I would threaten to call the better business bureau about false advertising regarding the childcare.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Feb 17, 2006 2:43:16 pm PST #7957 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t - Feb 17, 2006 2:43:43 pm PST #7958 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I broke a gym contract once by moving away and closing the bank account that they were making automatic withdrawals from. It's not a smart way to do it, but it is effective.
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2006 3:15:21 pm PST #7959 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Has she approached the gym about it, beth? Is she paying by credit card? If she's approached the gym and that didn't work, has she tried denying the charges?
I didn't recognize them, but they've all been in stuff I've seen.
Specific episodes, you mean? I'm sure I've seen the Friends with Pompeo in, and I saw Daredevil too. So she's in the same category as Chandra et al for me.
beth b - Feb 17, 2006 3:35:31 pm PST #7960 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
It is a bally's and so far they won't break it unless she moves more than 25 miles away from one of their gyms. and the worst part, she'd be perfectly happy if they just had child care when they said they would. I'm honestly not sure that she'll do any better at any other gym. so far she has tried to deal directly with the gym and with the voice at the end of the 800 number. I am guessing she is going to have to make it difficult for them to keep her as a customer.
Sean K - Feb 17, 2006 3:36:39 pm PST #7961 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Not at all a contract lawyer, but they're not providing the services they promised. Doesn't that render the contract void?
beth b - Feb 17, 2006 3:39:31 pm PST #7962 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I doubt child care is mentioned in the contract
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2006 3:39:53 pm PST #7963 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am guessing she is going to have to make it difficult for them to keep her as a customer.
I'd try going through the credit card company then. If escalation through management hasn't worked.
juliana - Feb 17, 2006 3:44:01 pm PST #7964 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Bally's has AWFUL business practices. Beth, tell her to start being the worst kind of entitlement queen she can think of in her dealings with them, because that is usually the only way to get their attention. It's corporate policy to make life as hard for the customers as possible once they've paid.
brenda m - Feb 17, 2006 3:46:21 pm PST #7965 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It is a bally's and so far they won't break it unless she moves more than 25 miles away from one of their gyms. and the worst part, she'd be perfectly happy if they just had child care when they said they would
Bally's are hard core about that shit. I think getting any satisfaction from them will require an enormous amount of time and aggravation.
beth b - Feb 17, 2006 3:46:54 pm PST #7966 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I just suggested that she find more people that use the child care. I am guessing more voices will help.