as i was leaving the gym, one of the personal trainers caught up with me. (if you see a personal trainer approaching you, run! Keep running and don't look back.) i didn't run. i let used car salesman dressed up in the LA Fitness personal training uniform talk and before i knew it, i was sitting at his desk actually considering the training sessions. i let him talk some more and by the time i was done talking to him, i had electronic pen in hand, ready to sign up.
he got me at a vulnerable time. and he was a dorky, charming kind of cute. the kind of cute i couldn't resist. for every reason i had for not wanting to sign up, he had a reason to counter that. he was so persuasive and he kept talking so much that you didn't even have the time to process if what he said actually made sense. i told him he was like a used car salesman. he looks at me with wide eyes and has the audacity to say that he was offended. how dare he say he was offended because he knows that's exactly what he was.
so i agreed to it. i made a deposit of half the initiation fee. the other half was to be paid the following tuesday should i decide to fully commit myself. the personal trainer gave me a free training session to give me an idea of what it would be like. i got a great lower body work out and personal trainer was super encouraging and super nice, like a coach.
come tuesday, i decided not to continue with the personal training. it's pretty pricey and i felt that i could get the same type of results by reading a fitness book and applying it at the gym. i went to the gym to tell the personal trainer that i've decided to not to keep up with the personal training. he looked disappointed, of course, but i wasn't gonna let him talk me into again with a 'cheaper' package.
later that weekend, i checked my bank statement to find that my credit card was charged for the full amount of the initiation fees. i called the personal trainer to ask about it. i greeted him with a friendly greeting and he replies with a 'hey.' i'm thinking, oooh sour grapes. i explained to him my situation and he explained the money should be deposited within 5-7 business days. i tried to explain to him why i was concerned and he replies, 'oh ok, bye' then hangs up. so cold compared to his previous pleasant disposition. ouch.
moral of the story: guys are only nice if they want something from you.
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He's just trying to make a buck. And it's not just guys, girls do it too. Get it right.
ReplyDeleteHaha. I'm surprised you told him he was like a used car salesman.
ReplyDeletei think, the moral of the story is, once you've given them what they want, RUN and never look back. haha.
ReplyDeletei'm going to have to agree with donson here. people will say anything to up their sales, etc. maybe he gets paid on commission. and come on, if you've gotten charmed, shouldn't that be a plus because you felt ohhh sooo goood for all those 2 minutes?
i'm shallow. i'd pay for somebody to charm me. :P jk jk jk jk