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I have been paying monthly payments on a contract that legally should be null and void for nearly 6 months, Originally a 3 year contract for 2 people (for 2 years) ended up a 3 year contract (this was my fault for not reading and noticing the add on of a 3rd year).

I was told...

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** Bally Fitness PURPOSELY incorrectly submits automated monthly credit card charges for a pool of customers to get their customers on the phone.

** They do this by submitting the credit card charge without the proper information...

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Bally's management has abused the bankruptcy system several times and wastes money. Trainers get $80+ dollars per hour without education or certification from any outside agency - Bally's pulls them off the streets and trains them. Women complain about sexual harassment from one trainer...

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I signed up for a 3 year membership that ENDED on Sept. 9th 2007. I DID NOT renew my membership, but because I didn't call on Sept. 9th and cancel it they've been taking money out of my account for the past 7 months. This is a rip off! This is a scam! This should be against the law!...

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I joined bally's a couple of years ago and against the wishes of a wiser friend signed a contract that made it convenient for them to dun me till my dying days over the fact that I canceled after six months. I have now for three years received threatening phone calls, and a bad credit rating...

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This place is full of liars and unprofessionals, I was upset at first but realize now how happy I am at my new fitness center. Glad I am out of Bally's and have advised everyone I know to do the same. There are so many people that Hate Bally's and their staff, makes me feel good......

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I'm on official Military Orders to ship out overseas. In the process of this my orders indicates certain schools I must attend before shipping out overseas. Bally's refuse to cancel my membership indicating that I'll be doing "training" before I deploy overseas. They...

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This gym infuriates me. Not only did they not honor a free pass I had after they said they would (I read the fine print; it should have been honored no matter what), they charged me more than promised after I signed the contract. I asked over and over about the price before I signed, and was...

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To whom it may concern,

I am totally surprised when I saw the charge of $3, 672.00 dollars on my TransUnion Credit Bureau record. I never been using this service or even I never heard about it. I will investigate more about it because it is fraudent.

Please give...

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I sign up to get a membership and I used this 2 week pass but trade it in to get the membership so I gave a down payment so the monthly charges would be lower.

I never went to ballys at all this was about 1 0r 2 weeks and I needed to pay the rest of it with in 10 days But I wanted...

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In over twenty years of working out at various fitness facilities across the country, I've never come across one as badly run as the Bally Total Fitness in Tucker, Georgia.

Due to managerial incompetence, the equipment is regularly left in a state of disrepair for half a...

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I have recently gone to Bally Total Fitness gym in Kew Gardens, New York, only to find it is in a basement for one, which smells really bad, of body order, must/mildew. The facility does not have any ventilation what so ever in it to help with issue....

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Believe it or not, I got pregnant by receiving personal training services at the Bally Total Fitness in Downey, CA. I began training with Riadh Hamdi, who is supposed to be a "fitness director". Anyway, to make a long story short, I did not know that he was married, or that he had...

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Does anyone know how legally bining the BALLY FITNESS Contract is? Like many other people, my college-age daughter signed the Bally contract without realizing she was obligating herself to $26.00 for 3 years. She was also originally told she could put the membership on hold and just pay $10...

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I applied for membership and paid the $75 dollars down payment. I paid 1/2 in cash and 1/2 in debit card. After few days, the system showed that my down payment was not paid. The person in charge was named Micheal and currently the manager at Glendale or some else where. It has been over 2 years...

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I got suckered into a 3 year (!!) contract with Bally's which the only way i can get out of is to either pay the rest of the contract up front or move 50 miles away from the nearest location. I think this is poor customer service to not let people know up front what kind of financial commitment...

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In April of 1990, I went to the Waterford Balley's (which at that time was called Vic Tanney) with my sister-in-law to see what it was like. The girl that met with us talked me into joining. After I filled all the paperwork out, she told me that I needed to bring back a canceled check to...

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Bally's is closing this location on the 31st of October, 2008. We were told that we would be able to cancel our contract due to this closing. However, when we called the headquarters, they said that since there's another Bally's within 25 miles, we can't cancel. The other...

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I purchased a ballys membership in the fall of 2005, i was told that i wasn't able to purchase a membership unless i signed a 3 yr contract. I had to put 50 down and then i paid 35/month. I used the membership for about 1 yr. but the gym got to crowded and a lot of the equipment was often...

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My contract has been ended for 3 month and I cannot even cancel my membership. Each time I attempted for cancel membership, the customer service has been nothing but rude and bullying trying get to renew. I told them I am not interested in renewing and they said once I sign up, I am stuck with...