Horror Story- Fitness Plus in Braeside.
In 1994 I signed up for a several year membership. 2 weeks into it I found I had to move back to Winnipeg. I had given them $200 down on the membership, so I figured I'd go in, talk to them, tell them what happened, and they would be reasonable. I fully expected to lose my $200 deposit, but for them to get $200 for 2 weeks of me using the gym was good in my books. Nope, they hounded me, they sent the most aggressive collection people after me that I had ever seen.
I also have had to contest the credit bureau report they put out on me- bad debt is supposed to hang around for 7 years on your report. In 2002 I looked at my credit report and saw they had renewed the debt in 1999 by saying I had made a $20 payment at that point; extending the debt reporting for another 7 years. Took me weeks to get that straightened out.
Yes, I backed out of a deal. And I expected to have to pay a penalty. But to have them hound me for the rest of my life?
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