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Free Event - is NOT FREE

Free Event - is NOT FREE

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by: kingmanormom Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 12:36pm  
Was so excited to see that today there was going to be snow in Kingwood and the event website advertises it as a FREE EVENT - show up with excited kids only to discover its really $5 each time they want to play in the snow, go down the super small snow hill slide or even do the air slide.  Or $20 to do them all unlimited - seriously???Shame on you "Rising Sun Karate"!!  Thanks for the tears and broken hearts you brought to my kids today 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 12:59pm  
Does not surprise me. Those Karate places are shams. There might be some good ones but the ones I've encountered prey on kids who are less gifted with physical prowess from what I have experienced.They will basically sign up anyone, even a ham sandwich if it pays their monthly fees. I was going to join one a few years back as an adult but instead of putting me with adults they surrounded me with kids who really wanted to get back to their video games and junk food. The parents were forcing them to do something that was not right for them and it showed. The parents also were not that involved, they'd drop the kids off and mess around on their phones waiting for them to finish their lesson.             4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 1:03pm  
We thought it was yesterday and went by there and when I talked with the lady and she said it would  be tickets for everything there I knew it would be very expensive so we didn't return today.
 
All karate places are not scams. Tiger rock is awesome and very reasonable on his prices and master Jordan is the best coach around.
 
As far as the snow I would'nt mind paying five to have my kid play but the way she talked about a dollar a ticket and most things were 3 to 5 a hit I knew I was looking at at least a 30 buck day....lol 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 1:19pm  
Did you see the green Power Ranger? That'a too bad - shouldn't have said free. Was it a fundraiser for some charity? 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 1:26pm  
I didn't say all of them were scams, read my post. 4951
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Burnsway Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 1:35pm  
Did you see the green Power Ranger? That'a too bad - shouldn't have said free. Was it a fundraiser for some charity?
 
@goldie: Dont think it was for charity but in their defense it wasn't just them doing it was sponsered by Primerose, 94.5 buzz and the Zachery's Cajun restaurant and Im pretty sure its not cheap to ship in snow, but it should not have been advertised as free or they could have had venders there to make up the money or a flat rate  ....etcThe more reasonable you can have things the more people would have shown up and they would have made more money and made more happy kids.I took out 20 when I went yesterday when I had dates mixed up and planned on spending all of it but when she said how they were doing it I knew it would cost me more and Im just not up to spending more than 20 to see my kid play in fake snow.....LOL So we took our 20 and spent it elsewhere....:-)
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 2:47pm  
Was so excited to see that today there was going to be snow in Kingwood and the event website advertises it as a FREE EVENT - show up with excited kids only to discover its really $5 each time they want to play in the snow, go down the super small snow hill slide or even do the air slide.  Or $20 to do them all unlimited - seriously???Shame on you "Rising Sun Karate"!!  Thanks for the tears and broken hearts you brought to my kids today
 
@kingmanormom: Where did you see that it was free?
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 2:49pm  
Removed By Request 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 3:00pm  
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 3:03pm  
They also has signs at the front of kingwood Dr that said free event. I was wondering about that. Thought it may have been a large advertising campaign for the school but now I know. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 3:07pm  
Just like a fair/carnival...The event itself is FREE, but you have to buy tickets to ride rides, pay to play the games, etc.....  I would have just paid the $5.00 to let the child play, sorry that I do not feel empathy for your situation.  Yes, I would have been very angry that I perceived it to be free due to the way it was advertised, but I would have just paid and dealt with it.....and in turn have a happy child since they thought they were going to be able to play in the snow.   4951
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kingmanormom Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 3:19pm  
It said it on their facebook page  www.facebook.com/RSK ANTC 4951
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kingmanormom Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 3:22pm  
Trust me...when I say the small area about the size of a small drive way and the it being packed down - was not worth $10 for my kids to play for a just a couple minutes.  4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 3:57pm  
Every "FREE" carnival or festival I have ever been to (& I have been to plenty) had games & rides all free of cost. The ones you have to pay for are fine & fun as well, but are not advertised as free. I am with the OP on this one, it was wrong & shady of them to advertise as FREE & then charge. They should have had sponsors to make it truly free or advertised differently if they knew from the start that they intended to charge. Not cool Rising Sun Kirate. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 4:06pm  
Sounds like you did the wise thing.  Not sure why you would want your kids to wallow around in some slush, anyway.  4951
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~ 10 years ago   Dec 15, '13 4:23pm  
I agree with you...the more you pay for things like this then they think it works for them and they keep on being dishonest.  It also teaches your kids a lesson that everything you read is not true.  I am sorry they were sad but you DID the right thing.  If everyone would do this they would clean up their dishonest act!!!!!!   Right????  They would have to 4951
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