Harbor Fitness Pricing Policy

Isn't this fairly standard policy for gyms? I've only gotten prices during a site visit, but I thought they usuallly liked to keep the prices close to the vest. I always thought this was bc they offer incentives to get you to join (free months, free massages, etc) and always offer "special" seasonal discounts. Price competition may also play a part... makes it more difficult for Crunch to gauge their competitiveness.

8thandPrez wrote: Isn't this fairly standard policy for gyms? I've only gotten prices during a site visit, but I thought they usuallly liked to keep the prices close to the vest. I always thought this was bc they offer incentives to get you to join (free months, free massages, etc) and always offer "special" seasonal discounts. Price competition may also play a part... makes it more difficult for Crunch to gauge their competitiveness.

Yah definitly- go in and check it out-- tell them that Crunch said they would give you a certain price and try to get a lower one. I pay $69 a month for Crunch and its great. You should go in and see if the amenities/cleanliness/etc measure up to their price.

yeah, when I was shopping around it seemed like no matter which one I called, they would not quote a price over the phone. I actually called a few different NYSC and talked to different people, all of whom would NOT give me the price. Finally, I said, look, I won't even come in to your gym until you tell me the price and quit jerking my chain. Someone finally, and reluctantly did. I think they figure it's easier to sweet-talk you into a membership when they can show you all the goodies and use their sales skills in person. Makes sense, especially when you think of how friggin much memberships cost these days, but it's still frustrating!! If you press hard enough, they'll probably quote you a price, but it seems to be pretty common practice to avoid it. I also had the same issue shopping for cars several years ago.

With gyms, you can name your price and terms. Try it. You should be pleasantly suprised.

See, this is one reason I will probably never join a gym. I don't want to haggle over the price. There should just be a price to join the gym, not all this crap with special deals and initiation fees or no initiation fees blah blah blah, and maybe a better deal if you can talk them into it, and the nagging feeling that someone else probably got a better deal. It sounds like buying a used car!