While we try to be as reasonable as possible in every circumstance, it is important to remember that like any other ticketed event, we have a limited number of tickets to be sold for each event. So if you buy a ticket and then either don't show up or show up too late to join in, we will not be able to offer a refund or credit, this is necessary to help ensure we have a balanced number of men and women at our events. There are occasionally circumstances which are beyond the control of anyone which may make it impossible for you to attend or that you arrive late, if you feel such a situation exists please contact us and we will review the situation and make a judgment on a case by case basis. Many of the venues that host our events do provide light snacks or appetizers for our participants during the event break, however not all of our venues are equipped to do so. We do not control the type or amount of appetizers provided by the venue, they are a courtesy from the venue and as such we can't promise that they will be healthy or include options for all dietary preferences. The majority of our events run for about two to two and a half hours and can take quite a bit of energy, we recommend that you come prepared for the event, so if you need to grab a bite to eat before the event you should plan accordingly. Even companies running their first events make this claim! So how can the average NYC single, looking to get out there and date, choose the right speed-dating company? We believe we're the best, and we want to give you six concrete reasons why we are different from the others. We offer three types of events. Our regular events give you ten to twelve dates of six minutes each, with a guarantee of at least ten dates or your next event is free. You'll have up to forty dates of just over two minutes each. So which event is right for you? And if you want to spend a little longer getting to know each person, choose a regular event. For the majority of our events, the age ranges are there as a guide only, and are not meant to stop you from attending an event that you feel comfortable attending. So if you're 2-3 years older or younger than the age range guidelines, that's fine. We don't ask for ID at the door, but we highly encourage you to follow this guide to ensure you have the best possible speed dating experience. Most people at our events do match with at least one other person. If you don't get a match, don't be discouraged - quite likely you were chosen by people who you didn't select. It's all about the numbers, so please sign up for another event and try your luck again. And if you don't get a match, your next event is half price. If you choose a regular event, you will have more time to get to know each person, but you may not meet everyone there. We do have time to mingle before and after the event, so you can meet anyone you've had your eye on. You can pick anyone as a match, whether you are paired with them for a speed date or not. You may be surprised at how much you know after a short date. After all, you're not deciding if you want to marry this person - just whether you want to see them again for a full-length date. Shortly after the event you will receive an email notifying you that the selection process has begun, once you receive this email you can log on to our website and enter your selections. As soon as you do you'll see your initial match information. And then later, as more of our guests log on to enter their information, you'll get the rest of your matches. E-mail your matches and take it from there. No need to be shy - if you got their e-mail address, that means the person is interested in seeing you again. Yes, it really does. Some of us will find one in ten people romantically intriguing; some will choose only one from a hundred. Either way, it's all about meeting lots of people in an environment that makes it easy to pick who you want to see again. That's what we are here to provide. We've thought long and hard about this one, because we're quite aware that these events play into some traditional and old-fashioned - and yes, even sexist - ideas of who wants to date whom. But frankly, when we tried to run events for even age ranges i. We found that the vast majority of the guys self-selected to events where they were in the upper half of the age range, and the women similarly self-selected to be in the younger end of the range. So, to put it simply, we gave in... Think we should do it differently? Please write and let us know - this is an issue we frequently reconsider. We get a lot of lawyers and bankers at our events maybe because the company was started by a lawyer and a banker! If you consider yourself a single professional, feel free to register for our events. We have run events for men wishing to meet men, and women wishing to meet women. Currently we schedule these events about once every couple of months, but we would love to run them more frequently. We do have events for over 45 year olds - at most times you'll see at least one on our calendar. If you would like to see more of them posted, please e-mail us and let us know! Currently the majority of our events are being offered in Manhattan, however we do run events in Brooklyn and Westchester from time to time. We may consider adding other locations in the future. We do not screen participants, and unfortunately we cannot guarantee that your dates will lead to marriage, lost weekends, or whatever else you may have in mind. We bring you together to meet each other, and give you the contact information for your matches - you take it from there. We ask that everyone stay until the end of the evening's rotations. If you leave, then one poor person goes without a date each round. If you absolutely must leave, please do let the host know. Our standard advice is to wear whatever you would feel comfortable wearing on an evening out with friends in the city. Most of our venues are