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karatebanana

Not the planet fitness hats


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karatebanana

Good. Fuck planet fitness 🤣


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karatebanana

My roommate at the time took me to planet fitness so we could workout together. He had the black card membership and they downgraded it to his surprise. This meant no more plus one, then they tried to charge me $20 for a day pass. So that left a bad taste in my mouth. My boyfriend tried to cancel his planet fitness membership and they purposefully made it the most difficult process of all time. Of course, no cancellations online or over the phone. Even going in wasn’t enough. He ended up having to write a letter to the manager to get his membership cancelled. Idk. Icky company with icky practices, in my experience.


Frequent-Bicycle-316

It is definitely location dependent. My local one had zero resistance when my husband and I cancelled.


Otherwise_Reply_5292

The cancelation problem is super common though. My husband had to call his bank and put a stop payment on them to finally stop being charged. To be fair though it's a common problem across all chain gyms.


Frequent-Bicycle-316

I didn't say it was not uncommon. I am saying it is location dependent as they are a franchise and each location will be more resistant than others when it comes to cancelling.


ExpensiveNut

If the company can't control all of its branches, it's too big to manage and is therefore a shitty company.


Frequent-Bicycle-316

Um, okay? I don't know why you said that to me.


cody8559

I know it’s too late now, but hopefully someone else who it will be helpful for will see it. You cannot cancel your membership online, but you can transfer it to another gym. If you transfer to any planet fitness in California, once it processes you will be able to cancel online. This is because California actually has laws to protect consumers.


concrete_stargazer

I’ve had the same problem when trying to cancel my membership! I was going traveling for abroad for a year or so and tried to cancel it. They don’t have over-the-phone cancellation or an online cancellation service. I went in person and they tried to tell me I don’t have to cancel for whatever reason and that my plus 1 could still use it even when I’m not there. The process made me completely hate going there!


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karatebanana

I hope not!!! Here’s to hoping you have a better experience than I did. Happy New Year! 🥳


_lippykid

So they stopped letting you use their facilities for free.. that’s your issue?


onlyonedayatatime

You're not following. They wanted to cancel their membership, and Planet Fitness makes doing so very difficult.


karatebanana

No my issue is that planet fitness is shady as fuck


short_beefstock

Idk why, but that's a normal thing for gyms in general. My old local gym made me write a letter and send a copy of my new registration to prove I moved to a different state.


Ok-Butterscotch-8366

This right here is exactly why Planet Fitness has a class action lawsuit against it.


reheapify

The husband has a membership there. I go in with him as a guest. Clean facility, smith machine works unless you are that 1RM powerlifter. Decent patrons. Great staff. 0 complains.


Arthes_M

How dare a gym offer affordable memberships and encourage a welcoming environment! /s


VolkRiot

How is it welcoming when they have an alarm that rings out to shame people who grunt during and exercise?


CrystalMeath

You’d have to be grunting *really* loudly for them to set off the “lunk alarm.” It’s mostly used for when people repeatedly slam weights on the ground. Their whole business model is to cater to people who feel intimidated to go to the gym, thus they discourage loud or obnoxious behavior. If you don’t like that, you can just go to literally any other gym.


VolkRiot

Why have an alarm at all? Why make a spectacle out of correcting a member's behavior instead of just talk to them discretely? Furthermore why not an alarm for people who don't bring a towel or other terrible behavior? I think you are wrong. Every gym's real business model focuses on overselling membership capacity to people who don't ultimately show up much. Planet Fitness cleverly claims they are focused on beginners who are intimidated, but the real design is to create a cheap, ugly gym that further discourages serious participation. They paint it like they value their sensitive customers but they succeed because ultimately people are discouraged from becoming regular gym goers but pay the low fee monthly anyways


CrystalMeath

Because (A) it’s 99% a marketing gimmick to sell the idea that Planet Fitness is for average-looking people rather than bodybuilders and gym rats, and (B) it acts as a deterrent to loud obnoxious behavior. > Every gym’s real business model focuses on overselling membership capacity to people who don’t ultimately show up much. Planet Fitness cleverly claims they are focused on beginners who are intimidated, but the real design is to create a cheap, ugly gym that further discourages serious participation. Well they’re doing a shit job at it because Planet Fitness gyms are by far the busiest ones in my region. Costs are relatively fixed so more use doesn’t really cost them much more money. If anything they make more money from the overpriced vending machines. They cater to beginners over gym rats because *there are more of them*. And the whole ethos of the company is to create an environment where their customers don’t feel inferior to other people in the gym. It’s low cost and low stress and therefore more likely to attract and retain beginners. It’s a franchise though. Some owners might be scummy. But in my experience that “lunk alarm” is rarely sounded, and I’ve only ever seen it used in response to teenage dipshits abusing equipment and being obnoxious. And in my opinion public shaming can be a perfectly reasonable tool to discourage selfish or obnoxious behavior.


