Urban Escapes DC

I bought a day trip with Urban Escapes through LivingSocial, and I was pretty disappointed. I was prepared for bitter cold when I signed up for an outdoor trip in January. I was not prepared to spend about three hours standing around outside waiting in line because the groups were so poorly organized. There was almost no instruction in an activity that most of us had never done before, and one of my companions ended up hurting herself.
If you’re going to offer lunch, it might be good if the sandwiches weren’t half-​frozen. If I’d known, I would have brougt my own food.
Also, it’s not really a «scotch tasting,» if all you provide is a quarter ounce of each of four kinds of Glenfiddich. And it’s not really educational when the announcer says things like «Scotland makes some of the best scotch» and «21-​year old scotch is really good in a vanilla milkshake.»
Finally, I really would have appreciated it if the tour guides hadn’t had the stereo on the bus cranked all the way up playing some of the worst music I can think of. A club remix of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack? A series of songs referring to women as «hos» and «b — s?» The Spin Doctors? Not a great way to spend a 30 minute bus trip.
Basically, these trips might be okay if you’ve never done the activity before, know nothing about it, and are prepared to still not know much about it when you’re done. But if you’re hoping to learn something, I’d probably go elsewhere.