Gold's Gym

Pros: I can't think of any pros.
Cons: Every single thing.

I had a contract with gold's gym beginning in 2002. It was for two years which I wasn't excited about but I went with it anyway because they told me I can pay out of my contract at $100 for the first year and $50 for the second year. Come time for me to ...

Pros: Lots of single men and women, equipment in good shape, clean
Cons: too many single men and women, "mafia"-like when it comes to ending membership

Let me run through the story, from the begining;
I sign up at Golds Gym, the contract (so I'm told) is for one year... of course had I read the fine, lawyer-friendly print, I would have seen that it is from 2 years (waaaaay too long). Well, by the...

Pros: The only Pros I can think of benefit the company financially.
Cons: This company has a bad record with the Better Business Bureau.

There is a good reason for them to have an unsatisfactory recorded with the Better Business Bureau in Sterling VA. First, it’s impossible to cancel your membership even if you pay all of their fees. I went to cancel my membership on 1/21/08 and paid ...

Pros: Nice facility.
Cons: Terrible, terrible, terrible, corporate customer service.

When I canceled my membership, it was due to me moving more than 20 mi. away from an Gold's Gyms, not because I was unhappy with the facility. The rep at the gym had told me that my cancellation had gone through. Then I started receiving these messages ...

Pros: Good variety of exercise machines, there are classes.
Cons: Deceptive practices, horrible lying managers, bad customer service, rude employees, bad cancellation policy (auto renewal?)

It would be a nice place if I could have actually used it. I was forced to pay even though I couldn't use it. The managers at the Gold's Gym in Gaithersburg MD will lie to your face to get you to join and sign a contract. They'll tell you anything to ...

Pros: Nice facility
Cons: Misleading policies

I heard the advertisement on the radio about a FREE 30 day trial membership to Gold's Gym. That's great, I thought, I'll go see what Gold's has to offer and maybe join at the end of the trial membership. I called the nearest Gold's and made an...

Pros: Enjoyed the gym, but not for 5 months for the cost of 12.
Cons: Search "complaint Gold's Gym" and see what you find. Unethical business practices. Fraud.

My son took a membership in the last semester of college. He told them he could not sign a contract unless he could cancel it in May, upon leaving town after graduation. The person lied and told him that was no problem. They continued to bill him after ...

Pros: None
Cons: WARNING!!! DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS GYM!!! FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES!!!

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!! DO NOT CONSIDER JOINING THIS GYM. AFTER YOU SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THEM, THEY WILL CHANGE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR CONTRACT WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL. I had been a member of this gym for 2 years. A few months before ...

Pros: Absolutely NONE !!!
Cons: EVERYTHING !!!

I signed up with Golds Gym in Totowa NJ back in August of 2004. I signed a contract for 13 months as sold to me by one of the sales reps named Joe. As I was looking over the contract I noticed it was worded kind of funny. The contract said it expired ...

Pros: New facility, new equipment
Cons: Terrible customer service

I am a member of Gold's for about 3 years now. In January 2007 I ran into a problem at Newburgh. I was told that I had to pay $ 3 extra to be able to exercise in the Newburgh faculty. When the Wappingers Falls gym was closed; I was told that I could ...

Pros: the gym was clean to workout in
Cons: Contracts, Ray Cupp and the rest of Sales, lack of customer service

This is the worst CON I've ever experienced. So you want to work out, but you move around a lot because of your job and you need a Month-to-Month Contract. No problem right? WRONG!!! Don't ever sign with Gold(diggers)GYM. They tell you everything you ...

Pros: Average installations
Cons: Canceling your membership is a real nightmare

I was going to Gold's Gym Boston. It was OK, nice installations. I needed to work out at sunrise because at peek hrs (6pm-8pm) the place was full and the stink was unbearable. Anyways, where this company really screw up was on the cancellations...

Pros: Average equipment and mediocre managers you can find elsewhere
Cons: Extremely unsavory business practices, total lack of ethics. Hazardous for your budget, psyche, health.

Beware of Gold's Gym in Rockville, MD. I joined a gym in April of 2005. I paid $99 for unlimited membership. Everything was Ok until one day in September my locker was burglarized, and my wallet, Ids, credit cards, and cash were stolen. I called to a ...

Pros: The Gym appears to be clean.
Cons: Dishonest, unprofessional, like dealing with the mob.

For anyone reading, this is a repost. I encountered a glitch that was posting my review under two (nearly identical) names, which has since been fixed and is now under the correct name. However, I believe this one is important enough to re-post, if for ...

Pros: Newer gyms attractive; many machines; gyms are numerous and easy to find.
Cons: Promises cannot be relied on; read contract carefully. Business practices illegal and certainly unethical.

This well-marketed gym hides a number of huge flaws. Do your research carefully before signing up. The appealing facade masks mind-numbingly complex contracts, a lawsuit-happy corporate parent and it is virtually impossible to escape them once you sign ...