I signed a contract with Bally Total Fitness in summer of 08' and at the time i just turned eighteen. The salesperson was pressuring me so much that I signed up for their membership, thinking I can get out of it later. I went to the gym for the first five days and stopped for two weeks.
I realized I didnt want to go anymore, and I thought it was easy to cancel... I called Bally and they wouldnt cancel my account. And they said that I havent gone to the gym a total of 17 times. I had a week left, so I thought I will go ten more times to be sure. Once I had completed going 17 times, I called the operator again.
The operator kept telling me that I had not attended the minimum amount. I even sent them the $50 amount they had asked for in order to cancel the membership. I even went back to the gym, to ask for the salesperson and they kept saying that she wasnt there and to call the 800 number.
I couldnt keep going back and forth to the gym trying to cancel my membership because school was about to start. And afraid that if I didnt pay, my credit report will be bad and besides it will be reported to collections, so I paid the amount for the time being... Little did I know they kept charging me, two months later I cancelled my credit card to stall for time. I tried to call the 800 number again and the salesperson, nothing good came out of it.
Now I give up, I dont know what to do, Im stuck paying the stupid monthly membership for the remaining three years, just like the contract stated. I need to get out of it, I know ive made a big mistake by signing the contract but I really really need to get out of it because my parents cannot pay the amount month after month. My parents earn only 30,000 and we come short even on some months just to pay for my tuition and food.
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