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Me and my wife took this 1 year contract with Virgin active last year. We were paying R428 per month each.
Now the contract is going to end on 31 August. I get an email saying I can continue paying on a month on month basis but the price will be increased to R450 each.
When I took the contract I was told that a part of the monthly payment is going towards a joining fee. Now that it has been paid up shouldn't the monthly fee come down? When I enquired at the gym they said if I sign up for another 24 months I can get it for R380/month.
I dont understand this and neither the sales guy at virgin active was unable to explain it.
 
joker08 said:
Me and my wife took this 1 year contract with Virgin active last year. We were paying R428 per month each.
Now the contract is going to end on 31 August. I get an email saying I can continue paying on a month on month basis but the price will be increased to R450 each.
When I took the contract I was told that a part of the monthly payment is going towards a joining fee. Now that it has been paid up shouldn't the monthly fee come down? When I enquired at the gym they said if I sign up for another 24 months I can get it for R380/month.
I dont understand this and neither the sales guy at virgin active was unable to explain it.
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different pricing structures, for their products...does not mean you carry the benefits of in contract with you , when said contract ends.
 
backstreetboy said:
Gym contracts are a scam. Another thing they should teach in schools. Always chuckle at the people driving to the gym to work out when they can just walk/run around the block for free.
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Walking/running won't give you gainz.
 
backstreetboy said:
Gym contracts are a scam. Another thing they should teach in schools. Always chuckle at the people driving to the gym to work out when they can just walk/run around the block for free.
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Well that depends what you want...Proper structure training ? Or just be fit.

I:E. , i have no Olympic warm pool to use in the winter at home, also don’t have a watt bike to use for structure training on the bike, neither a rowing machine...


But yes on a weekend nothing beats being out on my mtb or a trail run.
 
JacquesZA said:
Well that depends what you want...Proper structure training ? Or just be fit.

I:E. , i have no Olympic warm pool to use in the winter at home, also don’t have a watt bike to use for structure training on the bike, neither a rowing machine...


But yes on a weekend nothing beats being out on my mtb or a trail run.
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Nothing beats a lekker run or cycle, but running/walking/cycling after dark is not always the smartest of moves...
 
backstreetboy said:
Gym contracts are a scam. Another thing they should teach in schools. Always chuckle at the people driving to the gym to work out when they can just walk/run around the block for free.
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I go there for the pool and the weights. Also not so safe to run around where I live.
 
backstreetboy said:
Gym contracts are a scam. Another thing they should teach in schools. Always chuckle at the people driving to the gym to work out when they can just walk/run around the block for free.
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The last time I tried walking around the block I got mugged. At the gym I can walk with my phone with no worries.
 
bwana said:
Run faster.
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deweyzeph said:
Gym contracts should be outlawed. Gyms should charge the same price, month-to-month, for everyone and not lock people into contracts.
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True, they count on the fact that most people will just sign up and never show up at gym
 
A few years ago I decided to join Virgin. I paid upfront for a whole year using my credit card. I clearly remember drawing a line through the contract regarding the debit order part.

Fast forward a year later. I check my bank statement. Virgin had debited my current account with a monthly amount. I went to discovery thinking Vitality had something to do with the debit and for releasing my banking details to Virgin. They hadn't.

I went ballistic when I phoned Virgin. Had a copy of the contract to prove it. They refunded me immediately. Never again with those pricks.
 
Georgios said:
A few years ago I decided to join Virgin. I paid upfront for a whole year using my credit card. I clearly remember drawing a line through the contract regarding the debit order part.

Fast forward a year later. I check my bank statement. Virgin had debited my current account with a monthly amount. I went to discovery thinking Vitality had something to do with the debit and for releasing my banking details to Virgin. They hadn't.

I went ballistic when I phoned Virgin. Had a copy of the contract to prove it. They refunded me immediately. Never again with those pricks.
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I wish I had so much money that I wouldn't notice R500 odd going off every month...
 
Any form of long term contract that isn't a form bank loan is a scam.
 
Has anybody else noticed the water temperature at most VA's is quite low? It's winter ffs.
 
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