FitnessBlowout.com Reviews
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okelleys
April 25, 2011
Sent defective equipment - won't fix per warranty
IF I WERE YOU I WOULD NOT ORDER FROM THIS SITE. From my experience the fitness blow out site is misleading and so are the sales people - WATCH OUT!
I ordered a $3750 Precor Crosstrainer Elliptical from fitnessblowout.com in Jan. Brad Keys told me the "certified remanufactured" Precor 576i would be just like new - "all parts inside the motor are replaced with Precor only parts" He told me they had 3 left on the floor so order quick. So I paid in full cash almost $4k. Weeks later I still did not have machine. After calling in several times I learned they don't stock machines so there were no 4 left. Brad then told me the machine was coming straight from Precor. And he promised it would be a 2010 model. I thought great! At least they will ensure its working great as they build them.
Couple weeks later THE WRONG MACHINE was sent. They sent some old piece of crap 7 or 8 year old Precor. And it was badily damaged from long use (I have pictures to prove). I refused delivery. Then the nightmare really started. All the way to Jim the President. And he acted like they were doing me a "favor" to "absorb" costs shipping back. What? It wasn't my fault it was the wrong machine and even worse in terrible shape! It took weeks for them to send the Precor I ordered...
When I finally got my almost 4 thousand dollar Precor the heart rate monitor did not work. When I called in they actually tried to tell me its due to my wireless network. Do you believe that BS. Also in my opinion the resistence wasn't good compared to the exact one I use at the gym. After lots of fighting as they wanted me to take apart machine, etc. they sent a guy out that didn't know how to pronoun "Precor" and admitted he had never worked on my model and needed to go home and study the specs download. Fine he still said HR monitor did not work.
No since I need a new HR monitor card the Customer Service Director Martin is saying I have to send in card first then wait for his remanufacturer to send it back to me even though their warranty says a part will be sent to you and then you send back. There entire mantra now is "the remanufacturer calls the shots as we are a middle man - we are not responsiable for customer service as they..." Blah blah blah. They act like there did not sell it to me now someone else did. Which is redicilous. I bought it from their site through their sales. I was lied to from the beginning about how the machine was remanufactured (by the way they changed wording on site next to Precor 5761 to refrbished now - but I have screenshot when I bought it). They lied were machine was shipped from. They sent wrong machine first. They STILL have not sent new part to fix a nearly 4 thousand dollar machine I have here that doesn't work correctly. You HAVE to have HR monitoring to stay in zone and make sure HR doesn't get to dangerous levels. And some of the programs on the machine that change resistence and incline automatically per HR results do not work at all. So the machine I have from fitnessblowout.com is worth I guess 50% of what I paid for it - maybe.
There BBB rating is a B. Not an A like the site said.
IN my opinion I WOULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO buy your exercise equipment.
My issue went all the way to the President and still did not get fixed per warranty. And they try to say I signed something saying it was a special purchase... and that is why they don't have to live up to warranty THAT WAS WRITTEN RIGHT NEXT TO PRODUCT I BOUGHT?!?! Talking out both sides of their mouth. I signed nothing saying it was a special order and warranty doesn't apply. I never actually signed anything. So what the hell are they talking about. They act like its someone else's problem and they cannot fix it - like they don't have the power to make things right.
I will upload pictures later. Below are the pictures of the first piece of crap machine they sent and I refused delivery. It was the WRONG model and beat up to hell.
STAY FAR AWAY. I might have just saved you thousands and months of complaining on the phone to make things right based on their own promises --- all based on sharing my personal dealing with fitnessblowout.com
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FIRSTTIMECOMPLAINER
April 1, 2011
KEEP AWAY!!!!!!!
THESE PEOPLE ARE CROOKS, THIEVES, CON ARTISTS!!! Orderd a treadmill 3 1/2 months ago. Have not received anything yet and my credit card was charged. rEFUSE TO ISSUE A REFUND. One lie after another. RUN!!! DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE. YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!
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SmartDad30
February 12, 2011
All talk no action
Like many others I feel for the deep discount prices for fitness equipment (treadmill) on their website. As most are finding, their customer service people are friendly and knowledgible. That's where it ends. DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE CROOKS! They tell you what you want to hear over and over and don't deliver on their promises. They made all the excuses everyone else has complained about on this an other consumer complaint sites, i.e. "popular item, high demand, delays due to weather, we'll have it too you soon, we'll have a tracking number so you know it's on it's way soon", and on and on. DON'T TRUST ANYTHING THEY ADVERTISE OR SAY. Spend the extra money and buy from a reputable seller!
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zed2211
August 27, 2010
never recievied equipment order
all the complants others have posted are totally true i placed an order for an fm seated ab cruncher over 3 weeks ago called several times to customer service told me they would get back to me on the tracking and never did fed up i then called to cancel and they said they would charge me a restocking fee haha restock something i never recieved? poor service the president of the company should b fired the company required to shut down im a military vet and it saddens me to think i served my country so places like this could rip people off what a shame im currently talking to my lawyer to see what steps can b taken to prevent this from happening to another honest hard worken customer from a con artist
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eatryon
July 7, 2010
Don't buy from them
Their warranty is a total scam. These people are fast talking want your order with no service behind it. I should have listened to my gut which said stay way. They don't stand behind their product at all. I would not buy again. I hope this helps someone else not make the same mistake I did.
