As you all might remember for the past two years in the summer I've had tennis lessons. So now it is nearly summer again and I have finished my studies I thought I would sign up again.
the guy who runs the lessons told me I could go on Tuesdays at 7pm. In other years I have not had to join the club where the lessons take part. Last week when I went they told me they had changed their policy. I could have 6 free lessons and then if I wanted to continue I would have to become a member. I can't afford to join but I thought I might as well have the 6 free lessons and take it from there.
Tonight when I went I queried the 'free' bit as the guy who I book the lessons with said it is still £10 a lesson. They told me I did need to pay him £10 a lesson but that the 'free' bit referred to me not having to be a member. She then told me that I would have to pay a £5 visitors fee every time I went for those first 6 weeks. I said I didn't get charged that last week and she said that was her mistake. So in actual fact they are really charging £15 a lesson and are trying to railroad people into becoming members (at least £300 a year). So after my lesson I sent the guy who organises them a TM saying I would send him a cheque for the two lessons I've had but that I won't be going again. I won't be bullied into joining a club I can't afford (it just strikes me a bit bizarre that during 'good' economic times they were happy to let people just have lessons and now during 'bad' economic times they suddenly become elitist). It's a shame b/c I really loved going. Looks like I'm going to have to try even harder to find something to replace studying.
Me 43 XH 45 M 2.7.88 Divorce 7.10.09 Kids D20,S17 & D15
