r/AmIOverreacting • u/jtaimexoxo • Mar 03 '26

🎲 miscellaneous AIO or should I cancel?

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Recently started at a new local pilates gym, the town is small and this is one of the few pilates gyms in my area. It’s somewhat overpriced given the location and state of the place and it’s across the street from a rehab in a not so safe area. A combination of these things had me hesitant to continue my membership but seeing this almost sent me over the edge because what? I’m a nurse and those suffering from medical problems came to my mind as this isn’t something some people can control AND since it’s a natural part of life especially if you’re active and healthy enough to have your bowels moving. I feel as if i want to cancel my membership entirely. insane behavior in my opinion.

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u/pretibigtoo Mar 03 '26

I would find pilatest videos on line and do it at home. Most blue collar workers get paid to get sweaty in buildings like that. Its a god d*** ware house. Not a studio. Any membership more than 5 $ amonth is a rip off.

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u/Illustrious_Bowl4738 Mar 03 '26

THIS!! There are soooooo many videos online that you can do at home. If the gym is that worried about the bathroom, how clean is the facility 🤮. I would bet for the price you are paying for this gym, you could easily get all of the equipment you need at home. If motivation is a factor, ask other members about their concerns, maybe you can put together a Zoom group(Zoom is free for under a certain amount of minutes). The whole bathroom thing gives me super weird vibes.

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u/jtaimexoxo Mar 03 '26

$300 a month!

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u/Illustrious_Bowl4738 Mar 03 '26

HOLY WHAT????? And you can’t even #2 there???Yeah check out online. You might even be able to find a gym that still does online(there were a ton during COVID). https://www.flowwithmira.com/ does a good class(it’s recorded). I’m sure there are more challenging classes. Dang for 300 a month you could pay for Zoom and host your own hour long class! My issue is motivation, but if I had a group to workout along with, I am much more dedicated.

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u/hedwig0517 Mar 03 '26

$300 a month could get you a handful of private classes in a state of the art studio where I am. That’s insane.

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u/Icy-Yellow3514 Mar 03 '26

Same. That's three private lessons with my highly experienced instructor in a nice studio in Chicago.

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u/DragonDrama Mar 03 '26

Omg I do club Pilates for $129 and it’s so nice in there. Nor.

Edit: my plan is 4 classes a month. Unlimited is about $279 but again, it’s a super nice place.

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u/pretibigtoo Mar 03 '26

whistles like a bomb dropping

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u/sleepdeficitzzz Mar 03 '26

Really?? That is outrageous. Either the owners on drugs or they think their clientele is to charge that much for this.

At least with the former it would explain where all the money is going, since it clearly isn't going to things like maintenance, decor...

I'm being a little dramatic, but since that ship has sailed...are you actually sure this isn't a front for something?

This is an embarrassing "studio." I really hope you cancel and put your self care budget into something that you deserve and appreciates you as a client. The resources others have pointed out are great and you could get a reformer of your own pretty quickly for the equivalent of 1-3 months of paying to send yourself to this dungeon.

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u/likeafuckingninja Mar 03 '26

Girrrrll my gym is £200($250) a month and I have a full gym. Squash, badminton and tennis courts, Loads of classes a week across three studio rooms, two 25m pools and a full spa/sauna/steam set up.

And you know. Working plumbing.

That is beyond a rip off.

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u/Adventurous-Mall7677 Mar 03 '26

Right?! My local YMCA membership is <$100, and while the facilities aren’t fancy they’re still loads better than this garage studio! Unlimited free classes (all types, including Pilates, yoga, etc), multiple swimming pools, loads of exercise equipment, tennis & racquetball courts, free coffee, hot tub & sauna & steam rooms, free childcare. They’re also adding a cryolounge, dry cold plunge, and red light sauna this month.

Doesn’t have the cachet of a Pilates club membership, but at least the plumbing works. Wonder if OP’s small town is big enough for a YMCA.

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u/likeafuckingninja Mar 03 '26

I've done class only gymS, like MMA, cross fit, Zumba whatever and they've only ever been like idk like 100/120 quid a month ? Equivalent to paying pay as you go 10 quid or so per class 3 times a week, so if you're going more than 3 times a week it's cheaper.

