51, Report:
#479266
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2009
Bally Total Fitness Corporation Scamming Its Members Scamming Its Members Norwalk California
As a former employee with Ballys, i would definately not recommend you signing up with Bally Total Fitness. Once your in the contract, you are in. Its almost impossible to get out of the contract. You practically need to be sick or injured to get out of it. They wont let you out of ...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness Corporation
Categories: Health Spas
52, Report:
#478443
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2009
Bally Total Fitness *SCAM* signed a 2 year contract and now they are saying it was a 3 year contract! Charlotte North Carolina
Bally Total Fitness is a rip off and scams you out of your money.
DO NOT SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THEM!
I tried to get a copy of my contract faxed to me because they are saying I signed a 3 year contract but I know I signed a 2 year contract. The are claiming that they have NEVER...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Healthcare Centers
53, Report:
#475066
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2009
Bally Total Fitness Corporate ordered all gyms to increased themostat to 76 Degrees - Gym is like a Sauna! Will not lower. Will not refund money! Chicago Illinois
Bally Total Fitness recently instituted a change to the temperature of their gyms, apparently to save money. They have ordered all their gyms to set their thermostats at 76 degrees, which (in the summer) results in an actual temperature inside the gym into the 80s or even 90. I hav...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
54, Report:
#478498
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2009
Bally Total Fitness, Bally's Employees are all going to DECEIVE & CHEAT You for Your Money Orlando Florida
When I had gone to Bally's to check out their prices and deals I was very hesitant because the most affordable memberships were those with long term contracts and I made it clear to the representative that I could not and would not sign a contract of any sort. I made it crystal clea...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
55, Report:
#475964
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2009
Bally Total Fitness cheats U.S. Military members, conveniently ignores deployment policy Phoenix Arizona
Bally's Supposedly has a U.S. Military deployment policy, which states that if you are called to active duty and become stationed more than 50 miles from a Bally's location, you may cancel your Bally's contract. THEY LIE.
Upon receiving my husband's mobilization orders, we sent a...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
56, Report:
#474690
Posted Date:
Jul 29 2009
Bally Total Fitness Center Contract default on closed locations Hurst Texas
I paid my yearly membership in June of this year for the club I belong to in Hurst, according to my contract. The club closed two weeks later. Balley's refuses to refund my membership fees stating they they will upgrade me so I can go to the club in Irving. My contract was with t...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness Center
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
57, Report:
#465681
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2009
Bally Total Fitness Needs To Go Fraudulent, immoral, evil, scamming, corrupt company Brooklyn New York
Last year, I went in with my friend to Bally Total Fitness and was greeted by a guy named Chris. He knew we were college students. Therefore, he told us that if we join, he would be able to give us a good deal because he was the manager (lies). He told us that it would only cost us ...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Weightloss Programs
58, Report:
#446076
Posted Date:
Jun 25 2009
Bally Total Fitness Bally's is HEARTLESS Alexandria Virginia
I am writing on behalf of my best friend, who does not need to be named. My friend joined the Bally Total Fitness in Alexandria, VA on October 2008. She needed help with her fitness and assumed she bought the second best package they had. Along with the 3 year contract she was sucke...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
59, Report:
#464684
Posted Date:
Jun 25 2009
Bally Total Fitness Corporation The 30 Day Scam AND UNSAFE CHILD CARE Norwalk California
We went to try bally total fitness out and were told that they had great child care. That is one of the reasons why we went there. Child care was horriable there was 20 kids for one 18 year old teen. So I went to the other Ballys in another city and they said they had a better ch...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness Corporation
Categories: Alternative Health
60, Report:
#359954
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2009
Bally Total Fitness AM INTERESTED IN FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Norwalk California
My husband and I both joined Bally Fitness a few months ago. Little did I know it would be like walking into the jaws of an alligator. As soon as we joined, my husband noticed how the weight machines were in disrepair and shoddy. I was basically there to run. After 3 different da...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
61, Report:
#458507
Posted Date:
Jun 04 2009
Bally Total Fitness Don't trust BALLY's , they will rip you!!!! Jersey City New Jersey
I had joined Bally's on April 30th along with a friend of mine. They had an offer going on at that time where there was no long term contract involved and so you could cancel your membership at any time. Now when we spoke to the sales guy, he told us that one of us had to buy the me...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Weightloss Programs
62, Report:
#456981
Posted Date:
May 31 2009
Bally Total Fitness - Schaumburg Rd Schaumburg Illinois Location Ruined my credit and is now summoning me to court via their collection agency/lawyers Schaumburg Illinois
Back in Nov 2000 my husband and I signed up for a membership under my SS#. The guy showed us around and the place seemed sort of empty that day and it seemed ok. We wanted to get in shape. The guy showed us 3 plans.
We picked the lowest cheapest plan. It came out to about $75 a mo...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
63, Report:
#450788
Posted Date:
May 11 2009
Bally Total Fitness Misleading Crooks - Bally Total Fitness is out to steal your money Chicago Illinois
I've read quite a few reports online now and I'm not surprised so many have had the same experience as me.
