Earlier this week, I mentioned how I had attended another speed dating event. It seems like a rather profitable business for 8 Minute Dating and parent company Match Events, Inc. 16+ people at $35 each (less a handful of discounts), 1 host, a restaurant or bar with some finger foods (which is glad to have people there ordering drinks in the middle of the week), and some minimal overhead for a website and dating cards.
The truly romantic entrepreneur never stops looking for opportunities to profit from the lovelorn, though. The site also offers a “second chance” option to email someone who caught your interest, but didn’t select you as a match. Given what customers have already paid, sending one (likely to be ignored) email on your behalf seems like the least they could do. Instead, this feature costs $8.88, which is almost pure profit! It appalls me that they try to take advantage of people this way.
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