26, Report:
#945510
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2012
LA Fitness Ballys Revoked my membership without notice! los angeles, California
I was a Bally's member for over 18 years and had a lifetime membership with $19 monthly dues. On 9/23/2012, I walked into a former Ballys gym now known as LA Fitness and was told my membership was revoked!
When I had heard on the news that LA Fitness was taking over Ballys I u...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
27, Report:
#914127
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2012
blast fitness/ abc financial blast fitness and abc financial continue to bill for canceled memeberships Internet
We canceled our daughters ballys membership in April, we were billed by abc financial in may and June. Blast gym at first would not honor the cancelation and would not refund the money paid. The local gym manager and abc financial customer service agents admitted a problem...
Entity
blast fitness/ abc financial
Categories: Healthcare Centers
28, Report:
#661902
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2012
Bally total Fitness Bally Total Fitness are bunch of Rip Offs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ok Having been around a few gyms I figured out how they manage to rip people off. I joined ballys a couple of years first gym I ever go to. Right off the Door you get ripped off with the Down payment and card fee bullshit. Whether you are paying monthly or contract you only pay firs...
Entity
Bally total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
29, Report:
#898745
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2012
Blast Fitness Formerly Bally Fitness Not honoring previous contracts amherst, New York
Blast Fitness recently bought out 39 Ballys Fitness locations, including the one in Amherst.
They are not honoring Bally's LIFETIME memberships. Instead, they are requiring that you
sign up using ABC Financial's Payment Processing. This is a violation of the original terms and co...
Entity
Blast Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
30, Report:
#897016
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2012
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Bally's Total Fitness Bally's Executive Office- s- Kept Charging Me 17 Months Cancelled Membership -$384.32 Took Advantage of Me Disabled Man, After Providing Doctor's & Legal/Judge Documentation Washington, District of Columbia
Bally's Total Fitness - This company is a RIP-OFF COMPANY. As a professional in business (20 years working as an Administrative Assistant with a sales and marketing background - plus, 3 of those years working as an Office Manager; while working 4 years in 3 months in mergers a...
Entity
Bally's Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
31, Report:
#877208
Posted Date:
May 02 2012
Ballys Total Fitness LA Fitness Ballys is in breach of contract with long term members Houston, Texas
I have been a member of Bally's Total fitness since 1994 up to March 30,2012
I paid over 1500.00 for a life time membership and my yearly dues of 120.00 per year on top of that
Without any cause , notice or reason they sold my contract to LA FITNESS.
LA FITNESS is ref...
Entity
Ballys Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
32, Report:
#876753
Posted Date:
May 01 2012
La Fitness Ne Philadelphia Ripoffs Liars Scammers Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania
Well I had high hopes for this place. Having been a member at Bally total rip off on wellsh and their filthy facility, as well as retro gayness across the street was very exited when I heard an La fitness would open on grant. I had been a member with the la fitness on Neshaminy Mall...
Entity
La Fitness Ne Philadelphia
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
33, Report:
#863895
Posted Date:
Apr 04 2012
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LA Fitness cancels life time membership with Bally's Total Fitness member after 25 years for not honoring childcare services through Kids Club Duluth, Georgia
Hello La Fitness Victims!
My name is Mr L. I am a lifetime member of Bally's Total Fitness of 25 years. I was only a member of La Fitness for 2 days and had my membership terminated under bogus allegations. I want to share with you my experience with La Fitness with a letter my ...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
34, Report:
#822871
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2012
Dara Sutthisuwan LA Fitness took over Ballys, my old gym, and doesn't honor my membership. I just renewed my membership with Ballys in August, 2011 for 4 1/2 years. I just spent almost $800 for me and my son and were Internet, Internet
LA fitness doesn't honor my renewed membership from Ballys since it took over the business in December 2011. I just spend almost $800 for me and my son's membership and to be told that it's no good anymore.
I would like my money back or for LA fitness to honor my membership.
Entity
Dara Sutthisuwan
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
35, Report:
#832957
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2012
LA Fitness Bally's Fitness Scamming for Money after Membership was ended and paid off with Bally's Irvine, California
I was a Bally's member August 2008 - August 2011. I was extremely dissappointed in Bally's. Each location that I visited was dirtier than the next. The staff and 'trainers' were more interested in socializing than working. Often times, the trainers were not a...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
36, Report:
#816947
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2012
LA Fitness Bought Ballys and refuses to honor Bally's contract StudioCity California
24 Hour Fitness purchased Ballys gyms -- refuses to allow me to enter the club without signing a new conract which is different from the Bally's contract still in force. My contract is assignable but it still is in full force and effect. Anyone want to sue with me? Jack, Studio...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
37, Report:
#820186
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2012
Bally Total Fitness LA Fitness In good faith I renewed Tina Thompson, my daughters Bally membership $99.00 on Dec 5th for her Christmas present. I also added her roommate Laura Green for $199.00. The 1,2,3 brochure said it must Norwalk, California
On December 1st, my daughter handed me a flyer from Ballys and asked if I could renew her Ballys Total Fitness membership for her Christmas present. The form said 1,2,3 in bold numbers (1) renew for $99.00/yr, (2) add a family member or friend for $199/yr. and (3) add t...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
38, Report:
#818902
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2012
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LA Fitness Buys Ballys cheats people out of memberships, Internet
I boought a Ballys Membership for my local ballys from a gentlemen in Florida he sent me the signed transfer papers which i lost over the holiday , Should have been no problem since the membership was paid up til the 21 Jan 2012. However Ballys was bought by LAFitness I called...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
39, Report:
#818333
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2012
LA Fitness My signature was highjacked to a three page contract without my knowledge or authorization Seattle, Washington
I've been a member of Bally's since 1983 when I moved to Los Angeles from Seattle. I've used the gyms all around the country as I traveled, never had any complaints about them (other than the rising yearly dues) and was happy for the convenience of having a place to work out in at m...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
40, Report:
#804771
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2011
la fitness ballys fitness will not honor membership roswell, Georgia
have lifetime membership @bally's fitness center. was told as of 12/01/11 no longer valid because la fitness had purchased bally's but, not the lifetime memberships. try to convert you to la fitness for fee. this looks like a good class action suite.
