Proscout
To Whom It May Concern:
My daughter and I attended the ProScout Search held
at the Philadelphia Marriott Feb 24 thru 26. She
paid almost $700 for the right to attend, $65 for a guest
to attend, $180 for photographs that were no better than
something you could get from WalMart Photo Shop, $348
for hotel and parking, and she NEVER got to talk to any
agents one on one which was the whole purpose of her
showing up.
There were over 1,000 'stars' and less than 10% were
told an agent would like to talk to them. It was
a waste of time, money, and it was sad to see so many
people who were [...]'ed. I saw three Asians, no
Hispanics, one Muslim. The 'stars' were about 50%
Black, 50% White. These people played on parents'
desire to: 1) have a better life for their family by
promoting their 'star' child, 2) played up to people's
dreams, and 3) to every parent's view that their child
is special. There were whole families there that
were clearly suffering financially and saw this as a
big opportunity for their child.
The two days were spent in seminars telling us that:
1) complainers can get their careers ruined because the
agents all talk to each other (in other words, don't
make conversation about ProScout being a scam; 2) parents
need to learn the business, 3) you need to live in Los
Angeles or New York City to pursue a career, 4) it's
really about personality and being willing to totally
embarrass yourself in their seminars, not beauty, and
5) you should be thrilled these folks will even appear
in the same room with you.
They charged $25 extra for workshops which had no value
whatsoever. There was no opportunity given to talk
to any of the agents, get ProScout people to give you
advice on you specifically, and they ran the seminar
so cheap it was ridiculous. They provided water
and glasses for it, not bottles of water or soda. They
raked in one million dollars last weekend and couldn't
even provide us with coffee, tea, or soda. When
they gave the agents' names, they gave only first names,
so I am not even sure the agents were for real.
DON'T THROW YOUR MONEY AWAY!!!!
Sincerely,
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