Canceling Membership

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Ali Poze
Country: United States
They all lie.
When I register Bally, I ask can I cancel anytime. He told me I can cancel in 60 days. After 25 days later I went to cancel guy told me my membership canceled. A month later, I got a bill I went office back the guy told me he will told with office about my cancelation. A month later another bill came. I call customer service they told me I am not cancel and 60 days pass. I can't cancel now. After 1 hour discussion with customer service they told me I cannot do anything if I don't pay it will be destroyer my credit history.

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    Jason
    How do you find your account number? I was careless and I lost my contract.. I need to find that membership number!
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    Jim V.
    Jason, your membership number should be located on your Bally's ID card. You should also be able to get it if you are signed up on their website (www.ballyfitness.com).

    Does anyone have any recent news or information on canceling? I haven't gotten through on the "customer service" line, but I fully intend to send out letters to the addresses previously listed VERY soon. It's a shame the Better Business Bureau hasn't stopped them from continuing this shameful and inconvenient practice.
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    Jason
    Thanks Jim! I want to know if the webcancel email works? If anyone's tried it out with any success do let me know!
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    megan
    to get your membership number, you can call your local ballys and tell them you lost your card but need your number (i literally just did this 5 minutes ago). to cancel, i'm sending the letter below for my husband and myself through certified mail:

    Cancellation Department
    Bally Total Fitness
    P.O. Box 96241
    Washington, D.C. 20090

    Re: Membership Numbers: #xxxxxxxxxx and #xxxxxxxxxxxx Cancellation

    Dear Sir/ Madam,

    This letter serves to request the immediate membership cancellations at your gym for NAME and NAME (membership numbers xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx, respectively). All obligations have been fulfilled with regard to these memberships. We expect that no additional charges will be applied to our credit cards and/or accounts. Please confirm the receipt of this request and confirmation of our membership cancellations by return mail to the address listed below at your earliest convenience.


    Sincerely,



    NAME & NAME
    address
    address
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    Jim V.
    I received an e-mail back from Bally's Member Services and it stated I could reply directly back to the e-mail in order to cancel. I have done so and am waiting for a response. Just to be on the safe side I'll also be sending out letters as certified mail.

    Here are the three addresses I have from this thread and from the "customer service" number:

    Bally Total Fitness
    Attn: EFT / Cancellation Department
    P.O. Box 96241
    Washington D.C., 20090

    Bally Total Fitness
    P.O. Box 1080
    Norwalk, CA 90651-1080

    Bally Total Fitness
    Attn: EBPP Department
    12240 E. Imperial Highway #300
    Norwalk, CA 90650
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    wigrrl
    what is the Web cancel email!??!?!??!!

    And, I sent out two letters about a month ago, and have never heard back.. though I did request a letter or email in response.

    Has ANYONE ever heard anything back from a cancellation letter? I am afraid I will get charged AGAIN this month!!!
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    Jim V.
    I got a reply back when I sent them an e-mail through the 'Contact Us' section of the Bally's website. It didn't seem automated as this is what I got:


    Dear  James V.:

              Re:  Membership no. xxxxxxxxx9004

    Thank you for contacting Bally Total Fitness.

    We understand your concern.

    You may request to cancel your membership by replying directly to this e-mail, or mailing your request to:

    Bally Total Fitness
    Attn: EBPP Department
    12240 E, Imperial Highway #300
    Norwalk, CA. 90650


    Sincerely,
     
    S. Patel
    Member Support Associate
    Bally Total Fitness, National Support Center
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    ABRAHAM HULUKA
    I WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL MY BALLY TOTAL FITNESS MEMBER SHIP BECAUSE MY WORK PLACE THEY GIVE ME FREE GUM SO FROM STARTING KNOW I NEED CANCEL MY AGREEMENT. THANK YOU ABRAHAM HULUKA
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    Bertha Arias
    Dear Sir/ Madam,

    This letter serves to request the immediate membership cancellations at your gym for Bertha Arias  (membership number 2510093247001 respectively). All obligations have been fulfilled with regard to these memberships. We expect that NO additional charges will be applied to my credit card . Please confirm the receipt of this request and confirmation of my membership cancellations by return e-mail to barias2007@yahoo.com
    ASAP !!!  PLEASE

    Sincerely,
    Bertha Arias


    NAME:Bertha arias
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    BJ Mar
    At the beginning of the month I sent a letter saying I wanted to cancel my membership. Then I waited 3 days and sent another one. Aka the back up. I've been anxious for them to respond and i couldn't wait any longer so I called corporate and when i entered my id number it said it the membership number had been cancelled. To make sure i entered the one on my keys and it also said the same thing.

