![]() ![]() There are similar, much earlier accounts. They are intentionally not telling people that to get you to sign the contract.” ![]() This membership was supposed to be a month-to-month membership, today I tried to cancel my membership, and they told me that I have agreed to a year-long membership, which was not the case and was not explained whatsoever when I signed up. in April of this year stated: “I was duped during a special they had going where to sign up for your membership was $30, and then 50 more dollars within the first month for your card. Place is a joke.”Ī Yelp review posted by Kenneth M. One individual commented: “I went in to take a tour and decided not to sign up and they still sent me to collections.” Another wrote: “The owner tried to take me to collections for a balance of $80. This is echoed throughout the Facebook thread mentioned at the top of this article. ![]() However, after trying out the gym, they said they experienced pushiness from gym employees, received incomplete information regarding paperwork and waivers, and were charged even before deciding to join. It’s marketed as a one-stop shop for all things health and fitness, offering members every facility and class they could possibly need.Īs part of the angry comments, several locals said they had entered a giveaway held at the local pizza chain Blind Onion, “winning” a free month-long membership to European Fitness Center. On its own website, the gym describes itself as a “family-oriented, comfortable and affordable full-service fitness center,” boasting a fully-equipped gym and workout area, as well as a health spa with an indoor swimming pool, a tanning and beauty salon, hair salon, barbers, and an accident injury clinic. It has a D- rating there, and two publicly viewable negative comments. The Better Business Bureau indicates the gym has been around 38 years. Gym ownership didn’t respond to queries for an interview, but the reporters went on their own trial experience at the gym, followed up with disgruntled internet commenters and also found previous court documents. The dominant negative comments can be found on other threads through local Facebook groups as well as on Yelp and Google reviews, leading Our Town Reno reporters Gaia Osborne and Arianna Pride to dig deeper. The original post, about allegedly shady billing practices and pushy employees, garnered over 175 comments from community members who have had similar experiences, with a handful of commenters leaving positive, glowing reviews in the mix. In March 2022, a thread was started in a Reno, Nevada, community Facebook group by a disgruntled community member who had what they described as a far from ideal experience at the gym, also known for its faux golden entrance art of Atlas perhaps holding a globe. The European Fitness Center on South Virginia street has become the topic of angry discussion online, channeling frustrations over alleged predatory membership practices. ![]()
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