Derrimut Gym No Longer 24/7 in SA & VIC. False Advertising?

AkuroPlays on 26/02/2025 - 22:49
Last edited 27/02/2025 - 09:45 by 1 other user

Effective 3rd Of March 2025, Derrimut Gym, known for it's 24/7 speciality is no Longer 24/7 in SA & VIC.

What are your thoughts on this? Felt like they had massive sales last year to get more cash revenue, just for them to put out email for existing members here.

Their email states the following:

We're reaching out to inform you that effective from Monday the 3rd of March 2025, we will be updating our gym's operating hours.

The new hours will be as followed:
Monday to Friday: 6am - 10pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8am - 5pm

Is this.. false advertising? Illegal? What are your takes on this?

Poll Options

  • 1
    This is acceptable, any company is allowed to do this.
  • 13
    This is acceptable, members should be entitled to a refund depending on amount of time left.
  • 40
    This is totally unacceptable.
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Comments

  • jv on 26/02/2025 - 23:05
    +4

    What did the T&Cs of the contract your signed say?

    • boomramada on 27/02/2025 - 09:29

      24 / 7 Access *Selected Locations

  • askbargain on 26/02/2025 - 23:05
    -1

    Title and email contradict each other. Your forum post is false advertising.

  • Gdsamp on 26/02/2025 - 23:06
    +2

    Bikies

    • JIMB0 on 27/02/2025 - 07:40
      +2

      Aren't they the owners?

  • JimmyF on 26/02/2025 - 23:10

    /

  • Jolakot on 27/02/2025 - 00:45
    +1

    At this rate, I'd be surprised if they're around in 6 months, circling the drain

    • wetsandwich on 27/02/2025 - 13:38
      +2

      There's still plenty of money in the steroid trade which I thought was the main reason they pretended to run gyms.

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 27/02/2025 - 07:12

    been going to this gym for 10 years now the only time i can remember it being 'closed' was when they were forced to close during COVID

    i think the 10pm and 5pm close times are 'way' to early

    The weekend 8am open time is too late for a lot of members

    doesnt bother me too much but you will lose members as i have been in the morning a few times and it is legit packed at 6am which means people are getting there before 6am

  • kenzstar on 27/02/2025 - 08:44

    Is this for all Derrimut gym’s or just the Melrose only?

    • boomramada on 27/02/2025 - 09:40
      +1

      OP's comment is misleading, the change is only applied for Melrose

  • Dollar General on 27/02/2025 - 09:08
    +3

    7Eleven is open longer than 7am to 11pm. That’s misleading too

    • MS Paint on 27/02/2025 - 09:32
      +2

      Why do they have locks on their doors if they never shut?

      • Dollar General on 27/02/2025 - 09:44
        +2

        To lock people in and make them buy a hotdog

  • CaptainJack on 27/02/2025 - 09:57

    I remember when Doherty's did the same thing in Melbourne CBD. Left the sign up out the front that said "We never close" which was funny and mildly annoying.

    I'd be ok with it not being truly 24 hours, but I feel those hours are too restrictive and I'd look for a different gym.

  • Protractor on 27/02/2025 - 10:05

    Imagine the law suits during covid if 'false advertising' was a thing..

    Pro tip, adapt.
    H-hm, flex?
    This is NOT that 'stick your head out the window and scream I'm not going to take it any more moment.'

    • CaptainJack on 27/02/2025 - 10:19
      +2

      Pretty sure no government-enforced rules are preventing them from staying open these days champ.

      • Protractor on 27/02/2025 - 10:28

        NSS, see that word 'imagine'?

        • CaptainJack on 27/02/2025 - 11:20

          False advertising is a thing.

          Anyone with half a brain can tell it doesn't apply if it becomes illegal to run your business, so I'm not sure what I'm meant to imagine.

          • Protractor on 27/02/2025 - 11:51
            -1

            @CaptainJack: Well my whole brain tells me >
            Pretty sure businesses can change their terms and conditions and pretty sure nobody is taking this to court, and pretty sure if they did, they'd pay costs and lose. The company has already notified affected customers. But hey, force them to stay open 24/7 and when they shut prematurely via cost blow-outs, start a new thread.

            • CaptainJack on 27/02/2025 - 11:55
              +1

              @Protractor: Ok, so why didn't you originally write that instead of some irrelevant nonsense about covid.

  • Nytemare on 27/02/2025 - 12:32
    +5

    These changes are only temporary as they transition to a FOB tag entry system, and will revert back to 24-hour access once it's implemented

  • PissLUR on 27/02/2025 - 17:23

    move to Revo Fitness

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