Hi all,
I need to sign up to a gym. I'm shopping around. I need a 24/7 membership. Main competitors for me are either Plus Fitness 24/7 or Anytime Fitness. It appears that Plus is usually around $13 per week, whilst Anytime is closer to $16 per week.
They both have joining fees and once off costs, but we all know that those are designed to be waived. It also appears that Anytime memberships come with contracts…whereas Plus Fitness is fortnight to fortnight.
I previously used to go to Anytime fitness. After being quoted $16.99 per week, I maanged to haggle it down to $11.50 per week. I had 6 other friends join with me, and we all paid in full.
I plan to do the same for Plus Fitness (In an attempt to get a cheaper price, perhaps closer to $10 per week) - I gave it a shot over the phone today, but to no avail. They didn't budge one bit.
I plan to speak to head office and say that if they can guarantee me $10 per week, on a 12 month contract, paid upfront, I can get them x number of sign ups by posting the deal on "an online forum"; namely OzBargain.
What does everyone think of this idea?
Do you think it will work?
How many sign-ups can I expect?
What other leverage can I use?
Advice?
Thanks all. Curious to see how this goes!
Happy new Year :)
Edit: Hi All, I ended up securing a deal with Any time Fitness. We agreed to $10.38 a week on a 12 month contract. Pretty happy with that!
Thanks for all your help
The corporate deal I'm aware of is
- No joining fee
- 2 weeks free
- $12/week with no contract
I'm currently paying $11/week paid 12mth upfront. However, my gym leader is a friend of a friend so it may be inaccurate.
I'm skeptical of them being open to your offer, but good luck anyway. Hope these prices give you a baseline.
Happy new year.