After being in the same location for the last five years, my husband told me that he was being transferred across the country.

• We had both known this move was coming but I still hoped to put it off for a little longer.

I was in a hurry to pack everything up and prepare for the move. I called the movers, took care of our lease and made all of the necessary arrangements for the transfer of schools for the kids. The last thing I had to handle was cancelling my gym membership. I remembered that it was a great deal of paperwork to sign up at the local gym. Getting out of the membership proved to be even more of a nightmare. The gym had my credit card on file and would automatically charge my membership fees. Now that I wanted to end that membership, they refused to allow me to cancel. They expected me to forfeit nearly a full year’s worth of fees. I explained that my husband had been transferred and I couldn’t possibly remain with the gym. That’s when they pointed out that I had signed a contract. I had no idea that the terms of the contract applied when I would no longer be living in the area. I asked about transferring my gym membership to the area where I would be living. Finally, this was something they were willing to do. I then asked where the closest gym to my new home was located. She explained that they didn’t actually have a gym in that area yet. A new gym was in the works and expected to open within the next two years. I was so frustrated I wanted to scream. I then threatened to write a bad review online. This motivated them to refund my gym membership fees.

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