Deividas

Venue was not great as people could not find where correct groups are, the male to female ratio was very skewed as well and I only got to talk to 1 match out of 3 as they were not found part of the group.

Georgina

It wasn’t great. I’m a straight girl and I got matched with another straight girl. It was advertised that we would also get more than 1 match and we didn’t, totally not worth the money or the effort

David

Very disappointing event as the planned and advertised schedule changed once we were all there and signed up. Not great value for money or well thought out … along with a poor & dark bar choice meant for a below par experience

Khrystal

It would have been nice to have similar age groups within the event. I don’t think the questions were that relatable to match me with the right people but was nice to mingle and meet new people

Jade

Really wholesome experience at this matchbox event. I was very impressed by the event, the quality of the matches and the lovely people in the room. I would recommend.

Matteo

The matching was completely pointless. There were supposed to be 3 match drops, we only did one. And even then, most people ignored the matches and just talked to whomever they wanted.

Dominic

The event would have been an excellent one if not for the tightly packed venue that made moving around difficult, especially for the match rounds.

Matt

I recognise it was a last minute change but the venue was difficult to circulate through and not get stuck in the way. Music was a bit loud for proper conversation

Kat

The signal at the venue was gone, so i had to leave outside every time there was a new match announced to check who they are. Never found any of them...

Cav

Quiz is shocking, needs to be more about interests as opposed to "would you share a bank account with your partner?" I mean what sort of question is that on a date night scenario?

Anika

The matchbox matching was good - asked and matched based on some core values like wanting children, monogamy etc. could go further on interests and lifestyle though. Overall there was a good crowd and nice hosts, although the music was a bit too loud to easily talk

Martin

The venue was too small and crowded and it was all so loud that I had difficulties hearing people due the loud music. I would not come back.

Sean

I did enjoy it but the main thing I disliked was that I was unmatched on the last match, which ended my night sadly

Jack

Match box element was fun but the hosts (Thursday) need to do more to make this work better as a concept.

Carlos

SO disorganized. Felt very shallow. Venue was too small for the amount of moving around you had to do. No cloakroom did not help.

Josh

There should be better directions to the bar The bar was VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND

Asif

Whilst the host were friendly, event seem quite disorganised at times.

Kal

The host didnt continue the match making process. Only one match instead of the 3 advertised. I want my money back

Olga

I feel there are important questions left out of the questionnaire that directly impact your matches such as if someone smokes (I hate tobacco and was matched with 2 men that were smokers), allergies to animals, limits on age… I wouldn’t return to this sort of event as I genuinely didn’t feel good.

Andrew

Enjoyable evening. Hit and miss on matches but software can’t always predict our preferences.

Bhavin

We were meant to have 3 rounds of dates, but only had 1 round, so feel a little short changed.

Victoria

The venue was not fit for this kind of event. It was really hard to find your matches as there was no space to move through the crowd. I only ended up finding one of my matches by chance and never found my groups. It was incredibly hot, not enough staff working the bar and far too many people in such a small space.

Manoj

Need more and nice and beautiful venues please

Ollie

Terrible venue, overcrowded, poor ratio and really poor organisation. A shambles!

Sanjanaa

Maybe this works if you want to date a person who’s just like you!

Alan

Hey

Chris

Tight venue after a last minute change, very loud music, no space to move or be heard.

Kami

The idea and questionarre was good, but I think the tickets should be more focused on a ratio and perhaps to fill the questionarre after purchasing the ticket not on arrival to help with maintaining that balance. The questions should be also about what age range you are interested in meeting. Otherwise friendly enviroment and managed to meet few nice people indeed

Jenna

They chose a tiny venue and squeezed 100+ people in so no one could move. Even if you managed to move around, they didn’t have any signage or staff to show you where each group was. Everyone I spoke to was so uncomfortable and disappointed, most people only found 1/3 matches. Really unpleasant as a first time back in the dating pool.

Faze

The groups were far too big, you cannot have 14-16 people around a table were you can actually chat to people In the third round, the grouping involved most the same people from the first round. In all I did not get to even meet half the people there! There were 2 guys who were my type but didn't get a chance to say hello. Perhaps 4 group rounds with different people would have helped?

