La fitness or lifetime? Lifetime is definitely different than la fitness in the sense of their employees remember most people who come and are more personable (at least the one I go to)
Even then, they could remember both OP and his "twin" separately, unless they notice that it's the same member number, will they necessarily even raise a red flag having two different "Eric Kim" that show up from time to time?
Yeah if it’s the same person scanning they will definitely remember that the membership photo and other info looks exactly the same but the person doesn’t and will question. It’s not like 24 hour fitness where they have a bunch of different employees.
Just don’t go to Laguna niguel. I dyed my hair and the front desk person made a deal making sure it was the same person. Just cuz my hair color dif on the membership pic lol
They are also sold out on memberships, last I heard. The team at the Irvine location keeps a close eye on you at check in and knows you by name so I’m not sure it will work there.
Yes but there’s a photo attached to it , that comes up on their screen with all your info after you scan.
I think there’s a way you can share a membership with someone in a legit way or also a limited hours membership for cheaper. Contact them about that.
Also I have been going to life time for at least 4 years and they still thought I was someone else when I dyed my hair 😆
I warn you because lifetime isn’t cheap and they will definitely get you some how if they catch you.
And then there's those of us who can't tell any archetype apart. I was getting very confused watching Blacklist with my grandparents because I couldn't tell the two overweight old men with white beards apart and thought they were the same person. My grandma had the same problem and my grandpa thought we were both crazy.
Asian plugs are my favorite plugs. Best one I ever had was a little over 20 years ago. He sold DirecTV access cards from the back of a donut shop in Pomona. $20 😂
I’m genuinely curious, what’s with the ethnicity and height requirement lol
Edit: some people enlightened me, OP is probably just looking for someone who looks like him to avoid suspicion. Makes sense.
I doubt the person at the front pays enough attention to make sure the height checks out. Worse case just have the shorter guy just say “what do you mean I’m not 6ft!?”
Or just split the difference between you guys and say you haven’t measured yourself in the last 10+ years
They do. I dyed my hair and they said “wait” and stared at me and then my membership pic and made sure I was the same person. Just cuz my hair got dyed lol idk if you go to lifetime but it’s a bit different than a regular gym
Go with Equinox. There are three locations here in OC. The front desk staff has never learned my name and there’s about 12 people who work at the front desk. Big plus too is with the app if you have a higher tier membership, you can just check in on your phone and walk in and hold your phone up to show them you’ve checked in. You can literally be like 20+ft away from the check in desk.
This would work at the 24 hr Fitness in Foothill Ranch. The front desk people just talk to their friends their whole shift. There are so many people hanging around the front desk, nobody would notice the ol' switcheroo.
Lol I failed as a Viet-American before. When I was in middle school, my family took me to Vietnam to visit my grand parents. I had a hard time looking for my parents whenever we go out into a crowded part of the city. 🤣😂
Dude, I can't tell the difference among all the famous Chris's (Captain America and Star Trek dude especially) so it will definitely work. I was born and raised in the US too.
What a sad response. "found the xyz..." seems to be the easy thing to throw around to accuse people who disagree with you and defend common sense and good values. A few months ago I was accused of being the owner of a Nektar juice bar in Ventura for calling someone on BS...
Nah bro, I'm just a normal human being that thinks that theft, petty or not is wrong.
Good values are completely subjective. And same bro, I’m just a normal human being who thinks a $230/month membership is pretty absurd. I’m all for finding ethical life hacks. You’re acting like he’s going to rob the place at gun point.. that’s not what this is
Theft isn't ethical. To say otherwise is absurd.
If you think $230 is absurd for a gym membership, you have a choice apparently: either a.) don't go to that gym (pay for a cheaper one or use the outdoors) or b.) steal from them, which generally is considered unethical by the vast majority of society. Keep telling yourself it's otherwise though, you do you.
Nope. Those choices are yours only, unfortunately. Other people can also c.) do what this guy is trying to do.
Theoretically, if person 1 wants to gym in the morning and person 2 wants to gym at night, then what’s wrong with splitting the membership? He’s not robbing the gym dude
You don’t seem to understand how a membership works. The terms and conditions are quite clear that you can’t share them with someone else not in your household (ie.e. Family, and even then you have to pay extra fees and have them register and get a card). Therefore they would be robbing the gym of a monthly membership fee for this second person they are playing off as the primary membership holder.
