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    Business ProfileforGold's Gym International Inc.

    Gymnasium

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    This business has 0 reviews

    Customer Complaints

    6 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    According to information in BBB files, the Metro Washington locations of Fitness First were acquired by Gold's Gym in the summer of 2013,  and are corporately owned locations.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    409 3rd St SW Ste 120, Washington, DC 20024-3212
    BBB File Opened:
    12/29/1997
    Years in Business:
    33
    Business Started:
    1/1/1991
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Gold's Gym - Bailey's Crossroads
    • Gold's Gym - Merrifield
    • Gold's Gym - Nash St. Arlington
    • Gold's Gym Tysons Corner
    • Gold's Gym Rockville Townsquare
    • Fitness First
    • Gold's Gym - Arlington
    • Gold's Gym - South Glebe
    • Gold's Gym Midtown
    • Gold's Gym Van Ness
    • Gold's Gym - Annandale
    • Gold's Gym Ballston
    • Gold's Gym
    • Gold's Gym Fairfax Station
    Business Management
    • Mr. Sam Hager, General Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Sam Hager, General Manager

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Sam Hager, General Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Website Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    6 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    06/15/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    My Name is *************************. I had a Gold's membership with the Gold's Gym location on Capitol Hill- at the ******* building. The membership agreement number is ************. This complaint requests a refund of all charges billed after my membership cancellation on January 21st, 2022- for a total of $1,257.00. On January 21st, 2022, I asked the front desk associate to cancel my membership and services. I also filled out the cancellation questionnaire at the Gold's Gym location, took a picture, and left. Shortly thereafter, I received a call from one of the managers asking me to reconsider. I explained that, given my awful experience with my trainer, I would not be moving forward with my membership. He attempted to give me back some of the training hours. However, I expressed that I was not interested. I have the picture taken after filling out a cancellation questionnaire given to me by a front desk associate. The picture includes Time Stamp and location, as saved on my ******. According to my conversations and membership agreement, I should be billed no charges 30 days after cancelation. In this case, February 21st, 2022. On July 14th, 2022, I called the gym inquiring about the charges. They stated: the gym has no documents on file or knowledge I did or even attempted to cancel my membership. There was nothing they could do to stop my membership. 2) The gym could only issue me a new membership cancellation with additional 30 days' notice. Lastly, to not contact them again. The manager hung up. I called three times, and they stated that the manager was busy at lunch or unavailable. The deliberate practices listed above include ill intent, an attempt to conceal that I in fact canceled my membership in person, and intimidation. I want my membership to be stopped immediately and a full refund of $1,257.09.
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