Asking refund from personal gym trainer?

Dev112 SG

I need some help right here. i am a thin guy and wanted to gain mass and hence consulted a fitness training website which provides fitness trainers to suit our needs. I was provided with a personal gym trainer and started out with him on 27 april this year. He signed me for a 30 lessons +5 free. Each session is $70/hr. I have paid $2100 in total by two installments of $1050 for 2 x15 sessions. However, 10 weeks have passed and I have gone for 12 lessons only so far. My foremost reason is that I am very intimidated by my trainer, he seems so cold and sighs a lot when I can't go ahead with my training. He is not open to questions, and always brushes me off and tells me to follow his "advice" perse. Secondly, I am working and I find myself having to accomodate his timeslots - he trains me at his private gym at his condominium. He gives me odd timings which i find a hassle as I have to rush to my workplace. Thirdly, I find that he always changes the program. I find myself paying the money and obliging him as well. I have decided to quit at the 15th lesson. I have not spoken to him anything about this. However, I would like to find out how i could go about getting my refund for 15 lessons. I have the receipts that were issued as proof of payment. I did not sign any contract with him. I contacted the owner of the website, who's a gym trainer himself, and spoke to him privately. He said that they're just functioning as an agency which recommends trainers to clients. He said I can negotiate with my gym trainer regarding this issue. I do not want to oblige the trainer anymore. I think it's a lesson learnt, i've decided to hit the gym on my own as i learnt it's a matter of discipline. i m sure he'll try to secure me so that he does not lose his money OR say he's binded by agency, but i've already sorted this out with the agency. How do i handle the gym trainer on the issue of refund? I am worried i will be cheated.Really appreciate your help

oldbreadstinks SG

do it like how most refund cases go, get someone who can argue to go with you.

Jocelyntxh SG

yeah~ get someone who can just shoot that guy down with words!

if he is not from a company get someone big! Incase anything happens XD

If not just talk to his HQ

JelloPoop SG

Put on a nice dress with lipstick and talk to him nicely make sure you find out what hair colour girls he like so you can dye your wig.......

Just tell him you want to stop the lessons la then ask him about refund.......tell him you want to forfit the 1st 15 lesson de payment, sounds fair since u go for 12 lessons liao remaining 3 you forfit.

That way he cant make excuse about rejecting other clients and loss of income etc etc because of you..

Then the remaining 15 lessons you ask for the refund la...

If he ask why just say you are going overseas for some job la or you just simply tell him what you feel about him...who knows out of desperation he might change his attitude..

Darkness_hacker99 SG

If talk nice nice still don't want return, then proceed SCT

http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/sct/index.aspx