Club Has Less Than 1¢ Before Dark
Went to the gym this morning. I’m steamed and it’s not just from the cardio. In order to lighten my load while walking to and while in the gym, I only carried my keys, my phone/streaming radio and $1.25 to buy a bottle of water. I go through my strength training then go down to the cardio and vending machines (I much prefer the vending machine). I look at the bottom of row where the Poland Spring usually sits. All empty. The entire bottom row is devoted to Poland Spring and it was totally empty.
Alright, no biggie. There’s actually a Poland Spring machine right next to it…fantastic..oh crap…OUT OF ORDER!! (Fuck! Even in the present, nothing works!). So my eyes meander back to the spice-of-life drink machine and see that everything else is $1.75 or more (and the pickins’ were slim there too).
So, I go to the front desk, even though previous attempts at obtaining currency have been fruitless. I ask if anyone’s got any quarters. They don’t, and the cash register is empty. It’s always empty. What good is a cash register with no cash? They should take it to a pawn shop and sell it. Ironically, they would finally have some cash, which could benefit the patrons.
I realize it’s not really their job to provide change and cash like a video arcade attendant, but I do think it’s the club’s job to keep its patrons as comfortable as possible, when possible, since most of the time is spent being uncomfortable. You would think they would also have measures in place to ensure that their source of supplemental income is able to continue generating it.
June 6th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
The gym is certainly getting a cut of the vending machine action, otherwise why bother having them. So you’d think that they’d be happy to help you buy something out of it.
Didn’t they have a water fountain? Going to the gym is painful enough. Paying $1.25 for water just adds to the pain. Bring a bottle from home and fill it up from the tap. Problem solved.
That’ll be $1.25 please.
June 6th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
No way I’d use the fountain at a gym. I’ve pondered bringing my own wawa, but that’s more to carry and it’s dead weight until I get to cardio (I don’t use it while pumping iron).
Maybe I’ll use one of those mini-lockers for a quarter (possibly refunded?).