Entity
la fitness
Categories: Health Spas
41, Report:
#232643
Posted Date:
Oct 05 2011
Bally Total Fitness contract cancellation policies breeched and unlawful practices Ripoff Norwalk California
I contracted with Ballys total fitness in August 2005 and laterlast year in April 2006 moved to another location where there were no gyms in the vicinity for at least 50 miles even more. I mailed a cancellation letter and original contract and member ID card along with my $50 cancel...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
42, Report:
#774920
Posted Date:
Sep 09 2011
Balleys Total Fitness Ballys doesn't honor contracts when club was Holiday Health Spa Washington DC, District of Columbia
When Ballys first took over Holiday Health Spas, they honored the contracts members had on record. Then over the years they began an increae on not only new members but members who had signed on as Holiday Health Spa members.
Many members had signed on as Holiday Health Spa ...
Entity
Balleys Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
43, Report:
#760592
Posted Date:
Aug 04 2011
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suttonstrong suttonstrong.com, April Sutton Suttonstrong's April Sutton falsifies Bally Total Fitness Classes (Bait & Switch) chicago, Illinois
April Sutton, owner of Suttonstrong, and a personal trainer at Bally Total Fitness, has been falsely initiating classes in order to draw in new members and paid training subscriptions under false pretenses. She tells the interested parties that the new classes are cancelled in...
Entity
suttonstrong
Categories: Health Spas
44, Report:
#760451
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2011
April Sutton, Personal Trainer, Chicago Rip Off Artist Internet
April Sutton, a Manager at Bally Total Fitness, has been falsely initiating classes in order to draw in new members and paid training subscriptions under false pretenses. She tells the interested parties that the new classes are cancelled in order to draw them into an addition...
Entity
April Sutton, Personal Trainer, Chicago
Categories: Health Spas
45, Report:
#760269
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2011
April Sutton Bally Total Fitness April Sutton falsely initiates classes for Bally Total Fitness to generate new gym and new training clients Chicago, Illinois
April Sutton, a Manager at Bally Total Fitness, has been falsely initiating classes in order to draw in new members and paid training subscriptions under false pretenses. She tells the interested parties that the new classes are cancelled in order to draw them into an addition...
Entity
April Sutton
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
46, Report:
#730909
Posted Date:
May 19 2011
Capital Fitness, Inc. X-Sport Fitness Paid for my full membership upfront. After my year was over, monthly charges started to appear. Chicago, Illinois
Because of past bad practices by companies like Ballys, I was wary of initiating a fitness membership. To avoid any strange activity on my bank account I paid for my full year up front. This worked fine the first year (I used cash). The facilities are a bit iffy an...
Entity
Capital Fitness, Inc.
Categories: Health Spas
47, Report:
#713823
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2011
Bally's Need to send written letter explaining why I want to quit and to cancel membership to stop billing! Riverside, California
I orignally signed up at Ballys but am now on unemployment and cant afford to continue to pay so I went in to cancel and they told me that the only way was by letter which i find ridiculous seeing I didnt send a letter to join. In the mean time I wait for them to receive my letter a...
Entity
Bally's
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
48, Report:
#679997
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2011
Ballys Fitness No contract, but billed anyway, Internet
I just joined Ballys last night again after several years, but used the internet. I paid in full as I alway had, but low and behold, there was an unpaid balance of $1,200!!! I was completely shocked and tried to call the company that night. No success, waited until the next day and ...
Entity
Ballys Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
49, Report:
#673144
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2010
BALLY'S TOTAL FITNESS BALLY'S EMPLOYEE HAD MY NAME FORGED ON A MEMBERSHIP WITHOUT MY APPROVAL CITY OF INDUSTRY, California
I am so upset that a member from Bally's in the city of Industry had FORGED my name on a contract when I didn't even step one foot in the gym I don't even have a the membership card. I notice this because my checking acct went to a negative and it was bally's that was pulling money ...
Entity
BALLY'S TOTAL FITNESS
Categories: Health Spas
50, Report:
#668082
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2010
Retro Fitness rip offs and people who work ther are Retarded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The third gym I go to and to no surprise turns out to be just like the rest. A business built to lie and cheat people of their money. Rip offs. I thought of moving to Retro Gayness from ballys total rip off because thought there would be less people I'd be able to have a good ...
Entity
Retro Fitness
Categories: Alternative Health