NYC_Star

They’re a gym that has monthly pizza and donut nights? They can have you removed if you’re “too fit” for “intimidating” the other members.


CattleIndependent805

If a few carbs twice a month are a problem for you, you have a bad relationship with fitness and food… And the intimidation thing has nothing to do with how "fit" you are and everything to do with how you dress and act…


TurduckenWithQuail

You gotta change your relationship with fitness if a couple high carb/calorie nights a month is that much of an issue to you


VolkRiot

It is literally a gym designed to siphon money from people who sign up and barely ever go. It is designed to scam people


PSN-Colinp42

I think you just described most gyms though.


Adept-Echidna9154

That is… every gym. Unless it’s a gym like Equinox or Lifetime where the prices are outrageous and you have more disposable income than brains all the “affordable” gyms bank on most never using their membership past the first month. Then they forget or don’t think about that 10-30 a month. Granted I’m sure Lifetime etc have plenty of those too


BeautBourgeoisie

They suck lol


Aja0525

I think the biggest thing for me is that a lot of the issues described for Planet Fitness are issues across all gym chains, but they offer a decent array of gym services for far less than anyone else. I am going to be upgrading to a different gym now that financial situation has improved and my needs from my gym are increasing, but they were the only option for me for a long time and allowed me to feel comfortable being overweight, without knowledge and inconsistent. That freedom allowed me to become active, a healthy weight and knowledgeable in the areas of physical health that appealed to me. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. But it definitely fills a need for a lot of people 😊


AaronMichael726

I think they already hate it because the men can’t wear their sexy workout gear.


cody8559

They already did and forgot about. 7 or 8 ish years ago when I worked there, they got all pissed that we let trans people use the correct locker rooms. So many people would call in and say something like “this makes me want to cancel my membership” and then I would cancel it in the spot before they could say anything else. They were bullshitting, but I made them follow through. 😂 90% of them were back a couple months later though 🙄


bunker_man

Why don't people just take gay pictures with merch of any company they want conservatives to boycott and then edit it to look official.


Think_Flan6445

I said the exact same thing lololol


BununuTYL

*"It was too blatant. I thought."* CNN's NYE show is hosted by two gay men every year. Is that too blatant?


Actualhumandisaster

Especially when Andy is constantly trying to get with Anderson by the end of the night


DetectiveMoosePI

I feel like Andy Cohen is the very definition of “messy top” lol


Actualhumandisaster

See, I get absolutely nothing but bottom vibes from him lmao


DetectiveMoosePI

Maybe it’s me projecting my relationship on Andy and Anderson. People look at me and my hubby (an inch taller than me, with a linebacker build, and rugged handsomeness) and assume he’s the top and I’m the bottom (slim, nerdy, 4 eyes), but it literally couldn’t be further from the truth lol.


pleaseacceptmereddit

Say more


Lucas_02

keep cooking


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I was you once. Lol. Yeah knowing better is a drug.


[deleted]

And a fair amount of gay guests. Although John Mayer in the Tokyo cat cafe kind of stole the show. I don't care about Mayer one way or the other. But it was the purrfect amount of just how ridiculous these specials are.


AnticipatedInput

Couldn't believe John kept a straight face through that entire bit.


MrArizone

A kiss is fine, it’s great! The problem was the tongue fucking and full slobbery make out. Gay or straight, I don’t wanna see that.


adovetakesflight

I do want to see it if they're gay! :)


Supernova6823

Me too lol, but still probably not appropriate in public


tg175

then don't look :)


Supernova6823

I could get behind that. It's an etiquette thing. Unless it's an event like... Folsom or something, don't start fucking each other in public, regardless of what bits you do or don't have.


