There is no such thing as a free trial. Well, sometimes there is, but be wary of any “free” trial that requires you to hand over your credit card or banking information. Craig’s wife signed up to try the local Gold’s Gym, then decided not to do business with them and end the trial before she ever broke a sweat. [More]
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Gold's Closes Your Gym, Traps You In Contract Anyway
By 9.23.11
There happens to be a Gold’s Gym right inside the building where Cynthia works. How convenient! She took her employer up on an offer to subsidize part of her membership, and was happy with the arrangement. Three months later, the building Gold’s announced that it was closing. Not to worry, though: Memberships limited to only that location would change so members could visit any local corporate-owned Gold’s club. That’s pretty standard when a branch of a chain gyms closes, but Cynthia is annoyed that she joined so close to the change and has to pay for a membership she’s unlikely to use. Someone must have known that branch was doomed, but would the front-line and sales employees have known? [More]
Gym Makes Navy Family With Moving Orders Pay Cancellation Fee
By 5.6.11
A Navy family with government orders to move from California to Virginia was surprised when their gym wanted to charge them a $200 early termination fee. [More]
Gym Told Me I Could Quit Paying If I Moved Away, Fibbed
By 7.26.10
John signed up for a Gold’s Gym membership with the understanding that he wouldn’t have to fork over the $25 monthly fee after he moved away for college. He was told that would be fine, but the manager he spoke to reneged on the deal and now he’s stuck paying for something he can’t use. [More]
Gold's Gym Applies Fitness Shrink Ray To Membership Privileges
By 8.23.09
Most complaints that we receive about gyms involve memberships that refuse to die (even when the customer does), but Laura in Indiana has a different problem. Her local Gold’s Gym is changing its services and membership structure with no regard for the facility’s current members.
Gold's Gym "Misplaces" Serviceman's Deployment Letter, Keeps Billing For Membership
By 6.13.09
Gold’s Gym in Oxnard, California won’t stop billing Molly’s brother for membership, even though both he and his mother have repeatedly sent the gym copies of his deployment orders to Afghanistan. Two months later, the gym claims that it has “misplaced” the deployment orders, and is still billing for services Molly’s brother can’t use.
Gold's Gym's Slippery Salesperson Manages To Talk Himself Out Of A Sale
By 1.14.08
If you don’t like high pressure sales environments, stay the hell out of Gold’s Gym. Seattlest tried to sign up for a membership yesterday but was so put-off by the confusing sales pitch that they just walked out.
Gold’s Gym Won’t Let Dead Cancel
By 6.22.06
It’s not just AOL that is reluctant to let you cancel an account when someone dies. So too, the church of the body. Barry writes:
