(caught the spelling mistake afterwards ugh)

  • TheWhetherMan@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    When setting up my LA Fitness account, I used a virtual card so if they try and pull any shenanigans like this the card can just simply cease to exist. Many credit cards offer this as a feature, and if not, privacy.com does this as well

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      4 hours ago

      Yeah good call, I’d do this too. Just watch out though because the gym will send any unpaid bills to collections. Might be worth it though to get out of the contract - just make sure to pay off the debt within 30 days.

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      8 hours ago

      Just because aware this doesn’t terminate whatever contract you had and they can take you to court if they wanted to.

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      7 hours ago

      So this is why some gyms like mine are now doing discounts for using a checking account. I wondered why that was when I set up my account last year.

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        6 hours ago

        Nah there’s legitimate reasons to do that. Banks don’t charge the fees that credit card companies do.

        Also, you can have your bank refuse payment, anyway.

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          I didn’t know that was a thing but makes sense. Do banks have a similar name to it like credit cards have chargeback?

          That makes sense on the fees, I had forgotten the fees they get charged for processing plastic.