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GB
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I can't believe these bad reviews! I have been to 3 different companies and by far these guys are the best, which explains why they hold the most events and busy ones too. Good quality of people, good venues. The last London party I went to was absolutely packed - hunderds of people. Definitely not a scam, definitely give them a go.

Date of experience: September 24, 2013
GB
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Wait of time and money
August 18, 2015

The whole experience was really bad! Just to pay for the event I had to call 3 times the customer service. They changed room and instead of being in a nice one we were in a ugly and small room without air con. Few of them apparently cancelled the profile before having the chance to rate them. Few of the girls thought some of them were actor, and in fact they had no profile! I am arguing to have a refund! Terrible! Definitely to avoid!

Date of experience: August 18, 2015
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great event
August 26, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed the evening - just wish you organised more events for Speeddaters over the age of 55 regionally, i. E. Guildford, Brighton in the south.

Date of experience: August 26, 2021
Kate D. SpeedDater Rep
over a year old

Hi Freddy!

Thanks for your positive feedback. We highly appreciate it. We will forward your comment to our Event Team.

GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Useless lying cheats
August 15, 2017

Deceptively offer free membership when you sign for one of their events, this then renews deceptively to a monthly charge (not DD or standing order, all done from the original visa payment). I only spotted this after four months and after explaining that this was deceptive and illegal, received a partial refund but this was protracted, difficult and made more so by this company, who hide away the cancellation option on their website, requiring confirmation codes, emails etc.

That's without mentioning the scam emails, fake profiles and low turnout at the event, essentially paying £20 for a host and spot in a bar which they surely get free

Avoid avoid avoid these illegitmate scamming liars

Date of experience: August 15, 2017
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It was a good laugh
April 27, 2021

It was a good laugh! The only thing -there were long gaps between dates. Last Friday was slicker. However the company was good and the evening was overall good. The names don't seem to match for everyone that I met. Thanks

Date of experience: April 27, 2021
Kate D. SpeedDater Rep
over a year old

Hi Lauren,

Thanks for the review! We are really happy to hear you enjoyed your event! Hope to see you at another one soon.

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service!
July 18, 2019

They have really fun events where you can meet people in a very organic manner. The people at the events are really interesting and they are looking to meet someone which is way better than just going to a bar or club. The events are well organized and generally creatively done. There are always new people to meet at each event, so the singles do vary from event to event.

Date of experience: July 18, 2019
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Went on a speedating event to find that they had only sold 4 female tickets and 10 male...(even thou they claim a 50/50 split)... was told that i could get a free ticket for another event but will be charged £5 for the privalege... absolute rubbish

Date of experience: April 7, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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SCAM
November 22, 2018

Where is my refund I was told I would get back from the host as the event I attended did not have enough people turn up to make up equal numbers, every time I try ringing the number in Edinburgh no one answers, If I do not get my refund I will so shame SpeedDater.co.uk on every media website there is

Date of experience: November 22, 2018
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I paid for speedating in liverpool in april it got moved to july?
Then i get subscription of 24.99 do i have basically paid 50 pounds and not even been to one event, total rip off, now i have hassle to unsubscribe, but i lost 50 pounds.
So if they doing this to everyone they making lots money for doing nothing.

Date of experience: May 3, 2019
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Highly recommend
August 11, 2019

I thought this was a very well organized and put together speed dating event. The location was very nice and upscale and the quality of the matches was very good. I would recommend Speeddater to other single friends. It was overall a very pleasant experience.

Date of experience: August 11, 2019
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great virtual speed dating event, organised was excellent, lost power in the bedroom but the rest of the house was fine lights and everything and my laptop was fine. :)

Date of experience: May 13, 2021
Kate D. SpeedDater Rep
over a year old

Hi Hernando,

Thanks for the review! We are really happy to hear you enjoyed your event! Hope to see you at another one soon.

