1251, Report:
#244799
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2007
LA WORKOUT FALSE PROMISES. SHADY MARKETING CAMARILLO California
I signed up with the people in Dec. 2006. I signed up with them for the sole reason that they said they are open 24 hours. They are not open 24 hours. They said that when there new club opened in Feb. they would be. February came and the opening of the new club got delayed. When it ...
Entity
LA WORKOUT
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1252, Report:
#244472
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2007
Gold's Gym Questionable Contract & Billing Practices Tallahassee Florida
I joined Gold's Gym in Tallahassee in December of 2005, and was told by a gym employee when asked that I could cancel my membership at any time. I have not visited the gym since August 2006.
Since then I have had identity theft (non-related) in the form of my ATM card being sto...
Entity
Gold's Gym
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1253, Report:
#244398
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2007
L.A. Fitness Dishonest, Guerilla Billing, Trained To Evade Accountability Refuse to be held accountable for fees incurred as a result of guerilla billing continue to run charges. Deerfield Beach Carrollton Texas
In December of 2006, I requested that the LA Fitness branch in Deerfield Beach, Florida freeze my account for a six month period. My wife wished to continue service so I was willing to continue to pay for her account. However, we were not in a position to pay for two accounts, one...
Entity
L.A. Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1254, Report:
#244124
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2007
ASF International - Core Self DefenseASF International KEEP AWAY FROM ANY GYM THAT USES ASF! ITS A SCAM! Highlands Ranch, Colorado - San Diego, California
I joined a local gym, the scumbag salesman and I got into an office to discuss prices and payment details. He stated that they only work through ASF International as if I was supposed to know who they are.
He also mentioned that the contract term is a minimum of 12 months, but i...
Entity
ASF International
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1255, Report:
#243811
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2007
Gold's Gym Fraudulent Ripoff Billing Mooresville North Carolina
A year and a half ago I told the manager at Gold's Gym that I wanted to upgrade my gym membership but I was moving in just a few short months. He then told me that he would cancel my membership when I moved with the copy of a signed lease or something showing I was at the new house...
Entity
Gold's Gym
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1256, Report:
#242591
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2007
THE PAVILION SPORTS CLUB RIPOFF DOES NOT HONOUR CONTRACTS AND CHARGES CREDIT CARDS AFTER END OF MEMBERSHIP TERM Thornhill Ontario
I would like to make you and others aware, that, when joining, or going to renew a membership at The Pavilion health club, that they do not honour their contracts.
I joined the club on Jan. 29, 2006, and prepaid the first year in full. Written on the face of my contract, and agr...
Entity
THE PAVILION SPORTS CLUB
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1257, Report:
#242402
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2007
Xtreme Fitness ripoff Lied about cancelation Kept charging my credit card Dishonesty Redding California
Requested to cancel my membership 4 times. Assistant Manager said that I should not be charged anymore. They did not tell me that I had seperate tanning membership for my wife. It was sold as a package deal and should have been canceled as one membership. They never even told me...
Entity
Xtreme Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1258, Report:
#238422
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2007
Lady Of America Fitness RIPOFF Make you sign a 3 year contract, then a few months later they CLOSE DOWN Now they have a bad debt listing on my credit report! Lakeland Florida
I signed up for the Lady of America in Lakeland Fl. They make you sign a 3 yr agreement to use the gym. A few months afterwards they have closed down and disappear. Now they are trying to collect the balance of my contract and have left a bad debt on my credit report!! No way to con...
Entity
Lady Of America Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1259, Report:
#242011
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2007
Affiliated Acceptance Corporation, AAC, A A C, Profinserv Incessant Billing Despite Demands to Stop--Affiliated: Are They Crooks or What Ripoff Sunrise Beach Missouri
Oh, the horror.
Affiliated is one of those companies that sends out bills for other companies. In their case, they do this for tanning salons and martial arts gyms. It's a weird niche, I think.
Anyway, I quit my gym, but Affiliated kept billing me. I called them and asked t...
Entity
Affiliated Acceptance Corporation
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
1260, Report:
#241366
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2007
Bally Total Fitness ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing contract problem suckered bad customer service Hurst Texas
I had signed up with Bally Total Fitness at the Mayfair Village in Hurst, TX in February of 2006 when I first turned 18.
I wanted to start working out and going to the gym every day, so I tried to use a trial coupon that I had recieved from Bally's in the mail, but they would not...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1261, Report:
#1029066
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2007
Beyound Fitness Duvera Financial goes out of business finance company still trying to collect for services Durham North Carolina
I joined Beyound Fitness Gym and they used Duvera finacial to finance my membership. The gym went under and was bought out by Peak fitness who is honoring the gym membership of the defunct gym and took the old gym account and is now using their own financial company. The old gym fin...
Entity
Beyound Fitness Duvera Financial
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1262, Report:
#241180
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2007
Snap Fitness Total Rip off, took my money and won't give it back!!! Prior Lake Minnesota
I joined this particular gym back in August 2006, if memory serves correctly, because of the convenience of 24 hour access. The nearest one to my house and my work was the club in Prior Lake, which conveniently was five dollars more a month than any other Snap Fitness in the area. ...
Entity
Snap Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1263, Report:
#240972
Posted Date:
Mar 27 2007
LA Weightloss Center - Weightloss Center False Advertising of Weighloss Program Lakewood California
Beware - I recently saw an advertisement on TV & the internet for a March special of 8 wks for $5 per day. In the fine print it did read does not include the cost of set-up or LA Lites. However, I didn't expect setup to be so expensive. I made an appt & went down and spoke with Yo...
