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New Year’s resolutions: from pledging to be kinder to your sibling to flossing more often and (finally) dusting off that guitar and learning to play, many of us are starting the New Year with great intentions. If you’re like many of us and have a fitness resolution on your list, this blog post serves as a refresher of your fitness contract rights.
Read more...Knock Knock, Who's There
Written by Tatiana
We have all had that knock at the door. You are usually just sitting down to dinner or are up to your elbows in dish water. You answer the door to find someone “just happens to be in the area” and has extra material for paving your driveway, has a ladder handy to wash your windows, or has a vacuum that you just have to hear about. We often feel hesitation around starting a conversation with a door to door sales person but we do it anyway because we want to be polite. And then we don’t know how to end the conversation.
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As this is the time of year that people begin working on their new year’s resolutions, we thought it would be useful to provide some more information around gym membership contracts. Gym memberships as well as other types of memberships for fitness purposes (i.e. yoga, or swimming lessons) all fall under the category of continuing services contracts.
Read more...Continuing Service Contracts
Written by Michelle
Do you know what a continuing service contract is? Do you think it is a contract which:
a) Provides for instruction, training, or assistance in body building and exercising
b) Applies to weight loss facilities and self defense lessons
c) Includes dance lessons
d) Gives the consumer access to membership to a health studio or gym
e) All of the above
Direct Sales Contracts
Written by Michelle
Around this time of the year when it gets nicer outside, the Inquiry team begins receiving more calls about direct sales contracts. Why might this be so you ask? Typically direct sales contracts are made when a salesperson comes to your home (uninvited) and sells you a good or service. This however does not apply to sales under $50. Picture a door to door vacuum cleaner salesperson or someone offering a lawn care service.
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Do you currently have membership at a gym? Do you know when your contract ends? If the answer to the last question is “no”, you’re not alone! We often receive calls from people who have just discovered they are paying monthly for a gym membership they thought had ended months ago.
Read more...Contracts - I Didn't Agree to That
Written by Joan
Contract: (definition) An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. An agreement, enforceable by law.
The definition of a contract seems clear, so why are we often disputing them?
Get Fit in the New Year
Written by Michelle
Last night at my yoga class the instructor was trying to inspire us to focus by kindly reminding us that holiday feasting is now coming to an end. She threatened that if we didn’t work harder, we soon would all pop out of our Capri pants. I have to admit, it is really hard to fit in a good workout when you have family and friends visiting and (if you’re like me) are happily overindulging in rich foods and treats (I love shortbread). I suppose this is why so many people make New Year’s resolutions to be healthy and start working out.
Read more...Consumer Protection BC monitors the marketplace to make sure that businesses are communicating clearly and honestly to consumers about their products or services.
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