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- From: charleen@net.bio.net (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Bally's Health Club SUCKS Read this...
- Message-ID: <Nov.13.10.45.55.1992.2230@net.bio.net>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 18:45:55 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.150206.7417@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> <51464@seismo.CSS.GOV> <1992Nov13.180202.20173@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov13.180202.20173@hubcap.clemson.edu> hubcap@hubcap.clemson.edu (System Janitor) writes:
- >>>You evidently have learned how to victimize yourself.
- >>I have to agree with Ray. You did yourself in on this one.
- >
- >The original poster may not have a legal let to stand on, but it still
- >seems to me as if he was slimed over by a slick scumbag. He told the Bally's
- >guy his situation, and the Bally's guy looked him in the eye and lied, while
- >thinking to himself ``Now if this sucker just believes me and doesn't read
- >the reference pointed to by the addendum to the fine print...''.
-
- 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.
-
- Health spas are often accused of unshady business dealings, but I'm
- not sure it's justified in this case.
-
- Charleen
-