Even as I’m planning on proposing to my girlfriend, there’s a part of me that knows what made this all possible. If anyone’s looking for the right person and has become frustrated because it seems like everything’s a dead end, you owe it to yourself to at least give Events & Adventures a chance. The fact is, you never know what awaits you until you turn that corner, like I did. Thanks to Events & Adventures, I’m about to make the best decision I’ll ever make in my entire life. Not only have I had a once in a lifetime experience that I never would have had otherwise; after all, how many people can say they’ve swam with whale sharks, been skydiving and whitewater rafting? The best part, though, is through Events & Adventures, I met my best friend and the love of my life. You just never know when and where that magic is going to happen.
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You no longer work for E&A, so my assumption here is that the cancellation details were from when you were there. Details may have changed, as as you say–they vary from state to state (which means location to location as well), but most importantly, details may have changed, which makes your comment pretty much invalid. Besides, if you’re a former employee, why do you care about them anymore?

cancellations vary by state, but generally:
*24 hrs – full refund
*72 hrs – refund minus $400
*after 72 —–(or you attend an event)—– – NO REFUND.
*to cancel, a certified letter gives you the absolute best results, as YOU have solid proof. Use the other methods (calling or an email) at your own risk, or if you are not in a position to be able to send a certified letter.
*getting married or involved with someone does not cancel you from paying, but getting married cancels you from being able to attend events (you still have to pay the rest of what you owe).

Even if it takes you 30 minutes, read the contract while you are there before you sign.

Also, if you are not interested in the events, there’s no reason to join and pay for a membership you won’t get any use out of. Look at https://singles.eventsandadventures.com/website/calendar.aspx and see what is going on that month and the months before that to get a feel for what’s being planned.

Lastly, for those of you that are in and are not happy, I am sorry. You will probably not end up getting a refund in most cases, but that doesn’t mean don’t try… I just wouldn’t hold my breath in most cases. Those of you who who paid and aren’t going to events, go! At the end of the day, the company doesn’t care if you’re sticking it to the man, or if you paid and didn’t attend an event. They still have your money, regardless. Try to squeeze as much lemonade out of your lemons. Attend free events Get to know people. Get their number. Hang out with them outside of the club. Don’t just waste your membership. There are people in the club that are as happy with it as they can be, but there are also people that can’t wait for their contract to be up, but make the most out of the membership they are paying money for.

After hearing their commercial on the radio, I decided to set up a meeting to learn more about their organization. So for starters, the woman who was to interview/screen me was 20 minutes late (very inconvenient given that I took some time off of work in order to do this). Then, throughout the entire interview, she proceeds to tell me that I’m going to be 40 and STILL single while my friends move on with their lives, unless I join this group (I am only in my early 20s). At the end, when she asks me if I want to join this group, I say ‘yes’ but I will have to sleep on it and get back to her due to the cost (which is $1795 – $2600, depending on which package you get). She gets defensive, tells me I’ve been lying to her (because I said I wanted to join if it was affordable), and then I’m going to be single for the rest of my life unless I join. I insist on thinking it over and not throwing my money away on something I’m not 100% sold on, and she then tells me that they don’t want me anymore because I can’t make my own decisions. So I said ‘thank you’ and walked out. I recommend not even setting up a meeting because it will be a waste of 2 hours.

Apparently, E&A has an “F” rating in St. Louis. The article is from August 2009, which is 10 months ago.

http://stlouis.bbb.org/article/st-louis-area-singles-club-leads-to–mis-adventures-for-some-consumers-12025

When I went to the website I became suspicious right away because there was not a lot of information available–though I was intrigued by the concept, the founders letter, and the exotic trips you could go on. I love to travel and recently came back from South America myself, so I wanted to get some more info.

You have to leave them your phone number, which I was leery of from the get go. The events calender for my area was rather vague and didn’t give me an idea of what some of the events were all about. There are no prices listed, of course. But what really got me was the fact that they do these intense interviews and background checks before you are allowed to join their club.

I am thinking to myself “what type of interview and background checks are we talking about here?” I can see looking for criminal history, but are you checking my finances, my credit score, my previous marriage, or my children?? AND how much is all of this costing me?

Glad I decided to see what others thought of this “exclusive club” before I devoted anymore time to this. I saw a lot of people say that Meetup.com is a great place to go. I have been looking into it a little, not sure if it is for me or not–I am not the most social butterfly, so we shall see what happens.

As a 35 year old attorney recently transferred to DC, I was looking for an opportunity to meet singles. I went in for the interview and left $1,795 poorer, but with the opportunity to meet “lots of attractive single women” in DC.

I was quickly disappointed, however, when I went to my first event (for which I had to pay an additional $30) and found a poorly attended event with not a single woman within 10 years of my age. I complained and they told me to try other events. I tried 3 more events and they were all terrible. When I complained again, they tried telling me that “Beauty of subjective” and “I should give these women a chance.” This is sure NOT what they were telling me during the interview.

I have one piece of advice for anybody considering joining the E&A in DC. Instead of joining E&A, go to the Professionals in the City website at http://www.prosinthecity.com. This group offers a lot more events than E&A, gets a much bigger turnout at its events, and it charges no annual fee. Had I seen this website prior to joining E&A, I never would have giving E&A $1,795+.