Anyone have trouble with Gold's Gym?

[broganreynik]

A year ago I had won a "free VIP membership" to Gold's Gym, but when I went to redeem, it was for a day. So I had to fill out some form for my free day with a trainer, blah blah blah. So long story short, that one day, somehow turned into a year and I tried to cancel (keep in mind that I had never even signed a contract to begin with) but they said "oh the paperwork is already filed, you have to call our corporate office". So I did. Conveniently nobody answered or returned any of my messages. I filed a report with the Better Business Bureau, at that time, they said I had a signed a 2 year contract. So what was originally one day and not even a contract somehow grew to a 2 year contract. Now I've been receiving phone calls about the debt and saying I owe 800 and some dollars for the membership, even though I never signed a contract, nor did I ever use the gym. I call the gym and asked "why wouldn't you tell me about the supposed delinquency a couple months or so after it started, not a year later" to which they said, after looking up my account, "you never came in even once". Well no crap! I didn't sign a contract, why would I go to a gym where I shouldn't have had a membership?!? Now they say they are going to garnish my wages or checking account if I don't pay. Anyone have any advice or know any other options I have than paying?