casual and relaxed, however, it's still good to make a great first impression. It's best to err on the side of being too well-presented than the other way around! Once the speed dating rounds have finished for each group, all of the participants are combined for a mingling session. This means that in addition to the 20-25 singles you have dates with you will also have the opportunity to meet and mingle with another 20-25 singles. Like our Marathon events, these events are usually run on Saturday or Sunday and begin at 6:00pm or 6:30pm and include a free drink. We've run more than 1,000 events across six years, so we know first hand that people like choice. Some like to have shorter dates so they can have more of them, and others would like to have a little more time with each person they meet. And some people want to try different formats, depending on how they feel at the time We offer three formats, and they are outlined in detail below. At our Regular format, you'll have 10-12 dates, and at our Everyone Meets Everyone events, you'll have between 10 and 20 dates. At our Marathon events, you'll have between 30 and 50 dates. At all of our events, you're guaranteed at least 10 dates or your next event is free. This format is good for those who like a little more time to chat with their dates. If there are more than 12 pairs, the host will probably still run just the 12 rounds, as this is what guests have signed up for. We recommend you take the opportunity during the break or at the end to chat to singles you may not have met on a date, and the hosts will be very happy to make introductions for you if you wish. Since our events often have more than 24 participants it is unlikely that you will meet everyone at this event. Our hosts will run enough dates to ensure that all participants meet 10 to 12 participants of the opposite gender, but if there are more than 15 pairs you will not have dates with everyone. This format is good for those who like to have an organized introduction to all attendees, even if the date is a bit shorter. The time per date will be reduced as the number of guests increase, and at many events of this format, you could be having 20 dates of three minutes - so come with lots of energy! If there are 12 pairs, then each date will be around six minutes. Please Note that these events start earlier in the evening, usually at 6:00pm or 6. Some people prefer to choose who they would like to talk to and how long they want to talk to them for. We're sorry but due to the costs of processing transactions we can not apply discounts to registrations that have already been processed, nor can we apply discounts that are offered after you have registered for an event. If you are unsure if a charge us from New York EasyDates, please contact us at questions nyeasydates. We may even be able to help you track down the right company. At this time we are not able to accept credit card payments over the phone. Our credit card processor requires that customers enter their credit card information personally, it can not be done by a 3rd party. Paying with a credit card online is very secure and if we were able to accept credits cards over the phone we would be entering your information over the internet just as you will be doing. Payments on our site are secured with high grade encryption which protects your information between your computer and our servers and from our servers to the credit card processor. In our 8 years of business we have never had a customer's credit card information compromised in any way and we work very hard to ensure that our track record continues. We accept most major credit cards Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover as well as payments through PayPal. In the past we have tried to be as accommodating as possible and have allowed participants to pay at the door however as these participants have no financial commitment many feel that they aren't required to attend and rather than let us know they simply don't show up. Although we can deal with small gender imbalances quite easily, not having adequate numbers is simply unfair to our customers. Registering online is safe and secure, so don't pass up a chance to meet someone great, register today. Our registration system is protected by high grade SSL Secure Socket Layer encryption which encrypts information transmitted between your computer and our server such that it can not be intercepted and viewed by any other party. All of the information you submit during the registration process is secure during transmission and saved securely in an encrypted format in our database. None of the information you provide is ever transmitted in an unsafe manner, nor will we ever sell, rent or share your information with anyone for any reason. We believe that our cancellation policy is the most generous of all speed-dating companies. For example, we are the only company that allows refunds, and we have a liberal approach to transfers to other events. However, because of the nature of speed-dating events, we must balance the numbers of men and women so that everyone who has paid to attend will be getting value for their money. Therefore it is essential for us to have a clear cancellation policy to discourage last second no-shows, and to ensure that each speed-dating event is a success. At this time we are not actively seeking employees for any position, but we are always happy to receive applications from anyone interested in hosting events in or around NYC. Are you interested in hosting a New York EasyDates speed dating event? We are always interested in hearing from energetic men and women who are interested in helping others find romance through speed dating. We know that everyone is anxious to find out who selected them after an event, but not everyone is able to submit selections immediately after the event. We cater to busy singles and many of our participants take a few days to