Massively Overrated
I went to a class in Liverpool. I signed up to Bloom classes after I kept seeing them on social media & the videos were brilliant. I regretted signing up after 2 people I attended another class with saying they wouldn't rate them, both of them attended classes in different areas of Liverpool. They said the classes were too big, overwhelming, not baby led, one said their class leader was rude, the classes were cliquey and they felt uncomfortable. Before attending class I messaged the class leader, I forgot to put in my 10% discount code for having priority booking, so I paid full price, the classes were then being advertised as 50% off as they musn't of had enough bookings, I felt peeved by this and sent a polite message just asking if there was anything they could offer me & I got ignored! When I first entered class I was ignored by the class leader, no friendly hello! It seemed quite a few people had attended with people they already knew, it was cliquey and apart from those people no one really spoke to each other, I think this was because of the atmosphere created by the class leader which wasn't warm and welcoming. The first bit involved the class leader coming round with bubbles & a puppet, she whizzed round in seconds, the puppet did not come to life, which was a shame as I know if she had interacted with my baby using the puppet he'd of loved it. Everything felt so rushed, it was not relaxed, and the class leader did not make attempts to get to know the babies or mums. The props were the worst, horrible cheap tat which I wouldn't dream of putting my baby through the discomfort of wearing them just for a photo, the constant plugs of "don't forget to tag us on social media to win free classes" was cringe! The classes were too big and everyone was sat on top of each other, it was uncomfortable and it was hard to do tummy time on the caterpillar as there were so many babies crammed in close together. The videos and photos on social media make it look loads better than it is & I'd rather go to a sensory class which is baby led and not obsessed with social media. I understand this is how they spread the word of their classes to run their businesses but it is over the top and I will be going on word of mouth next time, and people i've spoken to don't recommend these classes either. I've purposely not mentioned the class leader's name because she seems like a nice person & will obviously be relying on her classes for income, but I just felt there was no enthusiasm from her and this affected the quality of the class and our experience of it.
28 July 2022
Unprompted review