RANT RANT RANT***
I just want to let all my Wenatchee people know that I will never be going to Tap and Putt ever again and I'll tell you why....
Two days ago we learned that our private school was cancelling our 10th grade class to go see the play "Grease" due to inappropriate content. This is their protocol night where they get all dressed up and go to dinner and then the play. Since they weren't going to the play, we needed to find something for the class to do instead. I reached out to Tap and putt to reserve some time for this kids to hang out after dinner. The owner said he could accommodate our two hour time slot and if I could come down to give the deposit. Mind you, the arranged upon price was $500 for 2 hours. Upon doing so, I told him our sob story about the kids not being able to go to the play. He then said that changes things and had to ask his partner if he could still accommodate us. His response VERBATIM:
"Just giving you a call back about Saturday night unfortunately we cannot do something like that . We were expecting more adults to be there and pay for drinks and ordering food . So if you still want to do something to do something on Sunday for your group, but just unfortunately, we need to stay open for the public on Saturday night if you have any questions or anything like that call back"
I was in correspondence telling him that we were paying for the time of the venue. What if we were a group of adults who were going to be in the group were all recovering alcoholics?! Would you turn us away then? I said "Please, I'm begging you! We need somewhere for these kids to enjoy the rest of their big night!" After all, they had already agreed to host for us in the beginning. He then responded that he would accommodate us IF WE PAID AN ADDITIONAL $300! This is the definition of price gouging. We talked amongst the parents and they wanted to go ahead and pay it to make sure the kids enjoyed their evening.
Upon saying we would pay it, the owner then said "We've decided not to host your party. Hope you find something else for your situation!"
I have been a loyal member of Tap and Putt for years. We EASILY could have made it over $1000 with snacks and drinks for 2 hours not to mention the fact that they cared more about trying to make money off alcohol than helping out kids for their alternative "prom" night. Super disappointed and frustrated. read more