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Ishma Valenti
Aug 28, 2025
Been a member for about 2 years. Never had much of a problem with staff, (I usually work out super late ) today a staff was very subpar with their customer service skills - a manager David .
I came to workout on a lunch break. (My account is up to date and fully paid) he stopped me after checking in , and half way explained ( meaning he just said ,” your card expired )
I looked in the app, it said fully paid no balance owed , there was a note it needed a back up method renewed . )
I reiterated that I’m fully paid up and was current in my status.
He then continued to say , “we need a back up method , that’s what’s expired “.
I didn’t have a wallet on me or any of my cards memorized to fill out in the app. I let him know that , he just looked at me like I was inconveniencing him. I started to bother my wife with the request on the phone, then got a bit fed up, I said, I can just fill this out at home when I get back I don’t have cards on me.
He then finally gave me all of the information. We can help you through Apple Pay , and then offered the card reader , (before he implied it had to be updated on the App before my workout ). I updated via the tap to pay method. He then didn’t do the policy of standard like all other employees, greeting me with , have a good workout. - David doesn’t seem like he enjoys his job much, he could’ve made this situation much better if his attitude was just a fraction better . If I was regional or GM, I’d demote him at the least for his lack of customer service and pleasant attitude .
(Then again , bad performance is usually a top down problem, so I’m not sure that whoever is above him actually cares - this is problem with big chains, and franchises, many times they just don’t care. )
All of this could’ve been smooth and easy, with a bit of competent customer service . I’ll leave this here for your training purposes and hopefully to update David on his shortcomings as a manager … David : “ Excuse me sir. It seems your back up payment !method is expired , can I help you update that today before your workout , per our policy ? We have tap to pay , Apple Pay options if you need.”
Transaction done. David: “Thank you sir , have a great work out” . Me: “Thank you have a nice day.”
Anyway Vasa is a great gym and the employees seem to be not burned out and actually care about the gym, the environment they serve and their customers… maybe it’s time to give up the planet fitness black membership and just work out at home if it gets too late…