Ad Kids

I found them online, and submitted my son's pictures and information to them. They set up an appointment for us to go to Dallas, and meet with Don **. When we got there, it was a little strange. A girl met us downstairs and took us up to the office. When we got up there, it seems really strange that this was a professional company, yet the two females that he had working with him looked as if they just got out of bed. One was wearing what looked like her pj's. The other looked like she just threw her outfit together. She even had a large hole in her sweater. My son was so excited, and my husband and I just looked at each other.

We went up and met with this gentlemen, who told us they had been in business for many years. He had been doing this for over 20 years. After an hour of talking, and him talking with our son, he said he was perfect, and then the paper came out. The fee for 4 sessions of photos was $495.00. We told him we could not pay that right now. He offered a payment plan. We talked about it and agreed. Then he came out with credit card slips and a pen, and rubbed our credit card onto the slips. We both knew something was not right, that this company did not have the system to run a credit card. Come on now! Anyway, we left, and I put a stop to the transactions. It just did not look right from the moment we saw his helpers. We will continue to look for our son an agent, and be a lot more careful.

My experience is very similar to everybody else, making a complaint about this place. I received a card in the email and afterwards we went to have my son interviewed. I really don't want to go through the details. I just want to know what can I do to get my money back!

My husband and I have wanted to get our son into modeling and acting for a while now. Everywhere we go, he demands attention and everyone tells us we should see about putting him into something. I found Ad Kids online, and to be honest, didn't do any extensive research. I found one thing wrong that someone said and it was about the location in Chicago. So we went to go visit the place and we were so excited. Now I know from previous experience that anywhere you go, they provide you with information and you have time to think about it especially if it isn't a casting call or anything along those lines and involves you handing over a lot of cash.

We went in and met with Donald ** who at first was very courteous. He explained everything and then took our son out into the hall to see if he would stay with strangers. This I could understand because working in this industry, kids have to be able to interact with strangers without the child throwing a tantrum being away from Mommy or Daddy. So, all is going well until we got everything being completed. We told Mr. ** that we would like to go home and think about everything and do our research a little more on the company. So he started telling us the only thing that could be looked at is the BBB report. He kept trying to tell us that the company is in good standing with them and it's the only thing legit to look at. We kept telling him that we would like to think it over and possibly come back the next day. The guy began to get rude with us and basically kicked us out of his office. All in all, no company should become agitated with a client if they simply want to think things over especially if they are a legit company. So long story short, they are a scam probably just trying to rip people off every chance they get. He must not have been getting very good business lately and was hungry for our money.

We went to this modeling agency with my daughter for an interview. The guay name Don toll us that my doughter is perfect for the job. He asked me for money up front, we paid $400.00 only from the total amount wich was $680.00. Don told us to pay after. which we never did. Because we found out that this place was a scam. I called him to get my money and then he refused. Please tell me how can i get my money back.

Well I have been trying to get my baby sister involved in modeling/acting for years now. But we can never find the right outreach. Just recently my parents and I set up and appointment with Ad Kids and signed the 3yr $680 contract. Now I feel a bit foolish and regretful that we jumped on the deal so fast after reading these complaints. Usually we take a sit back and think about it but we were so desperate to get our little girl out there already.

I just set up the appointment with the photographer for this weekend. Hopefully I can get my hands on these photos myself and use them outside of Ad Kids. I would like to get in touch with these previous people who have been complaining also. I guess I have no choice right now but to see what happens since we just signed not too long ago. They did though, set up a casting audition for H&M Kids that my little sister attended.

I recieved a letter from this company named Adkids sayingif u have a child you feel may be suitable for modelling.so we called them, made an appointment and went there.He convinced us that our kids r eligible and they will surely get job ...so we were excited and he forced us to pay right away.So we paid him $680 for 3yrs.When I came home many of my family friends told me that I should not have paid right away and some told me that this is fraud company.

So I did research on internet and found many complaints .So I called for refund and he was very rude.I'm trying my best to get my money back.Moreover I called DCA and they told me Adkids is unlicensed.I have no idea how can these people work so confidently without license.I'll try to get money from them somehow if not i'm gonna tell local news.if u guys want o support me in this matter u can email me

I recieved a letter from ADKIDS saying if ur kids r eligible for modelling pls call. So I called made ana ppointment and went there. He checked if my baby is ok with stragners and also my elder duaghter. He acted as if he was a professional. So he forced us to sign a contract for 3 yrs and we paid $680 using MC. But I did research and found out they r scam artist. I'm trying by best to get my money back and will fight for it.

We searched more into AdKids and Mr. Don Voight and found out he has been scamming many parents and children for many years! My husband and I feel so stupid and gullable!

Losing $680 as well as feeling embarrassed and ashamed as parents that this man, Don Voight fooled and tricked us!

A few months after my son was born I received a letter in the mail telling me that my child has what is takes to become a model. I still have original letter. It said to call Ad Kids and make an appointment to meet with an agent. I did and went in to the city a couple days later. A Mr. Voihght had met with us and told us not everyone gets in and he would have to walk out of the room with my son into the front and if he didn't cry he wass in.

Everything went well and then he told us we had to pay $650. I asked if we could think about it and he said no it had to be today or nothing. Being new parents and super naive, we went along with him and paid. It wasn't until later that we realized that there was about 20 kids in the waiting room all with leters and after speaking to 4 women with newborns in my neighborhood, they too all received the same letter.

I have put in a complaint with Better Business Bureu but Ad Kids refuses to respond to them. There is so much more to this story that I would like to share so please feel free to contact me any time.

I lost all my money and received not one photo or one audition.

They signed a contract with me to represent my son in an ad/ modeling bussiness, collected money for services which were never delivered. I have a small claims court order for AD KIDS to pay me back dated December of 2005, which I have no ways of collecting because they do not respond to subpoenas and they used a small bank in Illinois to cash my payment. That bank doesn't want to respond to out of state subpoena.