grumble
I’ve had my gym membership for about two months now. I chose my gym because it’s a short walk from my job, and it’s easy to get home from the gym. Yesterday, as I was leaving, I noticed a sign: "Sorry for the inconvenience, but this location will be closed November 6, 2007." As in my gym will no longer exist. I have committed to a one year membership, and they’re getting out of dodge?
Oh hades no.
Now I have to get on the phone and flex, because they are not getting another dime of my money. You can’t tell me they didn’t know two months ago that they were going to close. They shouldn’t have taken new memberships if they were going to close. I am so annoyed by this. Time in my day lost to unnecessary drama, and on top of that, I have to find another way to work out. Grumble.
Update: I called. All is well. They will not attempt to charge me past the closing date for the gym, and they’re sending me a letter in writing to that effect. Now where am I supposed to work out, and how much is it going to cost me?
Oh hades no……LOL
They normally will direct you to another location. Im glad they solved the problem
I guess they was not making enough money to stay open
Comment by Moneymonk — October 24, 2007 @ 11:21 am
that sucks. my gym almost went belly up a few years back. thank god they got it together. maybe you could check out the ymca? i don’t know where you live, but they’re probably the cheapest gym in any large city. or try to track down another local independent one. preferably one that’s solvent…
I did briefly think about trying to use the local Y - there’s one in walking distance from my house… not sure if I want to take that walk in the dark after work, though…
Comment by PiggyBankBlues — October 24, 2007 @ 6:46 pm
That good that you will not have to pay after they are closed. You are right, they had to have known there were going out of business. Why sign up new members?
Does your job have any discounts with other gyms closeby?
One thing I didn’t investigate when I joined this gym is how to use my health insurance’s discount program. This time, I won’t sleep.
Comment by tiredofbeingbroke — October 24, 2007 @ 7:59 pm
Finding a gym that is convenient is SO difficult! I’m thinking about switching mine…
Comment by SavingDiva — October 25, 2007 @ 11:38 am