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Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines(www.theverge.com)

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pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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“Oh you got one of our machines for cheaper than we sell it? Well, now you have to pay $95 just to use it!”

Fuck these companies.

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The Pantser@lemmy.world
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Well they could have gone the Tesla route and said you can’t resell it at all. Still a dick move but it could be worse.

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HailSeitan@lemmy.worldOP
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Tesla allows resale I thought, you just forfeit all your DLC, killing the resale value

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The Pantser@lemmy.world
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Cybercuck is not allowed to be resold during the first year.

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Poayjay@lemmy.world
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Not surprising. They lucked into insane pandemic demand, and kinda didn’t do anything with it. Now they are picking at the corpse of their brand.

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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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That’s excellent. I’m glad I bought a rowing machine with no electronics.

… it’s been six months. It’s still in the box.

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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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hhaha what better way to prevent customers than to kill your resale market. awesome

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TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee
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Ridiculous and the final straw for me. Will be rooting for and buying from a competitor now.

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Swarfega@lemm.ee
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Just get a normal bike. If you really need to ride indoors, get a turbo trainer. At least you have a bike you can use in and outdoors.

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Iheartcheese@lemmy.world
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The official reason why is so that new members “receive the same high-quality onboarding experience Peloton is known for.”

Also the pride and accomplishment.

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