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scam website
March 18, 2018

The speed dating events themselves are fine but the website is designed purely to con you. It automatically enrolls you to the website at £25 per month. To stop subscribing you have to go through several layers on the site to find the button which then sends you a code. Previously this worked fine but recently that code then cant be input anywhere so the only options are to delete your account or phone them.

If you are not signed up to the website you get constant messages, pokes, winks etc from people wanting to talk etc from fake profiles. As soon as you are signed up you do not receive a single one.

Each time you go to a speed dating event it resigns you up for the website even if you unsubscribed previously. I had a long argument with the staff about this and thankfully did get a refund but I would not recommend this site to anyone. Sure go speed dating but never accept the "free" month.

Date of experience: March 18, 2018
GB
1 review
21 helpful votes
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Absolute bunch of scamming crooks don't waste your time going to any events organised by these morons as they try to scam money out of you by enrolling you firstly onto a free 1 month membership which automatically continues after 1 month. Then they will scam £19.98 out of you.

Date of experience: June 27, 2014
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The contact numbers on the site don't work when i call to cancel my membership. I tried to cancel my subscription using the sites instructions but instead of actually canceling my membership they've sent me a massage saying they're going to send me a code some time soon but not yet, that i have to do something with. What a load of toss. I'm going to go to my bank and make sure they can't rob me. It is clearly there intention to rob me. If it wasn't they'd happily cancel my subscription. I've found myself in a scrap with some thieves for my cash. Thankfully my banks going to win this one for me because I'm taking the necessary action early enough against this scummy outfit.

Date of experience: September 5, 2018
Czechia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing event
December 30, 2020

It was an amazing event. My first time on speeddating enjoyed it. Meg was great, the most efficient host and very professional, good food and a random thing to do during lockdown. Was good to meet new people and try something new.

Date of experience: December 29, 2020
Kate D. SpeedDater Rep
over a year old

Hi Marwin,

Thanks for positive feedback. The hosts do a really good job at making the night fun and relaxed. Hope to see you at another event soon!

GB
1 review
23 helpful votes
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Stay away!
March 14, 2015

Paid for a singles party with Speeddater in London and a speed dating event. There were very few people and the guys were really dodgy and desperate.
I logged in on their website and they charged me the following months for a subscription I never intended to sign up for. I tried to get my money back and they claimed that I had accepted their "terms and conditions"
I ended up calling my bank and canceling my card to stop the monthly billing.

Date of experience: March 14, 2015
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This was the best event I have been to, even number of men and women + a lot from North London, wish you would put this age group events on in Hertfordshire.

Date of experience: October 16, 2021
Kate D. SpeedDater Rep
over a year old

Hi Peter!

Thanks for your positive feedback. We highly appreciate it. We will forward your comment to our Event Team.

GB
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Event the speed dating event are a SCAM. They hire pole dancer to pose as fake singles. They lie about what they do and tell you they will tick you yet you never hear of them again.
I googled the picture for one of the people and saw her "acting/modelling" profile.

What a CON... AVAOID THESE Guys at all costs.

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was worried it was going to be really awkward but the hosts made sure everyone was at ease. The icebreakers did exactly what they should have and everyone was really friendly. I would definitely recommend speed dater events to any singles looking to meet others.

Date of experience: October 2, 2019
GB
1 review
19 helpful votes
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I went speed dating with a friend and then signed up for the minimum membership so I could chat to the 'girls' apparently trying to contact me. It ended up signing me up for six months with a platinum membership for 59.95 pounds. I emailed them with them promise which they said I was supposed to get a response back witin 24 hours. No reply. So I called them and the rudest girl who could barely speak English handled my call. Even the phone line was very scratchy. I asked where she was based and she said Edinburgh. But the phone line was terrible and accent was eastern European. I called back and same style robot to speak to, only this time male. No chance to get my money back here. Total crims.

Date of experience: March 2, 2015

Overview

SpeedDater has a rating of 3.1 stars from 86 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with SpeedDater most frequently mention great fun and new people. SpeedDater ranks 30th among Dating sites.

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