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Competitive challenge
Save $10
for first time customers
Selected events and genders
If you search the internet for speed dating companies, you
will find yourself with many choices. Some are national
companies that have events across the country and others such
as WeekendDating.com service a few markets. How do
you know what company to go with? The
guidelines below should help you.
We are frequently told by participants who have tried
other speed dating companies, that our events are the
most enjoyable because we are the most organized and
pay attention to the little details that matter.
Anyone can host a speed dating event, however hosting
it the right way is a different story.
If you are
a first time customer and have tried a competitors
event within the last year, register for our event and
provide the competitors receipt upon check in.
You will receive $10 cash on the spot. The
receipt must have YOUR name associated with it (credit
card statement is ok).
This $10
rebate is only valid for selected events/genders that are
identified on the
upcoming events
page.
Guidelines to selecting a speed dating
company
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*Does the company have
an updated website with a phone number to call should you have any
questions?
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Does the company
require pre-payment for the events?
This is KEY. Ensuring an equal gender balance is no
easy task. Although it is nice to just be able to show up
and pay at the door, this system just does not work and
consistently leads to a gender imbalance.
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*Does the organizer
adhere to the age groups posted or do they have a policy of ""If
you don't tell, we wont tell."" Their is nothing worse than
signing up for an event only to find that the people attending are
way over or under the age groups posted. That is false
advertising.
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How do you receive your
matches? A few companies such as WeekendDating.com send the
matches to you and do all the work, however many companies now
force you to enter in your selections on the Internet after the
event. It is a real pain to do the matching sometimes,
but you paid for the event and shouldn't have to do the work.
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When do you receive
your matches? Ok, I really did not intend to be self serving
when writing these guidelines, but nobody sends you your matches
faster than we do. You receive your matches the next
morning, many times within hours after the event. Some other
companies also do a good job and send you the matches the next
afternoon or evening. However others require you to wait 48
hours or more because they force you to enter in your own matches
and can not start sending results until giving people a chance to
input selections.
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Do you receive one way
matches, meaning if someone
picked you, but you didn't pick them, do you still find
out? It can sometimes be overwhelming meeting a lot of
people very fast, and you may change your mind.
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Do you get to meet
EVERYONE at the event? Some companies such as
Weekenddating.com structure the event so that you meet everyone
who attends. However at other events, you only get to meet
some of the attendees, but are encouraged to meet the others
during a break period or afterwards. That can still be a
little awkward.
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How long is each date?
I have seen everywhere from 3 minutes to 10 minutes, all depending
on the philosophy of the company running the event. Our
philosophy is to have you meet more people (no more than 20) for
less time (usually 4 or 5 minutes). If you have an initial
connection with someone, or are not sure after the 4 or 5 minutes,
you can get to know the person afterwards or through email, but
that important ice breaker has already taken place. Dating
is a numbers game.
Other groups have you meet 7 or 8 people for 7 or 8 minutes each,
so you get a little more time with each person, but do not get to
meet everyone.
We welcome your ideas and
ways to improve our events so feel free to contact us at
718-757-6933 or 516-908-9638.
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