ClassPass raised its unlimited monthly membership to $200 and suffice it to say, it is not going over well.
One Brooklynite even started a (joke) GoFundMe campaign:
“As a 22 year old living in NYC, it is not financially feasible for me to continue using ClassPass,” Carly Schnitzer wrote in her solicitation, which has somehow raised $135.
ClassPass is sort of like the Croissant for spin classes. For $99 a month $200 a month you can take classes at any participating gym you like, rather than be shackled to just one gym. The company built a huge user base in New York, expanded to other cities, raised $84 million at a $400 valuation, and has now raised its prices. Users aren’t thrilled.
Ya girl Celeste is over it:
Hello, @Equinox it's me. I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet… #classpass pic.twitter.com/MBdAP0p965
— Celeste (@SimplyCelestial) April 28, 2016
Kimbo is very ?? about the whole thing:
How I feel about #Classpass right about now. pic.twitter.com/RDVvOwhX74
— Kim (@KimbrlyDionisia) April 28, 2016
Hattie’s reference is dated, but she’s still making herself clear:
https://twitter.com/hattiemaytaylor/status/725717055450808320
And the ClassPass queen bee herself:
ClassPass roped us in at $99/month, now wants to charge $190/month FOR THE EXACT SAME SERVICE https://t.co/QytMNdTzYs
— J(enna) Wortham (@jennydeluxe) April 27, 2016
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