Gym sales people and self loathing

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  • anemoneprose
    anemoneprose Posts: 1,805 Member
    most places have a time-limited cooling-off period, check

    and remember, you're the boss of you!
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I used to be a push-over when it came to pressure sales; I didn't like to "disappoint" the sales person by saying "no". And besides, I wanted them to think I was a "nice person" so they would "like" me, and I was embarrassed by my financial situation (not that I was empty pockets poor, I just didn't have a lot of discretionary income). But this is what the sales person counts on the make the sale.

    I decided to ask myself this question "Do I want to jeopardize my financial situation in order to make this stranger think better of me?" The answer is usually "no", and keeping this is mind makes it much easier to realize this is a financial decision, not a personal decision.
  • tigerlily42
    tigerlily42 Posts: 19
    So I went in and talked to the manager. The main problem and reason why I really can't afford the training sessions is medical and they wanted details.

    I gave them as few as I could get away with and they agreed to "put it on pause" until they heard from me again.

    So no more free koolaid for this girl. I think I'm going to try some at home DVDs with weights or something.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    So I went in and talked to the manager. The main problem and reason why I really can't afford the training sessions is medical and they wanted details.

    What? It is none of their business! You aren't required to let them just put it "on pause". Plus, what information are they sitting on in your application? Social Security number so they can run a credit check, etc? I would want the contract in my hand to be shredded and disposed of as I saw fit. Not sitting in some drawer somewhere for as long as they want to keep it.

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