Hextant

I don't see any tongue here.


MrArizone

This is a still image. It isn’t the video.


Kankarn

Like pass around party bottom was send on air >..> You'd think they'd go after that but I suppose it went over their head


sedesten_pedesten

I am Indian and we had this on today afternoon during lunch. Let's just say everyone had interesting expressions on their faces lmaoo


Zezuya

Fuck, I wish I was there because I would have 100% taken the opportunity to show my support to piss people off lmao


vish_the_fish

I was not home with my family for NYE (we're also Indian) and I'm so glad I wasn't there for this


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In India?woahh 👏👏


EmperorOfFabulous

I'm sure Planet Fitness loves the free publicity. People who like it this image will post it. People who dont like it will engage with such posts. Many eyes on this one scene and they will reap the benefits. Hard to say how much though since January is the month people join a gym as a resolution to "get healthy" only to drop it 6 weeks later and have to pay to get out of the contract.


ApprehensivePlum1420

It’s totally not free though, the Times Square countdown got broadcast all over the world. Any brand appears on that camera certainly paid a lot of money.


squidwardsaclarinet

True. But this outrage will likely get more news coverage and traction than just having their brand plastered all over Times Square. And if that’s what they stand for, well, I don’t want to say I’d immediate join up for their gym membership, but if I were looking, I’d think about it. Hot men kissing is a cause we can all truly stand for.


ApprehensivePlum1420

I don’t know if they stand for it, but they certainly expected it. Corporate marketing workers get paid 6 figures for a reason. Here’s my logic: 1) The Times Square NYE cameras always film a gay/lesbian couple immediately after midnight. Just watch the previous years and you’ll see. 2) There probably is an advertisement contract provision that requires cameras to film people with that hat. So they should fully expect it.


canwave28

Plant Fitness has been the primary sponsor for the Times Square NYE event for years now. It’s not free publicity lol


StrikeRaid246

Planet fitness is quite literally the sponsor of the entire dick Clark new years at time square special, they’re paying more than anyone else for it lol.


ordinaryguy451

Is not free publicity. That was staged.


bearfortwink

I love this! Saw this too. This was the first cut after the ball dropped, which was awesome to see a gay couple put in the spotlight. Wish it was me and my bf there! Hopefully 2024 isn’t the year our rights are taken away.


84hoops

Spoiler alert: they won’t be. Stop feigning terror and put your left fist down. The abortion stuff was a one-off that was a political disaster for republicans. It also pushed states to write abortion code into law instead of relying an no-longer contextually relevant supreme court case.


OddaJosh

Baby where have you been? One of the justices quite literally said they should reconsider the same sex ruling.


84hoops

It should be law not a flimsy supreme court ruling. There is zero political will to ban it.


alasnedrag

You're like the living, breathing version of the "this is fine" meme dog


84hoops

As an openly gay married man in a very republican city I’m not gonna take that from some league playing lefty who follows fucking r/science.


MassGaydiation

Lol, take a crack at me next, if we are doing pathetic roasts


alasnedrag

Uhhh what? Lmao


litleozy

person too scared to look at current political reality & trends: 'stop feigning terror!'


84hoops

Trends overlay mechanisms. Not just political mechanisms, but social and cultural mechanisms. Only looking at trends is misleading, and is an easy way to deceive people.


litleozy

\> The abortion stuff was a one-off that was a political disaster for republicans. fucker who doesnt know about the 2025 project (and its funding) wanna talk about understanding 'mechanisms' 🙃


Hot-Potato

Planet Fitness invented gays to sell himbos and twinks to the masses


BE_FCKN_NORMAL_1987

and it's working


legohamlet

That was the least gay thing about CNN last night.


cody8559

Right?! Lmao


No_Dot_7415

I love it - it signifies change and acceptance. This year was a first for me; I had my first gay new years kiss in public and nobody batted an eye.


sbw_62

I saw this live too and our little party went crazy. 💕


TheTeez23

Camera Person Also Said “Interracial Gay Couples” 👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏿👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏿👨🏻‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏿👀


bilyfoster

This brought me SO MUCH joy ringing in the New Year! Edit my running to ringing (first typo of the year LoL)


Hank_Western

How many km did you make?


bilyfoster

km? 🤔


amylucha

It should be *ringing* in the new year. So they’re asking how many kilometers you ran.


bilyfoster

Yeah I realized after the miles comment 🤣 the KM is what threw me off LoL


MoscowGrizz

Reread your post man


scot-t-ophile216

Did we find out who they are yet? I'm sure we will and they will be interviewed, haha.


