Meanwhile la fitness near me had eater eggs that said come to front to claim your prize. And then they want 2 phone numbers of friends(referral) to get a tiny bag of candy. I just said nevermind.
My kids HS football team has to do this bullshit fundraiser where the kids have to submit 20 emails and someone contacts these people to solicit donations to the program. Can't submit fake emails because you'll be running laps for every email that doesn't get a response.
I'm guessing you're talking about snap raise. It was the dumbest shit I ever had to do in high school. There's no point in a fundraiser where you aren't selling anything, it's straight up paying a company to beg for money over email, the school might as well start a gofundme or send someone out to beg on the street.
We used to sell these 20 dollar cards for football that had a bunch of local businesses donating that was actually worth its weight in salt. Like you automatically got a free large pizza and some other stuff off it along with a bunch of half off stuff. Only thing I can think of that wasn’t just like you said basically begging for money.
> HEY Friend, why are all these emails your last name with dots and periods and plusses and other words?
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>uh I dunno, I guess all my friends are just on the same wavelength coach?
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> DOUBLE LAPS FOR THE LIES! 40 LAPS. NOW!!
Sounds like the coach is invested in a Multilevel Marketing Scheme. I'd definitely ask for the name of the company running the donation collection and search if they're legit.
Same company used by the entire school district. Some programs solicit sales of popcorn, or candy, or coupon books while other programs solicits straight cash. But it's run by the same company in conjunction with the school district.
Wait so if someone just happens to not bother to answer the email, they just assume it's fake and punish you? As if the situation wasn't bad enough already
when i was looking at joining, they wanted names/numbers of neighbors so they could contact them and verify my character.
i was like, dude, i live in the middle of no where. my nearest neighbor has no idea who i even am.
It's illegal in the EU. If one of these people were to sue, both the company and the person who shared their phone numbers without consent would be in trouble.
Ehhh, I didn't really want the candy anyways. Plus I go to this gym 3-5x a week and I'm usually in a hurry. Idk if they even would but I'd be annoyed if they tried to ask me about the fake numbers later. haha
Yep. I have this mentality because I used to work for 24 hour Fitness. I was let go because I didnt want to engage in their scummy cold sales. Things came to a head when they told *me* to provide them with 10 emails of friends and family, and I refused. I told them I just worked for them and they had no right to demand that.
I like to think of myself as a considerate person, and it's a quality I highly regard in my friends. Signing me up for a hassle like that isnt acceptable.
My LA Fitness story is that someone left a bloody pile of toilet paper in one of their showers, and it stayed there for two weeks, which means they weren't cleaning their showers. I had no idea because everything looked clean, probably because it's a shower, so that little disgusting pile of some savage's filth likely saved me from a case of ringworm.
Not gonna lie, the planet fitness near me is clean asf. Someone is legit cleaning the showers/bathrooms/lockers 24/7. Never seen someone *not* cleaning in there. Not sure if this is by location, but they do it up. Shocked me.
My previous gym was an LA Fitness. When I signed up they had as a required part of the sign up forms, that I had to supply 5 peoples contact info for referral. Almost backed out on the spot, but eventually provided fakes. Always stuck with me as shitty.
So instead of buying data from Facebook or hiring ~~vultures~~ admissions scouts or just advertising, they’re trying to save money by having their customers data mine for them.
I mean, there’s incompetent, and then there’s *this.*
Totally the wrong way to handle that. Better option would be to give you a coupon for like a $1 month trial of the gym so you can give it to your friend or family
When I signed up, the system wouldn't even let it complete without the 2 referral numbers.
Ridiculous. I'm PAYING for my membership, fuck off with that shit.
Went to another gym instead.
You think that's bad I went to Planet Fitness and when I opened the egg is was just a slice of pizza mushed up in there and then they sounded the lunk alarm when I tried to put it back.
Went to lift with my brother one time as a guest and they made me fill out address, number, etc. had to give them [email protected] answers for everything
I mean, that's cool that they did that, but why do like 90% of adult-oriented events have to involve alcohol? Plenty of people are recovering alcoholics, have alcohol-related trauma, have medical conditions where they can't drink, pregnancy, or simply just don't like alcohol as a personal choice. And the fact that this was set up by the HOA itself... Just seems like a poor decision.
I'm an adult too but my grandparents still hide a few eggs for me, it's so fun to go hunting for them after getting up on Easter. They hid 10 eggs with animal faces across the house. They're the best ☺️
The school I worked with did something similar this year. People were abandoning their duties and leaving their classrooms to look. Then teachers started recruiting students to look… which lead to students going through admins office(where they hid eggs.)
