Events and Adventures Singles Club Review
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 4:38 pm So you’ve heard that ad on the radio for a company called Events and Adventures? Me too. They say they organize fun events that singles can show up to and get to know other singles in their area. I’m single at the moment so I thought I’d call them up and find out what it was all about. On-line dating isn’t really my thing, and if you’re on my friends list you already know what kinds of girls I meet on my own 
So to sum up I was ready for something different.
Anyway I went to their website first. Not much info and mostly stock photos (you can tell - amateur snapshots of real events don’t have proper lighting and makeup) . The events calendar they have hasn’t been updates since May 2007. Not impressive. They have a form you can fill out to get more info. I assumed they would just email me something. Right away someone calls me. First off, they tell me it’s a singles club (but not a dating service) and they are selective about who they let join. They subjected me to a barrage of fairly personal questions right off the bat.
Note that this is paraphrased and not verbatim. But it was such an odd conversation and happened extremely recently so it still stands out.
Them: Are you single?
Me: Yes
Them: Ever Married?
Me: No
Them: Any kids?
Me: No
Them: What kind of job do you have?
Me: Operations manager at a large bank
Them: Oh that sounds like a great job!
Them: Would you say you are responsible with your finaces?
Me: huh?! Yes!
Them: Do you have a major credit card in your name?
Me: Several, why?
Them: Do you….
Me: Wait a second. What is the deal with these questions?
Them: Well we are a fairly selective club. We want to ensure all of our members are high quality singles. We want to make sure we have fun personable people with no baggage. Is that a problem?
Me: Well that sounds ok I guess (I was buying the explanation at this point)
Them: Just so you feel secure, we do a background check of all of our new members. We also check county records for marriages. This ensures everyone at our events is a high caliber single.
Them: Well you sound like a pretty good guy, but of course we’ll have to meet you in person to share the details, and make sure you have good social and grooming skills. (this was another what???!?!? for me) Are you familiar with the Saint Louis Park area? We have a new member center over there.
Me: Wait a second, you haven’t really told me anything about your club or your events or costs or anything. I’m looking for more information. What types of events do you put on?
Them: All kinds of events, you’re sure to find something that interests you.
Me: What is the cost?
Them: It varies by events, but generally we handle all of the cost of the event as well as the setup or cleanup. If there are optional items available as part of the event (such as food or beverage) that would be your only cost.
Me: Ok, and how much to join the club?
Them: Well first we have to make sure you are the type of person that would fit in with out members. When can we schedule a personal interview with you?
At this point I made up some story about being busy and that I would call back to setup a time.
After the initial phone call they have called 17 additional times and counting. Each time its someone different calling asking if anyone has contacted me yet to give me information about the club. Don’t they know I already talked to someone???
Anyhow. This all smelled of a timeshare like setup. So I googled a bunch for the price. Turns out it costs $1,600 per year, plus $25/month with a 1 year minimum commitment. Note that pretty much all the reviews I found speak of high pressure sales pitches at the personal interview.
I’m glad I bailed out while I did. I called them back and was very polite. I told them I was no longer interested and they promised to stop calling.
We’ll see….
Update 9-6-07
Yeah, they called again…. *sigh*