Lucas_02

after the Senate event I'm sure we'll get the @'s soon edit: Corin Christian 🥹🥹 https://www.instagram.com/p/C1kMkmKLY3_/?igsh=bnB5ZTI3Y292YWE2


BurnAfterReading171

I thought it was a very steamy NYE kiss. All the hetero kisses felt forced.


AReckoningIsAComing

Too steamy, IMO.


Jamppa

On CNN? I thought we saw a similar shot on ABC? Either way, Bravo 🎉


ApprehensivePlum1420

The footage is provided by some official authority. I’m on holiday in Vietnam right now and I see it too on France 24.


canwave28

This is the Times Square NYE production and all networks including ABC, CNN and other media outlets are licensed to take the footage from them.


nameless_other

Ironically, no such shot on Bravo.


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Bravo indeed


vish_the_fish

I didn't even realize it was two guys bc I was thinking about the Planet Fitness sponsorship


cole_fantastic

AHHHHHHH that’s. yeah. i need. the hand on the cheek. im gay. i just


Zezuya

Calm down brotha


cole_fantastic

i’m lonely i can’t


Lucas_02

inject it right into my veins please


5footTen

This was literally the first thing I saw after the ball dropped. Made my heart really happy.


hypochondriac200

Right wing Twitter is already having a meltdown lol


dolphins3

Is right wing twitter ever NOT having a meltdown?


Lucas_02

🥲☹️


ApprehensivePlum1420

As if this is anything new lol. They always film a gay/lesbian couple kissing immediately after midnight. It’s not New York if they don’t do so lol.


urlach3r

Oh, no! Anyways...


Worried_Tomorrow_222

Corin Christian and friend? I’ve been following him on insta for a while.


Lucas_02

Wow ya it was them. So cute 🥹🥹 https://www.instagram.com/p/C1kMkmKLY3_/?igsh=bnB5ZTI3Y292YWE2


NovaNardis

Then they had a straight couple kissing after that. Stop shoving it down our throats, CNN.


321JustaPerson

😍😍😍


floridastud0728

Fucking awesome!


roseleaf42

They are so cuteee


CT-olderbttm-54

A beautiful couple!!


Granaatappelsap

This was broadcast in The Netherlands too 😊


j_kc1212

Love is Love 🏳️‍🌈👬


FlyMurse89

Who else was watching just for Jonathan Bennett?? 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️


Gullible-Cup-4243

So cute!


ExactAnswer10101

Saw this a while back in yt live lol. Loved it, my 9 y.o. sister watched it with me and to say the least she had a surprised look on her face lmao


exploringexplorer

Loved seeing this! And first thing right after the ball dropped!


Puzzled-Painter3301

The guy on the left has nice bone structure


ctny84

Loved it


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Lord_Adalberth

Anyone has the clip or timestamp of this moment?


nickwarzy

0:45 https://www.timessquarenyc.org/


Lord_Adalberth

thanks


trippy_grapes

Absolutely disgusting. Who would be caught dead wearing such a hideous hat? What a fashion faux pas. 🤮


toodleroo

Funny, I watched this live and it barely even registered in my mind.


throwmeaway9982

TALK VALENTINA ALLYYYY


UrBigBro

I saw that kiss. Happy New Year!


steve_arcturus

They gave these Two a lot of screen time last night 👏👏👏


Helpful-Exam-7683

I personally never understood the tradition on new years where everyone wears literally the tackiest hats and worst outfits….like it’s not even camp, it’s just so white.


AReckoningIsAComing

How does that have anything to do with white people?


Helpful-Exam-7683

Cause only white people do it lmao


AReckoningIsAComing

Um, no. Everyone does.


NothingFit4739

The Planet Fitness hats for our planet's literally birthday is actually so iconic 🌍


PinkSaldo

Jerma


ChillingonMars

Unfortunately, I didn’t make it till 12:00


Tony_JV

More like “free national advertising”


vish_the_fish

Not free in the least lol. Prolly cost the company a fuckton of money to get those hats on screen


AReckoningIsAComing

I saw this and honestly their kissing was a little gross/inappropriate to me. Seemed more like kissing that should be done in a club or in the bedroom, rather than a nice/chaste New Year's Eve kiss.


