Curses to inherent human weakness for all things nice!  After resolving to save more money in '06, I go and blow a wad of greenbacks on a 1 year gym membership when I already pay dues at LA Fitness. I better start calling Equinox my 2nd home.
I think what bothers me more than spending alot of hard earned dough on a decadent, yuppie-styled GloboGym is that I didn't negotiate with the salesman for a better rate. Coming from a sales background myself, you'd think I know when he was trying to give me the good, hard close without sacrificing his commission. Here is the CliffNotes edition of our conversation:
Salesman: So, now that you've seen the club, what do you think?
Me: Awesome, it exceeded my expectations.
Salesman: Fantastic! (gives me a plastic, manufactured smile) Knowing what you know today, is there any reason why you wouldn't leave LA Fitness and come on board with us?
Me: I think my only objection would be cost.
Salesman: Actually Laurence if you break it down, you're only paying a few more dollars a day to be on board with us. Here's a story I wanna tell you...I used to drive a beat up, cheap car that broke down alot....think of that as LA Fitness. Now I drive a $300/month SUV that makes a dent in my pocket but it never breaks down...that is Equinox. Which would you rather have?
Me: The SUV I guess.
Salesman: Precisely!!! (points index finger in air) So can I get the paperwork started? You can drive home the car from the lot today!!!! (he didn't really say this last statement)
Me: Ok.
Now, I seriously need to pinch pennies and deal as many drugs as I can in order to offest the damage!!!!
Sayonara to LA Fitness...
Thanks for the 3 year relationship.
Hello extravagance...
Goodbye to common sense, frugality and homeowning for at least a year. Hopefully our paths will cross again soon.
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In my humble opinion, this is one of the deadliest moves on Earth that also has one of the funniest names.
