Negotiating with new gym on monthly fees....

[BerksBoy]

Looking into joining one of the national gym providers. Has anyone recently had any success in getting them to bend over on the monthly fees?... "credit crunch" on and all that.

Would think they would be jumping over themselves - so any experiences would be welcome.

Cheers
RM

[-C-]

Yes, we got a deal on ours, for myself & my good lady it should have been ~£70 PCM, (£40 for first membership, £30 for second if I remember). We're paying £35 for the pair of us with a breakout clause if we choose.

I know its not hugely enforcable without the breakout bit, but its less hassle if & when we decide to change.

[rusal]

im doing the same at the moment and am pitching so far :
to lose the signing on admin fee £35, drop from £59 to £50 pcm, first month free, two wipe down towels, 6 guest passes, sunbed course, 3 plate courses, 3 personal training sessions, 3 car washes and he buys the coffee when i come to sign on.
thats where i finished with him. he hasnt a got a clue what to do with me.

problem is its the best gym around and i WANT to join that one but have to act indifferent. i just like doing a deal.

[BerksBoy]

rusal said:

im doing the same at the moment and am pitching so far :
to lose the signing on admin fee £35, drop from £59 to £50 pcm, first month free, two wipe down towels, 6 guest passes, sunbed course, 3 plate courses, 3 personal training sessions, 3 car washes and he buys the coffee when i come to sign on.
thats where i finished with him. he hasnt a got a clue what to do with me.

problem is its the best gym around and i WANT to join that one but have to act indifferent. i just like doing a deal.

thanks "c" - good info.

looking at 12 month contract but thinking of pitching from 57pm to 40pm... I drive a hard deal!.

[Lemmonie]

I was expecting my local Virgin to be willing to negotiate too thinking they'd want my business but no, £60 or bugger off

[BerksBoy]

Lemmonie said:

I was expecting my local Virgin to be willing to negotiate too thinking they'd want my business but no, £60 or bugger off

it's virgin I am looking at too..... not so confident now

[Lemmonie]

They were very matter of fact about it too. You can but try of course.

[littleandy0410]

£60 per month!?

Guess I just take the free gym through work for granted then!

(mind you, at £60 per month, that would've cost me about £360 per session over the past 3-4 years!)

[MISS E]

I have just cancelled my membership after paying £58.00 per month now been told they will charge me for the next 3 months. Need to find somewhere much cheaper

[TheDetailDoctor]

We pay £127 a month family membership, there was no negotiating, was a case of "Take it or leave it" from them.

[LividSV]

i pay £22.50 a month, did not make a deal, thats the going rate :P

[BerksBoy]

tried with virgin "no flexibility on price"... "good job there is flexibility on my choice of gym provider then... good bye".

Edited by BerksBoy on Wednesday 15th April 11:45

[shirt]

are there any hotels with good gym facilities near you? they may be more willing to do a deal. when i lived in manchester i used the gym in the hotel on my street, it was something silly like £15/mth for local residents and was never overly busy.

[Broken Hero]

have never considered negotiating.

[Lemmonie]

we have a couple of local schools/high schools/community colleges that have gym facilities and open outside of school times/terms etc and dead cheap at about £20 per month

[Muzzer]

I just wrote a long post, which has been eaten by the Pistonheads fairies it seems but basically:

1. Virgin/David Lloyd/Esporta gyms aren't worth it unless you're going minimum 3 times a week.

2. As suggested, try your local hotel. The gym there will probably be small but it will be cheap (I paid £5 for my first gym, £12 for the second) and there will probably be a lightly used pool and/or hot tub

3. Head down to your local leisure centre. I joined mine which has a large, well equipped gym. I negotiated the joining fee to zero and pay £25 a month with no 12 month contract.

Some big schools/colleges also have good gyms aswell.

[Broken Hero]

The more you pay the better looking the women. This is the most important thing at the end of the day.

[Mr POD]

MISS E said:

I have just cancelled my membership after paying £58.00 per month now been told they will charge me for the next 3 months. Need to find somewhere much cheaper

The Road for running, the floor for sit ups, the mountains for cycling, lifting of small children for weight training.

Free.

[Dakkon]

Broken Hero said:

The more you pay the better looking the women. This is the most important thing at the end of the day.

Exactly, what weirdo's actually go to the gym to exercise?

[camgear]

Anyone had any experience negotiating with Total Fitness?