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RangeMe helped our company get selected by SHEIN for their Pet Product Campaign. The platform is easy to use, and the exposure to major buyers is incredible. Great support for emerging brands lookin... See more
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RangeMe has been such a helpful platform for us. As a small but growing brand, it gave us a real chance to connect with big retailers that would’ve been difficult to reach otherwise. The process... See more
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RangeMe stands as the premier online platform facilitating seamless product discovery between brands and retailers, revolutionizing the way businesses connect and collaborate in the retail space. Our innovative platform empowers retail buyers to efficiently uncover a diverse array of innovative and emerging products, streamlining the product discovery process and enabling them to stay ahead in today's dynamic market landscape. Partnering with retail buyers, RangeMe offers unique opportunities for brands to submit their products for review when buyers are actively seeking new and innovative offerings. At RangeMe, we understand the importance of these retail opportunities and strive to bridge the gap between brands and buyers, maximizing exposure and fostering growth. Our comprehensive platform equips brands with the tools they need to showcase their products effectively, manage their brand presence, and build market awareness. With RangeMe, brands can seize these retail opportunities and position themselves for success in the competitive retail market.
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27070 Miles Road, Ste. A, 44139, Solon, United States
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Not real productive
Seems like it should be helpful, but I have not got any type of actual lead in the 2 years of subscribing. All my resellers are from my own personal contact with them.
July 8, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
We understand your frustration with not seeing leads from our service. We value your feedback and are always working to improve our platform. We'd suggest submitting your brand to buyer campaigns that align with your products - this allows you to expose your brand to buyers when they are actively looking for new and innovative products.
Waste of many man hours.
July 1, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience with RangeMe. We’re sorry to hear that you feel your time invested has not yielded the results you were expecting.
We understand that time is a valuable resource, and we aim to provide a platform that maximizes efficiency and results for our users. Your experience highlights the importance of continuously improving our tools and support to better serve brands like yours.
We appreciate your feedback and are committed to making enhancements that ensure your time on RangeMe is productive and beneficial. If you have specific suggestions on how we can improve, please let us know. Your insights are invaluable to us.
Not enough support for brands
Not enough support for brands, too focused on retailers and events.
July 1, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience with RangeMe. We’re sorry to hear that you feel there hasn't been enough support for brands.
We are constantly working to balance our focus between supporting brands and meeting the needs of retailers. Our goal is to create a platform that provides value to both sides by facilitating delivering always-on exposure and meaningful opportunities.
The access to purchasers and campaigns.
July 8, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
We appreciate your feedback and are glad you found the access to purchasers and campaigns helpful.
Reply from RangeMe
We're thrilled to hear you're finding valuable opportunities here. We appreciate your positive feedback and are committed to continuing to provide a rewarding experience.
I am a cactus nursery in Florida with…
I am a cactus nursery in Florida with innovative products. I have a free profile on Rangeme but this is one big spring trap into which I'm not going to put my credit card or foot. I'm sure that purchasing agents love the convenience, screening and new degree of separation from legions of eager entrepreneurs. But to the hardworking vendor, it appears to be an exploitative commoditization engine extracting an exorbitant $300 for a chaperoned video chat with the potential buyer and no guarantee of a connection, and the $1200/year "verified" membership is insane. I much prefer an open door like my grandfather had as a salesman to this electronic commodity shelf, where one could suit up, hit the streets, pump flesh and have a real chance to persuade a buyer in person - you know....personality, enthusiasm, congeniality, expertise, actual physical samples and confidence earned. And big box stores are flocking to this while closing their doors to me.
I've talked with them, and twice I turned the table on their business model by proposing that THEY front the risk by agreeing to a commission on that big wholesale transaction I'm looking for, if they can make it happen. I never received a response. This makes me think there is more money to be made in fleecing producers in America than there is for the producer successfully selling their wares to big box stores.
I see just another small crew of what are probably Ivy league graduates trying to be the next PayPal or GigMasters by inserting themselves as middlemen to extract unjustified rents off the backs of entrepreneurs already hobbled by inflation, DEI preference and billionaires sucking all of the wealth and agency out of an economy that was far better 20 years ago.
December 8, 2023
Unprompted review
Reply from RangeMe
We understand your frustration with the current business landscape and the challenges you face as a small business owner. It's clear that you value personal connections and direct engagement with potential buyers, and we appreciate your perspective.
Improvement Needed
We have been a RangeMe member for five years. In that time we have been invited to only one meeting despite completing questionnaires for 50-60 opportunities. I also spent a year as a RangeMe Premium member and during that year we were invited to zero meetings. We are also a minority owned company, African American to be specific. And although not only RangeMe but also many retailers claim to be looking for minority suppliers to purchase consumer goods from, we have not received even one lead or sale related to our NMSDC qualified status. Accordingly, I suggest that RangeMe management review its policies in order to better serve the communities it claims to serve.