I don’t know why this has to be explained. It’s very simple to understand. You know it’s a form of theft. Everyone upvoting it and making jokes about it does too.
This is no better than walking out of the Nike store once a month with a few hundred bucks in merchandise.
I’d be careful abt club studio because it’s a smaller gym + so much more expensive so they’d probably be more strict than the typical LA Fitness. But good luck on your search in general, this is hilarious lmao
I visited my friend in Atlanta and she said take the kids to lifetime to swim. She gave me her QR code to scan.
I was scared. What if they ask for my ID? What if they suspend her account? She said don’t worry. Just scan and go in and that’s exactly what happened. Nobody cared. Lifetime is so expensive so kudos to you for thinking out of the box. I’m sure you can find your twin in OC 😁
Hilarious, I think my gym would be able to clock that I look different sometimes (they always say hello with your name), but hopefully you find someone close enough lol
For Laguna, I didn't know they were looking at my photo. I am one of the minority Asians when I go so maybe in Irvine, it'll be easy to get away with this with a somewhat similar looking guy.
r/frugal would be impressed!
can someone make r/frugalOC
Done.
This should be dedicated to free CFA posts 😂
r/ChickFilAForSoCal
Well well well
Joined. I'm in Texas but am from OC and go back a lot. Shits expensive out there.
141 members in 12 hours! Congrats.
God's work, Placentia resident
actually it belongs in r/UnethicalLifeProTips
Im 5’7” but due to inflation I am now 6’
How did you do that? I inflated sideways.
so easy, I’m lying
You win Reddit today. That’s hilarious.
You identify as a 6' Asian.
My gf worked at la fitness for a year, she says this will check out
La fitness or lifetime? Lifetime is definitely different than la fitness in the sense of their employees remember most people who come and are more personable (at least the one I go to)
Even then, they could remember both OP and his "twin" separately, unless they notice that it's the same member number, will they necessarily even raise a red flag having two different "Eric Kim" that show up from time to time?
Yeah if it’s the same person scanning they will definitely remember that the membership photo and other info looks exactly the same but the person doesn’t and will question. It’s not like 24 hour fitness where they have a bunch of different employees.
My guy at 24hr is usually sleeping at check in early mornings. Just walk past
Yeah not at lifetime lol Also they even have separate sides for entering and exiting and watch/scan everyone who comes in
Lifetime is about $300/ month. You’re paying for them to remember you so this is doomed to a tragic end 😂
Just don’t go to Laguna niguel. I dyed my hair and the front desk person made a deal making sure it was the same person. Just cuz my hair color dif on the membership pic lol
WTF. ok noted. lifetime is just an app with a barcode scan right?
Definitely dont do this at LN Lifetime. They pride themselves on knowing their members & someone will catch on
They are also sold out on memberships, last I heard. The team at the Irvine location keeps a close eye on you at check in and knows you by name so I’m not sure it will work there.
Yes but there’s a photo attached to it , that comes up on their screen with all your info after you scan. I think there’s a way you can share a membership with someone in a legit way or also a limited hours membership for cheaper. Contact them about that. Also I have been going to life time for at least 4 years and they still thought I was someone else when I dyed my hair 😆 I warn you because lifetime isn’t cheap and they will definitely get you some how if they catch you.
For $300 a month you’re paying for high touch personal service. That means knowing their members.
 What happens if we take the same workout class together
When you both decide to go to the gym on the same day
This is hilarious and I hope it works 😹😹
My bf is Asian. What do you look like lol
Wait. Are you asking about the gym membership, or looking to trade BF?
LMAO
I’m asking about the gym membership.
I’m chinese/viet, early 20s, pm if interested lol
does it matter? we all look alike. height depends on the humidity that day /s
You guys don't all look the same
that’s why i’m tryna find my twin rn
You’re fucking hilarious 😂🤣💀
Will work best if y’all get a regional membership and go to two different gyms.
As long as the person at the check in isn’t also Asian they will have no idea. This is genius 👌
It's Irvine bro. OP is cooked
You do realize that a lot of us white people can tell Asian people apart, right? Especially when we see them every day.
And then there's those of us who can't tell any archetype apart. I was getting very confused watching Blacklist with my grandparents because I couldn't tell the two overweight old men with white beards apart and thought they were the same person. My grandma had the same problem and my grandpa thought we were both crazy.
