What’s up with the wheel of death on the tickets tab? Is this a scam

I want to leave this poor review in effort to make this business get the message and improve. They have something very special and important in today’s society in their hands, but their events are being poorly managed. I went to a “Love is Blind” event in Raleigh. I showed up a few minutes early and when I arrived the event manager told me the event would start in an hour. This event was held right in the middle of a crowded restaurant/ bar with the restaurant’s regular customers there as well. I talked to the other people who were there for the event for an hour and 20 minutes, then the event finally started. There was only two people who were blind folded- one guy and one girl. They each chose between 3 contestants. So, only 8 people out of about 60 got to participate in the real event, and they were chosen at random. Also, the room was so loud hardly anyone could even hear what the contestants were saying. They really should have brought a microphone. I stayed after the event to talk to the others, but unfortunately did not truly connect with anyone. I saw many faces of others walk out of the restaurant in disappointment as they came looking for love, but did not get a chance to connect with anyone. I would have paid triple for the real experience- getting to participate, hear the contestants, the event starting on time, and for the event to be held in a private room.

Thursday markets themselves pretty well, although the events leave a lot wanting. A lot of events have a high male to female gender ratio. I did go to one more balanced one however, so that’s not true for all of them. There isn’t any structure to Thursday’s events. They throw you into an artsy, (admittedly pretty cool) space with a bar, and then for 2 hrs, you’re on your own figuring out how to connect with people. It might work for other people; however, I’ve struggled to connect with people in this environment. The environment is loud with music in the background. A number of people are inebriated by alcohol. And there’s no prompt or initial reason to connect with others. I think this is one step better than dating apps. However, still a lot less fulfilling than doing your hobbies, building your own community, and finding your purpose. I also think there are better live dating events out there with more structure. I’d say be cautious of the good marketing. Judge something by what it is, and see if that’s a good fit for you.

I saw all the ads on Instagram so I thought I’d give it a go. Wow I was impressed how bad this event was in Philadelphia. I show up at the recommended time only to find out they’ve RUN OUT OF NAMETAGS. It’s literally a ticketed event where you’re supposed to meet people and they know how many people are coming, how do you run out of one of the only materials? I get no explanation of the event. Just Hi, scan ticket. I’m handed a red flag and that’s it. Honestly the biggest problem was that it was horribly unbalanced, 30+ men for maybe 9ish women? Half the women were one group of younger women who left when they realized everyone there was 30+. To add insult to injury at some point a host comes over and asks us how the “game” is going. We had no idea what the game was or how we were supposed to play it. Skip it, do pitch a friend or some other event instead.