I am the new manager at Gold's Gym and I have worked here on and off since 2003. \r
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In regard to the comment below there are a couple issues. \r
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1. Nobody named Derek ever worked here. \r
2. I'm not sure what the point is when the user below made the comment about being away for 3 weeks and then coming back only to be lectured by someone named Derek. This seems extremely unlikely because the user doesn't say anything about trying to get out of paying for the time he/she was gone, he/she simply makes a statement about being gone for 3 weeks. \r
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We may have a corporate name which doesn't go over well with some people in Santa Cruz, but I can assure you that we are a very local business and support more of the Santa Cruz community than most of the other ""local"" businesses. There have been countless occasions where we help people out with their memberships if they have issues, so to make a statement like the one below is to commit libel against our business. \r
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If you want to see for yourself, come in and take a look around. 90% of our staff are college students, not sales people. We will not drag you into a room and try to sell you a membership, we'll be honest and up front and we'll try to find the best deal that works for you. \r
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I honestly encourage you to disregard the anonymous comment below as it is completely untrue in every aspect regarding our gym. \r
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Thank you, \r
Julian Faras\r
General Manager\r
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