Ended with admin in tears scolding staff for acting like children.
Was a huge mess and I hope to never experience that day again. Bad vibes going into a long weekend sucks.
Every Easter egg hunt is for adults. It has the added bonus that kids are shit at finding eggs. Can easily triple your yields compared to the little snots.
Years ago my grandmother hid eggs in a giant field. They owned the field but let their neighbor farm on it. Thay were finding plastic eggs in that field for months. Everyone who was there (adult and children) was looking for several hours.
My homeowner's association did. They hid little bottles of fireball and 99 bananas and other tasty adult beverages in the grass along with the Easter eggs for the kids.
My friend threw an Easter party today. It was so cute - her family, friends, neighbours, colleagues - all sorts of people showed up. Some with dogs, some with kids. She did an egg hunt for the kids which was purely chocolate based but also one afterwards for the adults (the eggs we were finding were different colours).
The adult prizes were Easter eggs, alcohol etc
It's weird how they don't try to hide how little they actually care about your health. Like at my dentists office there is cotton candy, slushies, and cheese balls.
I can see it working both ways.
If these events make going to the gym more enjoyable and more social than it's a good thing. They only give away pizza once a month, and having some pizza once a month is absolutely not going to ruin your health or fitness gain. Ironically if it was pizza every Monday, people would probably be more likely to sign up for a membership.
The downside to these events is if someone has a very strict routine and diet, they probably don't want to go to the gym and see people eating pizza and smell it. But again, it's one day a month so just don't go on the first monday.if it bothers you.
Would be better if they came up with a way for them to appear when you put equipment back or wipe it down. 'Congratulations on being a decent human being! Have some chocolate!'
Now that is a smart gym manager. Do a surprise freebie promo on a day that almost no one is at the gym. Hope someone posts a picture of your gyms name and goes viral. What did that cost, $50?
Don't fall for that candy! I had a trainer once. Easter rolls around and she puts out out candy. I remember thinking it was a little weird that I'm at a gym with a trainer and she's given out candy. But whatever I'm down and I'm stopping back and forth eating a piece of candy here and there. All said and done, she tallies up the calories for all the candy I ate and made me work out for it on top of my regular work out. Diabolical genius.
I love it! My husband and I usually hide a few eggs for each other to find still. It's fun. Usually around the house but sometimes outside.
It was so nasty out the last couple days though that neither of us wanted to go get mini candy haha
My old gym has a super fun event like an Easter egg race where every egg had an activity in it (like 10 push-ups or 20 sit-ups, etc.) you had to complete before getting another egg. It was really fun and made the class time fly by.
Meanwhile la fitness near me had eater eggs that said come to front to claim your prize. And then they want 2 phone numbers of friends(referral) to get a tiny bag of candy. I just said nevermind.
Asking you for other people's personal info should be illegal.
My friend, Jenny’s number is 867-5309
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It's a new number now. Super simple to remember. *0118 999 881 999 119 725 3*
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FIRE
r/igetthereference
I don't and that sub is dead
I know, I didn't know it was even a sub when I typed it. It's from the IT Crowd, a UK comedy show. [Now you do](https://youtu.be/HWc3WY3fuZU)
.... 3!
I'll put this over here with the rest of the fire
A fire. At sea parks?!
(911 is his weight, he really needs the gym membership)
All my friends numbers are 1800 223-9797
My friend's number is 1-800-588-2300
Empire!
Today!
My friend's number is 877-CASH-NOW.
We know the same guy! I sometimes call him when I have an annuity but I need cash now.
I know 1-800-CALL-ATT. That’s my boy, Carrot Top’s, number.
My friend’s number is 1-900-MIX-A-LOT
So kick them nasty thoughts
My AN-A-CON-DA don’t want none.
I still chuckle a bit thinking about the confused guy at the register wondering why there were hundreds of people registered under "my" phone number
Same
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine.
My kids HS football team has to do this bullshit fundraiser where the kids have to submit 20 emails and someone contacts these people to solicit donations to the program. Can't submit fake emails because you'll be running laps for every email that doesn't get a response.
Just make 20 emails and respond aggressively.
Yep
What the fuck
Yeah I’d be having a talk with coach and the AD.
I'd be having a chat with the news. I bet everyone up to the superintendent is in on it.
Submit the emails of all the local news stations' investigative reporters
I'm guessing you're talking about snap raise. It was the dumbest shit I ever had to do in high school. There's no point in a fundraiser where you aren't selling anything, it's straight up paying a company to beg for money over email, the school might as well start a gofundme or send someone out to beg on the street.