Nick

Venue was a little dark, though you got used to it eventually. Didn't understand why they didn't give you the link to the questionnaire on arrival (or beforehand) as it seemed to delay proceedings quite a bit. Despite these aspects I generally had quite a fun evening and spoke to lots of people. Whether it translates into any tangible is debatable (people will be ghosters) but broadly speaking I thought a bit of filtering i.e. being put into groups with people from the opposite sex who you had high level comparability with was a good thing. Was a bit difficult to find the actual 'perfect' match, in fact it never happened and they left before I could find them.

Irenie

The guy I got matched with first was really weird, then today I found out he stalked me on Instagram to message me despite me giving out no information aside from my name. I’ve already put in a complaint with Thursday so it doesn’t happen to anyone else with this dude. I’d recommend just asking for first names so people can’t look you up. Thanks

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Meghna

Unfortunately I think with the number of people at the event and how small the venue was it all became very chaotic and overwhelming very quickly. There was hardly space to move through the venue and there were technical issues where you couldn't hear the host clearly as the microphone wasn't loud enough. Also the host did miss out an entire group so when the first drop happened, anyone in group 5 had no idea on where to go. I understand this is user error but also there was a delay in getting the event started. Just wanted to note you cannot get signal in the venue and if you do, it's very weak and the WiFi wasn't always working. This event relies on having good signal for it to work for people. So most people had to go outside to check the group and then go outside again check the match and come back in which then wastes time (because it was so busy and hard to walk through the venue) but also doesn't make for a good user experience

Michael

Fun event

Richard

None of the matches was a match. The worst part is that it became forced, and even though I found some interesting people within the groups, I was not able to develop that because we had to go talk to our “match”. Although I understand the idea of the questionnaire, not screening for lifestyle, sex position and sex appeal was bad. All the matches were far from relevant, and the interaction quickly became forced.

Thrad

It was overcrowded and people didn't move once they paired up. Most people left after the first event. I got paired up with the same sex when I am not interested and there was clearly an age preference. Furthermore, the venue was too loud to speak with anyone. At one point, I had to scream. The group selection was the same every time and a 3:1 ratio of males to females. Not ideal.

Jenny

I found Matchbox to be a really fun and clever concept as an alternative to a meet and mingle and speed dating event. It is particularly helpful for those who are too shy to approach a room full of people by themselves. Those attending should have an open mind that the matches are created to provide an opportunity for a connection - both in a smaller group setting and on a 1-2-1 basis. I really enjoyed it!

Aditya

It was a small and loud venue. For dating events, it's better to have a somewhat quiet venue to be able to chat. The worst was that we didn't get three matches. We were supposed to be matched with 3 people; we were matched with just one. Literally everyone I spoke with didn't like the person they were matched with. I would like a refund, but there's no way to claim it or raise complaints except through this survey, not sure if it will reach the right eyes.

Bogdan

The price of the ticket was nearly £27 and the algorithm only offered 3 matches. The questions provided and algorithm wasn't anywhere near sufficient to do its job. Out the the 3 matches only 2 were present in the room. Also, something as simple as name tags could have helped. The venue was too loud and customers from the adjacent spaces could wander and mix with the event participants. This was my first event with Thursday and wasn't impressed at all

Jane

No

Ollie

This event was expensive £30 with £3 booking fee. Even early bird was £21 including fee. The bar was crowded and not well suited for constantly moving past to go to different groups. The cocktail I had there was nice though but 9% service on every drink seemed a bit steep. The set of questions is ultimately too vague to match people well. And the structure of the evening works against making good connections. You have time in each group to chat before your match is revealed and often you have to tear away from someone you’re actually connecting with to go to your “match”. Also, anyone who came to wingman or support you is also given matches. A simple singles meet-up where you’re free to chat with whoever would be far better. Definitely not worth the price. Zero effort from the host. All the participants were frustrated.

Tee

The environment was absolutely terrible to hold such a large amount of people. The high volume of individuals did not make it pleasant because you couldn’t walk!! The music choice was poor and too loud, which resulted in the difficulty of producing a high quality, deep level conversation. You’re always finding yourself saying “what did you say?” (Which gets embarrassing after the 3rd time) I matched with three people and did not find two of them, because again, the venue was way too busy and small!! Would not recommend at all. You need to adjust the music volume, music choice and invite less people. The ratio too was off. Much more men than women. Staff were friendly, but not attentive. Poor experience.

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