Sumo Mania

Rented suits for family party… Tom was very professional and suits with mat were delivered and picked up in a timely manner… best family party ever!
If it’s in your budget, I highly recommend! Thanks Sumo Mania…

The owner of this business, Tom, was a food vendor at a fundraiser for a local charity that raises money for kids’ music programs. When he didn’t make what he considered enough profit he wrote a letter threatening to sue the organization for the amount of his entry fee ($ 75). He was reminded that this was a charity event, but he didn’t care. It makes me sad when I run into people like Tom. I would never buy anything from him and will recommend the same to everyone I know.

This hack threatened to sue a marching band booster organization because he didn’t make enough money. I bought a hot dog and it tasted as if it had been frozen for weeks.

I decided to rent the sumo suits from Tom and his wife for a 30^th birthday party this past weekend. Tom was extremely helpful from the day that I called to place the order until the day after the party when they picked up the suits.
We were able to set up the sumo suits and mat in our backyard. They were a great hit at the party– endless laughs, and everyone had an AMAZING time!
Thank you Sumo Mania for making our birthday celebration a success!

We contacted Tom about renting a sumo suit wrestling kit for our big event. I am with a nonprofit organization that works with schools, and we wanted sumo suit wrestling for a summer carnival for the community. Thanks to Tom’s friendly customer service, we were able to secure a sumo suit, popcorn machine AND raspado machine for a great price. Everything was delivered when they said it would be, including some extra tables for the raspado machine, and it was also picked-​up in the time frame indicated, even though our event was fairly far from their headquarters. Everyone enjoyed the event thanks to Tom’s great products!

Tom & his wife were so kind and very professional. The sumo suits were a hit at my brothers high school graduation party. I highly recommend Tom and Sumo Mania!

Don’t waste your time or your money. As you can see from this review and the other reviews sometimes they show up and give you what you paid for and sometimes they don’t. The man lied to us on multiple occasions and I have the emails to prove it. He took our deposit and we never received any service like promised. Go to Vegas, that bet is safer.

Tom was awesome & the sumo suits were a great hit at the event! Super hilarious.
He was very prompt & helpful.
I read the other bad reviews but I didn’t have any of those problems!
I think this would be great for any party or event.

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT trust this man. I work for a non-​profit and we paid for the suits months in advance of our huge STEAMtopia event. Two days for the event — I repeat, TWO DAYS before the event– he decided to tell us that we had to put it on a grassy place, even though we planned to put it in a place with a lot of mats. I told him that we would look for a place that would meet these new qualifications, and his response was, «I feel uncomfortable so I am pulling out of this.» I explained that we had the mats and we had already advertised sumo suits to hundreds of people, but he DID NOT CARE. DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN. Now we have to scramble to find some way to get last minute sumo suits, AND he still hasn’t refunded our money. On top of that, he was incredibly rude on the phone and insisted he had told me to put the suits on the glass, which I can swear on everything I hold dear that he had not.
My non-​profit organization is now in a huge bind.
The reviews tell the story. I would bet money that the 5 star reviews are friends of Tom’s. Note that most of them have very few friends or reviews.
Don’t be duped. Read the story these reviews tell.

Viewers Beware! Poor customer service, bad attitude, and false advertising regarding their Living Social deal. I first called them to verify if they could drive out to Signal Hill. Tom on the phone said it was fine and I didn’t have to pay any extra fees and then to call back when I purchased the deal. I called after I purchased the deal and he told me that I would have pay extra fees for being «out of his servicing area». What!!!
I talked to him some more about dates and he said on multiple occasions he was booked. He said to call back in June. I called back in June and he said he was booked and to call back in August. I called back in August and he said he was booked for the rest of the year and it was my fault for not contacting him ahead of time. OMG! This must be a joke. Then he told me to call back at first of each month and check availability. I called back at the beginning of October and he told me there is nothing available and to call back in November. I finally called back in November, just this week, and he gave me the runaround about his availability which to add my friend called back and he was available but he quickly changed his story his living social deal.
Point is, he is dishonest about his availability and doesn’t want you to use the Living Social deal. It’s merely a way to get word out about his business.

DEAL OR NO DEAL? That is the question!
NO DEAL!!! Purchased a living social deal and spoke to a man named Tom about availability. He kept giving me the run around. He even was angry with me when I pleaded my case about him not being direct and honest about his current quotes for additional hours for service and distance traveled. «TOM, TAKE THE BASS OUT OF YOUR VOICE!» Be honest when you make a mistake. If you quoted me wrong, correct your mistake. If you don’t want my living social money, then send me a refund!

The most horrible merchant I have ever had an opportunity to talk to. I have been trying to book my living social voucher since March. Everytime I come up with a date he tells me he is booked. He now tells me that I he is raising his rates to almost a ¹⁄₃ more so 240 instead of 180 which is still ridiculous because at this time I can’t even book anything. His company is a scam, living social is not refunding my money despite me not having used this voucher, both this company and living social should be largely investigated, the company for fradulent advertisement and Livingsocial for not giving me my money back when nothing could be coordinated with scheduling this deal, and even putting their name behind a horrible and unreputable company! I will think twice before buying a living social voucher and I hope this company recognizes the disservice it has done to many of the new company trying to make something of themselves through this avenue. Tom is a complete dishonest man who has no business sense or etiquette to run any company let alone his own!

So far this place gets a single star. and I would give it less if possible. We bought the groupon for a Christmas present and then booked the sumo wrestling in April for the last week of may. He assured us on the phone that he «got it down!» So we call him on the day of the party and he doesn’t have any knowledge of our reservation. After a bunch of argument over the phone he says he is going to try to get it here, possibly late because its booked somewhere else. I’ll add more if it ever arrives. Just be careful if you plan on purchasing this on make sure you call multiple times to confirm the appointment.

Be careful what you purchase!
My husband purchased a groupon for $ 90. We live in Whittier, so he called beforehand and asked about the extra charge for our location. We were told that we would only be charged an extra $ 10. When we finally decided to use our groupon we were quoted $ 54.00 extra for mileage. We spoke with Tom who denied all knowledge of this prior agreement and would not budge on price. In addition, our groupon was for four hours, but they only had availability for 3 hours. Tom would not even take this into consideration in lowering the mileage surcharge. We feel completely scammed as we would not have purchased this if the total cost was $ 145. We have decided to trash our groupon and eat the $ 90 cost.
I’m sure the sumo ring is fun, but be prepared that this company does not have good customer service and get all your terms of agreement confirmed in writing beforehand.

What a blast!!! Tom and Jack are really great and the whole party was so fun AND not your average birthday party. I highly recommend using Sum Mania at your next party or event!!!

My husband and I decided to do something different to celebrate our birthdays. I first discovered Sumo Mania from a Groupon offer. Groupon offered a 4 hour deal but we chose their 3 hour deal listed on their website. What a BLAST! Everyone had such an amazing time! Our Ref Jack was THE BEST. He arrived on time, set up the sumo gear, then introduced himself to all of our guests. He was so incredibly personable and professional. We will most definitely do this again!!!

What a laugh! This was the best kids birthday party and a great deal. All the kids loved it and it was hysterical for the parents to watch. The 2 guys came set up, took great care of the kids and then packed up. It was super easy, successful and fun party.
I would definitely recommend Sumo Mania