HireLittlePeople.com review

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Posted by Jim on Aug 12, 2008 58 views

For our daughters sweet 16 we decided to hire a dwarf, midget or little person. We wanted someone to be shorter then her for a change, and escort her in. Being irish, we wanted a leprechaun. Also, having them at the door to greet the guests would be fun. If they could sing, dance, juggle or anything of entertainment, that would be great.

We did get a little person from hirelittlepeople.com - the price of $350 for a 2 hours was better then other people we contacted. And mosre important, they were coming from a reasonable driving distance. That was a big deal to us for a Friday night party.

Base Service Fee: $300.00
Costume: $50.00
TOTAL $350.00
$150.00 Down Payment Due Now
$200.00 Balance Due when Little Person arrives

They arrived, one little person, in a costume, and a driver. They were nice and friendly. At the door, he greeted guests and handed out beads from a pot’o'gold bucket. We provided the beads, the pot and the guestbook.

When the party started, he did escort Brighid in. It made for a cute picture.

From here, my expactations were for someone to show up, and do these few tasks. Anna expected that since this is a talent agency, the little person would have some talent, and this they did not have.

For the costume, we could have picked it up ourselves and given it to the kids for playtime. It was on the order of a csotume, like a cheap santa suit. For a professional agency, charging a seperate fee, you would expect something like a mall santa where you look at them and say “Oh thats the real Santa Claus suit”

At the door, the little person was not jumpy, warm or jolly. But they were there. No card tricks, juggling, jokes, fake Irish accent greetings. Nothing. Just there. Anna expected more, I would have hoped for more. Overall it was a fun idea, but failed in the delivery. Would I do it again? No. Would I recommend hirelittlepeople.com - no and yes. You have to be even more specific about what you want. They will get you a body. But besides standing there, you might not get much else.

For the money, I could have found a child comedian or entertainer, gotten them in a tux or leprechaun outfit and gotten more of what Anna wanted - entertainment - for the same price. And had an easier time finding them. It was fun having them, but they could have done better. And if the response is “You asked for a little person, not a little person that did xxx or yyy.” I would respond - Then why didn’t you offer that as an additional option?

Why this review now? I am cleaning up and catching up, and deleting old email archives. I want this blog to be current, honestly I do

Political Correctness garbage - a dwarf is a person with forms of extreme shortness characterized by disproportion of body parts. A midget is another term for a dwarf, but is not generally PC. I guess they prefer little people.

Doug
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