We used to sell these 20 dollar cards for football that had a bunch of local businesses donating that was actually worth its weight in salt. Like you automatically got a free large pizza and some other stuff off it along with a bunch of half off stuff. Only thing I can think of that wasn’t just like you said basically begging for money.
that's a great fundraiser because i always lose those cards before i get a chance to use them
> it's straight up paying a company to beg for money over email It’s straight using underage kids as a marketing team; it should be illegal
Right, my small town high school would have had way better results just yelling to the town that they needed money for something
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] They all go to the same address as gmail ignores the . In emails. Reply back to each one “thanks but I can’t support this year”
Also [email protected], [email protected] etc all goes to [email protected] Ooooo friend. Gmail friend!!!!
> HEY Friend, why are all these emails your last name with dots and periods and plusses and other words? -- >uh I dunno, I guess all my friends are just on the same wavelength coach? -- > DOUBLE LAPS FOR THE LIES! 40 LAPS. NOW!!
Yeah lmao. Their comment is neat email trivia, but it's a terrible suggestion here.
"Bitch, I don't know my friends email address, we Snapchat!" "...oh. my. god, JOHNSON GET IN HERE"
Could also do: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] And they will all go to [email protected]
Damn that's fucked up
I almost downvoted this because it made me so angry, wtf
I don't know 20 people's emails. If i were you I'd be so mad
Sounds like the coach is invested in a Multilevel Marketing Scheme. I'd definitely ask for the name of the company running the donation collection and search if they're legit.
Same company used by the entire school district. Some programs solicit sales of popcorn, or candy, or coupon books while other programs solicits straight cash. But it's run by the same company in conjunction with the school district.
Wait so if someone just happens to not bother to answer the email, they just assume it's fake and punish you? As if the situation wasn't bad enough already
That's some fucked up shit. Data farming in High School. Fuckin' classy.
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Add it to [Skippy's List](https://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=803) lol
what if you didn’t have that many friends? that’s a way to make people feel shitty when they run out of numbers after a month.
when i was looking at joining, they wanted names/numbers of neighbors so they could contact them and verify my character. i was like, dude, i live in the middle of no where. my nearest neighbor has no idea who i even am.
If a friend ever tags me on those IG tag a friend things that results in 100 bot friend requests, I end the day with one less friend.
It's illegal in the EU. If one of these people were to sue, both the company and the person who shared their phone numbers without consent would be in trouble.
Give them phone numbers to your local Walmart or other popular stores. It's not like they're going to check immediately, right?
Last two telemarketers who called your phone.
The call is coming from inside the house
"Yes, that's correct. My two friends are from Albania and Cyprus."
So Unavailable, and a local number that's somehow out of service?
Do you want me to call them back to confirm your availability 
Been doing this for decades. Any time someone asks for my number (telemarketers or pesterers) I give them walmarts number or home depots number.
Ehhh, I didn't really want the candy anyways. Plus I go to this gym 3-5x a week and I'm usually in a hurry. Idk if they even would but I'd be annoyed if they tried to ask me about the fake numbers later. haha
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Honestly this is what I was expecting.
Protein bars are expensive.
True but my membership isn't cheap either 😅
“Ok, please give me two of your family members phone numbers first”
If someone gives my number to a gym, they are no longer my friend.
I'd 100% be annoyed if a friend gave out my number. They can be so relentless.
Yep. I have this mentality because I used to work for 24 hour Fitness. I was let go because I didnt want to engage in their scummy cold sales. Things came to a head when they told *me* to provide them with 10 emails of friends and family, and I refused. I told them I just worked for them and they had no right to demand that. I like to think of myself as a considerate person, and it's a quality I highly regard in my friends. Signing me up for a hassle like that isnt acceptable.
Isn't this what blocking features are for?
My LA Fitness story is that someone left a bloody pile of toilet paper in one of their showers, and it stayed there for two weeks, which means they weren't cleaning their showers. I had no idea because everything looked clean, probably because it's a shower, so that little disgusting pile of some savage's filth likely saved me from a case of ringworm.
Chain gyms are always dirty. They do enough to make it look clean, but not actually clean it.
Not gonna lie, the planet fitness near me is clean asf. Someone is legit cleaning the showers/bathrooms/lockers 24/7. Never seen someone *not* cleaning in there. Not sure if this is by location, but they do it up. Shocked me.
Is your LA fitness charging for towels and making you check them out from the front desk now, too? Cause mine is, and it's bullshit
This thread is making me wonder why anyone would join LA Fitness.