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sdastg1
February 11, 2010
Terrible, Terrible, Terrible
I placed my order with Michael on Dec. 29th. The ordering process went smoothly. I was told to expect delivery in 3 weeks. I called 3 weeks later and was told the item was actually on back order from the manufacturer. I wished to cancel my order, and Michael said he'd take care of it. I get a call back stating they would offer an additional $100 off if I would keep the order and wait 3-4 more weeks. I refused and asked for the order to be canceled.
I then received a a series of emails stating my order was now being handled by Augustine, Joanne, Sandy, Nick. After 3-4 days of receiving all these emails, I still had no order cancellation number. I emailed and called again. This time I received an email both from Joanne and Michael that my order has been canceled.
After 7 days I contact the credit card and the charges are still not reversed. I send an email to Michael, Joanne again. This time I receive an email from Steve (Manage) asking Joanne "to process the order ASAP with full refund." 2.5 weeks later and there is still no refund issued.
I have now disputed the charges with the credit card company, and purchased the equipment locally. Stay away from this company, while they appear to be attentive to resolve your issues. It is a bunch of smoke and mirrors to give the customer the run around.
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MOBYFISH
January 19, 2010
scam
SCAM SCAM SCAM. PLACED ORDER WITH THIS WEB SITE- WAS TOLD WOULD RECIEVE SHIPPING INFO AND DETAILS IN EMAIL, ONLY RECIEVED AN EMAIL THAT THEY BILLED MY DEBIT/CREDIT CARD THE SAME DAY, THEY RECIEVED PAYMENT SAME DAY- WAITED 3 DAYS CALLED ABOUT SHIPPING INFO, THEY TOLD ME WOULD BE IN MY EMAIL END OF BUSINESS DAY-DIDNT HAPPEN- WAITED 2 MORE DAYS CALLED AGAIN- SAME RESPONCE INFO WOULD BE SENT TO ME IN EMAIL END OF DAY---- DIDNT HAPPEN. CALLED 2 DAYS LATER SAME RESPONCE AND ADDED I WOULDNT GET ANY DETAILS UNTIL THERE SHIPPING DAY- THE PERSON ON PHONE DIDNT KNOW THERE SHIPPING DAY THOUGH...( SOUNDS FISHY) . WAITED ANOTHER 7 DAYS---STILL NO RESPONCE OR EMAIL. I FIGURED OUT THERE SCAM- THERE WAITING FOR ME TO CANCEL THE ORDER SO THEY CAN CHARGE ME RESTOCKING CHARGE OF 20% ON MY ORDER THEY WOULD RECEIVE 80$... HMM BEWARE
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Leona
January 13, 2009
Terrible experience
I purchased a treadmill from fitnessblowout with a lifetime warranty on the deck, elevation motor and speed motors. Recently the treadmill stopped abruptly almost causing serious injury.
A repair person was sent out who stated that the walking deck was warped. After 2 months the new deck arrived and I proceeded to use the treadmill. The repairman had not been gone 5 minutes when the treadmill stopped again. I called Fitnessblowout and they told me that the motors were not covered on my warranty even though I have an invoice that says otherwise. In fact they emailed a 'copy' of my original invoice which conveniently had that part of the warranty taken out.
I can not get anyone to take my calls(steve Barzilai or jim rosen included) or return my emails. I have been trying to get this treadmill working for over six months.
This is the worst company I have ever had to deal with!!! Do not purchase anything from them.
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July 27, 2007
Sales and delivery!
Purchased a recumbent bike and a deluxe upgrade warranty. Several requests failed to secure a copy of the latter. They have a very detailed return policy (make sure to read the fine print carefully. Their delivery policy is also very detailed--inspect, sign for, etc. I was supposed to be notified by e-mail as to the delivery date. That did not happen and they left a $600.00 piece of equipment on my front porch. The box is filled with holes. No one signed for it since no one was home. I requested that they pick it up and they told me I would be charged delivery and pickup charges to the tune of $180.00, which I refused. This is a shyster operation and the customer is never right. Waiting on hold for customer support results in talking to an arrogant, unresponsive person. Don't buy anything at this store. They are totally unreliable and are out to cheat the public.
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February 19, 2007
Sounds too good to be true!
This company is an online fitness equipment store. They offer what seems to be this great money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied with an in home 30 day equipment trial, etc. I ordered a treadmill, was talked into a shipping upgrade that I didn't need and then the treadmill was a piece of crap, noisy, squeaky, and when I moved it found plastic shavings and rubber dust apparently from parts rubbing or grinding on each other. I called within the 30 day period and they said they would send a technician out to check it out. At first I agreed but then decided against it because I found the plastic shavings and rubber dust and decided I would just return it because I bout a new machine, not a used machine, and did not want to have to have my new machine serviced. Well, try to call back and you will be on hold for 30 minutes. Then I was told it was past the 30 day in home warranty. Even though I called in before the 30 days was up, once I was talked into a service call, it conveniently put me past the 30 days, which they do not tell you. Then they want to charge me a restocking fee, and go round and round with you on the phone once you actually do get through, put you on hold several times, talk to you like you are so stupid as to not understand the contract, etc. It is a huge mess! I was actually considering ordering all my home gym equipment from them (we are building a custom home due to be complete at the end of this year) because they have what appears to be such great equipment at great prices and great guarantees but now that I have had this experience I will surely shop elsewhere. You know what they say, "If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is". I do NOT recommend fitnessblowout.com, they will jerk you around, only nice until they make the sale and then you are just a piece of crap left with your piece of crap treadmill.
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