The official reason why is so that new members “receive the same high-quality onboarding experience Peloton is known for.”
Also the pride and accomplishment.
“Oh you got one of our machines for cheaper than we sell it? Well, now you have to pay $95 just to use it!”
Fuck these companies.
Well they could have gone the Tesla route and said you can’t resell it at all. Still a dick move but it could be worse.
Tesla allows resale I thought, you just forfeit all your DLC, killing the resale value
Cybercuck is not allowed to be resold during the first year.
Oh wow, they sue you for $50k if you try. What confidence in their product.
The slimy ways in which manufacturers and suppliers force themselves within private transactions of goods have to be stopped.
I wouldn’t be as upset if it produced a message: “Hey, we’ve noticed you’ve just got this used product! Would you like a tune-up, onboarding, warranty etc. for $X00?”, but you can decline and still use it. The fact they disallow resale unless they get a cut is unethical and unreasonable.
This is actually brilliant
