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Reviews were right about Spam Calls
I really tried to give this app the benefit of the doubt that maybe the spam calls are from people who did not switch the courtesy calls setting off on their phone. I downloaded the app, turned off those notifications, and then tried to sell some of things bcus I was looking for as many platforms I can sell my things at such as letgo and OfferUp. But as was mentioned, now I am being called every day, several hours throughout from spam/marketing calls. It is really annoying and having to block those numbers out. Deleted the app and never using again. DO NOT TRUST by verifying with your phone number unless you want to be spammed everyday.Show lessbring-the-old-snapchat-back
“SMILES” attracts more MATURE w/MOSTLY SERIOUS BUYERS and SELLER!S
“-The 1st Time I opened the APP, I filled directs and registered, then W went to the EXACT-CATEGORY, and literally in 5 minutes found JUST what We desperately needed and the ASKING PRICE SEEMED SO FAIR, and the Gentleman so POLITE, I felt it was a “Fair & Square” Deal!!!
I did not ask for the discount (which could not be much...the price was immediately satisfactory (I’ve been shopping-around BECAUSE I AM 60 YEARS OLD, TERMINALLY DISABLED, and on a ‘FIXED INCOME’ that barely allows Me an extra $400 monthly. But, that covers ZERO because mostly it’s for food. Potty paper. Toothpaste and CLOTHING from Goodwill.
So, when I immediately FOUND IT...
“I bought it!”
(THAT IS HOW THESE APPS ARE SUPPOSED TO “WORK”)....! - -Right??!
“-ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!”
P. S:My Wife and I really feel the need to say “THANK YOU ‘5’-MILES”!
You and My ADULT SELLER turned Me from “A BROWSING PERSON” into a “BUYING Person...In just “5 -MINUTES!”.
(-that’s gotta be a RECORD!)
-a little miracle happened!) lol!Show lessJodyDebi
“Fake users”
I can’t 100% prove it but I get messages from people who have not been active in multiple days or weeks. I think the app is looking at products that are not selling well and it sends automated messages from inactive accounts. The messages are asking questions like “ Do you have more pictures?” I always have at least 5+ pictures in my listings. When I ask what other pictures they want there is never a response. They ask “Can you give me more information?” I over explain each of my products to make sure that there is no confusion later in the process. But again when I ask what other information they are looking for, no response. I get the question are they being sold as a group or individually and in the listing it says “I am pricing/selling them individually.” Shocker no response from them either. I have yet to sell anything on here because the couple times I have had real interest the people don’t show up or they are expecting me to deliver a $15 product 30 miles from my house for free. Use a different app this one doesn’t seem to have an ethical setup!Show lessNDIBRO
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It's always some disappointed for not getting a response from people who you thought to be a potential buyer. In this case, we would advise you to check if those messages were from the same people, if you feel being harassed, you can make a report by going the user's profile page, tap the three white dots on the right top corner and tap report. Our team would process it as soon as possible. Also if you need other assistance, please don't hesitate to send a message to support@5milesapp.com and we'd love to help. Again thanks for sharing the information. :)No thanks, I'll use a different app
The profile photo upload is terrible. It won't center how you set it, and it has to be square or it's impossible to crop it correctly. Then, even when you do finally get it right (I had to go into a secondary app to crop my photo and then come back), it didn't center it as I had selected. It just showed the top left corner of the photo.
Also, you need my phone number for verification? No, I'm not doing that. I've had way too many problems with apps and services sharing my phone number, now I get spam and scam calls all day long. So, I'm sorry if I don't trust you, but I just don't trust the situation anymore. Furthermore, if you need my phone number and won't budge on that, fine. Could you tell me BEFORE I typed up my whole first ad and cropped all the photos of the item (keep in mind, I had to back out and use a secondary app to make them square first and then come back to upload them). That was terribly annoying and insulting that you would try to make someone feel "forced" to submit personal info once they've completed their ad.
I just started trying it out a few minutes ago, and you've already greatly annoyed me twice.
Thanks, but no thanks. I will not be using your service.Show lessWordsYO!
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your idea on the profile photo upload and we'll make improvement on this feature. To secure each 5miler and their transactions, it requests phone number verification. But if you keep receiving spam and scam calls, there are 2 possible causes. Please check if you enabled to receive courtesy calls in the notification setting and check if your phone number was shared in any of your advertisement. By turning it off in the notification setting and taking off the number from ad, you would not receive any calls. Now a bit of good news-you don't need to crop photos any more to list an item. It supports photo upload directly without cropping any. Please try and feel free to reach us at support@5milesapp.com for any questions. We'd love to help. :）Favorite Resale App -lots reasons why
I like 5 Miles for these reasons in no order:
1) free/donation category
2) can post video or pictures and up to 6 pics
3) allowed to select thru albums and not just camera roll when posting
4) can select multiple pictures in one post instead of individually
4) you can translate foreign languages via the app
5) BOOST for FREE! (Only one that I have found w/o fee).
6) several categories
7) notifications on new prices of favorited items
8) the level scale based on your reviews (1-5)
3 suggestions :
1) Favorites board that allows one to categorize their favorites or saved items. Offer up does this.
2) more picture allowance. I post wear of my goods, plus measurements and sometimes I have more than 6 pics. Craigslist has most allowance so far that I have found.
3) option to swipe to next item like LetgoShow lessMiscre8tive
