I'm not sure what and how I'm going to pursue this problem and the point of this post is to put out a "feeler" for suggestions and responses. Consumer complaints against Bally's seems common at least that's what I hear with consumer affairs. There are gays screwing in the men's locker room (I've once seen two guys jerking off and watching each other in front of a locker at Lakegrove Ballys in New York. No kidding.) They don't have proper ventilation in the cardio area either.
Anyway, this is what happened. On Sat, I entered ballys at 7:30 and the gym closes at 8:00. A manager there, a female who looks about eighteen years old, tells me that they are closing at 8:00 and she's sorry but she can't let me in. I say, the bottom line is that closing time is at 8:00 and I'll leave before that time. She says, "sorry, I can't let you in." I say, I've paid to use these fascilities during operating hours so you do what you have to do and I'll do what I have to do. Sorry, nothing personal." Then I walked in and had a great arm blast. I simply ignored her and did my thing.
I felt angry though and I decided to follow up on it so I called a different ballys and asked a manager there if there was a closed door policy one half hour before closing time. She said that there wasn't. I called another Bally's to confirm that. Then I even called corporate headquarters and they said the same thing. Apparently this manager was acting presumptuous and creating her own rules and for me, that's a problem that I'm not going to let it slide.
What I want is very clear: I want an explanation as to how she was justified telling me I couldn't enter the gym a half hour before closing when there's no such rule. So I'm going to go there and meet with her (with a third party present to protect myself from the possibility of slander) and I'm going to make a request for a satisfactory explanation that justifies her action. I'll tell her, if she can't provide one I'll call corporate headquarters and get one from them. I'll keep calling until someone gives me an explanation that justifies her action. If I don't get what I want, I'll file a complaint with consumer affairs (I'm going to tell all Bally's employees that this is my intention).
Now, this may all sound crazy to you, like, why is this guy making a big deal out of such a trivial incident. Here's why. I simply feel like I was singled out by this person and she made herself into an obstacle. As a manager, she represents Ballys corp. so my issue is with Ballys corp.
Why would a manager do such a thing? She's just a kid and I get the feeling she has too much time on her hands and she's trying to use me to create sensation. One day she looked over and smiled at me and I didn't return the smile because I don't feel friendly when I'm training and I choose to keep to myself in the gym. I'm entitled to make that choice and if a manager doesn't like it that should be her problem not mine. The problem is, she's trying to make it my problem. When I walk by she seems to make a point of staring through me. It's a curious thing but I was indifferent to it because it doesn't create an obstacle for me. But telling a paying member that he can't enter a gym during biz hours? Now we have a problem and problems are meant to be fixed. Again, it may sound too trivial for the follow up but I'm going to take care of this purely out of principle. Any reactions or suggestions?
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Originally Posted by muriloninja