July 3, 2024
RangeMe/ECRM is PRICELESS!!!!!
They listen! They also have been super supportive in helping to classify listings correctly, best practices, and always reach out if there is a category buyer that is relevant to us as well as always responding to questions. We would not be where we are today without RangeMe. That is a fact I know for certain.
Kenny Finley
CEO GearHaul, LLC
Chanute, KS 66720
July 2, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
We are so pleased to hear about your positive experience with RangeMe. It is rewarding to know that our team has been helpful in supporting your business growth. We appreciate your kind words and are committed to continuing to provide valuable resources and support to our users.
Reply from RangeMe
We're thrilled to hear that our process is providing value and that RangeMe is helping you connect with buyers and get your products in front of the right people.
RangeMe, Is Where It's at... Muah!💋™️
RangeMe is where it's at! Provides me access to buyers and category review that I otherwise would not. You betta get you some honey... Muah!💋™️ Joye B. Moore
March 5, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
Thank you for your kind words and enthusiasm! We're thrilled to hear that RangeMe is helping you connect with buyers and get your products in front of the right people.
Reply from RangeMe
We're thrilled to hear you're finding valuable opportunities here. We appreciate your positive feedback and are committed to continuing to provide a rewarding experience.
A sham
A sham. Received zero actionable leads. It's like going to a trade show but you cannot interact with attendees and they aren't wearing badges, as you're standing behind a 2 way mirror. They are annonymous. RangeMe presents 'opportunities' and stats that can never be verified - many are probably fake to gin up interest in this platform. Or the *same* business looks at your product multiple times a day for weeks but you told Mr Pillow 'no thank you' to their inquiry but they keep looking and driving up your 'stats'. It would not be difficult to claim that ABC Co or XYZ Inc looked at your products if you never have to say who it actually was, or give their contact information. Actually, business names are truncated which further makes this opaque and murky at best. Paying to be on this platform and you are blind to *any and all* contact information about business that purportedly reviewed your company or products. Utter waste of marketing money, going to yet another tech bro scam, and anyone thinking it'll be grreat - you've been warned.
July 3, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your experience with RangeMe. We’re sorry to hear it didn’t meet your expectations, and we value your feedback.
We understand the challenges of not directly interacting with businesses evaluating your products. The anonymity on our platform is intended to streamline discovery and foster genuine interest without the pressure of immediate engagement. This helps protect buyer privacy and encourages authentic exploration of new products.
Your concerns about the verification of opportunities and the transparency of interactions are important to us. We are dedicated to providing real leads and meaningful exposure, and we are continuously improving the visibility and validation of buyer engagement on RangeMe.
Despite your experience, we wanted to highlight that your products captured the attention of a prominent natural grocery chain, which invited you to discuss potential opportunities, but unfortunately this meeting was declined. This interest highlights the value of your offerings and could have led to beneficial outcomes. We hope you’ll consider future chances to connect with interested buyers through RangeMe.
The opportunities were largely…
The opportunities were largely inapplicable to our business as a specialty bread manufacturer.
July 2, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
We appreciate your feedback and understand your perspective. We strive to provide relevant opportunities for a wide range of businesses.
Send more big retailers like you just did…
Yes it was good to submit to different retailers. If you helped he get at least one account i would be a yearly subscriber
July 2, 2024
Reply from RangeMe
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We're glad you found the platform helpful for submitting to retailer campaigns and we'll continue to partner with as many retailers as we can.
Rangeme Ripped Me Off…
I joined Rangme and after approaching a few retailers for my pot pie Rangme set up a meeting with HyVee providing I give Rangeme 300.00 which I did. I did have a meeting with HyVee but it was with a buyer for frozen pizzas not Pot Pies. It was a total waste of money and me time , I tried to contact Rangeme to get a refund but there is absolutely noone to contact. To make matters worse they tried to charge me another year membership on autorenewal whIch I did not know they had me on but I was able to cancel that with my credit card company. I feel totaly ripped off for 399.00 . They are taking advantage of small startup food companies shocking huh?
October 15, 2023
Unprompted review
Reply from RangeMe
Hello Bud, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I've sent you a message for a little more information so we can reach out to you privately to further discuss and resolve your concerns.
Professional Scam
This is just very professional scam,this company should have been investigating already so far,they bring you in with 99 Pound then will force to upgrade,but it's all about scam waste of time,be careful
May 30, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from RangeMe
We understand your frustration and appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We strive to provide a positive and transparent experience for all our customers.
We offer a variety of plans tailored to different needs. Our Free plan is quite basic, with limited functionality. Our $99 starter package is designed to provide an accessible entry point, while the Premium and Pro plans offer expanded features and greater levels of brand exposure. This allows you to choose the plan that best fits your business goals and budget.
