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Re: The Latest to Gold’s Gym — Elliott C. Back

jeana hart — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:50:25 -0000

I enrolled at Gold's Gym with my daughter. When I was signing my contract, I went to extreme lengths to let the Gold's Gym employee know that I was unsure if we would be living in the state for more than 1 year. I signed the contract based on a 1 year contract. I authorized my bank to be debited automatically each month. I had the employee make a special note on the contract that the terms included a 1 year contract. I had been a member for over 18 months, went to cancel the membership and was told that all contracts are 2 years - no matter what. I didn't have the time or energy to fight them. Just want to spread the word, they stink

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Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:36:52 -0000

James

Did you get anything solved?

Chris

Did you have the same types of problems in this situation?

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Chris — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:33:02 -0000

All together it is a bad situation and it sucks that a state funded rec center drove a striving business out of town. Sorry off post but yes it is possible for them to ban you from the other clubs. Read the back of your agreement you signed. It talks about "cease of operation" Sorry...

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James — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:44:26 -0000

I was searching the web for how Gold's Gym operates generally in the country and I am a bit distressed by what I have managed to find in a matter of hours.

My gym, Xcel Spa and Fitness, I signed up with last year in Bountiful, Utah was sold to Gold's Gym. I hadn't been to the gym for about a month and in that time never received a notice, phone call, or email about the sale. So imagine my surprise when I get there and there are Gold's Gym symbols and trademarks everywhere on my gym. I have been told that my two year contract is valid at that Bountiful location, however I would not be allowed to continue going to the other two Xcel locations near where i currently live. If I want to visit the other Gold's locations, I have to sign a new contract with them.

This is the thing, maybe some of you can help, if anyone reads this blog anymore...Having no authorization from me to be billed by Gold's Gym, can they legally take my billing info off my contract from Xcel Spa and Fitness, bill me, and then bar me from the gym because I refuse to sign the liability form? Shouldn't the original Xcel contract/membership that was sold, hold up as binding, including the liability waiver I signed as well?

I'll bookmark this page for further comments and advice.

James
SLC, Utah

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eric — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:54:55 -0000

I have just received a collection notice from an expired contract with Gold's. I signed up for a year long contract and at the end of that year they say that you also sign up for continued monthly billing forever or until you give them 60 days written notice. I would like to see a class action law suite against them for bad billing practices.

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Sylvia — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:20:32 -0000

I just recently opened a new bank account. I used my debitcard to pay my Golds Gym dues. I always pay at the location. Not trusting automtic debit for many reasons. And sure enough they on their own took my new debit card info and automtically debited my NEW account. Without my authorization. I am canceling my account along with my daughters and husband. I am dissapointed in GOLD's ethics when I have been a member for years

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Dave — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:15:40 -0000

Stick it to the man! Even if the man is solid gold. You should have CC'd your blog too!