6 Months free gym membership when you take out health insurance. Until 30 Nov

me4bargains

I think the easiest way to take up the offer via Quidco is to type Holmes Place into the search facility after entering the site.
A banner advertising the gym promotion should come up, click on that and get your quote.

scoobie

The biggest problem I can see with this deal is the fact that Holmes Place is a 12 month membership contract.

So if you are getting this for the "free" gym membership at Holmes Place this is my rough calculation of the actual price:

£24 per month (age 36) £24x 12 = £288
6 months free gym membership £0
£25 paid for gym membership (remainder of Holmes Place contract) £25*6 = £150
Total = £438

Minus Quidco discount - £115

= £323

/12 = £26.91 per month

Have I missed anything in my calculations?

There are some other perks though that look good - like free fitness screening and discounted BUPA doctor checkups

The question is - is there a way around the minimum 12 months Holmes Place contract? If it was for 6months, the whole thing is a very good deal. 12 months much less so in my opinion, though if you're really into Holmes Place its maybe worthwhile as their normal prices are very expensive (starting at a huge £62 for my local one in manchester)

Interesting that it doesn't indicate when the £25 per month gym offer finishes. If that was for life, that would be a good deal. Remember the health scheme membership goes up after the end of the first year discount though.

me4bargains

scoobie wrote:

The biggest problem I can see with this deal is the fact that Holmes Place is a 12 month membership contract.

Your 'contract' is with Pru health not Holmes Place thus you can end your membership anytime.

scoopy2scoops

This is one of the main advantages of this deal - you don't have the usual risk involved in taking a 12 month gym membership, i know so many people who just stop going after the first few months.

Just cancel your pru health contact and you gym membership is cancelled with no penalties

jeppy

pay by egg and apparently you get £100 cashback too!!!
Just received a leaflet today, just going to take a look now.

Ruble_Stretcher

You cannot combine the two offers. You need to go through Egg to get Egg's £100 (i.e. instead of Quidco), not necessarily just pay on Egg....although, don't forget Egg cashback on an Egg credit card - but this is entirely separate.

Tickergirl

me4bargains - hope you don't mind but I have nominated you for post of the month in August.
You have saved me hundreds of ££s in the next year for posting this offer. I am paying half the cost of usual gym membership at a gym I was just about to rejoin anyway plus I'm getting free private healthcare :j
Looks like lots of others have benefitted too.
Thanks!!:T :T

me4bargains

Tickergirl wrote:

me4bargains - hope you don't mind but I have nominated you for post of the month in August.

Tickergirl, of course I don't mind.
Indeed thank you.
I 've been wanteing to join my local Canons for ages but I can't afford the fees.
Now I'll be fitter and hopefully a lot thinner too :j

scoobie

me4bargains wrote:

Your 'contract' is with Pru health not Holmes Place thus you can end your membership anytime.

Are you sure this is right? I thought once you've joined the Pru you have to ring up Holmes Place and, I assume, sign a contract with them. Other posters here have suggested this is a 12 months contract with Holmes Place. I read there is a voucher that gives you six months free.

Can someone who has joined Holmes Place on the back of this deal please comment?

me4bargains

scoobie wrote:

Are you sure this is right? I thought once you've joined the Pru you have to ring up Holmes Place and, I assume, sign a contract with them.

The T & C's CLEARLY state
At the end of the free membership term gym membership can be commenced by providing PruHealth with your direct debit details and signing a full gym membership agreement.
and...
Please note that if you cancel your PruHealth policy your club membership will also be automatically cancelled.

Your assumption was wrong. I wouldn't have posted this offer in the first place if people faced being locked into a year long contract, as it's all about saving ££££