• Report: #965899

Complaint Review: South Florida Kung Fu and Fitness

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  • Submitted: Wed, November 07, 2012
  • Updated: Fri, November 09, 2012

  • Reported By: Fed Up Consumer — Florida United States of America
South Florida Kung Fu and Fitness
2173 North State Road 7 Margate, FL 33063 Margate, Florida United States of America

South Florida Kung Fu and Fitness BUYER BEWARE! Don't get roped in to a Retail Sales Contract!!! Margate, Florida

*Author of original report: UPDATE

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This is a public service announcement:
Do not sign on the dotted line until you read this!!  This school assigns its contracts (which are called retail installment contracts) to a third party and gets paid some of the money up front from them.  The third party (Performance Equity Partners) conducts a credit check on you and it appears on your credit report like a loan!  You don't have a contract with the school, it's with this Performance Equity Partner company!!  The school owner "assigns" the contract to them.  The only way to get out of said contract is by moving 25 miles away OR if your child has some medical condition that can be proved with a doctors note.  NONE of this is stated anywhere in the contract or told to you when you are signing up!! 

READ everything before you sign!  Ask questions before you sign!  Know that Florida has a 3 day "cooling off rule"per the Florida attorney generals website under consumer protection-"In Florida, if you contract for services to be rendered in the future on a continuing basis, you are entitled to a three day cooling-off period.  You are also entitled to cancel a contract for future services if you can no longer physically receive the services, or the services are no longer available as originally offered."  Also the contract is for 3 full years!  If you can not commit to that then I would suggest trying to find a place that does month to month tuition otherwise you will be STUCK paying even if you quit!! 

Remember, NEVER sign a contract unless you are SURE of what you are getting yourself into!  Don't be a statistic like me! 

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 11/07/2012 10:40 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/South-Florida-Kung-Fu-and-Fitness/Margate-Florida-33309/South-Florida-Kung-Fu-and-Fitness-BUYER-BEWARE-Dont-get-roped-in-to-a-Retail-Sales-Con-965899. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.

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AUTHOR: Fed Up Consumer - (United States of America)

After further research my previous post contains some misinformation, I have discovered that in Florida if a martial arts studio is considered "exempt" then they do not have to register as a health studio which also means they are not subject to following the guidelines set forth in the health studio act!!!  More reason to QUESTION and RESEARCH what you are getting into!!  I also found out, the 3 day rule DOES NOT apply if you sign the contract at their establishment!!!  Who would even know that unless you extensively research the law or call the Division of Consumer Services??  This whole experience has given me THE biggest wake up call!       
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