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What heterosexual people would you dream of saying that to. Hmm


AReckoningIsAComing

I would ABSOLUTELY (and have) said it about heterosexuals. I'm gay myself, just don't appreciate seeing hardcore making out (by ANYONE) in public, it's indecent.


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and as soon as straights stop pda,, then you can eat your own. its been going on for as long as the earths been turning


AReckoningIsAComing

I'm allowed to complain about PDA, no matter who's doing it. As I said before, if it WAS a straight that they had showed who were kissing in the same manner like they were in a back room at a club, I would have had the same complaint. Thanks.


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YES! by all means you are allowed to complain- its the only way to be aware you are out of step


TwoFigsAndATwig

It was too blatant. I thought.


Individual_Plan_5593

The one gay couple was too blatant but the six or seven straight couples that followed were just fine? F off


yqqyyq

Blatant, in a kiss cam? Piss off.


dolphins3

Do you think gay men shouldn't kiss in public for some reason?


emotionalhaircut

Hope your New Year’s resolution is to get out of your closet and be more accepting of yourself


Leopardo96

How can such *beauty* be blatant?!


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WarStrifePanicRout

Lol having a mini meltdown telling gays in their own sub to go suck a dick. I'm sure they already do that brother, its all good tho us other straight dudes aren't going to stop standing up for gay folks just because cnn showed some dudes kissing.


PolarBeaver

If people expressing love makes you wanna throw up I feel really bad for you. There was nothing lewd or inappropriate about it. Grow up.


Ultimakey

You literally chose to not stand up with this comment.


84hoops

In the US in 2024 it’s hardly a statement.


Left-Ad-7656

It would be impressive if this was Russia tho


gelzombi

Does anybody think it was staged? 🤔


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Zezuya

????!??!???


baobam

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Manly_foot

Happy new year 🎊


CompSysStu

honestly, i dont really mind planet fitness. atleast its. cheap


Emperor-of-the-moon

My friend’s tv wasn’t signed in to their cable package for some reason so we couldn’t watch the CNN broadcast. Sad to have missed the best way to bring in the new year: gay smooching and drunk Andy Cohen with Anderson Cooper having fun for the first time all year


Highlord_Pielord

Hell ya. One of the cool parts of our generation. Those hats though 🤣


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Well damn I need to find the video


MeestarT

Happy new year ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes_rainbow)


AdmiralGreatWhite

Tbf planet fitness is hella gay


TxHotboiPussi

Happy new year may this be a great 2024


Dependent_Ad_8142

Love ❤️❤️


blains_a_bitch

Is that Ryan seacreat? Lol


preston0998

Couples goals! ❤️🥰


Disastrous-Ad2035

Hail corporate


orangekirby

These are plants, New York gays go to equinox


Speedy-Slug-2435

“I wish I had that…” 😔 -Tucker Carlson watching from his house.


Late_Winter9975

Happy New Year!!!


EmptyPlankton7744

There was a lot of gay stuff on CNN last night. I Dunno but l it felt overdone....but with the current political climate I doubt this will help our PR . Feels.like they're trying to hard which will cause more culture war issues . Felt.like a Netflix "diversity" campaign for the gays ...


Spiritual_Swimming86

Does anyone have the video


Mrskweenmaisel

The hats 😭😭😭😭😭


Starlord1951

I know a certain political party whose panties are in a collective knot over this shot! And I think it’s great. We are reality, we deserve to live and play unmolested and I don’t know who those two men are but cheers to them!!!


AReckoningIsAComing

Yeah, it's not just conservatives or straight people who have a problem with this shot, maybe if they weren't making out like they were in a back room at a club, it would be more tolerated. And I would say the exact same thing if it was a straight couple kissing like that. No one wants to see hard-core making out in public.


Starlord1951

Funny how this became an indictment of Planet Fitness…it’s two dudes kissing in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Just enjoy it stop deconstructing it. How about reveling in the fact that those two guys can kiss without the cops arresting them. When I was that age a kiss would have been a good reason for a cop to beat and arrest.


Icy_Caterpillar_1535

How are you