I am a fan of doing things online. We all are to an extent or we wouldn't have met!
I'm not too keen on the phone and prefer to book things online given the choice.
However this does not apply to everyone. It seems to be the case that it is increasingly difficult to book some things without the use of the internet, and a smart phone to show your code when you get to wherever you have booked.
I am planning to restart (after many years) aquafit classes. These are held at the pool at at big new stadium, which was finished not long before the pandemic.
One of OHs golf friends was with us last Sunday and I found out that she would like to go too. What was stopping her was that you have to book online and she is not internet savvy, and her phone is a very un-smart one.
No problem I said, I will book for us both.
You can only book a few days ahead, so when the booking opened yesterday for the class next Wednesday I tried to book. And tried and tried. It would only let me book for myself.
I wanted to to have a look at the pool today anyway. I have been to the building as it is where we go to blood taking, and have I been to the adjoining cinema once with GS1. I hadn't been to the pool area. It looks very nice.
While we were there we tried to get to the bottom of the booking problem.
Everyone has to book for themselves, and it seems there is no facility for booking, apart from online or in person on the day. As most of the spaces are booked already there almost certainly won't be any left to book on the day.
Eventually the receptionist reserved a place in the class for our friend and noted it in the book. She will have to go to reception and pay on Wednesday. This is a faff as she can only do that as I went in today. Only members can book a week ahead, so she won't even be able to reserve a place for next week herself after the class on Wednesday.
The receptionist said she would speak to her senior and see if they could come up with a solution to this.
I will let you know.
I'm not too keen on the phone and prefer to book things online given the choice.
However this does not apply to everyone. It seems to be the case that it is increasingly difficult to book some things without the use of the internet, and a smart phone to show your code when you get to wherever you have booked.
I am planning to restart (after many years) aquafit classes. These are held at the pool at at big new stadium, which was finished not long before the pandemic.
One of OHs golf friends was with us last Sunday and I found out that she would like to go too. What was stopping her was that you have to book online and she is not internet savvy, and her phone is a very un-smart one.
No problem I said, I will book for us both.
You can only book a few days ahead, so when the booking opened yesterday for the class next Wednesday I tried to book. And tried and tried. It would only let me book for myself.
I wanted to to have a look at the pool today anyway. I have been to the building as it is where we go to blood taking, and have I been to the adjoining cinema once with GS1. I hadn't been to the pool area. It looks very nice.
While we were there we tried to get to the bottom of the booking problem.
Everyone has to book for themselves, and it seems there is no facility for booking, apart from online or in person on the day. As most of the spaces are booked already there almost certainly won't be any left to book on the day.
Eventually the receptionist reserved a place in the class for our friend and noted it in the book. She will have to go to reception and pay on Wednesday. This is a faff as she can only do that as I went in today. Only members can book a week ahead, so she won't even be able to reserve a place for next week herself after the class on Wednesday.
The receptionist said she would speak to her senior and see if they could come up with a solution to this.
I will let you know.
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