Grebel Posted September 27, 2018 Share Ja that's not good. It happened to a friend of mine in the UK who signed up at Health and Racquet Club and paid a deposit and membership fee and 3 days later they closed down. Not happy.. Same thing happened to me. Paid the annual membership fee up front and they closed doors a month later. Were taken over by Player's Gym (Basically just changed the signage overnight). Arrived for my workout and was told my membership was not valid. They then requested another membership fee... I see a lot of businesses that are closing down. Sign of the times I guess. More people are k@king off than we realise.... sawystertrance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 27, 2018 Share Transformation of the economy is picking up speed.... cANCer must be pleased with themselves. Edited September 27, 2018 by Wannabe sawystertrance, Tromp, barrykm and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Same thing happened to me. Paid the annual membership fee up front and they closed doors a month later. Were taken over by Player's Gym (Basically just changed the signage overnight). Arrived for my workout and was told my membership was not valid. They then requested another membership fee... I see a lot of businesses that are closing down. Sign of the times I guess. More people are k@king off than we realise....I would see that as theft ... by the time they sold you the membership, and took your fees, they would/should have known what was going to happen a month down the road sawystertrance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawystertrance Posted September 27, 2018 Share I still sometimes see one of the directors at the time swanning around Cape Town .Grrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted September 27, 2018 Share I would see that as theft ... by the time they sold you the membership, and took your fees, they would/should have known what was going to happen a month down the road Couldn't agree more. The person at the gym (who incidentally worked for Health and Racket (yes I spelled it wrong on purpose...) the precious week and then worked for Players the following week) basically told me that H&R were closed and this was a new gym now so if you want to train here you need to join... Many expletives were exchanged and I walked out. A few months later I was back however but this time I signed a month to month contract. I won't ever get snared into paying for anything like that upfront again.... it left a very bad taste in my mouth. At that time, R1200 was a lot of money to just give away! Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Couldn't agree more. The person at the gym (who incidentally worked for Health and Racket (yes I spelled it wrong on purpose...) the precious week and then worked for Players the following week) basically told me that H&R were closed and this was a new gym now so if you want to train here you need to join... Many expletives were exchanged and I walked out. A few months later I was back however but this time I signed a month to month contract. I won't ever get snared into paying for anything like that upfront again.... it left a very bad taste in my mouth. At that time, R1200 was a lot of money to just give away!Even today 1.2k is a lot of money to just give away. When I just left school, I spent about 2 weeks selling guy memberships, and very quickly figured out it was all just a Kaka setup and "scam" the way the wanted you to approach customers. Then I needed work, and answered a newspaper advert for a salesman in a sports store. Turns out it was CWC back then, got the job with no cycling knowledge, taught myself lots in the store and fell in love with cycling. I also met a client who eventually advised me on my current career path....and life worked out well for me. I still cycle and I enjoy my work. dirtypot, sawystertrance, BenReaper and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted September 27, 2018 Share what is it what you do hairy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 27, 2018 Share what is it what you do hairy?Architecture + Interiors + Work on my Bicycles BenReaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted September 27, 2018 Share Lekker man. big buildings or more residential? Did you get a motorbike yet? Architecture + Interiors + Work on my Bicycles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Lekker man. big buildings or more residential? Did you get a motorbike yet?Been doing lots of high end res the last few years......and some of these have been rather "big" for little homes. Motorbike .... no, and no hurry at this stage. A few things have to fall into place till I make the move. At least when I do I would have hopefully formed a decent view of what I am after, or not BenReaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted September 27, 2018 Share Motorcycles are 90% of the time toys and there is little to no disposable income these days. On Cayenne, the worst service I have ever received. Not even a hello, walked around for 10mins and walked out. Know of 2 people who returned bikes with faults and fought to get their money back, ended with lawyers.Their prices are also crazy compared to some of the new start ups like Fire It Up, Mike Bikes, etc...... Just proves again, if you have a bike hold on to it. Once you sell it's tough getting back into it as there will always be a hole to be plugged or something that demands that extra cash. Tough times, and its getting tougher..... BSG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted September 27, 2018 Share *SNIP* Just proves again, if you have a bike hold on to it. Once you sell it's tough getting back into it as there will always be a hole to be plugged or something that demands that extra cash. Tough times, and its getting tougher..... So true. I had a succession of dirt bikes from when I got married up until my first son was born. Sold my KTM 250 EXC to cover medical expenses as well as set up the room etc for my boy. It took another 16 odd years before I was able to get another bike and that was all thanks to a Discovery incentive payout as well as me having to sell my DH bike to raise the funds. I bought a bit of a beater that needed some TLC but you can never put a price to the smile on my dial! No funds for any weekend trips with the boys but we manage to squeeze in a day trip or two during the year and I use it to commute to work every now and again. There are more important things at the moment like varsity fees... Hairy, BenReaper, Lexx and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted September 27, 2018 Share Motorcycles are 90% of the time toys and there is little to no disposable income these days. On Cayenne, the worst service I have ever received. Not even a hello, walked around for 10mins and walked out. Know of 2 people who returned bikes with faults and fought to get their money back, ended with lawyers.Their prices are also crazy compared to some of the new start ups like Fire It Up, Mike Bikes, etc...... Just proves again, if you have a bike hold on to it. Once you sell it's tough getting back into it as there will always be a hole to be plugged or something that demands that extra cash. Tough times, and its getting tougher..... Fire it up was started by a guy involved with Cayenne. Forget his name. Seems to have a decent location and a decent business selling bikes with warranties etc. Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawystertrance Posted September 28, 2018 Share Well, The Bike Show certainly seem to be pushing his business.. Tromp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted September 28, 2018 Share So true. I had a succession of dirt bikes from when I got married up until my first son was born. Sold my KTM 250 EXC to cover medical expenses as well as set up the room etc for my boy. It took another 16 odd years before I was able to get another bike and that was all thanks to a Discovery incentive payout as well as me having to sell my DH bike to raise the funds. I bought a bit of a beater that needed some TLC but you can never put a price to the smile on my dial! No funds for any weekend trips with the boys but we manage to squeeze in a day trip or two during the year and I use it to commute to work every now and again. There are more important things at the moment like varsity fees... Agreed, sold my TL1000R to use funds as a deposit for a house and a windfall 6 years later was the only way I got back into it. Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted September 28, 2018 Share Well, The Bike Show certainly seem to be pushing his business.. Good publicity, they borrow them bikes to test if I am correct right?Its a good model for free advertising. sawystertrance and Tromp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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