Thread: Gym membership bullshit.

In december 15th..or sometime around that a friend and I went to the World Health Club because they were offering 'free 2 weeks membership'. So I had an extra hour before class everyday and agreed to go.

We go in, personal trainer gives us the tour of the place and It is a beautiful gym...until the pricing came. Even if we wanted to use the 2 weeks free membership we have to pay the registration fee (This is not membership fees) registration fees is a one time thing to get access to the gym. It was $189 or so but since we are students its $143.. So stupid ol' me agreed, paid that much and we got our memberships.

In january they auto-charged my credit card for $65..I didnt know about it and I didnt mind because I used all january to work out, the problem here is I cannot afford it no more. If it was YMCA ya $30 isn't nothing, but in February a new semester started and I am a full-time-student now. SOOOO...I called them to tell them I want to cancel my account and the lady on the phone told me to come talk to them. The next day I go to world health club..

Now, I don't have a job right now, my CC limit is $500 and I have $556 used on it (thanks for world health club). So I go in, at first the girl who I always talk to was going to do it but she sent me to this other guy (higher status in the place i think) and he just told me I cannot cancel my membership. "You have signed up for 12 consecutive months, you cannot cancel it" I WAS SPECIFICALLY told IF I want to cancel my Account, all I have to do is make a phone call and tell them to stop charging me...SO THIS GUy doesn't stop. He went on about I cannot cancel it and its just going to keep charging me..WTF DO I DO now. I'm going to Europe in the summer, and I'm going to university in the september so WTF do i do now.

This is the biggest bullshit I have had so far in my life, financially. I am so pissed, i just have to rant. I dont know what to do, can anyone give me an advice or something. I told them what if I cancel my credit card and he said something about thats not good and some shit might happen to me.

FUck Me Lord no wait Fuck World Health Club lord
I am literally pissed out of my mind. I told the dude that I was told I can cancel it anytime he goes "No no, i make sure i dont tell my staff that"..

I have never hated going to the gym in my life more then I do now..

This is why you should read everything you sign. Ask for a copy of the contract and go through it with a fine tooth comb. They cant legally withhold a copy of the contract from you.

Is there anybody like a lawyer in your family? If you can find somebody like that that you dont have to pay for theyd probably be a good person to have a look at the thing.

Isnt there a minimum period of cancellation or something? Like if you cancel you have to give them 3 months notice?

Maybe theres a clause in the contract or maybe even local law stating that if you're not earning (student) you dont have to pay this stuff or something.