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crazyfrog
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 Posted: 11/22/04 - 17:34 Post subject: Y is the Y so expensive?
i thought the local YMCA was supposed to be inexpensive.  the one near me wants a $175 joiners fee then $45 a month after that.
and the old gym i was going to is just as bad. now they want a $119 joiners fee and its $45 a month after that. last year i was only paying $30 a month with no extra fees. 
this sucks.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 17:36 Post subject:
I think the local Atlanta Y's (and maybe this is national) use part of your membership fees to fund programs for "those less fortunate".
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sonnylax
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 17:36 Post subject:
All of those joiners fees are negotiable. If they truly want your business, let them earn it - month in and month out. I joined my gym (without a joiners fee last summer) without any problems.
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kristin31
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 17:37 Post subject:
Wow! The one I went to in Columbus was only $29.00 a month, with no "signing fee". And it was nice, too. There's none down here. That's one good thing about living down here; it's always warm enough to work out in the outdoors.
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Cappy
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 17:40 Post subject:
Our Y, is $47.50 a month
I don't think the one time fee was quite that much though
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marathonrnr262
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 17:42 Post subject:
I belong to the Y. It was 100 bucks up front and it is 41/mth. Somehow I don't feel bad giving them the money VS a regular gym. 
They take good care of the pool and the equipment so I don't mind paying the price. I could join a local gym for about 25/mth, but no pool.
Sheldon
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 18:52 Post subject:
I joined our Y after the New Year during their Ready to be Fit campaign. No joiners fee and $61.75/mo for our family and $39.99/mo for a single person.
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 19:23 Post subject:
| Ms. Jenn wrote: | | I joined our Y after the New Year during their Ready to be Fit campaign. No joiners fee and $61.75/mo for our family and $39.99/mo for a single person. |
ooh, thats not too bad. i wonder if mine will have something like that...
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