So I've tried to let this go, but every time I think about it I get irritated again.
First let me explain.... Even though I bought a dance pole, I quickly realized that once a week means I hurt each time because my muscles forget and don't get used enough. So I wanted to see if maybe I could convince our studio teacher into maybe just giving me a punchcard or some kind of deal for only going to class once a week. She's had class on Monday and Wednesday for awhile, and I can't make Wednesday nights til after Christmas basically, so Monday is my only option. So I'd have a pole workout Saturday at home and Monday evening, not a great spread out, but it's better than only one workout. So imagine my surprise when I go to her website and now it looks like class is every Tuesday and Thursday- great, right? Except I didn't really leave room to pay for a full membership this week in my budget and this would require me to move stuff back into my checking or be tight. I hate moving anything out of savings, even if I only just put it in... just how I am. It makes me into some crazed person and really grumpy for no good reason to others... yeah, it's not good. Stingy unreasonable accountant, lol.
I waited a day and the next day there was a discounted college student membership. Background: she changes the website all time... like seriously, all the time, multiple times a day, multiple times a week... ridiculous. So that sounds good though. Of course there's no description, but none of the other class/membership links have one either. Purchase and then go to class that evening. After class she asks to speak to me outside. Looks at me like I'm stupid and made a dumb ditzy mistake and asks if I realize I bought a college student membership. Uh, yes, I know that. Then tells me, "But you're not in college though, right? It's for young new college girls who can't afford the full membership. Not really for current members." I informed her that I have been working on my MBA and recently started taking classes again. Then she questioned if an MBA was college and told me she only wants to offer that membership plan as a once a week class, unless I want to pay the remainder of the full membership. My demeanor began to change as this conversation progressed. I've always been nice, quiet, reserved in this class... respectful of my teacher. But suddenly I changed from talking to her as student/teacher to customer/vendor. I explained that an advanced degree is definitely college. I explained that there was no description on the website. I acknowledge that I made the mistake to assume the terms of this membership based on previous knowledge of "membership". That I think when a customer pays for a service and payment is taken that a contract for an exchange of services/goods is reached. While I am disappointed that the terms of my membership contract has changed after I already paid, I will accept them at this time because I purchased my own pole and have been improving greatly on my own from watching videos of great dancers. I will most likely only want to do one day or the other anyway, so as to not get home late so many days.
Yeah, it got a little harsher near the end, and the look on her face was shocked at being spoken to like that from me. I kinda felt bad, but I also feel like this is not how a business is run. And we went to customer/vendor when I felt that the teacher/friend relationship was being taken advantage of yet again. It seemed she thought she could push me into paying full price. I think she was surprised that I not only pushed back, but the force with which I took control of the conversation. I'm the customer everyday at work as accounting/purchasing, and I don't think I'm often thought of as timid or whatever by those that know me. And I was gonna try two days a week mostly to see my friends, but honestly, I don't really have the time or desire to come home late so many days a week with class and homework.
Also this bothered me as it was my first time back in two months. I left because I was tired of being pushed. Told I needed to move up when I hadn't really gotten one of the key parts of the current level and that trying to force it before I was ready had got me hurt and made me leary of attempting progress after that. That's not good for a teacher. The next level is more expensive and I wasn't the only one who felt overly pushed. Then there's the inconsistency. The website is f'd constantly. She changes the decor constantly... tacky to also tacky. She once put a fluffy white bathroom rug on the wall as a faux window. We have shower curtains randomly placed near the entrance as a door, but a blind person must have done it for her. Furniture is bought for this tiny one room studio that isn't meant to really be used, while a mirror hasn't been able to be hung in the last three months. Now she is talking to us about, and posted on the website, how she will host baby showers and kid's birthday parties there for people. Each kid will get dressed up with boas as they arrive... seriously, not joking. I can't help but think- instead of My Little Pony parties, these'll be My Little Stripper parties. I actually assume she'll take the poles down, but still, really? It's just a bunch of scattered ideas shoved together that change from week to week. No business plan at all.
I'll finish out my month and see from there. I'll probably still go once a week or so for a bit. I'm just irritated that this ridiculousness hasn't changed and bad business in general irritates me, lol.
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