Getting ripped off by extreme fitness
- Thread starter Hybridel
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Gyms are well known/infamous for ripping people off. I would never recommend paying upfront. Sure you're solving the problem of cc charges, but instead you're taking on the risk of the gym closing. And that happens all the time. And if you think it's a chain so you'll still be covered at another location, guess again. Those other locations will say they have no record of your payment and/or they won't recognize your membership.
Whenever I have quit a gym I put my notice in writing, state the last expected bill date (make sure you account for any notice period, usually something like 30 days), hand deliver it (and make note of who you handed it to), and keep a copy for your records.
If you end up having to go to small claims court, it works wonders to be able to say you delivered a copy of this letter you have in your hand to Bob at 4:37 pm on July 8th. Case closed. Especially when the gym has nothing more than their words that they never got anything.
Now if it takes you 6 months to notice on your cc statement that you're still being billed, shame on you.
Whenever I have quit a gym I put my notice in writing, state the last expected bill date (make sure you account for any notice period, usually something like 30 days), hand deliver it (and make note of who you handed it to), and keep a copy for your records.
If you end up having to go to small claims court, it works wonders to be able to say you delivered a copy of this letter you have in your hand to Bob at 4:37 pm on July 8th. Case closed. Especially when the gym has nothing more than their words that they never got anything.
Now if it takes you 6 months to notice on your cc statement that you're still being billed, shame on you.
We only join city gyms. When we lived in Pickering the Mclean Ctr was a fabulous place. In Markham the city gyms are great. City gyms are not going to close unannouced overnight. City gyms tend NOT to have the no-neck weight lifters who wear the same shorts unwashed for a week, grunt when they lift and let the weight smash down on the floor.
Extreme ripped us off so we cancelled our membership. They jam in the newbies to increase cash flow but they cut back on maintenance.
A couple of years ago there was a huge drug bust in the pickering Extreme. Included in the bust was at least one fireman who was a captain in Scarborough. What pisses me off is that the drug pusher, who worked at the gym, now appears on my TV set every so often. He is that no-neck lughead who is trying to rip open a bag of chips or some other snack. He is obviously still doing drugs...nobody gets muscles like that naturally.
Extreme ripped us off so we cancelled our membership. They jam in the newbies to increase cash flow but they cut back on maintenance.
A couple of years ago there was a huge drug bust in the pickering Extreme. Included in the bust was at least one fireman who was a captain in Scarborough. What pisses me off is that the drug pusher, who worked at the gym, now appears on my TV set every so often. He is that no-neck lughead who is trying to rip open a bag of chips or some other snack. He is obviously still doing drugs...nobody gets muscles like that naturally.
I used this information to choose a gym and found a really good one. I'm not going to tell you which since they are not chains but I was able to pay 3 months upfront only and repay every 3 months.
http://www.blogto.com/toronto/the_best_fitness_clubs_in_toronto/
http://www.blogto.com/toronto/the_best_fitness_clubs_in_toronto/
