To believe you shouldn't save spaces?

[yogyy]

Each week I attend a very popular gym class, and each week there is this woman who gets there early just to save her and her four friends the exact same spot using four dumbbells, right at the back. Her friends always arrive minutes after the class has started. The room the class is in is tiny for how many people are there, and you need a substantial amount of room as there is use of equipment. This one week a woman arrived and was struggling to find a space, she asked one woman who was next to the saved spaces, whether anyone was actually using that space, to which she replied with a no, as she hadn't seen anyone stand there. So the woman stood there. Then the woman who had saved the spaces went crazy and was being very rude, which really pissed me off, as I believe you shouldn't save spaces.

So today I decided to be petty. I got there SUPER early and went in the exact same spot the woman saves each week. When she arrived for class she saw me, glared and huffed and went and found a new space for her and friends. Then after 5 minutes of being in her new space, she hyped herself up enough to actually approach me and say 'sorry but me and my friends always go in this spot'. So I just replied with a 'Oh that's good to know' and then went on my phone. Which she then huffed even more and stomped over to her new space.

Aibu to believe you 1. Don't save spaces especially when it's literally a standing space, and 2. You don't be rude to people if they are in your space, be fucking polite.

I don't understand why you were on your phone in the gym instead of working out.

@TaffeeComeHome waiting for the class to start considering I was early and had time to waste

I would complain OP, it's not just one space but 4 she's saving, in a popular class that's taking the piss.

I agree with you generally but surely the class shouldn’t be booking more people on than there’s room for?

I wish I had your gumption. I hope I know you in RL.

This is an issue in your life? Wow.

Ah right @ Yogyy.
Sorry, I misread your post.
You did right. The other woman shouldn't be saving spaces. If they want a particular space then they should get there in good time to claim it, all of them.

I love the petty life, yanbu

YANBU, spaces aren’t assigned and she doesn’t own those particular spaces in the class.

She’s ridiculous and either very spoiled or very miserable to think people should avoid those spaces.

I would get there early every week from now on to take those spaces.

My gym has some odd cliques in classes like this. One example is "regulars" not being able to get into a class because a "new person" has "taken their spot"... yeah because they booked a place at a gym class they pay to use. The ones on the cliques are really unfriendly to the newbies and loudly comment that Sue couldn't come because people who dont usually come took the spaces

Love that you stood in their preferred spot. just cant be doing with this entitled behaviour!

Haha Amazing! Good for you.

Well played Op But I do think you should complain especially if the lady is saving 4 spaces and is making newcomers feel uncomfortable.

Well done you!

Does it really matter........

i just love these huff,puff and glaring at me types, i just smile and ignore, wind 'em up and watch 'em go

Oh wow I wish I was as brave as you! Good for you, YANBU.

Perfect response, OP.

Well done Op! It’s horrible going to a class with lots of cliquey types and not knowing the etiquette. What is your plan for next week?

Next time save a space for the lady that couldn't get one as well.

Good for you!

Although don’t make s class you love stressful

I wouldn't care about the space saving, would ignore it at most, but the rudeness is really not necessary - so you did well OP.

Please do this every week OP!

By the way how disruptive of the other friends to traipse in after the class starts!
Bet they annoy people stepping over/round them to reach their space.

YANBU. I hate it when folk save spaces like that. Especially multiple spaces. If your pal wants a space beside you, arrive on time, and together. People do it in bloody baby groups too. Grabbing half the circle.