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fitness first

On a poster advertising 'membership offers' it clearly stipulates 'receive £60 of goodies' After receiving the goodie bag the three items;bag,towel and head phones would cost £23 if bought in their shop. Where is the other £37's worth?
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  • rushnowt
    rushnowt Posts: 24,749 Forumite
    did you recieve any vouchers for the sunbeds etc or other treatments that they offer, it does seem rather strange, i'd question it with the club if i were you
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  • IvanOpinion
    IvanOpinion Posts: 22,136 Forumite
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    I would also have saved a fortune of money by not joining. I always think it is amusing all these people turning up in their cars trying to park as close to the door as possible ... why not simply walk to the gym and back home every night, no need to go in ... good exercise and is free.

    Ivan
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  • trace-j
    trace-j Posts: 783 Forumite
    When I joined I got a bag, headphones, water bottle, sweat towel, couple of day passes for your mates and some sunbed/beauty vouchers.

    I know the water bottles and headphones are £5-£7 each and were in short supply not so long ago. You also have to pay for guest passes.

    I'd go back and check, sounds like some of the stuff was missing.
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  • dobbiesloan
    dobbiesloan Posts: 2,239 Forumite
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    Dose anyone know the fitness first membership prices?
    When I joined I got 3 months membership for £27-50 per month.
    After the 3 months when i went to renew they could not work out why I was paying £27-50
    They told me as I was paying this amount, they would continue my membership at this piice.
    Loooking at there web site there is no mention of how much membership prices are.
    It seems to me that they charge however much there membership team can get away with.
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  • pin
    pin Posts: 4,265 Forumite
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    Dose anyone know the fitness first membership prices?
    When I joined I got 3 months membership for £27-50 per month.
    After the 3 months when i went to renew they could not work out why I was paying £27-50
    They told me as I was paying this amount, they would continue my membership at this piice.
    Loooking at there web site there is no mention of how much membership prices are.
    It seems to me that they charge however much there membership team can get away with.

    I think membership prices vary from club to club.
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  • Faith_2
    Faith_2 Posts: 437 Forumite
    I would also have saved a fortune of money by not joining. I always think it is amusing all these people turning up in their cars trying to park as close to the door as possible ... why not simply walk to the gym and back home every night, no need to go in ... good exercise and is free.

    Ivan

    And all those girls who wear perfect make up to exercise, have perfect hair and never break into a sweat (ok I admit I'm a little jealous!!)

    I find I get very good arm muscles from opening bottles of wine (I have a very basic corkscrew!) And the effect of red wine on stress is amazing :D

    And I never get bored like I did in the gym...
  • Milky_Mocha
    Milky_Mocha Posts: 1,066 Forumite
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    The London Fitness First clubs charge more than the regional ones. If you live in London you could make a trip to a regional club to register. Then you can use your membership card in any of their clubs - even in Europe. If you commit to a year's membership its even cheaper still. It is also worth checking whether they offer a corporate membership for the company you work for. These are discounted.

    When I enquired about a particular London Fitness First they charge about £42 per month for full membership. Another London club charged £38.
    I personally feel Fitness First is good value for money in all their clubs compared to the extortionate rates being charged at other clubs. The main difference is FF have no swimming pools but that doesn't bother me. power.gif
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