Lengthy gym contracts

arcon5

Outpost wrote: »

You're starting to compare apples to oranges now. A credit agreement set up to pay for the sofa sitting in your living room is not the same thing as gym membership is it?

What about the landlord who is letting out a first floor flat to a newly disabled person? What do we do with this contract?

sabz3008

arcon5 wrote: »

And if they are unfortuante they find themself unable to walk, lease a 1st floor flat -- should the landlord be forced to release them from this obligation?

Or develop back problems meaning they need a specialist chair for their home -- cancel their DFS credit agreement & return the sofa?

I don't disagree 3 years is excessive -- but they don't physically force you to agree to it and sign the agreement, do they? If the length of time & costs are explicitly clear I think it devalues the whole point of having contracts in place if in just 1/8 way into the agreement you have a legal get out.

There's a difference between accommodation and gym memberships - With tenancy agreements - the landlord can make significant losses... What losses do gyms make exactly? More and more members will join daily anyway (if they were 1 month contracts!)... ultimately, long contracts are a deterrent to a lot of people!

Well, they should have further options ... just as mobile phone contracts have 1 month contract options (Sim-only) gyms should be forced to have 1 month contract options...OR, i think legislation should force them to allow people to cancel if they can provide medical evidence that they're no longer able to use the gym any longer. (i know some gyms already have this policy, but all gyms should be forced!)

Outpost

arcon5 wrote: »

What about the landlord who is letting out a first floor flat to a newly disabled person? What do we do with this contract?

What do we do with all kinds of contracts? We can play the 'what if' game all night long if you wish but I'm not entirely sure what it will achieve. As I've stated, you're comparing apples to oranges by bringing up such things in relation to gym membership.

arcon5

sabz3008 wrote: »

There's a difference between accommodation and gym memberships - With tenancy agreements - the landlord can make significant losses... What losses do gyms make exactly? More and more members will join daily anyway (if they were 1 month contracts!)... ultimately, long contracts are a deterrent to a lot of people!

Landlords looses monthly rent in the same way the gym looses membership income.
Landlords still have to pay their mortgage in the same way the gym has to pay rent and utilities.
New tenants will look to lease in the same way more tenants join.

sabz3008 wrote: »

Well, they should have further options ... just as mobile phone contracts have 1 month contract options (Sim-only) gyms should be forced to have 1 month contract options...OR, i think legislation should force them to allow people to cancel if they can provide medical evidence that they're no longer able to use the gym any longer. (i know some gyms already have this policy, but all gyms should be forced!)

Yes, yes, yes.
Absolutely they should.

Starbucks should offer a larger size than their Venti in the UK -- but they don't.
Punch pubs should offer a 12oz steak on their menu -- they don't.

How far should the law go in dictating how business owners run their businesses and what kind of services they offer?



Don't get me wrong here, I also agree they should show more lenience for mitigating circumstances -- but you have to admit people need to start thinking more before agreeing to these terms then whining that they have changed their mind shortly after.

arcon5

Outpost wrote: »

What do we do with all kinds of contracts? We can play the 'what if' game all night long if you wish but I'm not entirely sure what it will achieve. As I've stated, you're comparing apples to oranges by bringing up such things in relation to gym membership.

We can't -- I need to be up early and going to bed

So we shall agree I win huh??? :p

Outpost

arcon5 wrote: »

So we shall agree I win huh??? :p

If that will help you sleep more soundly then by all means.