Obviously nothing horrendous, but I’m curious as to what others would have done in my shoes.
I’m a member of a yoga studio that advertised a new mothers baby massage event. I’d been to other events there that were great, and my baby is a bit grouchy lately from teething and struggling to nod off, so I signed up hoping to learn some techniques.
It was quite expensive, but promised connections with other mums, practical guided massage therapy, breath work, and refreshments.
I showed up and there was only one other mum there. The organiser didn’t ask our names, the baby names, or really even welcome us.
She spent the first 35 minutes talking about her skincare brand - blasting ‘toxins’ and babbling about the wisdom of tribes in Africa. Her sister was also there and wandering around.
After 45 minutes of brand storytelling and literally no massage, I stood up, said thanks and left. At that point, there was only 20 minutes left of the event. I could tell the end would be selling, as I saw a box of the (very pricey) products by the door.
I felt bad leaving the other woman alone with them, but it felt so off.
I’m tempted to make a complaint to the yoga studio asking them if this was what they thought the event would be, as it seemed like nothing but a sales pitch and included no massage. It had nothing in common with the description at all, and I feel a bit irritated and miss-sold to. Or should I just let it go and mark it up to some people making a quick buck off new mums?