Money Back Haunt LLC. (BS scheme or good marketing?)

[Haunted Prints (EOM)]

What's are your thoughts on the "Money Back Haunt" company and what they offer?

For those passionate hard working haunters, do you see this as a disgrace or promising marketing scheme?

[Deathwing]

Personally I got the scam vibe, and those silky lime green shirts made them seem fake. I mean, eating weird stuff? It's not a true haunted house but rather a gross challenge. This concept could be pitched in a number of conventions but it's not exactly haunted attraction related.

Jake

[UnDeRTaKer313]

No smart haunt would pay $5,500 minimum when they don't know what they are getting.
If he truly has the patent and trademark, which it seems like he does, there is absolutely no reason they have to be so secretive about it.
He would have sold everyone in there if he would have just stated exactly what the system is.

i can tell you that without knowing any information at all i think it is safe to say it has something to do with Bugs, Creepy Crawlies, or snakes.

Kinda ticks me off he trademarked all variations of the name "money back haunt" lol

[HauntedPaws]

Why would anyone wanna offer money back? Why go through that trouble? If the movie stinks you don't get a refund you just go to the next one.

[Drjkyll]

While I was in costume Saturday, I asked one of the 'smarmy' salesmen, "How much for the entire Eastern Seaboard?" he told me they only do territories of 100 mile radius. I insisted I wanted the whole Eastern seaboard, explaining that my plan was to lay waste to it and create 1 big haunted attraction. He referred me to his boss. Made a handshake deal for 13 dollars.

Don't think they quite got the fact I was making fun of them...

On the serious side... Total scam.

[MorgueofDoom]

After reviewing their site it appears to me to be the same as a get rich quick scheme. If I'm understood the whole concept rely's on doing a second attraction to their specifications in which you can advertise a money back show. You can advertise to get your money back but must complete their attraction after going thru your own show. So you spend your money building a second show only to make them money advertising a money back show. I can't help but think since they have the name trademarked that you will also be making them money without knowing it, and you will have to pay over $5,000 for an untested theory. I work in advertising. I do TV and Radio commercials for a living and have been doing so for over 8 yrs. This smells like a scam. I would never employ a client who couldn't explain to me in detail what him/her was selling. I stopped by the booth and asked what exactly can they can do to help promote my show and was promptly told to talk to someone else. I never once got a straight answer. I'm not getting a good feeling about it and I fear in a year we may see a thread of negative feedback about this business.

[RobfromErie]

Heres the scam...

Q. Will I get in trouble if I use the “Money Back®” Name in any way (or variation) with my Haunt without an official License?

A. Yes, we have a legal retainer who specializes in Trademark and Patent Infringement Prosecution. We will absolutely sue YOU personally and Your Event. We will aggressively advertise the entire process to the Haunt Industry and Media. DO NOT steal our Intellectual Property or attempt to copy this Idea. We take it very serious, we will make you regret it, and you will be discovered if you do – guaranteed. Buy the License legally, and then enjoy the fruits of YOUR highly-successful Haunted Event.


Sounds to me like if you mention getting any money back in any way, you get sued.

I went to a haunt (a good one) a few years back, and on opening night if you made it all the way through, you got $5 back. Sounds like they would get in trouble.

[Bradenton Haunted Trail]

Well I talked to this guy at Shanes party (wich was great by the way) he did spill some of the details to me (thank god for beer). From what I understand you build a second attraction about the size of a carport or garage. And the it is more like a fear factor show they make you eat some thing and drink some thing and so on. To me it has nothing to do with the Haunt Industry and it is a scame to your customers. He say they pay to go through your main attraction and then there is the upsell to go through the money back part. He said that there was like a 92% that do not make it through the challanges. I would never do anything like this to me it would just piss to many people who came to see a haunt not puke because of some thing we tried to make them drink or eat.

Shawn

[carnagecrew]

I'm going to have to go with a scam on this as well. I mean, I think they run a legit business, and while the money back company themselves I don't think is a scam, I think they are sugar coating you scamming your own customers. You might make a couple bucks the first year - but when word gets out its a separate attraction that you have to do something completely outrageous to get through ( not being so scared you don't make it out, which to me is what a money back haunt implies) People will catch on, and stop coming.

[graystone]

total and i mean total bullshit!!!!shane and it's I also smell bullshit! Shane