Well, today was a big ole customer experience and customer service FAIL for Sky Zone.
On the experience side, I showed up for the 9am Sky Fitness class about 10 minutes early, registered, paid, got my new socks (no more provided shoes), and proceeded to the class area. By the time the class began, the area was SWARMED with people. Counting instructors, there were about 50 (!!!!) people in the single class. I have been to Sky Fitness class here a few times, and usually class is 10-12 people. However, this time nearly every small trampoline was filled, and they had let young children participate as well, when previously I had only seen adults allowed to take this class.
Since much of SkyFitness is circuits where only one person can "go" at a time (like the "snake" where you run down each lane of trampolines), there was a significant amount of down time between activities today. Additionally, the small children were darting between the adults, violating the one person per trampoline rule. Because there were so many people, you also could not hear the instructor's instructions at all. My friend noted she had a shoulder injury at the beginning of class, and rather than being offered modifications for the upper body exercises (which she asked for), she was told to just skip them, leaving her with 15 minutes with nothing to do. It was a poor quality workout because of the downtime, unsafe because of the crowds, and a rotten deal because at $10 for a single class, it's not exactly cheap.
However, my experience could have been redeemed with good customer service. Ten minutes into the class, I stepped out and walked to the front desk and asked to speak with the manager. I explained to the manager on duty that there was no way this class was safe because of the extreme crowds that were well above the typical maximums. I explained the presence of unsupervised children was unsafe. I explained the poor quality workout because of the long lines to do anything. And, I explained that this was not the experience I paid for and was unhappy. His response? "Sorry." That's it.
And when I re-iterated my complaints upon leaving? He said he couldn't do anything and blamed it on the instructor! Um, no sir. You are the manager. You are responsible for the safety of your facility. You are responsible for the actions of your staff. And unless I'm mistaken, you have the ability to issue refunds, give free visit passes, or issue other remedies. I gave you and Sky Zone the opportunity to make it right for me at multiple points during my visit, and you did not. I did not get the services I paid for, and neither did the other 49 people who were crammed into the facility.
As someone who previously spoke very highly of the workout at this location and brought numerous friends to take part, I can no longer recommend it and will try the other locations of the franchise instead. read more