    Hopefully that's the end of the Devil's gym.

    Good luck to all
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    Yisel Navarrete
    I do not want to keep this menbresia with you, I'm not going to the gym
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    Ham Buddy
    Just a got a similar letter wanting to renew my two memberships, except this time thy are trying to access an old AMEX card which I no longer have. What a bunch of crooks.

    Murphy Buddy
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    Ham Buddy
    Anyone got a good e-mail address for these people? My club closed down months ago and left me having to go twice as far for a club use. I no longer want to go after 25 years with this place.
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    Kev
    I just sent my written notice of cancellation but I forgot to sign it. Did anyone else send one unsigned?

    Also, has anyone successfully canceled yet?
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    k b
    apparently I just got my membership canceled (hope it stays that way).
    I called them up and told them that I'll be leaving for military very soon and wrote them a letter of cancellation along with the pointers everyone gave in this board. Just called to make sure if everything's dandy and the automated voice lady said my account expired yesterday :). Thanks everyone and good luck :)
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    Lisa
    I tryed asking over the phone they said $10.00 to do it over the phone
    1-866-402-2559 i checked address is good‏
    and you need to sign it to
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    From:

    Subject:
    Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:29:01 -0500

    My Name is Ceser                                     1/09/2011

    I wish to cancel my Friend membership which is under my account.
    Her name:   Lisa
    Her membership #:  
      Please remove her from the automatic membership.
    I request written confirmation of the cancellation to:

    Ceser

    Lisa

    Thank you in advance, Ceser  


    their address is

    Bally Total Fitness
    Attention eft dept or Cancellation Department.
    P.O. Box 96241
    Washington DC   20090
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    SF Girl
    Great letter, I called and they gave me that address with
    the addition to the zip code of 20090-6241.....good idea to
    request written confirmation of the cancellation, I didn't
    think of that. Thanks!
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    tj
    Requesting confirmation doesn't make them send it.

    If you already can't trust who you are dealing with, send cancelltion letters certified.  The Post Office confirmation from the www.usps.gov website will confirm delivery.  You can then use that confirmation should you need to file a complaint with your state Attorney General, as it undermines any claim they "never received it".  

    You want your cancellation effective based on the date you sent them notice, verifie by the Post Office, not months later when you finally, through repeated complaints, get them to accept it.
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    bally suck
    | 1 reply
    Hi all my nightmare with this scam company will end at end of July, 28 2011 "HOPEFULLY".  Below is the mail I'm planning to send them.  But when should I send this email out please advise.


    [Name]
    [Return address]

    [Date]

    Attn: EFT/Cancellation Department
    Bally Total Fitness
    P.O. Box 96241
    Washington, D.C 20090

    Membership Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx Cancellation

    To EFT Department or Refund / Cancellation Department,

    This letter serves to request for complete membership cancellations at your gym for [Name] membership number xxxxxxxxxxxx.  As of July 28, 2011 my contract will expired and I have fulfilled my financial obligation to this contract.

    1.) I request for cancellation for automatic debit.
    2.) I expect NO additional charges will be applied to my credit cards and/or account.  
    3.) I request for NO automatic renewal to this account in any shape/form in the forever future.
    4.) I request for NO part of my nonpublic and/or personal information to be release to any 3rd party companies and/or organizations in any shape/form and for any reason in the forever future.
    5.) I request for NOT to receive any type of solicitations regarding to membership renewal and/or enroll as a Bally Total Fitness member in any shape/form in the forever future.  This included but not limit to letters, flyers, emails, phone calls, and text messages.

    Please confirm the receipt of this request with a written confirmation of my membership cancellation/termination by return mail to the address listed on the letterhead.

    Sincerely,

    [Sign]

    [Name]


    A copy of this letter was also sent on this date via USPS certified mail to your company other addresses listed below.

    Bally Total Fitness
    P.O. Box 1080
    Norwalk, CA 90651-1080

    Bally Total Fitness
    Attn: EBPP Department
    12240 E. Imperial Highway #300
    Norwalk, CA 90650



    This letter has been notarized by a local notary public, as you will see by the notary seal on this paper.
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      edge replies to bally suck
      'Bally Suck'

      I am fellowing this step and hope to get this nighmare over!
      Thanks for your help!

      GB :-)

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