Entity
LA Weightloss Center
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1264, Report:
#1030064
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2007
National Fitness Lady Of America Refuses cancellation of membership given to a minor under 18 ripoff Caguas Puerto Rico
My daughter was living in Puerto Rico during the year 2006. She was under 18 at the time and a representative of Lady of America took advantage of her being under age and issuing a contract of 3 years with the indication that it could be cancelled if she moved if no Lady of America...
Entity
National Fitness Lady Of America
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1265, Report:
#240056
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2007
World Gym Express ,Fuel Fitness And Paramount Acceptance Auto-renewed non-renewable membership contracts, overdrafted bank account, and doesn't care. Spring Hill Tennessee
My wife and I signed up at World Gym Express (which, locally, is changing the names of its gyms to Fuel Fitness) in Spring Hill, TN. The franchisee that owns this and other gyms in this area has backed out of the World Gym Express franchise, taken on the name of Fuel Fitness, and is...
Entity
World Gym Express , Fuel Fitness And Paramount Acceptance (UT)
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1266, Report:
#235568
Posted Date:
Mar 19 2007
Bally's Total Fitness suing, lawsuit, broken contract agreement, not able to pay, didn't use service Ripoff Orlando Florida
About five years ago, when I was underage and my mother was about 45, we signed up for Bally's Total Fitness. Actually, we went in to see what the gym could offer us. Instead, we were shown around briefly and then subjected to endless sales pitches. One after the other, different tr...
Entity
Bally's Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1267, Report:
#239067
Posted Date:
Mar 19 2007
LA Fitness ripoff charged me $320 incorrectly and refuse to refund my money Sunrise Florida
I honestly don't even know where to start with them because my complaint is regarding billing issues, customer service and failure to honor refund. On 2/16/07 I noticed two charges in my master card statement, one for $37.09 and the second for $283.14. I immediately call the gym on...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1268, Report:
#239373
Posted Date:
Mar 17 2007
LA Fitness Very poor equipment mantainance, slow repairs, dirty lockers & showers, ripoff Chino Chino Hills California
There is a consensus that the Chino/Chino Hills LA Fitness facility should be dubbed OUT OF ORDER. When equipment breaks (as it frequently does), it often takes months, not days or even weeks, for repair or replacement. This applies to bothe electronic and mechanical exercise equipm...
Entity
LA Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1269, Report:
#235056
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2007
Beyond Fitness stole money out my pocket. Durham North Carolina
I paid for a two yr. membership to beyond fitness(Cash), now that they have sold the company to Peak Fitness, my accout has vanished in all systems. No one can find me or even show that I was ever a member. Beyond Fitness took my money and left me out to dry. This company should hav...
Entity
Beyond Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1270, Report:
#238042
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2007
Leisure Fitness Horrendous Post-Sale Support - Treats Precor Customers Like Garbage Newark, Delaware
Precor USA engages in unfair and deceptive trade practices by falsely claiming to support its products after sale.
We have a Precor Elliptical EFX 5.21si. In early-December 2006, we noticed a clicking noise. We called Precor's authorized dealer, Leisure Fitness in New Jersey, to ...
Entity
Leisure Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1271, Report:
#237125
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2007
International Profit Associates International Business Advisors International Tax Advisors IPA IBA ITA Fraud: Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization ripoff Buffalo Grove Illinois*UPDATE: Rip-off Report Investigation - International Profit Associates recognized by Rip-off Report as a safe business service - IPA pledges to resolve all complaints, 100% commitment to customer service and satisfaction, feel confident and secure when doing business with IPA
To whom it may concern:
I have never written a whistle-blower type letter before in my life. However, this is the first. This story has already been under investigation by Sixty Minutes on CBS, as well as in several Attorneys General offices across the country. It deserves to ...
Entity
International Profit Associates - International Business Advisors - International Tax Advisors
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1272, Report:
#236973
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2007
The Pavilion Warning about joining...they don't honour their contracts, and don't seem to care!!! Thornhill Ontario
Please be aware when joining, or going to renew your membership at The Pavilion health club, that they may not honour your contract. I joined the club on Jan. 29, 2006, and prepaid the first year in full. Written on the face of my contract, and agreed to by the manager, Bryan Kenn...
Entity
The Pavilion
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1273, Report:
#236653
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2007
Bally's Total Fitness Scammed,Dishonest, Deceptive Houston Texas
I went to sign up for a membership for Bally's. I was told that it would only be for 1 year. So I called the Corporate Office to complain about the machines only like a hand full worked so I was not satisfied. I asked the customer services rep how long I had until my contract was up...
Entity
Bally's
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1274, Report:
#236082
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2007
Bally's Total Fitness ripoff Thought I signed up for a year and was slam with 3 Lake Forest California
When I went into Bally's I was checking on two gyms in my area they both had specials on a 1 year plan, so I thought. The salesman told me at the other gym that they have a big down payment and Bally's offers no down payment. I was convinced on that and signed on the dotted line. Th...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms
1275, Report:
#236067
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2007
Bally Total Fitness Ripoff Dishonest, mislead into 2 year agreement. NO CONTRACT Chicago Illinois
On December 3rd 2006, I visited the Bally Total Fitness north shore location for the first time. After a long wait a gentlemen by the name of Casey directed me to a sales/conference room and did not bother to give me a formal tour of the facility. I was told that I had a 30 day tria...
Entity
Bally Total Fitness
Categories: Health Clubs & Gyms