24 Hour Fitness
10052 SE Washington Street
Portland Oregon 97216
U.S.A.
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24 Hour Fitness taken for $1300 dollars ripoff Portland Oregon
1Author
1Consumer
2Employee/Owner
I just sign up for 24 hour fitness and they are exactly what they said like use car salesmen. They charge me $1300 dollars for a 3 year membership and 20 sessions with a trainer. I admit I wanted the training sessions but I told them over and over I didn't want to sign up for 3 years but they push me into it. I said I wanted 1 year the guy who set my membership up could use some excersie himself wouldn't let go of it.
So if you want to spend alot of money to go to a gym then 24 hour fitness is for you. I'm still so angry about it, never again!
David
portland, Oregon
U.S.A.
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Updates & Rebuttals
#1 Consumer Suggestion
AUTHOR: A - Petaluma (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, May 20, 2007
POSTED: Sunday, May 20, 2007
Dave,
That price sounds steep but a big chunk of that is the training sessions. Two yrs ago, I paid about $900 for 3 yr membership + 5 trainer sessions. Looks like where the salesman got you was by loading you up on the 20 training sessions. May have been bundled with the fixed multi-yr membership they were offering at the time, but I doubt it, this guy likely loaded you up. You've probably paid ~$25/hr session, reasonable if you get a well-educated trainer. Ask to switch if you don't like yours.
Back to the 3-yr membership: 24 Fitness has had a slimy sales reputation for as long as I've known them, +20 yrs, in fact, it was probably worse years ago. Once I got past the slime factor at sign-up, the 24-Hr chain meets my needs.
I travel frequently for work and have worked out at your club (in a mall, right?) as well as the downtown PTL location, both of which are quite nice and equipped w/ newer equipment.
Hopefully, your membership is a plan that includes system-wide access to their entire network of gyms. It should also have a lifetime renewal price lock for year 4 and beyond. That's why I re-upped through a 3-yr program. I'll pay $99/yr, thereafter. My breakeven is around year 6 vs my old dues rate. Subsequently, I've seen them offer the price lock as low as $24/yr, on promo.
If your plan does not include similar features, you have reason to be concerned.
#2 Employee
AUTHOR: Mason - Stateline (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, May 28, 2007
POSTED: Monday, May 28, 2007
Dave the average session for personal training is $50. With 20 sessions valued at $1000 you actually paid $300 for three years or $100 per year. So you report makes no sense. You got one heck of a great rate and after all you admitted you wanted the personal training sessions. Those are the facts. You sales counselor saved you a ton of money with this membership.
#3 Ex-Employee
AUTHOR: Mark - San Clemente (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, July 20, 2007
POSTED: Friday, July 20, 2007
24 Hour Fitness's prepaids are only 3 years, they do not sell one year prepaid memberships unless you purchase a month to month and then pre-pay your dues at time of purchase. Your counselor gave you the best deal, like the others said because you were getting primarily the training with the package, and then paying only a small sum for the membership. The prepaids work that you pay for 12 months, and then you get 24 months free bonus time from the company, if you would look at your original contract. If you would have gotten a membership for month to month as well as 20 training sessions you would have ended up paying more than double for the membership and then would not have a high monthly payment after 3 years and not a low renewal.
