Les Mills Just Increased My Membership Fee Citing Inflation - Again

It appears that everyone is using inflation as an excuse. I have a multi-gym membership, and during a visit to another gym, the club manager noticed that I was paying a lower rate than other members. Despite my request for reconsideration, the manager increased my rate by 25% to match what others were paying. I found this sudden increase unfair, especially since I’ve been a loyal member for over two decades. I rarely take holidays from my direct debit membership, yet it seems my concerns fell on deaf ears.

Recently, I received an email stating that fees would increase. Instead of a monthly amount, they’ve broken down the fee increase to a weekly basis – a clever tactic that might seem like just a few dollars. However, it’s disheartening that my long-standing loyalty doesn’t seem to matter. It feels as though they prioritize profit over the original values Mills started with originally.

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  • Yes, they increased it last year, and again this year. Everyone I know is getting $1.50 per week increase from 1st September. I only do classes and it's 5 mins driving fromy work. So, for the convenience, I will still go to LM.

    In case you don't know, you can get 35% cash back of your LM membership fee from AIA insurance. You have join AIA vitality to get that lo.

    By the way, they say they don't take Amex, but they do. My visa was expiring and I just gave my Amex to the reception to try out and it worked!

    If you don't mind me asking, what was your original rate?

    • Do you know if you can claim the aia cashback on a corporate membership?

  • +4

    cancel your membership.

  • +2

    Curious, what rate are you paying? I’m Multi Club increasing from $112.67 to $119.17 per month. My last increase was when I moved from Single to Multi last year and lost an original special rate. Thought I may as well share as it may help others.

  • I'm on a corporate type membership so going from $26.10 to $27.60.

    I'm pretty sure I've been a member since mid 2022 and shifted to that corporate rate (and so a new 12 month contract) in late 2022. I don't recall there being any increase since then? 5.5% increase over the last 18 months seems fine given 3 of the 5 quarters since then have had inflation above 5.5%.

  • Unrelated for for those who have not been a member of a gym in the last 12 months you can sometimes get reduced price here

    https://exercise.org.nz/subsidised-gym-membership/

  • loyalty never pays for anything anymore..

  • Mine's changing from $113.10 to $119.60

  • +2

    Loyalty to a business for a better service is long gone. Had to find out the hard way with 2 of our former services. Now ya just gotta think of your bank account and move to anything with a better deal!

  • how do you know if you are getting a price increase ? i am getting charged $113 which is the same as most people here (26.10 a week) - has there been an email communication ?

    • I'm on 26.10 and haven't received an email or any other communication. Maybe they are only raising it for people who go a lot lol. Would be a big risk to raise it on people not going much, they'd lose a ton of customers

      • that make sense. I do mostly donate there as i don't go too often. Pretty smart way if they do target it like that..

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