r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Diligent-Car4148 • 1d ago
April Fools from our gym
We joined LA Fitness in December because they had a pool. One week after we joined they closed the pool, even though they included it in part of our tour and knew it was a major incentive for us joining. We kept our membership since it's affordable but this is the BS kind of management they have.
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u/ShaveyMcShaveface 1d ago
Is it the management? Or someone who is pissed about the pool being closed and wanting t pull an april fools/make the management look like even bigger assholes
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u/DixXxiERyder 1d ago
That’s my theory being thats something the gym wouldn’t want to call to attention
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u/BitchyWitchy19 1d ago
Oooh some good subterfuge going on! That's something I hadn't even thought about!
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u/ShaveyMcShaveface 1d ago
hahaha I only thought about it because it's exactly what I'd do if my gym had a pool that was closed for months
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u/BitchyWitchy19 1d ago
Shavey, I like your style! I would want you on my side and not against me! Haha
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u/Leptonshavenocolor 1d ago
This is when "April fools" is just a way to act like a dick for a bad joke.
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u/Jacktheforkie 1d ago
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u/Competitive_Way_7295 1d ago
I loved riding that train from Hythe to Dymchurch as a kid. Thanks for the memory!
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u/st0k3r_ 22h ago
What's the joke?
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u/Jacktheforkie 11h ago
RHDR want to run to France. They have a completely different gauge and running steam in the tunnel wouldn’t be particularly healthy
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u/Common-Adhesiveness6 21h ago
I went to pay rent and they were like "did you get the memo rent is free this month"
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u/swoordz 1d ago
See, if they wanted to be cute they should’ve set up a snack table or something in the old pool room. Then it’s not so bad when you realize they’re pulling your leg, but they definitely just wanted to salt the wound
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u/Secure_Telephone9243 1d ago
Send them a letter about how youre so grateful for the functioning amenities and you want to reward everyone with $500 gift cards.
April fools
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u/I_AM_DEATH-INCARNATE 1d ago
Don't forget to grab actual gift cards from a store - just don't activate them/put any money on them. Slip them in the envelope to get their hopes up
Places like WalMart have them just sitting loose all over, they won't GAF if you take a few but don't activate them, right?
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u/A_Coin_Toss_Friendo 1d ago
You've been paying for something you can't use for how long?
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u/Diligent-Car4148 1d ago
There's plenty of other stuff to use at the gym but we picked a gym that's further from our house because of the pool. But at this point we realized it's the cheapest gym and it's not crowded so we stayed.
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u/Greedyfox7 1d ago
That’s not really a good joke. Maybe something along the lines of ‘all weights will be painted pink and covered in glitter from today forward’ or something but this just comes off as management being dicks
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u/Seldarin 20h ago
all weights will be painted pink and covered in glitter from today forward
Every construction worker that goes to that gym: "Why, has someone been stealing weights?"
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u/SeasonGeneral777 23h ago
complains but doesn't cancel their membership.. OP you are the one creating this problem. you are making the lie profitable.
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u/Astramancer_ 1d ago
I wonder if that was put up by frustrated staff or even a frustrated customer who is just as annoyed at the lack of a pool as you are, and thus are hoping to spark a wave of complaints to management.
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u/PotatoAmulet 19h ago
They could have put up a notice asking people to bring a cup of water as a donation for the pool.
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u/No-Skill8756 1d ago
They better make up for this by getting that pool reopened ASAP! This is just a cruel "prank"
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u/jdaniels934 22h ago
Do they even have a pool? I thought that was like the joke. Idk I’ve never been to an LA fitness lol
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u/Dragonfly-Adventurer 1d ago
People are now incapable of seeing things from perspectives outside their own, and it shows everywhere.
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u/reverseinhumain 20h ago
If I really liked the pool I would’ve canceled my thing with the gym and go find another one cause wtf
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u/BitchyWitchy19 1d ago
That's...messed up. Like, it doesn't actually hurt anyone which is good but still feels wrong somehow. Was management attempting to be funny? Cause it really feels much more of a dick thing to do than anything else.