We've all seen offers that seem too good to be true. Well, as the saying goes, it probably IS too good to be true. Recently, offers are popping up for "free this or that" for your wedding. A good example is this facebook ad recently pointed out in a forum of photo booth professionals I'm a part of.
Let's be honest... no one is giving away a free photo booth. How do they get away with saying this? Simple - by raising their DJ pricing and lowering the amenities offered with the photo booth in order to get you to add things in order to bring it back to the original price.
For example: They could cut the hours down, not offer printing, no scrapbook, no graphic design on the photo strips, no props and no digital copy of the images. This diminishes the "wow factor" of the photo booth. It's supposed to be fun and enjoyable for your guests, not tacky and cheap.
Another dishonest tactic is...
Groupon is great for restaurants as they have a lot of room to work with on their pricing (in most cases). $10 for $20 worth of food at a Mexican restaurant is still a profit for them. If Taco Bell can do it for $5 and make a profit, so can they.
The big scam on Groupon is when you buy a discount photo booth service and the company doesn't even OWN a photo booth! That's right, they subcontract EVERYTHING! You never know who is going to be at your event or if they'll even show up. This has happened countless times and I've seen a lot of articles about this. I've even been contacted by some of these people, desperately trying to find someone to fill a date (usually within a week's time) and offering considerably less than what our cost is. You can't get into a business if you don't understand it and know the costs involved. On an average four hour booking, we're spending more than they charge! We have employee costs, travel, media for the printer, insurance and much more. I've even heard of companies that tried subcontracting for these people and then not getting paid!
How can they possible offer this for $199? Simple. Cut corners. Which ones? ALL OF THEM!
You'll get a subpar product that won't look good and will leave guests disappointed (if someone even shows up).
DON'T fall for these gimmicks and dishonest marketing! The DJ Guy is ALWAYS honest about pricing and what's included. We don't even offer a package that doesn't include basics like: props, custom graphic design, prints and flash drive copy of all images. Why? Because we believe the experience is important.
Give us a call to book your event today! 517-404-0418 www.thedjguy.info
The big scam on Groupon is when you buy a discount photo booth service and the company doesn't even OWN a photo booth! That's right, they subcontract EVERYTHING! You never know who is going to be at your event or if they'll even show up. This has happened countless times and I've seen a lot of articles about this. I've even been contacted by some of these people, desperately trying to find someone to fill a date (usually within a week's time) and offering considerably less than what our cost is. You can't get into a business if you don't understand it and know the costs involved. On an average four hour booking, we're spending more than they charge! We have employee costs, travel, media for the printer, insurance and much more. I've even heard of companies that tried subcontracting for these people and then not getting paid!
How can they possible offer this for $199? Simple. Cut corners. Which ones? ALL OF THEM!
You'll get a subpar product that won't look good and will leave guests disappointed (if someone even shows up).
DON'T fall for these gimmicks and dishonest marketing! The DJ Guy is ALWAYS honest about pricing and what's included. We don't even offer a package that doesn't include basics like: props, custom graphic design, prints and flash drive copy of all images. Why? Because we believe the experience is important.
Give us a call to book your event today! 517-404-0418 www.thedjguy.info
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