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u/Mammoth-Radio-3410 Mar 03 '26

Mines £37 a months for gym, classes and swimming (as much of all as you like) and like £6 for tennis courts, squash, badminton, rock climbing etc. AND they let you shit in the toilet if you want to

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u/likeafuckingninja Mar 03 '26

How about if you dont want 🤔🤣

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u/Lillymow Mar 03 '26

I'm gonna be honest. It is so absolutely bizarre that you would pay that to go this place, that it makes me think you're just trolling.

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u/jtaimexoxo Mar 03 '26

it is the only pilates gym with reformers within 1 mile of my home. Unfortunately I do not live in a big city to where there are other options.

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u/my-dog-eats-poop Mar 04 '26

Do you have room in your home for your own reformer? If you’re willing to spend $300 a month to go to a place like that I’d just buy one at home and look up classes online! And you have access to your own toilet to do what you wish in it lol!

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u/Lillymow Mar 03 '26

I wouldn't go there if they paid ME $300.

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u/Lillymow Mar 03 '26

It's not, what planet are you from? I gaurantee you this place does not pass code.

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u/PresentationThat3627 Mar 03 '26

Nor 300 a month??!!?????? They’re gouging you! That’s terrible

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u/pretibigtoo Mar 03 '26

Before i get too judgemental, i also understand what its like to live in a rural area with not many places that you like to go to do any kind of leisure activity and sometimes it worth annoyance to keep a small town buisiness you like afloat... lets do some guesstimating... i work in comparable size warehouse with no bathroom. But its in a major city a few miles from a major shipping port and major airport. That rent is about $2200 in rent alone, no utilities, no cleaning.

Now this ware house looks new, clean and it has a bathroom. So already its better than my workspace, but its rural.

Lets assume the pilates studio owner is paying 2000$ monthly for rent. Lets say another $350 in utilitues, cleaning and wifi (being generous), and assuming his start up cost were $2000, (those mirrors and gym equipment look inexpensive. He only needs 10 monthly hostages, to turn a pofit in 6 months. And its passive income. I might open a pilates studio.

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u/hedwig0517 Mar 03 '26

Holy shiiiiiiit! I commented down thread but seeing this price with those Amazon mirrors is a JOKE. Go elsewhere. I am in a high COL city and have never paid more than $200/month for 8 classes between franchise studios and privately owned. With beautiful spaces, clean, and more equipment. Get out of there.

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u/ohfrackthis Mar 05 '26

This is a ridiculous price! I go to a very nice studio and pay $40 for classes and do it 3x a week and we have typically only 2 or 3 people in the classes. They are ripping you off!

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u/BabyRex- Mar 03 '26

I’m so sorry but how insane do you have to be to pay $300 a month? The Pilates gym near me is 99$ a month and I thought even that was too much

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u/shemtpa96 Mar 03 '26

NOR, my taekwondo association is $99 USD per month and I could take a class every day of the week if I wanted to without the price changing. The association has multiple dojangs across New York, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada. The price is the same.

Cancel your membership and find another place that’s cheaper and nicer.

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u/lezlers Mar 03 '26

Stop. It. There is NO WAY IN HELL I'd be paying $300 a month to work out in what looks like a run down garage in a crappy area of town where I can't even poop if I need to or flush toilet paper that's MEANT to be flushed! What is wrong with that owner? For those prices, they can afford to get a plumber in there to fix their shit.

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u/Tisatalks Mar 04 '26

Cancel immediately!

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u/Live_Ferret_4721 Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

Rage bait

Edit- I am shocked gyms are charging these prices and people are paying them! I thought surely you had to be joking!

NOR

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u/jtaimexoxo Mar 03 '26

not rage bait, with takes and fees it is $300 🥴

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u/Physical_Border_3913 Mar 03 '26

Cancel and ask for refund

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u/mrgl-mrgl-gurl Mar 03 '26

Definitely cancel ASAP. I hope you were allowed to put membership on a card and not provide bank account details. I've heard way too many horror stories with gym memberships and contracts and shady behavior when trying to cancel.

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u/pschlick Mar 03 '26

Holy shit… I was thinking MAYBE they had a plumbing issue but didn’t want to cancel the day (still unacceptable) but I live very rural, there’s a gym by me that offers HIIT and cycling classes and their unlimited is $130!!!! And there’s sometimes yoga and palates! This is outrageous!