Forum Fitness Club The Forum Fitness continued charging me despite attempted cancellations and after I cancelled my credit card! Brooklyn NY, Bayonne NJ, New York

Thank your lucky stars you werent the person in ripoffreport #561614!

What a scummy operation!

never "cancel" your credit card to stop charges cause it wont happen, charges will still accrue.
you need to report your card lost or stolen so ALL charges are stopped.

i know i been through it already with a shady alarm company.

The manager of the gym called me after seeing this report, accused me of lying and of cowering behind anonymity, and so threatened to post my real name here in retaliation. Everything I've stated above is accurate though, and though I do tend to remain anonymous when it comes to posting online, I don't feel that alone should warrant questioning the validity of my post, since most people do prefer not to post personal information on the internet.

Although it's true that I signed a contract and the gym didn't do anything technically in breach, I do feel their cancellation policy is an example of sleazy business practice. Scams such as radio-advertised supplements that rope people into recurring credit card agreements are also technically legal, but few would deny that they're immoral, as they prey on people's lack of understanding of how recurring credit card payments work -- as I feel is the case here.

I stand by everything I've said. I have learned a valuable lesson though, to never sign recurring credit card agreements in the future. I only wish that weren't something people should need to be so paranoid about, and that credit card laws would change so as not to allow businesses to take advantage this way.