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80-Year-Old Florida Man Gets $8K Bill After Signing Up For Matchmaking Service

Author Cort Freeman
80-Year-Old Florida Man Gets $8K Bill After Signing Up For Matchmaking Service (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Did an 80-year-old Florida man rack up a $8,500 bill after signing up for a matchmaking service? That’s what his family is saying!

You never know what your loved ones are doing on the internet. That applies for teenagers just the same as it does for seniors. Now, his son is trying to get that money back. However, it sounds like he’s not having an easy time doing so!

Did An 80-Year-Old Florida Man Get A $8K Bill After Signing Up For A Matchmaking Service?

The son of the 80-year-old man, who also reportedly has dementia, is now trying to recoup what was lost, and it’s not an easy process! The son is saying that his dad has dementia and couldn’t even go on a date if he wanted to! However, the company, The Matchmaking Company, only gave a partial refund after a news station started poking around, per The New York Post.

The man’s son, Blake Mooney, says he first tried to get the money back on his own but was stymied by the company’s Byzantine Call System. He tells News 6 Orlando, “There’s nobody to talk to. There’s nobody who can help you in any way other than [asking], ‘Would you like to sign up? Would you like to have some matchmaking done for you?'” Can you imagine? We all know how annoying it can be trying to get ahold of a company, but you keep getting automated service reps and little to no help. It can be infuriating! I can’t imagine what he was going through trying to help his dad get all that money back.

According to The New York Post, it started in June when Mooney’s dad took a ride-share from a Lake County assisted-living facility to The Matchmaking Company’s Winter Park office. He then reportedly signed a contract that entitled him to 12 dates for $8,495! The younger Mooney says his dad’s condition isn’t always apparent right away, but if you have a conversation with him, you’ll see it come through. He said, “Once [the conversation] starts involving financial situations, numbers and dates, he would have no idea. You could call him right now and ask him what the date is, and he wouldn’t be able to recall it for you,” via The New York Post.

Now, an ongoing battle has been started to get the money back. According to The New York Post, the company’s corporate counsel called Mooney and said they spoke with his dad, who denied having dementia. Since then, the company has begrudgingly given a $6,000 refund per The New York Post. It wouldn’t comment on why it wouldn’t give a full refund.

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

Are These The 5 Best TV Shows Set In Florida?

What are the best TV shows set in Florida? There are more than you think and they aren’t all popular hits!

Over the years, there have been many TV shows that chose to set their show in the state of Florida. In fact, some of the biggest shows ever took place in Florida. However, some weren’t massive hits but are worthy of making the list. Some take place in Miami, some in Southwest Florida, and some shows have used the Tampa area as their setting.

What Are The Best TV Shows Set In Florida?

I recently made a similar list of the best TV shows set in Las Vegas, and it was much easier than Florida! There are so many shows set in the state of Florida, I had no idea there were so many! Most of them (a significant amount) take place in Miami, but there are shows set all over the Sunshine State. Do you have a favorite show set in Florida? Let us know what yours is! Only picking five shows was tough because there are so many to choose from, so the one you’re thinking of might have slipped our minds and didn’t make the list! Many fantastic shows that I would highly recommend ended up being left on the cutting room floor.

Since so many good shows had to be left behind, we need to take a minute to shout out some Honorable Mentions. Burn Notice, starring Jeffrey Donovan, was a successful show that ran for several seasons. Some of my friends even called it their favorite show at one point. However, it didn’t end up making the list but it needed some love and deserves a spotlight. Vince Vaughn’s new show Bad Monkey takes place in Florida but I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet (even though I really want to) so it’s not going to be found on the list. Seriously, the trailers made it look exciting and funny! Plus, you can’t go wrong with Vince Vaughn. Finally, Jane The Virgin was a show that was set in Miami, and a lot of people enjoyed it. I never got into it, so it also won’t make the list.

What shows ended up making the final 5? Check out our list below! Then, make sure to tell us if we forgot your favorite show and maybe it can be added as an Honorable Mention!

  • Dexter

    https://youtu.be/YQeUmSD1c3g?si=jhOZ_MgTO1siMRTO In my opinion, Dexter is the best show of all-time set in Florida. For a while, I might have even called it the best show ever. Then that finale happened and I haven’t gone back since. Seriously, might be the worst finale ever. However, the show was fantastic especially the early seasons. It couldn’t be matched! I like how it integrated the mood and music of Miami into the show.

  • Miami Vice

    https://youtu.be/-aMCzRj3Syg?si=EaFCx6FyxOPJHV4C A blast from the past! Yes, it was before my time. However, I still can recognize that it’s one of the best shows set in Florida and definitely one of the most iconic. It was decades ago but its impact is still felt not only in Miami but outside as well. It remains an aesthetic today! Not many shows can pull that off. Miami Vice definitely deserves to be on the list and if you haven’t watched it you are missing out!

  • CSI: Miami

    https://youtu.be/mznsEcZlM2I?si=1NCBW-BopvkDYCcP CSI: Miami isn’t the best in the CSI series, that honor goes to Las Vegas. However, it is still one of the best shows set in Florida. You just have to see it as a comedy. You can’t take Horatio seriously and he’s so cheesy but that’s what makes the show! He delivers the cheesy pun and then puts on his sunglasses and it never gets old. It’s a great show if you approach it the right way.

  • Tiger King

    Tiger King was set in Florida! You can’t forget that! The hit that helped get many of us through the COVID-19 pandemic was set in Tampa, Florida. That’s where Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue is. There were so many iconic “Florida Man” type people shown in that show. It was a hit and it’s pure Florida.

  • Nip/Tuck

    The first few seasons of Nip/Tuck took place in Miami before the show later was set in Los Angeles. However, the best seasons were the early ones and those were all in Miami. The show was a massive hit in the early 2000s. Many people still watch and stream it today. It definitely has to be named as one of the best shows set in Florida.

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