Events and Adventures

I don't even want to give it a star. This is bogus and such a waste of money. One of my biggest regrets. The events suck and they won't let you out of the agreement if you have personal stuff and financial hardships.

I could have saved money and time. This is very expensive and the events they post are more expensive than if you just went to the place yourself, plus you have to pay a deposit and a monthly fee... to pay more for an event with a group, doensnt make sense does it. The 'leads' are disinterested in a good time or event...I'm fighting to settle or get out of the contract now. it's JUST NOT WORTH it. When i tried to sign up for events, they were closed, until the day of the event. few months later I had an ongoing family emergency, with proof and they said they'd put me on 'hold' but I still had to pay until the contract was over... DON'T DO IT!

CAUTION! The place preys on the lonely and will not, under any circumstances refund you. They do it all legally too. I'm newly divorced, new to area, trying to find my spot and when I went in to find out about the club, I got suckered. No doubt it's my fault. I'm a adult and should have known better but "used car salesman" tactics sometimes still do work when your defenses are down.

I went to one newcomer's event and it was absolutely horrible. The person that was assigned to introduce me to people didn't know what to do. I left after 10 minutes. The very next day, I called and spoke to the person who signed me up and asked if there was any way to reverse my membership, that I'd made a terrible mistake. I was told flatly no. Then, I came into some serious family issues that made my finances sticky. I sent letters, made calls, begged and pleaded. I just, this moment, hung up the phone with the collections agency. Yeah, they went there. I paid the $1535 out of my very necessary savings to get them off my back. So, for the financially frugal, that's over $1500 for 10 minutes of the most disorganized and frankly sad moments of my life.

Great. Divorce was more fun than that.

Avoid at all cost.

I didn't go through with my in-person interview, but this has scam written all over it in every interaction I had with them. I signed up online and received a call the same day. The salesperson on the call wanted to set up an in-person meeting to do a "background check". I asked about pricing and she said it was different for everyone and couldn't give me pricing. I asked for a range and she said people often put down a $100 deposit, with no indication of actual full price.

Clearly all I was in for during the "background check" was a heavy sales pitch. Nice idea for a legit company, but this is a scam.

This is a scam. Run, don't walk, away from Events and Adventures. This was a miserable experience.

I saw the Events and Adventures ads in the Washington Post and heard their constant ads on Mix 107.3. After encountering enough ads, I figured there might be something to them and filled out the contact form on their website.

They called me a few minutes later and scheduled an appointment for me to come in to meet with them so that they could assess my social skills. They said that they do this for all potential members in order to maintain a high quality membership. I asked if there is a charge to join. They said that there is a fee involved, but that the fee is never an issue.

When I came in, the sales representative was very aggressive. It reminded me of the worst stereotypes of bad used car salesmen. She kept asking why I was single, why my marriage didn't work out, what my income was, how much money I currently had in my bank account, and so on. When I did not answer questions, she said I was not serious and was wasting her time. And she kept telling me that this was my opportunity to make my life better so I shouldn't screw it up and then have regrets when I turn 40. On the one hand I could see what she was doing, but she does this for a living and she knows how to pull your emotional triggers.

At the end, she tells me that a basic one-year membership costs $1,795 plus $30 a month in dues plus you still have to pay for each event that you attend. I told her that I would think about it. She then told me that if I did not sign up now, they would not give me another chance to join. She said I had to sign up now or never. When I made clear to her that I would not sign up on the spot, she told me to quit wasting her time and to leave.

So I left. Avoid this company. I agree with the other reviewers that if you are looking for social activities you should instead join Professionals in the City, which is free.

All of the previous reviewers are right on.

I think their sales tactic is to make you feel somehow lesser of a person, put you down to position themselves as some sort of savior when really, it's just bullying to try to get your dollars. $2,000 of them. Yep. Two THOUSAND. Plus $30 per month. Plus the cost of activities.

My "interview" felt more like a trip to Crazy Town. There are other, better, more... humane ways to meet people in this area whether you are new, or just interested in expanding your social network.

I really enjoyed my time in E&A. I just moved to the metro area for a new job and I wanted to get out and try random things at different places. I met allot of great people and made some lasting friendships. Most importantly I met the love of my life in this group and married her two weeks ago.

I have skimmed through these other posts and from what I can see some people couldn't get past the initial sales pitch. Well I have to admit I don't like the process buying a car or a house either or listening to a bunch of political ads, but it is what it is. You get a choice to sign up for a certain amount of time (a year is recommended, then go from there) and you can control where you go and with whom. The group even allows you to organize events, it offers discounts, utilizes other services like group on or living social, etc. I say that it is a good investment if you really want to take advantage of the area where you live.

I recommend this group for people that really know they want to join a singles group, that are new to the area and don't know many people here, and that are not really sure what they want to do on a average day in their downtime.

Same bad news...once again

More than15 years ago(1980's) there was a local events&adventures run by 'MARK' very expensive lots of pressure to join up - Basically it originally outside of WASHINGTON where 'MARK" started - it has spread and maybe some locations are better than others- but the Mountain View office ws just plagued with bad organization (SAan Francisco - also)

It got so bad they went'belly up' declaring bankruptcy - taking money from clients who had just joined ($2500.00/person). Even I lost a good deal of my 'yearly' fee (maybe half - $1250.00) but no matter what anyone did - Events and Adventures got off and kept the money.

Now it is 2012 and I see the SAME Events and ADVENTURES - I hear the same tactics - pressure to join, money demands, etc., etc.

You want to have FUN, go to the market or library and meet some men and women ...you can do this without spending all this money that you will most surely loose.

Did 'they' make any effort to find us members and pays us back - no. NOPE, NADA

DO NOT JOIN!!!!!!!! This is sooo expensive and all the people care about is making a sale. They will drop the memebership price as a special for you and ask you what the price of finding someone is. JUST say NO!!!!!! There is no way out of the contract and its about a $2000 commitment for the year! Plus all the events even the so called free ones cost money. Please so yourself a favor and join meetup.con which is free. Learn from my mistake.

This is such a scam. They say that its people in there upper 20's and early 30's and equally men and women. Its not! These people are only after your money and nothing else. DONT DO IT!

What a scam.

When I called, they pressured me on the phone with lots of questions. Then they said I had to come in for a screening interview so they could verify my "social and grooming skills". I got turned off and told them that I had to go.

They kept calling me for weeks after that and I eventually agreed to come in for an interview. At the interview, they told me how great I was and how well I would fit in with the group. They told me that they had events that were perfect for me and that they had lots of members. I agreed to join.

They then charged me $1,600 to join. In addition to that, they charged me $25 a month after that as part of a one-year commitment they require. Plus I had to pay to attend the events.

When I finally showed up, I discovered that there are few men at the events, and the events are very disorganized. I paid $40 to attend a dinner in Rockville, and the only food was some small pizza slices for everybody to share that I would best describe as light hors d'oeuvres.

I have since learned that there are better groups in DC (like Professionals in the City) that get far greater turnouts at their events, do not charge any membership or monthly fees, and even charge less for the events themselves than Events and Adventures.

This was an expensive lesson learned.