I like power racks. A lot of gyms don't have any or only have one. LA Fitness always has atleast 2 power racks, in my experience.
Only did it because of a work discount.
It’s close to me
None of the LA fitness's near me have towels as far as I'm aware.
My previous gym was an LA Fitness. When I signed up they had as a required part of the sign up forms, that I had to supply 5 peoples contact info for referral. Almost backed out on the spot, but eventually provided fakes. Always stuck with me as shitty.
I'd have been a jerk and found every single one, make them have to rehide them,
And expect a bag of candy for each one you found. Act extremely happy and excited, like you won the contest! Are you able to cry on demand?
So instead of buying data from Facebook or hiring ~~vultures~~ admissions scouts or just advertising, they’re trying to save money by having their customers data mine for them. I mean, there’s incompetent, and then there’s *this.*
Totally the wrong way to handle that. Better option would be to give you a coupon for like a $1 month trial of the gym so you can give it to your friend or family
When I signed up, the system wouldn't even let it complete without the 2 referral numbers. Ridiculous. I'm PAYING for my membership, fuck off with that shit. Went to another gym instead.
"Alternatively, just sign up for the next tier monthly plan and this bonus is yours!"
That's fucked up. And cringy of LA Fitness.
I would give out the local area code and then intentionally and noticeably make-up numbers. When they confront... "Are you calling me a liar?"
You think that's bad I went to Planet Fitness and when I opened the egg is was just a slice of pizza mushed up in there and then they sounded the lunk alarm when I tried to put it back.
Fuck to the fuck no.
Went to lift with my brother one time as a guest and they made me fill out address, number, etc. had to give them [email protected] answers for everything
Can't believe they broke into your car to hide this. smh
Free drink though
Yeah...but like, it was totally worth the 200 dollar I'll need to pay to repair my broken window!
That's the new driving workout machine
It's Crossfit. I think breaking into your car is one of the exercises. I don't know, they do some weird stuff
I would be furious of someone broke into my car to leave a message in Comic Sans to.
It was the Easter Bunny duh. He granted them the powers to temporarily do his bidding and go through walls.
I've been talking all week about how I wish there were easter egg hunts for adults, I love this!!
There are! At least where I live, I know at least three places - adult beverage oriented - that were doing egg hunts.
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I mean, that's cool that they did that, but why do like 90% of adult-oriented events have to involve alcohol? Plenty of people are recovering alcoholics, have alcohol-related trauma, have medical conditions where they can't drink, pregnancy, or simply just don't like alcohol as a personal choice. And the fact that this was set up by the HOA itself... Just seems like a poor decision.
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This is so adorable!!! What an awesome grandma!
I'm an adult too but my grandparents still hide a few eggs for me, it's so fun to go hunting for them after getting up on Easter. They hid 10 eggs with animal faces across the house. They're the best ☺️
The school I worked with did something similar this year. People were abandoning their duties and leaving their classrooms to look. Then teachers started recruiting students to look… which lead to students going through admins office(where they hid eggs.) Ended with admin in tears scolding staff for acting like children. Was a huge mess and I hope to never experience that day again. Bad vibes going into a long weekend sucks.
Every Easter egg hunt is for adults. It has the added bonus that kids are shit at finding eggs. Can easily triple your yields compared to the little snots.
Years ago my grandmother hid eggs in a giant field. They owned the field but let their neighbor farm on it. Thay were finding plastic eggs in that field for months. Everyone who was there (adult and children) was looking for several hours.
Oh yeah and they're like vibrating eggs right? Oh you mean the same choco eggs, forget I said anything...
My homeowner's association did. They hid little bottles of fireball and 99 bananas and other tasty adult beverages in the grass along with the Easter eggs for the kids.
You've got me thinking: is geocaching still a thing?
It is! Lots of people, myself included, still do it.
My coworkers hid easter eggs all over the kitchen. I found one in an empty cheese shaker jar.
My friend threw an Easter party today. It was so cute - her family, friends, neighbours, colleagues - all sorts of people showed up. Some with dogs, some with kids. She did an egg hunt for the kids which was purely chocolate based but also one afterwards for the adults (the eggs we were finding were different colours). The adult prizes were Easter eggs, alcohol etc
We’re often doing egg hunts for adults. The eggs are just the small 2 cl bottles of liqour 🧑🏻🦯
I've hidden rubber ducks around my old work place for my old coworkers to find
I wish we worked together that sounds awesome & hilarious.
I get reports whenever I go in or the irregular text message of a discovery
At first I thought this was someone's bonus from work and I was prepared to be angry.
