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Which lessons would you book?

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Meckrel · 20/07/2026 23:55

I'm going to do some improver swimming lessons.

I have two options. My closest pool which is a pleasant 25min walk from home. Or another which is a 15 minute drive.

The close pool has the lessons I need on a day of the week that means I will miss one from the block (6) I'll have paid for.

The other one, I could do them all.

They work out about £10 per lesson.

I usually use the close leisure centre for swimming and classes and enjoy the walk.

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PeonyBulb · 21/07/2026 04:40

I’d go to the closest one because I’d also enjoy the walk

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 21/07/2026 07:42

I’d do the ones where I could get to the whole course.

VIII · 21/07/2026 07:45

The one further away. It seems rather daft to intentionally book a class of 6 lessons when you know you would miss 1 of them before you'd even booked.

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ApolloandDaphne · 21/07/2026 07:45

I would want to be able to do the whole course.

Rhymetyme · 21/07/2026 07:47

Can you move the thing which would make you miss one lesson?

mindutopia · 21/07/2026 07:47

The one where you wouldn’t miss a session. You could always walk to the closer one for a swim another day, but I wouldn’t book something just to miss a session when I could not, even if it meant a drive. It’s only 6 times, which is not really a big deal.

Meckrel · 21/07/2026 08:07

I don't know. The cost of the missed lessons is just under £10. Taking the car out unecessarily every week will cost me more than that?

I agree it seems stupid to book knowing I will miss one, but it also seems stupid not to book the one I can walk to.

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