South Jersey gym continues to accept new members despite being set to close

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Robert Vahey joined Esporta Fitness in Woodbury Heights and paid nearly $300 to do so. The problem is that the location is scheduled to close on April 1.

One man is warning others about a South Jersey gym that's continuing to take new members online, even though it's scheduled to close in just a few weeks.talked to the man, who'd been in the construction industry for years and suffered from neuropathy in the feet., New Jersey, which is just a few minutes from his home so he could swim and get healthy, but something went wrong.Vahey joined Esporta and paid nearly $300 for a deposit, annual fee, and first month's payment.

The problem is that the location is scheduled to close on April 1, just a month and a half after Vahey signed up. Vahey called to get his money back.However, according to Vahey, Esporta refused to provide him with a full refund.Esporta said the contract stipulates he could go to the chain's next closest location, which is 10 miles away.

"I don't even have reliable transportation. I'm on a fixed income," he said. "Unless I get $300 back, I can't join another membership. I can't join another gym."The Troubleshooters contacted Esporta, looking to get Vahey's money back.Now, Vahey is warning others about what happened to him. "They're still taking memberships online for that gym. You could sign up, you could sign up for the Woodbury Heights gym, put your deposit down, and only go find out once you get there. If you haven't been there, you'll see the sign on the door saying that they're closing on April 1," he cautioned others."I think it's terrible. I think it's disgusting," he said.

The Troubleshooters did reach out to Esporta multiple times but have yet to receive a response about the Woodbury Heights closure.Before you sign up for a gym, read the fine print. It's especially important to look for what the penalties are to cancel a membership as well as the process to do that.Massive fire destroys senior community clubhouse in Montgomery Twp.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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