Comments on: Oh really Bally Fitness? You think that’s a “Special Offer”?

By: helena discher

helena discher — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:47:34 +0000

Not sure where you all live but check out PLANET FITTNESS…..we are in Baltimore and we love it… open all night and only 10.00 a month on one plan and 20..00 for a different plan……awsome place

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:10:49 +0000

Well thanks for the post this definatly helped with my decision to renew my contract for another year. I have had a lifetme membership for almost 15 years now but never went but now that I am over 30 it is more important to me so maybe me and the wife will go this time. I renewed for the year for 180.00 but our memberships have been inactive since 2007. So I guess that’s not all bad. Anyway time to work it out for 2010.

By: SmartSecurityPeople.com

SmartSecurityPeople.com — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:26:34 +0000

The Panera Bread by us has a similar “sale”. You can get a single chocolate chip cookie for 40 cents or get a dozen for $5.00. I asked why it costs 20 cents more for the dozen than if I buy them one at a time and they really were not sure. They just exclaimed that the prices are set by corporate… I think they may have gotten their pricing strategy from Nickel’s shirt sale!

By: Salina

Salina — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:43:54 +0000

Cancel with them. That money can go towards something else

By: Jen-After the Alter

Jen-After the Alter — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:25:03 +0000

hahaha this is a great post. The gym is pretty much a joke in my house. I have joined pretty much every gym in the area, and pretty much every time I would go one time and be locked into that year rate…just paying month by month. I never went. It looks like you are in denial like I was. I think it’s time to give up on the gym…lol…I have accepted that I don’t go. Even if it’s $5/ month thats $5 going to waste if you don’t go to the gym..

Jen

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:56:40 +0000

@Kristy, Stacie’s is a different membership, so she could keep hers if I cancel mine. And I’ve had this membership well past the original contract so I would expect they wouldn’t charge me to cancel, but you never know until you try or ask.

By: nickel

nickel — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:15:34 +0000

I once sold t-shirts at a garage sale for $0.25 each or 3 for a dollar. I did it as a joke, but there were people who wanted the 3 for a dollar “deal.” Seriously.

By: Kristy @ Master Your Card

Kristy @ Master Your Card — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:03:57 +0000

Hmmm, I wonder if that’s a typo. Seems silly that they’d do that, but it wouldn’t surprise me. Capitalism at it’s best.

At any rate, if you cancel your membership, does that cancel out Stacie’s, too? You might have to consider that as a factor in the decision since Stacie probably won’t be using the gym you get at work, unless she’s allowed. In that case, I say cancel it. But, you have a pretty decent rate on your memberships, mine is $20/month and that’s only because I have a corporate discount. The other factor for consideration is what is the cost to cancel? Most gyms have a cancellation fee if you cancel in the middle of the membership. But, if neither of those factors come into play, there’s no sense spending $27/ month for something you’re only using a little bit.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:52:42 +0000

That is a good price – the gym by us is $50 to sign up, and $100 a month. Yup, every month.

By: Corrie @ "Cents"able Momma

Corrie @ "Cents"able Momma — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:12:09 +0000

Wow…that really is a special offer….better hurry up and pay the annual rate