Talk About Pushy!

I got a month's trial membership at a "high-profile" nationwide gym. When I went in to redeem it I met with one of their "sales consultants" who showed me around and then tried to sign me up to a contract. Fair enough, that's what they get paid for. I said that I would just like to trial it for the month and see if I liked it then I would decide.

A week later she calls me at home to see how I was enjoying the gym. I told her that my kids had been sick and I hadn't had the chance to go. She calls me a few days later to tee up a time for me to go in and meet with her to discuss options. Two days later she sends me a text asking the same thing.

Then she phones me at home right on dinner time, inconvenient to say the least. Now she's phoned my mobile asking when I want to go in.

Did she not hear me say (twice) that I wanted to use the month's trial before I made a decision about joining.

I am now so annoyed at how pushy she's being that it's really putting me off going in let alone joining!

Edited by ange221

Haha yeah Les Mills were calling DP once a week for 2 months before they gave up. And he only went in twice to play basketball or something with his friend who is a member

If you tell her in no uncertain terms that you do NOT want to join she might leave you alone. And if you find you do want to join I'm sure they'll still let you sign up!

Lol Les Mills knew I was a trainer for another gym, and still badgered me and a mate to join. It was rather laughable ;)

Still, we took them up on whatever free stuff we could get, nothing wrong with checking out the competition!

wow what a pain she is being!  That would put me off going too, is it a free trial membership for the month? 

Edited by My3Sons

Wow... Pushy alright, I would tell her if she keeps doing it you won't sign up!

Although my friend is kinda like that I feel... She works for a gym down here.

I'd be a smart ass and ask her if shes heard of the term harassment lol

I used to be a sales consultant for a gym and hated it. I was good at it but i dont like pressuring people into things. but they were strict on how you did your job, they had a set way and that was that

I have strong sales back ground but i really hate asking people for money and thats what it feels like when im in sales. so now im moving towards marketing as i enjoy working out ways to get peoples interests

that would 100% put me off going . if i walk into a shop and the staff member askes me if i want help , then thats fine but if they ask me more than say 3times i imediatly walk out . i cant stand pushy people . i work in sales and service but i definatly take my service role far more seriously than my sales role , i really hate asking people for money , especially if its for a service or product they clearly dont need , it goes against my morals , i simply dont do it . if i got hounded like that ange221 i would end up abusing the person lol .

Just want to add, in alot of these upmarket country wide gyms where the trainers aren't independent, that its not them personally - it's company standard. I HATED that part of the job, I could only be ar$ed working with people who wanted to be there, on their own accord!