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Hockessin,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, September 01, 2008
Your incident is very similar to our experience. Our daughter was recently "discovered" at Six Flags, with the same tag line regarding the search for new faces and talent is what Industry was looking for. We too should have done our homework. I did go onto their website and they looked legitimate. I should have gone with my gut and wish I would have found this website service before going to our initial appointment. I would not have wasted my time nor money. It just didn't feel right when the ex-model began explaining the product they were providing. Not only did they not disclose information, but they did a bait and switch from what they originally told us regarding the overall cost. We were told Industry Model and Talent Studios was not an agency, but rather they were a marketing firm. The only thing we would have to pay for was a photo shoot. We further asked what the charges would be beyond the initial investment. They expressed that there would be a charge for printing composite cards and head shots. They conveniently switched their price for the composite cards and head shots and then disclosed that there was a minimum order quantity, but of course we did not find that out until after the photo shoot and after payment was rendered for the the photo shoot. The call back was even more revealing as they tried to suck more money out your pockets and put you on a never ending road of perpetual photo cost. I am very disappointed and angry in the scams these companies practice. But in all honesty, they would not be successful if consumers did not subscribe to what they are offering. I'm interested in how to legally stop companies like this from preying on consumers. Lessons were learned here in that we need to take ownership for the decisions that we make and do our upfront homework before succumbing to these types of con artist. What an expensive lesson. The photos of my daughter were nice, but not worth the $1000 spent. I would suggest purchasing the copyrights to the photos in case you would like to pursue other avenues of promotion. Any class action suit that is filed is of particular interest.
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Anderson,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, August 19, 2008
Any reasonable business transaction will withstand the light of day as well as several days of reflection. But we are all vulnerable to ''opportunities'', especially for our children. I saw a ''runway-model'' demonstration & ''opportunity signup'' at a mall here, complete with large photos of ''their'' sucessful clients, but there were few interested prospects (i.e. young people) because the mall traffic was light. The mall traffic here (especially young people) has been rather light since maybe March. Models come & then rapidly go in the various department store, K-MART, & Target flyers that we see every week. Only a very few models, children & young adults, repeat very often. And all of them are very attractive. It makes me think their careers are short or maybe the advertisers & talent scouts are working an angle to get cheap work from aspiring models.