Gym 5, Jude 0
Feb. 9th, 2007 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpUgh, that damned gym in Dorchester.
Remember those days when I went to the gym like a good do-bee? Yeah, me too. That was a long time ago. I was a diligent gym-goer until my dad died completely unexpectedly and we spent far too much free time for a year and a half going through his things and emptying out his house and making sure my grandparents were doing okay. And I just plain stopped going to the gym, although I was nice enough to continue to pay them monthly for a year. See how considerate I am?
Eventually last summer I got tired of paying full price (even the reasonable $35) and put my account on hold for three months ($5/mo). And then in October Jen started working in Amherst and I went back into the gym (Keep in mind going there makes me feel like a weenie because I paid for a year+ with no gym action) to cancel my account. Filled out a form, have a nice day.
I got charged in November. And December. And January. Full price. I called in November. And December. And January. Got lots of "so and so will call you back" with no callbacks, and I admit it - sometimes I would forget. There was Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and the dead baby, and seven weeks of bleeding, and the new job... you get the idea.
When I got charged at the end of January, I was like, "This is it." I made it my mission to call. And call. And call. Oh my god, they hate me there. I call Jessica. She says, "You have to talk to Carol." I call Carol. She says, "You have to talk to Jessica." Yesterday Jessica tells me, when I ask why she hasn't called me back, "I have other things to do, you know. I don't just sit around and look for your paperwork all day. Call Carol."
So I have called at least three times a day since Monday. Yesterday Jessica finally tells me, "You never deleted your account, you put it on hold." "Yes, in August. And I came in AGAIN in October." (OMG how many months have I told you this?) She says, "Carol will definitely talk to you tomorrow." I am not above crying to these people. Oh no, I am not.
This morning, I call Carol. The manager. She says, "You put your account on hold." I hate these people. I tell her AGAIN. I tell her I've been calling since NOVEMBER. She says, "I will figure something out and call you on Monday."
I wonder if *I* will have to call *her* on Monday. Any bets? I am trying to get back 3 months of fees by this point. $100 might not seem like a lot, but we could buy a LOT of groceries with that.
Remember those days when I went to the gym like a good do-bee? Yeah, me too. That was a long time ago. I was a diligent gym-goer until my dad died completely unexpectedly and we spent far too much free time for a year and a half going through his things and emptying out his house and making sure my grandparents were doing okay. And I just plain stopped going to the gym, although I was nice enough to continue to pay them monthly for a year. See how considerate I am?
Eventually last summer I got tired of paying full price (even the reasonable $35) and put my account on hold for three months ($5/mo). And then in October Jen started working in Amherst and I went back into the gym (Keep in mind going there makes me feel like a weenie because I paid for a year+ with no gym action) to cancel my account. Filled out a form, have a nice day.
I got charged in November. And December. And January. Full price. I called in November. And December. And January. Got lots of "so and so will call you back" with no callbacks, and I admit it - sometimes I would forget. There was Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and the dead baby, and seven weeks of bleeding, and the new job... you get the idea.
When I got charged at the end of January, I was like, "This is it." I made it my mission to call. And call. And call. Oh my god, they hate me there. I call Jessica. She says, "You have to talk to Carol." I call Carol. She says, "You have to talk to Jessica." Yesterday Jessica tells me, when I ask why she hasn't called me back, "I have other things to do, you know. I don't just sit around and look for your paperwork all day. Call Carol."
So I have called at least three times a day since Monday. Yesterday Jessica finally tells me, "You never deleted your account, you put it on hold." "Yes, in August. And I came in AGAIN in October." (OMG how many months have I told you this?) She says, "Carol will definitely talk to you tomorrow." I am not above crying to these people. Oh no, I am not.
This morning, I call Carol. The manager. She says, "You put your account on hold." I hate these people. I tell her AGAIN. I tell her I've been calling since NOVEMBER. She says, "I will figure something out and call you on Monday."
I wonder if *I* will have to call *her* on Monday. Any bets? I am trying to get back 3 months of fees by this point. $100 might not seem like a lot, but we could buy a LOT of groceries with that.
