Planet Fitness

Pros: people will learn why cheap is not a good value
Cons: the idea that cheap is good is very insulting to intelligent people.

planet fitness in waterford, mi must have opened knowing that the economy is so bad they can trick people into thinking a cheap gym is a good buy.
they are telling people anything to get them to sign up.
read the contract carefully. they can and will raise rates, they charge 6 months dues for cancellation, you have to pay to guarantee a rate they can change anytime, there's only one membership option, and you have to bill your bank or credit card account to pay. it's not really $10/month in the end.
the only reason they are $10/month is because not enough people signed up yet to keep the place going. if they get enough people to stay open, it will be too crowded and dirty to use the equipment.
i will continue to support the local Powerhouse gym that is clean, has good equipment that works, opens on time and has a reasonable price.
you get what you pay for. if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. why not stick with what you know and stay with the place that has consistently been open in the area.

Pros: Seems clean. Low monthly fee.
Cons: Sense of being a valued customer does not seem to be part of the plan.

Customer service and attention to customer satisfaction appears to be non existent. I've just joined and in addition to the start up fee, I have to pay an annual "October" fee that is non negotiable even though I will only have been a member for 5 weeks. When I tried to discuss this, I was stonewalled. I'm going to try it and see if it is convenient, but I'm already a little soured on the place.

Pros: NONE
Cons: TOO MANY

Don't believe the No Judgement Crap...All they care about is opening more clubs...you are merely a number ...not a member...They do not fix equipment, its not clean, its overcrowded....and as far as the no grunting...check out

THE GUY SQUATTING 525LBS AT PLANET FITNESS GRUNTING ON Google Video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2248121835451382414&q=Planet+Fitness&hl=en

Pay a couple of extra bucks to join a better club....

Pros: PLANET FITNESS WILL PURPOSELY EXTORT MONIES FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORIZATION OR PRESENCE
Cons: DO NOT JOIN THIS CLUB, UNLESS YOU REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

PLANET FITNESS- ANCHORAGE AK, MGR. MR. GRANT
I DIDN'T RETURN TO GIVE MY UPDATE INFORMATION CONCERNING MY VISA CREDIT CARD. I HAD TO LEAVE TOWN ON AN EMERGENCY. ALTHOUGH MY INTENT WAS TO RETURN TO ANCHORAGE TO GIVE PLANET FITNESS MY UPDATED CREDIT INFORMATION, I DECIDED TO CHECK MY BANK ACCOUNT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT PLANET FITNESS HAD BEEN TAKING THEIR MONIES OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT MY AUTHORIZATION. THIS WAS SURPRISING THAT THEY COULD GET THAT INFORMATION WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE. PLANET FITNESS STATED THAT AK USA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION DOES THIS ALL THE TIME FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I CONTACTED AK USA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T GIVE MY INFO TO THEM AND THAT PLANET FITNESS KNOWS WHAT DATES (WHEN EXPIRED) TO ENTER INTO THE COMPUTER UNTIL THE CORRECT EXPIRATION DATE ACCEPTS THE TRANSACTION. WELL THE BANK RESTORED MY ACCOUNT TO WHAT IT WAS AND THE BANK IS GOING AFTER PLANET FITNESS FOR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY ON MY ACCOUNT. I HAVE CANCELED MY CONTRACT WITH PLANET FITNESS.