No Viper for you, Cambridge lady.

[flexagon]

I went to McGym last night and tried to find out who there is in charge of buying equipment for the Cambridge gym, so that I could make an appointment with that person and try to talk them into buying a Viper. I was super friendly and made sure it was clear that I had an idea, not a complaint. However... it turns out that the person who would make that decision isn't in Cambridge, isn't even at the district level, but is even higher up in Corporate. The two guys I was talking to were like "geez, we only wish we could just make an order". They liked the idea of the Viper, too. I guess there are 400 McGyms and not-so-many people who decide what goes in them.

Point is, they're paralyzed! I can't believe it. McGym must not really respond to local competition -- they can't, because of the way they're set up. Oh... how crushable! How my little gym could run circles around them just by responding to local requests!

Don't worry if you can't tell how serious I am -- I can't either. I continue to look into this though. I have two lunches set up with people who used to own gyms, and one book on the way. That's the rational thing to do, yes? Look into it and see how it would actually work.

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[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised, I've never really seen much difference between the various McGyms I've been to, so they clearly don't tailor. There's probably no way they'd get a viper just for one location. LAME.

On the other hand, that means they're ripe for the crushing. Attention Troops!

Was the book you got a general one on small businesses, or specifically about the gym industry?

[flexagon]

How to Buy and Manage a Fitness Club. :)

If that goes well I'm gonna buy the one everyone raves about, The Business of Fitness: Understanding the Financial Side of Owning a Fitness Business by Thomas Plummer. I read the first 11 pages of it online and it seemed really good. And maybe Small Club Start-Up just for fun.

Crush crush, lame gym, 400 all the same, puke.