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Phoka M

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2017

29 Nov 2017, 12:48

****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was approached by the gym consultant, and i was told the there is a December (2016) special that will end soon. i realized when i got home that i was made to sign a 2 yrs contract without being made aware. Fine i took blame for that. now that i am an official member they claim ridiculous bills which i did not agree to like maintenance and other amounts, i reversed these claims and arranged to pay personally every month . The machines and other facilities are 'out of order' yet they claim maintenance bills from our accounts every now and then. and you are denied access to the gym if you do not comply and handed over to Bennett & Associates ' if you do not agree to pay. it takes 2 missed premiums for them to hand you over... when i ask for a statement to review the claims, i am told that i must call the head office and the number is not going through. i went to the Gym's website and i was shocked to see similar incidents others are even worse. This is a ****.

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Body Lab Gym
Body Lab Gym's reply04 Dec 2017, 10:23
Official

The above mentioned matter refers.

The complainant signed a contract with service provider on 07/12/2016

The Complainant defaulted on her payment for April 2017. Only after this default did the complainant issues ensue.

The complainant alleges that she only realised that she signed a contract when “she got home”. The service provider finds this strange as the first word on the document states in bold “THIS IS A CONTRACT…”.

Further the complainant signed on no less than six (6) occasions. The complainant also completed a debit order instruction to her banking service provider including her bank details.

Bearing all in mind the complainant simply cannot alleges she did not know that she was signing a contract.

This is confirmed by fact that information on contract and the information on the banking debit order instruction debit order corresponds.

The complainant claims that she arranged to pay personally at the service provider because of amounts claimed from her that does not reflect in the agreement between the parties, this is not correct. The complainant started making certain irregular payments as follows:

April 2017 : Debit Order Disputed

May 2017 : no payment for monthly fee as well as maintenance levy

Jun 2017 : Payment received of R360.00

July 2017 : No payment for monthly fee

Aug 2017 : Payment of R300.00

Sept 2017 : No payment for monthly fee

Oct 2017 : No payment for monthly fee

Nov 2017 : Payment with Bennett and Associates

Due to the complainant persistent default the matter was handed over for the collection / litigation process.

The complainant allegations regarding the service and facilities of the service provider are simply not correct and they are obviously born from the dispute between the parties due to complainant not paying as she should.

The complainant has not missed 2 premiums as she has indicated, she has missed 4.

The complainant is indeed correct that she must call the head office of the service provider but her allegation that the number does not go through is incorrect.

The complainant’s slanderous allegations and remarks are nothing but recent fabrications because she has been handed over for the collection / litigation process because she simply has not been paying like she should have despite numerous demands for her to correct her default on payments.

Regards

Best regards,

PM
Phoka M's update11 Dec 2017, 08:23
Reviewer Update
i think you should read my review properly and stop pretending to read 1. i was not made aware that i was signing a 2 YEARS CONTRACT, your response is not talking to this. i was told that its a special R179pm if the business is legit it must make the customer aware that the contract is for 12/24months it should not come as a surprise. i am told i owe over 1.5k how is this possible? i pay R179pm and i made payments although its not every month but it can never amount to such a ridiculous amount. 2. The so called 'head office' number is not going through even now as i am typing this. you are not here with me when i make these calls so please do not say its incorrect. contact the number and arrange for my statement. i need to see what i am paying for. its your duty to provide me with what i need as i am the client here. here is my email address ********** 3. your treadmills are not working most of the time, the steam rooms is not working either. i use these things so i am bound to comment about them. We pay for NOTHING 4. This gym is a joke, i am handed over for failing to pay for 2 months, i have sms's to prove. if you claim that i missed 4 premiums how did you arrive at R1.5k outstanding amount as i only joined in December 2016? i payed an amount of R300 now in November and i received an sms a few days after that states 'The sheriff will visit with a warrant of execution to write up your good for selling'. this goes to show how pathetic this gym is. 5. The reason why i arranged to pay personally its because the gym started to claim maintenance bills which i was never told about. i was told it happens once off but now for November they demand that again. how many times do we have to pay this for equipment that is not working? This gym is nothing but a ****, the mandate is to give people nothing but bad credit. Please do not join Body LAB GYM i am warning the public.
Body Lab Gym
Body Lab Gym's reply19 Dec 2017, 12:33
Official

These offices thank you for your payment made in November 2017.

You have received all the relevant documentation including an updated statement of your liabilities.

Regards

Best regards,

PM
Phoka M's update21 Dec 2017, 13:57
Reviewer Update
i have not received any documents, i am still waiting to get the statement. Stop misleading people its enough!!!
Body Lab Gym
Body Lab Gym's reply22 Dec 2017, 07:39
Official

Good Day

thank you for your feedback.

Kindly note that the documents were forwarded to the email address as provided on your complaint. It will be forwarded again.

Should you have an alternative email where I can forward the documentation to you kindly provide me with it.

Or please forward me an email to enable me to reply to you and attached the relevant email. My email address is ***

Kind Regards

Best regards,