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Christine of Minneapolis MN (03/20/09)
I mistakenly believed the sales pitch offering the breadth and depth of available men that IJL offered to match me with. Truth be told, after 4 disappointing dates, it became obvious that IJL did NOT have single, professional, available men between ages 35-45. IJL clearly did not have enough men to match my even my preferences let alone avoid my dealbreakers. I think my favorite was when they tried to set me up with a married man with 3 teenage sons (I had requested no kids and clearly was looking for someone who was truly single.
IJL is a huge scam to get your money. I gave up after 3 months. They lied about the number of available men they had the Minneapolis franchise. They kept calling me with matches to set me up with but somehow those matches didn't end up resulting in dates. It would seem they were making up men just to keep me on the hook. Sadly it sounds like this is a similar story if you read feedback on the web. The sales staff gives you a hard sell pitch that doesn't match reality. Don't waste your hard earned money.
I complained to the IJL management and their reponse was that their just wasn't the right chemistry and blamed it on me as opposed to thier inability to deliver on the quality and quantity of available men that they sold me in thier sales pitch. They clearly lied about the number of available men in the pool. I asked for a portion of my money back and they refused. Mayu Arita of Coconut Creek, FL March 17, 2009
Mayu of Coconut Creek FL (03/17/09)
I signed on with IJL a couple years ago and they promised me (like everyone else) TRUE LOVE. They described their WIDE selection of attractive men and how I would find NO problem finding someone. I was an attractive 24-year-old, who worked out, had a great job, and was very personable. I went on over 10 dates and most of them didn't even fit my criteria. I called them after every date frustrated that they set me up with men that was CLEARLY out of my criteria I set when I signed on. Most were much older than me and many were not attractive like they described.
I expressed my disappointment and they kept promising better dates. I ended up using up ALL my dates with NO luck at all. It seemed like they had very few people who fit my criteria BUT tried to play it off like they did. My first date was over 10 years my senior!!! Not only that, the turnover within the 1 year I was with them was ridiculous. I constantly talked to new coordinators who had no idea what I was looking for.
After the first few dates, the calls became less and less frequent because they didn't have men for me. This is the largest scam I have ever seen. If they don't find you someone you could seriously date, they should refund part of your money. Especially if most of your dates didn't fit your criteria. The staff was fake and the price was way too high. For people who are considering using them, STOP now. Your money would come to better use on dating websites. Plus, you'll save hundreds more. DO NOT USE IJL. Worst idea I have ever had!
Loss of over 1000. Wasted time that I will NEVER get back. Emotional stress and anxiety from all the failed setups. Meiwah Wong of Culver City, CA March 6, 2009
Meiwah of Culver City CA (03/06/09)
I am happy to see that I am not the only woman who is having the same issues with IJL. I signed up for the service in March 2007 and guaranteed 14 dates. At the time I did not realize it was going to be like 14 blind dates.
As of this posting so far I have been on 10 painful dates. These dates are never for lunch and always for dinner. I continue to insist scheduling the meeting for drinks and they continue to be scheduled for dinner. After date number 8, I could not go on another painful date. Although the men were always nice and courteous, 8 out of the 10 were shorter than me and they did not even match the description provided. It also seems that the men I am matched with don't have many friends - that is always a red flag for me. I have enough friends not looking for another.
Rather than go on painful date number 9, I insisted on having my file reviewed with one of the coordinators. Maybe there was a mistake with the notes. Once that was done I figured the dates would improve and better reflect who I was looking for. 4 dates later, little improvement.
I have 2 dates left and I am going to put my account on hold. As a busy professional I do not have time nor do I want to waste my time on another painful date.
Economic damage 1300.00. Noushin Izadifar of Conroe, TX February 27, 2009
Noushin of Conroe TX (02/27/09)
I signed up with IJL in late July/early August of 2008. As mentioned in many other complaints on this site, i was matched with 4 different men, neither of them not only meet the criteria I had given them at the time of initial interview, they were quite the opposite. I was so disappointed that I put my membership on hold just to recover from those awful dates. After a few months I reopened in the hopes of them getting their criteria tuned up. They set me up with this guy who was surprisingly the type of person I was looking for. We saw each other several times and as got physically intimate, I learned that this guy was in another steady relationship. I was devastated and called IJL to ask for an explanation.
I was told they are only an introductory service! I asked them how do they verify there are not married men or men in committed relationships are not there to fool around? They said oh no married man would pay 18,00 to join IJL! The truth is that these people want to meet the number of dates they have promised you. They do not give a thing to whether you two are a match or not. Nor do they care if people are who they say they are. Just a waste of time, money and emotions for members. The rest is commercial.
Most likely the guy I met was either married or in a committed relationship and used IJL to get a few dates pretending to be the eligible bachelor. Obviously I got attached to the guy and now am hurt and devastated. Don't care about my money, I would not go on another date thru IJL. Erin Mcredmond of Hershey, PA January 27, 2009
Erin of Hershey PA (01/27/09)
I originally met with someone from It's Just Lunch in May 2008. I live in Harrisburg, PA, she drove up from Baltimore, MD to do my interview. This should have been my first clue... that they did not actually have local service. I didn't sign up at that time. I recieved a phone call during the summer from a woman in the Florida office stating that they had a bunch of guys they could set me up with as early as that weekend. i still didn't bite. I then received a phone call from Marlene in the Florida office at the end of October 2008, stating that they had a lot of guys signing up because of the holidays and I could still take advantage of the reduced rated of 1500 for 14 dates. So I did it.
Within a week I received a phone call from Louise in the Philadelphia office saying she had 2 potential dates. Went out a week or so later with the first and only guy. I was surprised to hear from him that I was only his 2nd date in 3 months... but I was still hopeful. That was a Thursday. I finally heard from Louise again the following Tuesday for the follow-up call. She seemed to be annoyed with me that the guy and I didn't hit it off. (I'm not a drinker, he distributes alcohol and talked about his extensive alcohol collection). And then, I didn't hear from her again. I would call to check in and sometimes get a call back. The funniest was the message that she left me saying that a lot of people go on hold for the holidays!
I eventually spoke to her again in the beginning of January and said that I just didn't think she could match me from 2 hours away and I wanted to pursue getting reimbursed for the other 13 dates. Surprisingly, she didn't argue and also gave me the number for Customer Care in Florida. I left a message for them. Got a return call from Marissa 2 days later, expressed my dissatisfaction with the service. As a business owner, I mentioned that I would be out of business if I treated my Customers the way they treat theirs... and that they really sell nothing and that it is really unfortunate. She said she would have the legal department contact me to see if anything could be done. That was January 7th. Haven't heard anything yet. Left her another message today.
1500 - one date = 1393. Ironically, I had hoped to possibly own and operate an IJL franchise in the future, but seeing how they do business, would definitely not consider it. It really is a shame that they operate this way. And I'm surprised that they can sleep at night. I even said to Louise and Marissa, that it's fine if they don't have the dates available, but to please just be honest about it. I'm sure some people have success with them. But I would definitely put them in the Buyer Beware category. Do as much research as possible before you sign up. Make sure you have actual service in your immediate area. Maybe try to extend the Right of Recission to include so many dates by a certain date or your money back. It's Just Lunch, shame on you. Rebecca of Boca Raton, FL January 23, 2009
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