Liz S.

I was a follower of Hip2Save since its inception many, many moons ago. I was inspired by not just the good deals/finds, but the story behind the founder's successes and, yes, failures, and her honest approach to saving. In the past 2 years, the site has definitely changed and not in a good way. There are certainly some good deals that are posted but a good chunk of them (I'd guestimate 90 percent) commissioned links. I know, there has to be a happy medium between a good deal and a site making money, but there has to be a healthy balance and the tides have definitely shifted. It has gotten so bad that I've had to unsubscribe from their daily emails. I tried signing up for the texts, but the texts became annoying and intrusive. Now, they are doing a referral program -- that can't be good. I've checked the site off and on; and, if there is something anti- anything good for a post (I'm not talking bashing or of a political nature), it will be taken down. In my opinion, it is not accepting of differing opinions other than after the (or more so "your" almighty dollar). It pains me to write this, but just want people to be aware that the site has changed since its inception. Again, there are some good things to be had on the site, just be wary of the click baits.