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- From: sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart)
- Subject: Re: Bally's Health Club SUCKS Read this...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.174046.17681@fid.morgan.com>
- Organization: my opinions only
- References: <51464@seismo.CSS.GOV> <1992Nov13.180202.20173@hubcap.clemson.edu> <Nov.13.10.45.55.1992.2230@net.bio.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:40:46 GMT
- Lines: 23
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- In article <Nov.13.10.45.55.1992.2230@net.bio.net>
- charleen@net.bio.net (Charleen Bunjiovianna) writes:
-
- >I can't figure out how you concluded that the Bally salesperson lied.
- >Here's Eric's account again:
- >
- >"I told him exactly what my situation was. I said I was only going to be in
- >town for the next two months, and I didn't want to be liable for a full
- >year's membership. ( $600.00 odd dollars ). He said that was `no problem',
- >because if I showed proof that I moved more than 30 miles from the
- >Center, I wouldn't be held liable for any additional payments."
- >
- >...which is exactly the case; Eric wouldn't be held liable for any
- >additional payments on the $600 contract. Eric didn't ask about a
- >cancellation fee, and as far as I'm concerned, the salesperson was under
- >no obligation to tell him since it was set out in the contract, which
- >Eric is supposed to have read.
-
- I guess he just considered the "cancellation fee" to be a "payment".
- I'm inclined to agree; anything that involves me paying money is a
- payment.
-
- Seth sethb@fid.morgan.com
-