!

How is your day today in sunny Pleasant Ridge, Michigan and/or Southfield, Michigan and/or wherever else You are in the World?

My day could be going much better, thank you, except due to the FACT that I am Very Angry And Upset Over Your StarbucksForLife.com Game Program!

First Of All, You should have One Website to access this game instead of having 2 different websites which is NOTHING but an Inconvenience!

For Your Information: I have spent thousands of dollars at Starbucks, and I am NOW in Brasil because my apartment is being built and have NO PLACE TO STAY in Los Angeles and am staying with my friends here until it is built which won't be until around June 1st, 2016.

Sadly, if I buy any drinks at any Starbucks in Brasil, then I can NOT get any Game Pieces since they do NOT participate in the program.

For Your Information: I still have over $50.00 dollars on my Gold Card with Starbucks by the way, but why should I spend it in Brasil if I am Not Going To Benefit From It In Getting Any Game Pieces In Order To Participate In The StarbucksForLife.com Game going on ONLY Until January 11th, 2016 I believe.

Please NOTE: All I want to do is Receive Several Game Pieces in order to play the game.

For Your Information: Your website says that you Can Get 2 Game Pieces Per Day even if you do not buy anything.

That is False because I just tried to do that and still have RECEIVED NO GAME PIECES AT ALL!

One More Thing: Before I left Los Angeles for Brasil back on December 20th, 2015, I was already participating in the GAME and did have some Game Pieces already on the Game Board that I have earned.

However, I am Unable to Access My Original GAME PIECE BOARD Containing My Game Pieces Already Earned.

I therefore had to CREATE ANOTHER PROFILE for the StarbucksForLife.com Game.

This is NOT FAIR TO ME and YOU have purposely prevented ME from Participating In The Game and YES, I am VERY ANGRY AND UPSET OVER THIS!

Enclosed, near the bottom of the page, please find an automated response letter coming from your company for the same complaint that was currently filed through the StarbucksForLife.com website, along with the proof of me registering on your StarbucksForLife.com Website for a second time unnecessarily for your reference and further review.

I am more than looking forward to hearing back from You with a Positive Response some time in the very near future.

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

Howard Paul Shore

Angry And Upset Gold Card 7 Year Plus Starbucks, Loyal And Legitimate Customer

/HPS

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When Lise C. responded back to MY Complaint, she said to ME the same thing that I already stated in my email that (the Brasilian Starbucks are Not Participating in the Program) which I did NOT Need To Be Told Again.

I simply emailed my letter asking this company to please send me some Game Pieces for the StarbucksForLife.com Game and My Request was purposely and deliberately Ignored when Lise C. knew that she was Qualified To Help Me!

They are a Very Cheap and Selfish Company To Deal With.

Enclosed, are some pictures of ME trying to contact HelloWorld in the attachments for your review.

Cons:
  • Lise carstens purposely and deliberately misread my complaint
  • Can afford to help me but refused
  • How lise carstens ignored my request
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Lise Carstens, their Senior Account Director for HelloWorld.com was 100% Qualified and Capable of Helping and Assisting ME and Refused! She could have emailed ME some Game Pieces for the StarbucksForLife.com Game, but Refused out of Selfishness & Greed.

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