submit their selections. So if you haven't received matches after a day please don't feel that you won't get any, give it some time. Usually you can log in and make your selections right after the event. If we have last-minute additions to add to the list, you may have to wait an hour or two. Once logged in, you will be prompted to select who you would like to see again. When you choose someone and they choose you, that's a match! You'll get an email with their name and contact information. You can add to your selections for 7 days after an event. However, you cannot take away selections you've already made. Usually this means that the email went into your spam file. Please add questions nyeasydates. We give everyone seven days after the event to make their selections. You'll see most of your results sooner than this, as we post the selections as soon as they come in. Though it is a rare occurrence, it may be possible that you attend an event and don't meet anyone that you wanted to see again. While we hope that you don't find yourself in this situation, if it happens we do not require that you submit selections. This will update our database and ensure that you don't get any notices about making selections. Though most participants are likely to receive at least one or two matches, it is possible that you may not receive any matches or perhaps you chose not to select anyone. If you do not receive any matches at one of our events you are entitled to receive a discount equal to 50% off your next speed dating event with us. Once logged in you will be presented with a page which displays the event details, pricing and the available payment options. Assuming you have entered the code correctly the page will refresh and the price will be updated, you can then select your method of payment and complete the registration process. If you receive an error when applying the discount code, please double check you have entered the code exactly as provided and try again. If you continue to have problems please don't hesitate to contact us for assistance. Sorry, like most businesses we can only allow on discount code to be applied to a single registration, this includes the automatic discount applied for early registration. If you apply a discount to an event which is already discounted our system will apply the discount which provides the greatest savings, the other code will be ignored. Clicking this button will allow you to register and pay for yourself and up to 10 friends at the same time. Please take time and prepare before registering your friends, you will need their full names and an email address in order to register them. This information is necessary so we can add your friends to the guest list and inform them when the selection process has started after the event. Our mailing list is separate from our member accounts, if you have joined our mailing list and would like to register for an event you will need to create a member account. Our system will automatically delete the mailing list account when you finish creating your member account so that you don't receive multiple copies of emails. Many of our events sell out before the date of the event so if you didn't register and showed up at the event you could be turned away. Many of our events have a specific number of tables available to us and though we would love to accommodate more participants it is not always possible. If we have a number of men or women walk into an event that we aren't expecting it would cause an imbalance that would make the event less enjoyable for all. Often when we're forced to cancel events we hear from customers who had wanted to attend the event but wanted to pay at the door, unfortunately had they pre-registered we would have been able to run those events. All-in-all, pre-registration is what allows us to run our events in the most professional manner and create events that provide the best possible experience for all participants. If this is your first time registering for a New York EasyDates event you will need to create a Member account on our site. If you would like to discuss the possibility of becoming an affiliate, please contact us at. We are always looking for new venues to work with. We've built long term relationships with many bars and restaurants in some cases, more than 6 years and 200 events! And we like to come in during a night and time that suits you, so that you're getting extra drinks sales at a time when you would otherwise be quiet. We also can promote your venue via our 25,000 strong mailing list, and on our high traffic website. In addition to tracking cookies parts of our site use cookies to track session information, such as our Member's Area and billing system. To ensure the utmost security these session cookies are only sent over an SSL encrypted connection and can not be accessed by any third party. Email us right away, and we'll help you with any problem that you encounter. If you are experiencing a technical problem, please email us the exact details of the problem. Include if possible the type of browser you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, other , the version of your browser, and an exact description of the problem. If you get an error message, what exactly does it say? E-mail this information to. Try refreshing the page, or signing out of the Members Area and then signing in again. If you continue to experience this problem after signing out, please email us at questions nyeasydates. Our Member's Area is still undergoing reconstruction, but you should be able to make selections and view your matches using your mobile device without problems. Like most websites today, our site is designed to function in all of the current versions of the most popular internet browsers. We have specifically tested our site in the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Chrome as well as many older versions of each of these browsers.
