don't we deserve a discount?

GreenTeaDisease

My gym is renovating the showers for the next 4 weeks. For someone who likes to work out in the morning before work, this is a huge inconvenience, especially since the gym is a 20 minute walk from my house. But here is the kicker- don't you think we should all get discounts? I mean part of the membership price includes the cost of hot water, and there is no hot water for four weeks- no showers, no sauna, no whirlpool. Plus, I also pay $10/month for towel service. If there's no wet area, I don't need a bath towel, now do I? Am I wrong to think this is wrong? I mean, tonight I am going to ask if I can cut my towel service for a month. But I've heard people talking in the locker room and one of my friends goes to this gym and everyone's pretty peeved.

Julien

you should have a discount... at least the $10 you pay for towel

Brain of J.Lo

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

My gym is renovating the showers for the next 4 weeks. For someone who likes to work out in the morning before work, this is a huge inconvenience, especially since the gym is a 20 minute walk from my house. But here is the kicker- don't you think we should all get discounts? I mean part of the membership price includes the cost of hot water, and there is no hot water for four weeks- no showers, no sauna, no whirlpool. Plus, I also pay $10/month for towel service. If there's no wet area, I don't need a bath towel, now do I? Am I wrong to think this is wrong? I mean, tonight I am going to ask if I can cut my towel service for a month. But I've heard people talking in the locker room and one of my friends goes to this gym and everyone's pretty peeved.

If they're not providing one or more of the services you are paying for, then you absolutely deserve a discount.

Start a revolution! Get your money back!

rival.

hell yeah you deserve a discount!

why pay 100% of the membership fee if you don't have access to 100% of the gym?

and it's not like a treadmill is down... the showers are a pretty big deal!

surfanddestroy

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

My gym is renovating the showers for the next 4 weeks. For someone who likes to work out in the morning before work, this is a huge inconvenience, especially since the gym is a 20 minute walk from my house. But here is the kicker- don't you think we should all get discounts? I mean part of the membership price includes the cost of hot water, and there is no hot water for four weeks- no showers, no sauna, no whirlpool. Plus, I also pay $10/month for towel service. If there's no wet area, I don't need a bath towel, now do I? Am I wrong to think this is wrong? I mean, tonight I am going to ask if I can cut my towel service for a month. But I've heard people talking in the locker room and one of my friends goes to this gym and everyone's pretty peeved.

Yes, you deserve a discount, my gym closes for around two weeks every December for maintenance and such and we don't get any discount for that. I find it to be really unfair having to pay full price for something if you are not getting the full package.

dunkman

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

My gym is renovating the showers for the next 4 weeks. For someone who likes to work out in the morning before work, this is a huge inconvenience, especially since the gym is a 20 minute walk from my house. But here is the kicker- don't you think we should all get discounts? I mean part of the membership price includes the cost of hot water, and there is no hot water for four weeks- no showers, no sauna, no whirlpool. Plus, I also pay $10/month for towel service. If there's no wet area, I don't need a bath towel, now do I? Am I wrong to think this is wrong? I mean, tonight I am going to ask if I can cut my towel service for a month. But I've heard people talking in the locker room and one of my friends goes to this gym and everyone's pretty peeved.

i'd give you a discount and then when the showers are renovated i'd charge you extra to use the new fancy powerful showers

Heineken Helen

well you don't get anything unless you ask

I'd imagine you would... but try asking first and THEN if they say no, come back here and complain

GreenTeaDisease

Heineken Helen wrote:

well you don't get anything unless you ask

I'd imagine you would... but try asking first and THEN if they say no, come back here and complain

well I wanted to check first and see if people thought it was a crazy thing to ask for.

Heineken Helen

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

well I wanted to check first and see if people thought it was a crazy thing to ask for.

definitely not! Cos it's a very big inconvenience! You HAVE to shower after the gym some people may choose not to go for that reason alone.

JaneNY

You should probably read your gym contract to see what it promises. It might have a disclaimer about repairs/renovations and such.