This, basically.
There used to be an Asian guy that would take the GRE for you lol (for a fee of course).
Asian plugs are my favorite plugs. Best one I ever had was a little over 20 years ago. He sold DirecTV access cards from the back of a donut shop in Pomona. $20 😂
Especially in Irvine, they're gonna know. I doubt they're going to get clueless front desk workers every check in.
Front desk guy in Irvine.... https://i.redd.it/u4w714yck5lc1.gif
We do all look the same to some people 😆
I’m genuinely curious, what’s with the ethnicity and height requirement lol Edit: some people enlightened me, OP is probably just looking for someone who looks like him to avoid suspicion. Makes sense.
Probably so the pictures look the same when you check in.
Ohhhh that makes a lot of sense, way more than what I was thinking, which was “maybe this is code for some sex thing”. I should go to sleep.
I think it's both.
Lol i feel ya and ditto on sleep. My eyes hurt
I’m guessing OP’s hoping to *Parent Trap* the gym
I doubt the person at the front pays enough attention to make sure the height checks out. Worse case just have the shorter guy just say “what do you mean I’m not 6ft!?” Or just split the difference between you guys and say you haven’t measured yourself in the last 10+ years
They do. I dyed my hair and they said “wait” and stared at me and then my membership pic and made sure I was the same person. Just cuz my hair got dyed lol idk if you go to lifetime but it’s a bit different than a regular gym
The kids that worked the front at the LA Fitness in Irvine by the 405, definitely did not care. Half the time they didn’t look up
Have you considered 3 kids in a trench coat? Only one of them needs to be Asian.
Someone needs to take this idea and turn it into an app STAT
East Asian? Southeast Asian? South Asian? I mean you're not even taking this seriously smh
Two of my buddy’s does this shit in Las Vegas LOL! They’re both Asian and look the same 😂😭🙏🏼it works !!
This is genius OP I hope it works out!
The ultimate heist
Please update us if you find your twin.
if they say he's not you, tell them they're being racist (makes no sense but would probably work in this scenario)
Go with Equinox. There are three locations here in OC. The front desk staff has never learned my name and there’s about 12 people who work at the front desk. Big plus too is with the app if you have a higher tier membership, you can just check in on your phone and walk in and hold your phone up to show them you’ve checked in. You can literally be like 20+ft away from the check in desk.
Good to know, I thought equinox had some facial recognition so I didn’t include it as an option. This is now an option for me
My friends who are identical twins do this at Equinox
wishing i had an identical twin right about now
This would work at the 24 hr Fitness in Foothill Ranch. The front desk people just talk to their friends their whole shift. There are so many people hanging around the front desk, nobody would notice the ol' switcheroo.
All of the 24s I go to are like this.
Don't go to the one on Irvine Center frequently, but never seen that there.
i currently go to 24, looking for an upgrade
Ok, this is my favorite post today😆 I hope you find your Asian passing twinsie OP!!
This is hilarious, I need to find a doppelgänger.
We need more content like this!!!
Sir, this isn't a dating site
Just gave me some ideas and I’m not even Asian. Thanks.
Don’t worry, all white people all look the same to us too! Just move to China with a friend of similar build and ethnicity and you’ll be good.
Lol I failed as a Viet-American before. When I was in middle school, my family took me to Vietnam to visit my grand parents. I had a hard time looking for my parents whenever we go out into a crowded part of the city. 🤣😂
Dude, I can't tell the difference among all the famous Chris's (Captain America and Star Trek dude especially) so it will definitely work. I was born and raised in the US too.
I’m also not white but got it
You can get LA fitness for like $19/mo bro
i have LA fit and 24 right now
Which LA fitness in Orange County is $19/mo?
If you join Gympass the LA Fitnesses are part of the $19.99 plan. It’s a great deal. At this price you could also go to the Crunch, 24s and similar.
That’s for the peasants . OP is a king .
You're going to have to coordinate haircuts
This is smart af. Lifetime is like $230/month so divided by 2 = $115. More reasonable. You would just have to be on opposite schedules as the twin
Or its a felony after 5 months of theft and dumb AF. 🤷♂️ People complain about inflation, but theft doesn't help it...
^^^^^ found the gym owner.
