PG has the same rip off tactics in Australia.
Anyone in Australia considering using IPG consider this. What you pay to IPG actually gets you nothing. They tell you it covers your entry to any of their courses (by the way that don't own or operate any centres) for a full day and that there are games on everyday, both of which are untrue. They also tell you that it covers your gear hire, again untrue. I was sold a package of 10 tickets for the price of 4 tickets, a total cost of $180.00. When I then made a booking for a course for 6 people, firstly I was told that i had to choose a morning or afternoon session, therefore not all day as advised by their salesperson. I was then told that I had to pay $45.00 in advance, non-refundable, for every player, plus an additional booking fee. This additional $45 was for the first 200 paintballs according to IPG and to confirm the booking. The day arrived and we went to the course. The first thing that happened was an argument over our booking being a full day, as agreed with IPG, with the course manager saying that we were only to be there for a half day. Then to my great surprise I find out that by going directly to the course operator and paying them $50, instead of paying IPG, anything at all, it included the use of the course and the supply of all the equipment including the marker, additional paintballs are extra, and that's fine and understandable Therefore it was at this point that I truly found out what IPG does. They are an agent who misleads you into believing you're getting a great deal, when in fact they are just a booking service. IPG does not own any paintball courses, nor do they operate any paintball courses, they dishonestly lead you to believe they do. What you are paying to them actually gets you nothing, just a booking service. You can go direct to any paintball centre and avoid paying IPG their booking fee.
16 January 2017
Unprompted review