Planet Fitness Screwed Me

[BLACKHAWK3634]

Originally Posted by flak

Fucking sigworthy.

I just looked over the Planet Fitness website. Insane.

And does anybody really think that prohibiting overt signs of hard work is going to make their members completely nonjudgmental?

Maybe somebody oughta launch Planet Get Over It, wherein members are encouraged to focus on improving themselves and realizing that grunting is not per se an attack on anyone else's worth as a human being.

This is just like back in the 80s when quote-unquote "heavy m e t a l" got co-opted by lame-ass hair bands that pandered to people who didn't like fast, hard music. Of course, you know what happened then....

I honestlly was shocked when he asked that. I stammered and was like “the thing in the corner people squat in”

Originally Posted by oxcart

Have you paid it all up front? Or are you paying monthly by direct debit or something?

I paid up front and in cash.

[BLACKHAWK3634]

Originally Posted by B3rserk3R

Blackhawk what part of MA? This is bullocks.

Eastern MA, South of Boston. Franklin is the the town the gym is in.

Originally Posted by ghostwipe

^
There you have it. And you have the summer off, so you have time to go.

Working 40-50hrs per week. I may have to make time to do this though

[enright3060]

Originally Posted by BLACKHAWK3634

Manager: So whats your reason for leaving?

Me: First off, I never said I was canceling my membership. I had some questions as to what equipment you would be replacing.

Manager: What equipment? We have everything.

Me: A power rack. Perhaps a bench would be nice.

Manager: (cuts me off) How often do you use this power rack? Tell me, what is a power rack?

Me: I begin to explain that I use it when squatting one day a week.

Manager: (Cuts me off again) Well, thats stupid, I can't go to corporate and tell them that this guy wants his money back because he uses a power rack one day a week. He again tells me "I signed a contract"

Me: I explain to him that I signed a contract that works both ways. I signed under a certain impression of the gym and that this gym fails to fit my needs.

We continue to go back and forth. Quite frankly I was about ready to knock this guys ass out. I finally get him to give me a form to file for a refund which was supposedly mailed out Saturday.

I was told I may not get my full $100 back. WTF! I was a member for four days.

I looked on their website to call corporate but they do not list their numbers. I searched yellowpages and google but only found lists of similar complaints. I tried call 411 and several other locations. They all told me that they didnt have the number. Finally, I convinced some employee at another location to look for the number on a letterhead or something.

Called corporate and left a message. They have yet to return it.

Any advice is welcome.

Sue them in small claims court. I'll gladly help you write your complaint. There are other several lawyers on the board here that will help you stick it up PF's ass.

If you have any questions, send me a PM.

Edit: The first thing you need to do is send a letter to the manager of PF summarizing your complaint and requesting your membership to be terminated. This letter needs to be CC to PF corp and the the Better Business Bureau in your state. This letter needs to be send certified mail with return receipt requested (this is for your record and to show to the judge). In the letter, tell them that have have 30 days to give you a refund or you will sue them. PM me with any questions.

[BLACKHAWK3634]

Thanks for the advice so far. I'm giving corporate two days to respond to my messages and return my calls. If they do not do so or fail to return my full investment I will begin enacting some of Keith's ideas. Every radio station, tv station, and newspaper in the entire New England region will hear my story.

If all else fails I will find myself someone to loan me money. Then I will fly any willing S&P'er out to MA. We will form a small but formidable militia, ransacking every planet fitness on the east coast. Hurling plates, swinging sledges, etc.

[flak]

I have a co-worker who's acquainted with a couple of Wall Street Journal writers. I'll suggest to him that he pass along a tip about this business practice -- buying out gyms and then imposing new policies and telling customers that they're out of luck. It might pique their interest.

A WSJ article wouldn't bring back the power rack but it might provide a measure of satisfaction.

[Keith Wassung]

YouTube - Planet Fatness !!

[BLACKHAWK3634]

As a testament to their health philosophies almost all planet fitness locations have a gargantuan container of tootsie rolls at the front desk.

Admittedly, I haven't read the Diet and Supplement forum FAQ in awhile but i'm pretty sure that there is no reference to tootsie rolls post workout.

[Old Man]

Originally Posted by Keith Wassung

YouTube - Planet Fatness !!

Ha ha ha.

[Keith Wassung]

Originally Posted by BLACKHAWK3634

As a testament to their health philosophies almost all planet fitness locations have a gargantuan container of tootsie rolls at the front desk.

Admittedly, I haven't read the Diet and Supplement forum FAQ in awhile but i'm pretty sure that there is no reference to tootsie rolls post workout.

Actually that is the first good thing I have heard about Planet Phallus,

[zop]

lol I've never seen a Planet Fitness on the west coast and I hope they don't ever come near me.