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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,054 posts)
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 01:24 PM Mar 2021

New Jersey gym is offering free memberships to people who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine

A New Jersey gym, the owners of which were arrested last year for refusing to abide by the state's pandemic-related orders, is now offering free memberships to individuals who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine.

The owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr were arrested and fined last summer after keeping their indoor gym open for months in violation of the governor's shutdown order. They have appeared on Fox almost 20 times since the pandemic began, liberal watchdog group Media Matters reported.

Atilis co-owner Ian Smith announced earlier this week that his gym would incentivize people to reject the vaccines after the donut chain Krispy Kreme announced it's offering free donuts to customers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

"In light of @krispykreme giving free donuts for receiving the CVD shot, here at @TheAtilisGym we are giving out free memberships to all who don't get vaccinated," Smith tweeted on Tuesday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/new-jersey-gym-celebrated-by-fox-news-is-offering-free-memberships-to-people-who-refuse-to-take-a-covid-19-vaccine/ar-BB1f0j4x?li=BBnb7Kz

It'll be one big petri dish.

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New Jersey gym is offering free memberships to people who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP
This gym wants to be a superspreader site LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #1
I've never understood how the crowd that hates restrictions and masks also Wingus Dingus Mar 2021 #2
Cause they're the same dipshits who hate abortion ... AND birth control. Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #5
This is true. Wingus Dingus Mar 2021 #6
What a freaking dipshit, on so many levels ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #3
Sounds like a place for Trump's very fine people dalton99a Mar 2021 #4
I don't think this business strategy is going to age well. Kind of like bullwinkle428 Mar 2021 #7
There are sooooo many really fucked up people running around! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2021 #8
How idiotic. They must want to be put out of business. brush Mar 2021 #9
Theirs is a unique business angle: advertising themselves as Wingus Dingus Mar 2021 #10
Free memberships AND free Covid. What a deal! tanyev Mar 2021 #11
Pricelsss BlueWavePsych Mar 2021 #12

Wingus Dingus

(8,055 posts)
2. I've never understood how the crowd that hates restrictions and masks also
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 01:27 PM
Mar 2021

seems to hate vaccines (that will allow the relaxing of restrictions and mask laws).

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
5. Cause they're the same dipshits who hate abortion ... AND birth control.
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 01:29 PM
Mar 2021

Because the psychological issues with these people are not actually any of these things they pretend to care about.

And they also lack critical thinking skills.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. What a freaking dipshit, on so many levels ...
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 01:28 PM
Mar 2021

I mean besides the super-obvious downside of aggregating unvaccinated people who are going to breath and sweat all over each other ... there's also the fact that you have no way of knowing who's unvaccinated, so anyone can show up and say they're unvaccinated and you have to give them free memberships.

Course, it'll probably turn out it's the same '1 month free memberships' you get coupons for constantly from every gym in town.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
7. I don't think this business strategy is going to age well. Kind of like
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 01:34 PM
Mar 2021

the small businesses that didn't want anyone who was opposed to the invasion of Iraq patronizing them.

"WITH PLEASURE, SIR!"

Wingus Dingus

(8,055 posts)
10. Theirs is a unique business angle: advertising themselves as
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 02:00 PM
Mar 2021

a deliberate hotbed of airborne disease. Come breathe our virus-laden air!

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