Planet Fitness Screwed Me - Page 11

**Urban** · 06-10-2008, 06:21 PM

He's like yoda or something...

stylesbjj** · 06-10-2008, 09:22 PM

god I love ownage when the person really deserves it.

BlondeWarrior · 06-10-2008, 10:32 PM

Holy shit, sorry to hear about this.

Screw planet fitness, go find a real gym

BayAreaGuy · 06-11-2008, 02:20 AM

I've also got a big problem with Planet Fitness.

In this one area, I would park in the parking lot to go get a really good burrito once and a while. A Planet Fitness opened up nearly and someone made most of those parking spaces PF customers only, and if you don't have a parking pass you could get your shit towed.

RredRrover · 06-11-2008, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Zerocrew1984

the lunk alarm is real? holy fuck

StevenCrowder · 06-11-2008, 04:32 AM

Just call your bank and have them change your card/account #. I did that with Bank of America when I moved out to Cali, and didn't want to pay for my Texas gym membership anymore.

They've sent a couple of threatening letters but haven't followed up on any of it so far.

You could also murder.

Oblivian · 06-11-2008, 09:53 AM

I wasn't able to read this entire thread, but this advice could help someone out that deals with a similar situation. Forgive me if someone has said something similar.
Obviously, you never want to pay up front because it will be much harder to get a refund then to stop collections from an account. If you do pay through an account or get billed, almost ever commercial gyms go through an outside billing agency to collect on an account. Call the billing agency about your descrepancy, DO NOT CALL THE GYM. The billing agency will typically want documentation regarding your dispute. Provide every piece of documentation you can think of. Pictures, your account statements showing withdrawals, a copy of the contract, name of manager, etc.
Once the billing agency recieves this, they will review it. The billing agency does not want to take on any liability they do not have to. In other words, the billing agency does not really care if the gym loses a customer. The risk/reward ratio is much greater for them. The billing agency is VERY LIKELY to cancel their collections. This does not cancel your membership, but the billing agency withdraws their collections. They will send this IN WRITING at your request. The gym will not try to continue collections with their own efforts.

I dealt with a situation with a large gym and did extensive research on the topic. My girlfriend and I got out of the contract immediately (after the manager told me I'd never get out of it) by doing what I said above. Another good thing to do is check your counties public records to see if the gym has to go to Small Claims court often as the defendant. See how often they win or lose. The gym I left had a losing track record, so I figured the research and time was worth it. If your gym has a well written contract, it may be harder to win. The best thing to do is assess how much time and energy you are willing to put into it and figure out if it is worth it.

Oblivian · 06-11-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by StevenCrowder

Just call your bank and have them change your card/account #. I did that with Bank of America when I moved out to Cali, and didn't want to pay for my Texas gym membership anymore.

They've sent a couple of threatening letters but haven't followed up on any of it so far.

You could also murder.

Talk to your bank on this one. Some banks have "force re-opens" on accounts where a cancelled account will re-open if something is presented to it. It's the same principle as cancelling a checking account and the bank receives a check for payment from that account a month later. Some banks "force re-open" the account to honor the check while some deny the check. The banks that "force re-open" go with the philosophy that they have more to gain from NSF fees and they have your info for collections. Shady business by banks.

Chaos Mitten · 06-11-2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Oblivian

Talk to your bank on this one. Some banks have "force re-opens" on accounts where a cancelled account will re-open if something is presented to it. It's the same principle as cancelling a checking account and the bank receives a check for payment from that account a month later. Some banks "force re-open" the account to honor the check while some deny the check. The banks that "force re-open" go with the philosophy that they have more to gain from NSF fees and they have your info for collections. Shady business by banks.

Not only that, but some gyms are infamous for sending old accounts that were/should have been closed to collections, which puts a black mark on your credit record. You should always be proactive when cancelling a gym membership.

fennway4414 · 06-11-2008, 10:25 AM

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Not only that, but some gyms are infamous for sending old accounts that were/should have been closed to collections, which puts a black mark on your credit record. You should always be proactive when cancelling a gym membership.

That happened to me once, I owed like $40 from my gym membership and then they told me if I didn't pay they'd send it to collections. I decided the $40 wasn't worth it and just gave it to them.