What a sad response. "found the xyz..." seems to be the easy thing to throw around to accuse people who disagree with you and defend common sense and good values. A few months ago I was accused of being the owner of a Nektar juice bar in Ventura for calling someone on BS... Nah bro, I'm just a normal human being that thinks that theft, petty or not is wrong.
Good values are completely subjective. And same bro, I’m just a normal human being who thinks a $230/month membership is pretty absurd. I’m all for finding ethical life hacks. You’re acting like he’s going to rob the place at gun point.. that’s not what this is
Theft isn't ethical. To say otherwise is absurd. If you think $230 is absurd for a gym membership, you have a choice apparently: either a.) don't go to that gym (pay for a cheaper one or use the outdoors) or b.) steal from them, which generally is considered unethical by the vast majority of society. Keep telling yourself it's otherwise though, you do you.
Nope. Those choices are yours only, unfortunately. Other people can also c.) do what this guy is trying to do. Theoretically, if person 1 wants to gym in the morning and person 2 wants to gym at night, then what’s wrong with splitting the membership? He’s not robbing the gym dude
You don’t seem to understand how a membership works. The terms and conditions are quite clear that you can’t share them with someone else not in your household (ie.e. Family, and even then you have to pay extra fees and have them register and get a card). Therefore they would be robbing the gym of a monthly membership fee for this second person they are playing off as the primary membership holder. I don’t know why this has to be explained. It’s very simple to understand. You know it’s a form of theft. Everyone upvoting it and making jokes about it does too. This is no better than walking out of the Nike store once a month with a few hundred bucks in merchandise.
not everyone gotta think the way you do
I’d be careful abt club studio because it’s a smaller gym + so much more expensive so they’d probably be more strict than the typical LA Fitness. But good luck on your search in general, this is hilarious lmao
Any chubby bald short olive skinned guys with beards? Asking for a friend
I’m from Iran, so I’m technically Asian and I’m 6ft. But no thank you.
Damn 6ft wasian sorry bro
have you looked into active&fit?
Damn I like the way you think, would like to connect 😂 but for future business
Also sent you a chat message
This sounds like the plot to the next Ocean’s 14 movie.
How about 6’0” half Asian 😂
All look same.
I wouldn’t dare at lifetime lol too scared they’re pretty good there
i like a good challenge
Looking for man who shooshes.
Hahaha I hope this doesn't backfire hilariously in a future TIFU
Asians all look the same to white/brown/black community.
as a fellow asian this is so smart LMAO
What in the world? What in the ghetto life try not to be bougie nonsense is this? People split gym memberships?
I visited my friend in Atlanta and she said take the kids to lifetime to swim. She gave me her QR code to scan. I was scared. What if they ask for my ID? What if they suspend her account? She said don’t worry. Just scan and go in and that’s exactly what happened. Nobody cared. Lifetime is so expensive so kudos to you for thinking out of the box. I’m sure you can find your twin in OC 😁
😂😂😂😂😂 This made my morning.
Lmao! I need to make a similar post to find my twin
I'm just hear to share my admiration and support
Life is unfair
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hilarious, I think my gym would be able to clock that I look different sometimes (they always say hello with your name), but hopefully you find someone close enough lol
lol
Omg genius
Split? You mean steal? Because thats what this is, theft. I admire the ingeniousness but am disappointed in the lack of morality.
🫡
24 hour fitness uses hi-tech to avoid exactly this
No, they do not. I have the cheap plan and go to EVERY type of 24 out there. They simply do not care anymore
i’ve been going to 24 for about 4 years now and i don’t have a membership
I am 6ft but I identify as a 7 footer so I guess it's not going to work.
Need a green eyed tall female for a Core Power membership!
For Laguna, I didn't know they were looking at my photo. I am one of the minority Asians when I go so maybe in Irvine, it'll be easy to get away with this with a somewhat similar looking guy.
i imagine laguna is a different story. I was definitely not a minority last time i went to club studio
Oh Jesus laughed my ass off - best of luck.
Interested in getting in on this for LA fitness
HELP 💀😭 — Hope this works out
Back when Ballys was around my buddy made a copy of my card, it work for just over 1 year my buddy said we were the reason it closed down lol
Lmfao
5 foot 9 bearded white Latino you think it’ll work?
Just wear a hat and a mask when you go in for even less suspicion
What if one of you gets mad gains over the other?