Seriously double check that 'free' networking breakfast offer

Got an email last month about a free networking breakfast at a spot in Dearborn. Looked legit, had a few names I recognized from the Chamber. Showed up at 7am, paid $5 for parking, and it was just a timeshare pitch in disguise. The "light breakfast" was a stale muffin and watery coffee. I walked out after 15 minutes but I was ticked I wasted the gas and time. Anybody else get suckered by these fake networking events popping up around Detroit lately?

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reesepatel3d ago

Oh man, that's brutal. It reminds me of the time I got tricked into a "community job fair" that turned out to be a multi-level marketing thing for some vitamin powder. They had a sign saying "free coffee and donuts" but the donuts were those cheap ones from a gas station and the coffee was basically hot water. I sat through a 20 minute spiel about "financial freedom" just to get a lukewarm cup of something. At least you only lost $5 on parking, I burned a half tank of gas driving out to a strip mall in Riverview for that mess. These things are getting too clever with the fake names and logos, you expect it from a random Facebook post but not something that looks like it's from the Chamber.

the_jessica3d ago

Sounds like you got burned but some of those events are actually good if you vet them first.

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