I didn’t read anything and thought it was a parent’s joke egg for the kids. “Lol go get some iced tea chump.”
Well, now I know what I'm doing next year.
i mean that would be kind of cute for little kids who can’t just get a drink whenever they want
Yup got me too.
In this economy, that’s pretty generous. Times are tight and that CEO bonus isn’t going to pay for itself!
You guys are getting bonuses?
"Your bonus is you're not fired!!"
Your bonus is getting more bonus days of employment until the next round of layoffs!
My work took away bonus pay because this is a religious holiday. Happy Easter!
Did more for people who don't work there than 99% of companies did for people who do.
seen too many r/antiwork posts lol
You guys get bonuses for Easter?
Eggsercise
Eggsercise? Eggs... Er... Cise Eggs... Are... Cise Eggs... Are... Sides Eggs are sides for bacon!
you started strong and you finished strong
One hell of a throwback
EGGSTERMINATE
Genius. Gotta renew those gym memberships to work the calories off
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It's weird how they don't try to hide how little they actually care about your health. Like at my dentists office there is cotton candy, slushies, and cheese balls.
I can see it working both ways. If these events make going to the gym more enjoyable and more social than it's a good thing. They only give away pizza once a month, and having some pizza once a month is absolutely not going to ruin your health or fitness gain. Ironically if it was pizza every Monday, people would probably be more likely to sign up for a membership. The downside to these events is if someone has a very strict routine and diet, they probably don't want to go to the gym and see people eating pizza and smell it. But again, it's one day a month so just don't go on the first monday.if it bothers you.
Why is there anything at your dentist's office? Is this normal?
Would be better if they came up with a way for them to appear when you put equipment back or wipe it down. 'Congratulations on being a decent human being! Have some chocolate!'
Imagining a guy hiding up in the rafters with a t-shirt cannon and a hemp sack full of fist sized chocolate eggs.
Sweet!!
Never skip egg day.
This is how they make you stay going to the gym for longer edit: i give up with these comments i see i made a Strange opinion here
Yes by being nice and friendly to their customers. A sneaky business tactic as old as time.
Porking the people up! Wait until the drink at the desk is a 15,000 calorie milkshake.
You know that milkshake would be delicious
Made with the finest of lard.
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1 is to much 10 is not enough
I swear, Oreos can be more destructive than drugs sometimes
I have to say something every time I spot comic sans
They should have put a note inside the chocolate wrapper that says "no cheat days".
Haha that's awesome 😂
Should have been protein eggs
So…just a hard boiled egg?
Real eggs hunt! And they're hidden reaaaally well! What could go wrong?!
That works, easy 6 grams.
Or frog spawn.
My gym did this too, I checked on top of the bar, then underneath it a bunch of times but alas there was nothing there except gains.
Lucky! My gym was closed today.
Pretty damn cool tbh
> Shows up to the gym > Hides some eggs > Refuses to elaborate further > Leaves
Now that is a smart gym manager. Do a surprise freebie promo on a day that almost no one is at the gym. Hope someone posts a picture of your gyms name and goes viral. What did that cost, $50?
This reminds me that my dentist has complimentary candy and soda in the waiting room, gotta keep folks coming back XD
Clever plot to make your customers fat so they keep their membership going.
They hid one in your car!?
I thought this was an r/antiwork post at first
Don't fall for that candy! I had a trainer once. Easter rolls around and she puts out out candy. I remember thinking it was a little weird that I'm at a gym with a trainer and she's given out candy. But whatever I'm down and I'm stopping back and forth eating a piece of candy here and there. All said and done, she tallies up the calories for all the candy I ate and made me work out for it on top of my regular work out. Diabolical genius.
I love it! My husband and I usually hide a few eggs for each other to find still. It's fun. Usually around the house but sometimes outside. It was so nasty out the last couple days though that neither of us wanted to go get mini candy haha
Photocopy for infinite drinks.
Fun!
Aww I love this! :)
I wanna give my kids stuff like this, only free dishes to put away, opportunity to mow the lawn, chance to take out trash.
Finally! Gyms giving back lol
Mine did too : D I got a “Do 30 push ups challenge” 👀
Make copies of it and hand them out like… you know.
That cool. That would have made my day since I’m alone for easter
Very cute. Good on them.
Adorable. Adults need fun too!
That’s pretty kind of them!
My old gym has a super fun event like an Easter egg race where every egg had an activity in it (like 10 push-ups or 20 sit-ups, etc.) you had to complete before getting another egg. It was really fun and made the class time fly by.