10-17-19, 03:16 PM | ||
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I'm curious about what next week's will be like. That might give us a good indication of how they plan to move forward. |
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10-17-19, 05:31 PM | ||
Join Date: Jan 2009
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I'm an annual subscriber because I got a deal last year during Black Friday but I'm planning to cancel because I just haven't used them much. |
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10-17-19, 09:57 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Another big problem is that they do not communicate with their subscribers. I've been a long time subscriber and I don't get why they don't tell their subscribers in advance what the changes were going to be or tell us what the new features are. As it is we just have to figure them out for ourselves. And no one knows how much new content will go up and when.
Did anyone actually hear that they are not going to have new weekly workouts? I think there are some good parts to the web redesign -- the labeling of cardio and strength focus, rather than the bizarre "energizing" and "focusing" labels is much better, and the collections are well designed (if small). But I don't know why they didn't let one filter for cardio and strength. But I did like the weekly plans (even if I didn't always follow them). Also I liked being able to communicate with the instructor of the week. It doesn't look like that will be the case every week, though that wasn't fully clear either. Bottom line -- bad communication has made the problems worse! |
10-18-19, 06:19 AM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: I love that dirty water...
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As for new weekly workouts, they said they weren't going to adhere to a 'strict' new workout every week policy. So I took that to mean we should get a new workout most weeks, but maybe not every week. I really enjoyed getting a new one every Monday. I struggle to workout on Mondays because I have so many other things to do after the weekend, but I really like starting out the work week with exercise. Having a new one to look forward to made it easier for me to motivate on Mondays. |
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10-18-19, 07:47 AM | |
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Florida
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I'm really disappointed to read this. I regretted not getting the Black Friday deal last year and was waiting as patiently as I could until next month to get a yearly subscription special. I also feel patronized when fitness professionals tell me to do things their way for my own good, and have no desire to pay Barre 3's unusually high subscription rate to be treated as if I can't think for myself.
Off to email Ballet Physique to see if they're planning any Black Friday discount for their streaming services.
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10-18-19, 08:11 AM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: I love that dirty water...
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I really wasn't that attached to many of the deleted barre3 videos, but I think what has really hacked me about this situation is that it highlights how vulnerable we are as subscribers. We pay this money for access to these sites, but we have NO CONTROL over what is on the site. We subscribe in faith that the site will deliver what we want. Usually site owners are smart enough to know that drastically reducing content is bad for business and unfair to subscribers, but I guess barre3 hasn't figured that out yet. It makes me miss good old DVDs. As long as you have a functioning player, you can do that workout for the rest of your life. Harumph! |
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10-18-19, 09:07 AM | |
Join Date: Mar 2003
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The situation is particularly bad when one signs up for a long term contract. I am very happy I stuck with month to month (and I was recently offered a long term discounted price from barre3). The savings for paying for a long term aren't worth it when there is no guarantee regarding the content, especially the amount of old and new content on the site.
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10-18-19, 10:21 AM | |
VF Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Texas Panhandle
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I think they are too pricey now with the limited offerings. I still think the older workouts were more fun and challenging. They should have archived a link to the older workouts for us to still enjoy with a disclaimer if they truly feel they don't represent how they are moving forward.
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