Chinese Gym Refunds Client Over Body Odour Complaints

A man in China received a refund from his gym and was offered a membership elsewhere after management received numerous complaints about his strong body odour.

3 Jul, 01:00 — 3 Jul, 12:26

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This incident highlights the challenges businesses face in addressing sensitive customer behavior issues. It also touches upon social norms and personal hygiene expectations within shared public spaces.

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SCMPMostly Factual39d ago

Chinese gym refunds client, offers membership elsewhere after body odour complaints

A man in China has been refunded by a gym which asked him not to use the premises any more and even offered him a three-month membership card at another gym because management had received too many complaints about his strong body odour. The man, identified only as Shi, lives in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. He spent 6,388 yuan (US$940) on a three-year membership at a gym in May 2025, meaning he could use the facility until the end of April 2028, local media Zhejiang TV...

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indian-expressMostly Factual39d ago