The Blue Rooms Photographic Studios review: Money paid

I would give no stars if that was a possibility. We were all booked in and were told, if you cancel you don't get your £50 deposit back unless you rebook and then you pay a further £50 but if you turn up it goes towards your package or you get your deposit back. Well as I was so busy, I reluctantly paid the £50 deposit, these sorts of things always make me feel uneasy and red flags come out. When it came to the day of the shoot, I decided no matter how busy I was, I was going to stop and research the company as it was not feeling right. Low and behold as I thought it was a big money making scam, sucking young hopefuls in. They don't give you any breathing space, you need to make a decision there and then. Also, upon discussions with friends who are models, they say you dont need a portfolio as the agent will arrange that. It is all dreadful lies. We decided we would say goodbye to our £50 and not go in, as we didn't really have the time to waste on scams and we didn't want to be put under all this pressure when we had already decided it was not a legitimate path to modelling.

A couple of weeks later, I noticed another charge on my bank statement for £135 from the blue room. Now, I am really annoyed as this is a lot of money and no notification. I certainly was not told about this on the phone conversation with Irene, so I then checked all the attached documents and it is written in this that a charge of £135 will be charged for the hire of the studio, if 3 days notice is not given. Surely this is quite an important clause they should be adding to their phone spiel. All in all a really shoddy company out to only make money with false promises and no consideration for people. A TOTAL SCAM

Date of experience: 02 December 2023