Michael E.

I subscribed to membership with It's Just Lunch with very high hopes and expectations. I was excited about the format and opportunity to meet new people and go on dates. Immediately following the first date, the experience was nothing but horrendous. It's Just Lunch charged a very high membership fee and included a no refund policy in their agreement. They also included in their agreement that "All Dates will be within the criteria provided by Client at the time of joining with respect to age, religion and parental status." One of my criteria, as related to parental status, was that I did not want to date someone who wanted kids. On my very first date I was matched with someone who wanted kids. For a service as costly as It's Just Lunch ($2,800 for 6 dates), a single date has a very high value and I believe strongly that they wasted a lot of my time and money on this. Rather than immediately walking away from the program, I tried reaching out to their customer service to discuss and address this discrepancy. What ensued afterwards was a 30 day struggle to try to get a hold of anyone who address my complaint. I sent multiple emails and made multiple phone calls, all of which were unanswered. Following this terrible customer service, I determined that I had no faith in this business and its ability to deliver agreed upon services. I spent the next 30 going through the chain of command in request for a refund. I was denied at every point, even though I had clear and documented proof of their failure to deliver on agreed upon services and their terrible example of customer service and response. After being rejected by even their top executive, I resorted to my credit card company to reverse the charges. Not having a legal standing to do so, they sided with IJL, but that decision does not take away from IJL's unethical business practices. I am pursing action through the BBB, Department of Consumer Affairs and The Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to receive a refund that is clearly due. I would never recommend anyone to engage in business with It's Just Lunch. Their customer service and business practices are among the worst I have ever experienced. Hopefully, my pursuant actions to receive a refund will be successful.