Equinox Under Fire for Banning New Members on New Year's Day

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Fitness company Equinox is catchin' heat online after launching a day-long campaign that locked new membership-seekers out on New Year's Day.

Fitness company Equinox is catchin' heat online after launching a day-long campaign to lock out newcomers, blasting that all too common New Year's resolution -- hit the gym, and then quickly give up.

Equinox said it wasn't signing up new clients on January 1, calling the month a"fantasy delivered to your door in a pastel-colored box."

 

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Don't businesses reserve the right to not provide service to anyone at any time? It's not as if they are turning people away based on who they are. It's probably more about keeping their employees from being overwhelmed by all the people making and then canceling memberships.

Equinox want to miss out on their most profitable time of the year, apparently?

I am so offended,this is offensive. I can't believe they would do something so offensive like this. I'm so sorry to the people offended by this, this is so offensive and I am truly offended by this I am going to off myself due to how offended I am. I'm offended

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