Over a year ago I walked into a Bally's looking for more information. Hungry for money Tony told me if I signed up that day for a membership he would get me a great discount...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Healthcare Centers
64, Report:
#433334
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2009
Bally Total Fitness - Brooklyn Inept staff, dangerous and defective machines in a filthy gym Brooklyn New York
While Bally seems to have a national reputation for poor and dangerous service (hence the bankruptcy), this is certainly one of its most awful locations.
- The equipment is dangerous: Treadmills (the ones not perpetually out of order) will jerk to a stop in the middle of your ru...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness - Brooklyn
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
65, Report:
#428443
Posted Date:
Feb 25 2009
Bally Total Fitness Scammers - Liars - Hillsboro Oregon
This company is one of the worst ones I have ever had dealings with. I had a Ballys Employee lie directly to my face to get me to sign a contract. Once I filed a formal complaint against him, I found out nothing ever happened. This guy swore to me that I was only signing a documen...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
66, Report:
#426860
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2009
Bally Total Fitness ,Bally Total Fitness refuses to Cancel trial membership Cambridge Massachusetts
I signed a 3 year contract with Bally Total fitness on 12/01/2008 in Massachusetts. The contract states that I am eligible to cancel my membership after the 60 day trial period but within that time frame I would have to visit the club at least 17 times. Due to my an unforeseen busi...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
67, Report:
#423285
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2009
Bally Total Fitness ,Bally Refusale to Cancel Any Membership for Any Reason Little Neck New York
I am on a month to month membership.
I had to call their call center. I advised I wanted to cancel, and the rep. stated you absolutely cannot cancel....I said why? He answered because we need a valid reason.
So I stated fine, I'm moving..they then had the nerve to ask for a ...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
68, Report:
#419439
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2009
Bally Total Fitness This company tricked me into a contract using manipulative phrases to get me to sign something but not keeping thier end of the deal King Of Prussia Pennsylvania
So here is the story, Bally total fitness in my area had some big promotion going on a couple years back and I went in there to just see what it was about and before I knew it I was sitting in the office and signing papers because what I was told sounded like a great opportunity but...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Weightloss Programs
69, Report:
#416731
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2009
Bally Total Fitness Fraudulent Contract, Forgery, Deception, Scam, Fraud, Crime East Brunswick New Jersey
Bally Total Fitness is currently attempting to enforce a contract that I never signed.
In August 2008, before utilizing Bally's facility, I told the sales rep that I only wanted to use the gym for 3 to 4 months, since I will be moving out of New Jersey by the end of the year. ...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
70, Report:
#417008
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2009
Bally Total Fitness I sign a contract with bally since 2003 for 2 yrs but they reported me to a collection agency in 2008 saying that I owned them money.My contract was expired since 2005 and I do not own them anyting.please help. Brooklyn New York
Bally messed up my credit report saying that I own them about 2,000 dollars.This is not true.
Carline
Uniondale, New YorkU.S.A.
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Computer Rental 2
71, Report:
#410804
Posted Date:
Jan 16 2009
Asset Acceptance Being taken to court by Asset Acceptance Indianapolis Internet
Okay, so I am worried about what to do or what is going on. I have to appear in court on Tuesday January 20th and I don't know what will go on or happen. I am being sued by the collection agency Asset Acceptance. I am thinking this is from an account I had with Bally Total Fitnes...
Entity
Asset Acceptance
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
72, Report:
#384789
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2008
Bally Total Fitness - Ballys Health Club - Asset Acceptance Corp. NEVER SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY. You are signing away your life. Chicago Illinois
I mistakenly signed a contract with this company and it was the worst decision that I've ever made. At the time I joined I was married and unfortunately a few months later we separated and I was juggling many bills and struggling to pay them.
Bally's Health Club sent my debt to ...
Entity
Bally's Health Club
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
73, Report:
#390535
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2008
BALLY HEALTH CLUB - Bally Total Fitness - Asset Acceptance Corporation NEVER SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY. You are signing away your life Morton Grove Illinois
It's been 5 years now and going. Today we received another phone call from Asset Acceptance who are trying to contact my daughter and have put a black mark on her credit report. I am tired of the weekly to semi-weekly calls to my house and have asked that they do not call here again...
Entity
BALLY HEALTH CLUB
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
74, Report:
#395885
Posted Date:
Nov 29 2008
Bally Total Fitness Won't provide refund; Call center employees keep giving different refund amounts and dates when inquiring. Fresno California
After relocating in June to an area without a Bally's location nearby, I canceled my membership. Shortly after my cancellation, I received a letter in the mail informing me that I would be receiving my refund by September 11 2008. About a week later, I received a check in the mail f...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Healthcare Centers
75, Report:
#1032500
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2008
Bally Total Fitness West Los Angeles cleaning lady yelled at me in the shower, cancellation has been accepted, charges continued Los Angeles California
I signed up for a month to month plan (35 USD) at Bally Total Fitness in late Summer of 2007.
In April 2008 a really ugly incident happened at their location in West LA:
I was sitting in their sauna with a couple of other women when the cleaning lady showed up and started yell...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Weightloss Programs