Not helpful, just a rip off
They forgot to tell you the personal costs you need to make upfront to get into the retail shops. $100 starter package then upsell via emails and phone calls with Steven. Next $1400 pro to contact retailers. Then some retailers you must agree to pay $500 upfront to rangeme to start the application. You need more money to attend the network events with more sellers than retailers. If you manage to get a retailer interested, have your advertising budget ready. Many retailers don't buy samples which can be 100's. Some retailers ask you to change packaging at your costs. It is a very costly way to get into retail, but you have no choice because the global retailers insist on using them (see retailers websites).
April 18, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from RangeMe
We appreciate your feedback and understand the concerns you've raised about the costs involved in entering the retail market.
We’d like to clarify a few points to provide a fuller picture:
Upfront Costs: We offer a variety of plans tailored to different needs. The $99 starter package is designed to provide an accessible entry point, while the Premium and Pro plans offer expanded features and greater levels of brand exposure. This allows you to choose the plan that best fits your business goals and budget.
Additional Costs: We acknowledge that there are costs associated with advancing through the retail process, such as application fees for certain retailers or the expenses for packaging changes requested by retailers. These costs can vary based on the requirements of individual retailers and the specific market dynamics. Our aim is to be transparent about these potential expenses and to provide support throughout your journey. When considering a more traditional approach, the brands incur all the costs of meeting with retailers which typically include sending samples and traveling to retailer headquarters.
Retailer Requirements: Each retailer has unique criteria and processes for product sourcing. RangeMe facilitates the introduction but the final terms and requirements are set by the retailers. This might include sample requests or packaging changes to meet their standards.
Advertising and Samples: Marketing and sample costs are indeed part of doing business within the retail industry. We strive to help brands navigate these challenges by offering guidance and resources to optimize your presentations and meet retailer expectations.
We’re continuously working to refine our services and make the process as cost-effective and straightforward as possible for our users. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve. If you have specific concerns or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team.
Range Me is a Waste of Time
Range Me is a Waste of Time. I can't believe that I wasted so much time and energy perfecting my catalog(s) on this platform over the past 6 years.
Using the "free" option, in over 2 years, one brand received 24 views while the other received less than a dozen.
4 years ago, I paid the premium service for one year. I received a lot of inquiries and requests for products, but I didn't do my homework. I sent out dozens of samples at my own expense to these "companies" to just take them and lose products, not follow through, and some were not even real companies. I wasted hundreds of dollars on sample kits thinking they were potential buyers only to find out that many were just assuming the appearance of a successful business and others had collected samples for the large companies to review, and then failed to get the samples into the proper hands for a review.
RangeMe makes you pay a huge price for premium, but on the buyer side, they don't do any checks to see if the companies are legit, and they don't care that they request samples and don't even get them into the hands of reviewers.
Now I'm told that my company is not going to show up anymore unless I pay $95. "Free" profiles will be limited to one brand and up to 3 products. What a joke.
February 1, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from RangeMe
We are sorry to hear about your experience and we truly value your perspective, as it helps us improve our services.
We’d like to address the concerns you’ve mentioned:
Views and Exposure: We understand that the free plan may not provide the exposure you're seeking. It is designed to offer a basic level of exposure, and many users find the premium plans more effective for reaching a wider audience (which it seems to have accomplished while you had a Premium subscription). We constantly strive to enhance our search functionality for buyers while maximizing exposure for brands, and your input will help us refine these efforts.
Sample Management: We regret to hear about the challenges you faced with sample requests. While we do have a process to verify each retailer and buyer that signs up for RangeMe, we acknowledge that ensuring all inquiries lead to genuine opportunities is a complex issue. Your feedback will help us enhance these measures.
Changes to Free Profiles: We recently updated our policies to streamline our platform and focus on providing more tailored support. While the Free option remains available, it is now limited to one brand and up to three products. This change aims to enhance the quality of connections and ensure that active and engaged brands get the attention they deserve. We apologize if this has caused frustration and are here to help you understand how these changes might impact your strategy.
Incessant emails and phone calls
Incessant emails and phone calls. Multiple unsubscribe attempts that didn't work. Multiple direct requests to stop emailing me. All emails contained high pressure sales tactics. Terrible customer service when asking for account to be deleted, in a bid to get the emails and phone calls to stop. They claimed they had never emailed me. Product is pretty worthless unless you pay the enormous fee (you can't apply for any opportunities) they ask for and they even claim that the free version isn't going to work for your brand. Weird experience all around and definitely not worth the harassment.
January 3, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from RangeMe
We understand your frustration with the frequency of our communications and the unintended pressure you felt from our sales efforts. We strive to provide valuable information to our users, but it seems we missed the mark in this instance. We sincerely apologize for the negative experience you encountered and we have removed you from any future communications.
Terrible and disrespectful management
None of the people I've talked to had any solutions to my problems! The employees failed to provide me answers, but the worst part is the terrible and incompetent management. The manager I talked to was extremely rude and disrespectful, yet they were unable to help me at all! At least the employees were nice despite their failure to resolve my inquiry.
April 15, 2023
Unprompted review
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