The truth about Lunch Actually
Review about Lunch Actually1. Lunch Actually is the most expensive dating agency in singapore.
Currently they charge $2100 for 3 dates, $2300 for 5 dates and $2600 for 10 dates.
Compare this with 2 other SDN Accredited dating agencies who also provide personalised matchmaking services.
Champagne JSG charge $1200 for 6 dates & $1700 for 12 dates.
Dating Moments charge average $175 a date. Their price is transparent and shown clearly on their website.
2. Lunch Actually refuse to tell you their price when you call them to enquire.
They give you all kinds of rubbish replies like our price package is dependant on the type of partner you are looking for, ask you go for the initial consultation than they will see which platform is more suitable for you.
Anyone with abit of common sense knows this is nonsense.
If you see the price package is dependant on the type of partner you look for, does it mean that if I look for a old & ugly partner it will be very cheap, if I look for a partner that is young & pretty than it will be very expensive?
As for the platforms, basically they only have the expensive personalised matchmaking services or their esynrochology.
Once you go down for their initial consultation they will hard sell you. If you say it is too expensive than they will hard sell you their esynrochology services.
3. Lunch Actually package comes with free image workshop and coaching workshop.
This is actually just part of their attempt to sell you more package and earn more money.
When you go for the free image workshop the consultant will hard sell you the 6 hours personalised shopping trip at $888.
If you say its too expensive she will hardsell you the $488 for 3 hours personalised shopping trip.
When you go for the free coaching workshop, she will try to hardsell you the coaching package at the most expensive of $3900.
If you say its too expensive than she will slowly go down to the $2900, $1900 and than finally the $900 coaching package.
If you sign up the $900 package, it just comes with a free online video for you to watch, than a 1 hour coaching session, a courage warmup session & a meaningful dinner.
During the 1 hour coaching session, you will not have the opportunity to ask any questions because she will be busy trying to hardsell and pester you to upgrade your package to the most expensive of $3900 so she can hit her quota and earn more commission.
The courage warmup session is basically useless & nonsense.
The coach bring you to plaza singapore to approach the opposite gender on the streets to talk to them.
Anyone with abit of common sense knows this is useless and a total waste of time.
Meaningful dinner is not a speedating dinner. There is no rotation of seats.
They say is for you to practise your communication skills by talking to the participants which is basically nonsense and a waste of time.
The most expensive $3900 coaching package they basically just increase the number of useless meaingful dinner and courage warmup sesssions.
They also say you are entitled to 1 year of unlimited coaching.
Sounds like a very good deal, but in reality it is not.
Lunch Actually opening hours is Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm.
Obviously on weekdays you need to work and you cant book a appointment to go down.
Their saturdays are always fully booked and you need to book in advance.
You can roughly only get to book 1 saturday a month for a 1 hour session which basically means in 1 year, you book 12 sessions which total to 12 hours of coaching sessions for $3900.
Now does this sound like a good deal?
Lunch Actually Consultants are trained to give alot of excuses.
If you say you have to wait very long for matches, they say it is because they are trying to find good matches for you.
After the 1st date, you have up to 7 days which you can terminate your membership and get a refund.
But it is definetly not a 100% refund!
There will be a deduction of $550 for admin fees. If you have gone for the image workshop and/or coaching workshop there will be further deduction.
I am not sure of the exact amount of deduction but it is pretty expensive.
eg. You paidd $2600 for 10 dates package. You decide to terminate after the 1st date.
You get refund of $2600 $550 admin fees - image workshop - coaching workshop, You get just around 1k plus in refunds.
You are basically paying $550 for a 1 date with Lunch Actually!
Now, a typical speedating event that comes with lunch or dinner cost around $50.
You are better off spending your $550 to attend 10 speedating events that comes with free lunch or dinner, than to spend it on a 1 date with Lunch Actually!
Pros
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