Huh? I can't try the place out?
Thursday Jun 08, 2006
A couple of Saturdays ago, the other half and I decide to try a new gym. Our current gym has apparently decided to not use the air conditioning this year. I mean, I don't go to the gym to chill out but when I walk in and immediately start sweating, there is a problem.
Side note: The Sun office I work in most of the time has a great gym. Problem is that I prefer to slap on my headphones and not speak to anyone for the hour or so I'm there. Some may think it's rude and I wouldn't want to impose that on my coworkers. I have enough problems ignoring the random kid I went to high school with who thinks the best time to "catch up" is when I'm running on the treadmill. The fact that I just smile and don't remove my headphones isn't enough of a hint for him to go away.
So back to that Saturday. We walk into a local gym that is close to both of our offices. We smile, say hi, and tell the girl working at the front desk that we're thinking of joining and would like to try the place out. She stares at us for a second, mildly annoyed because we interrupted the conversation she was having with some guy standing on the other side of the desk. She then tells us sure, that will be $15 each. Other half and I both stare back for a sec, confused.
Me: "Oh, we don't just want to use the place, we're thinking of joining."
Her: "Yeah, it's still $15 each."
Other half: "Is [insert owners name here] here?" (His uncle happens to be friends with the owner he figures maybe this guy has a brain.
Her: Nope, he's not here.
I turn to other half and mumble some words I can't share here. We say alrighty then, cya, and leave. As we're walking out, I'm shocked. If that's how they treat potential customers, I don't even want to know how they treat their current customers. I mean, you can freakin try a server for free before you buy it but we can't try this gym? I guess I'm going to have to used to the hot & sweaty gym. It's going to be an interesting summer.
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