Thoughts of a Feisty Red Head

Last weekend I went to the local Sports Authority, (hmmm… that might be what they refer to as an oxymoron) to purchase the Gold’s Smith Gym. I have looked at this particular gym for probably over a year. I researched it, and went to the store to check it out numerous times. When I told the sales clerk I would like to purchase it they sent their so called expert over to explain the gym, I said very politely that I knew all I needed to know about it, so he stopped talking and went to retrieve the 3 boxes it came in. I have a van and the seats fold down so I knew it would fit!!!

I am very good at sizing things up…well the two guys did not think it would, but my son assured them that if I said it would … well what he said was you don’t know who you are talking too… hehehe…

I paid for the gym and out the door we all go, hmmm…all three boxes fit, one box did get caught in the dip where the seat goes down so I opened the side door to pull it up and over and both guys said it’s too heavy for you to do that, my son rolled his eyes then said your really don’t know who you are talking too… I just said fine you want to do go right ahead. What cracked me up the most is the so called expert used to be a personal trainer, of what I am not sure, because he had no muscle what so ever.

Now to the fun part we get home and my son and I get all the stuff in the house, my son is very meticulous about laying everything out and making sure all the parts are there. We open all three boxes and no instructions??? I call and they have another book there, I go pick it up and he starts to assemble the gym, part way through he says something doesn’t look right with the bench parts and other stuff, I look at the boxes and the 2nd box is for a different Golds Gym system, I wonder if the so called expert knows how to read??? Well by the time the discovery was made it was late and the fitness guys were gone… the next day I call and they had the correct box waiting for me and said just put whatever I thought went in the other box and bring it back, I did…I still have left over parts in the back of the van…

I love my gym it is kicking my arse royally, but that is O.K. by me, it was the experience that of buying it that just about did me in. I guess I can laugh about it now. I posted a link to the gym itself. It is heavy duty, they did not mess around when they made this gym.

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http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2909663&clickid=body_rv_img

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