govtgirl1988
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania
I entered a contest for laser hair removal with American Laser Centers back in May of this year. In the middle of May, I was contacted that I had won 3rd prize. I scheduled a no-cost obligatory appointment with ALC on June 25, 2005. When I entered the office, I was told in order to claim my prize, I would have to purchase five additional laser treatments at a cost of $325.00 each - making the total purchase price $1,512.15. I did sign the paperwork. After about two weeks had gone by, I decided not to do this. I contacted the company and they told me that I signed a non-refundable contract. I looked over my paperwork and found the contract. The statement at the bottom of the Treatment and Financial Agreement that I signed states (in full): "I fully understand and agree to the treatment area(s) that will be treated and the nonrefundable fee I will pay for my treatments. Guarantee for hair removal starts on the day the sixth treatment is completed." To me, this states that I cannot cancel the contract once I start the treatment process. However, I did not start any treatments with ALC and do not plan to because of this situation. I would like to get out of this contract as I feel that I was dupped. First of all, I entered a contest and won 3rd prize. In order to claim the prize, I had to purchase products/services. I don't feel this is very good business practice. Second, the fact that I signed a non-refundable contract was not explained to me fully by the saleswoman. Third, I feel the company needs to revise their contract to show that once you sign, that is it, you cannot cancel for any reason. Since I haven't started the treatment process, I don't feel I should be obligated to pay for services not received.
I entered a contest for laser hair removal with American Laser Centers back in May of this year. In the middle of May, I was contacted that I had won 3rd prize. I scheduled a no-cost obligatory appointment with ALC on June 25, 2005. When I entered the office, I was told in order to claim my prize, I would have to purchase five additional laser treatments at a cost of $325.00 each - making the total purchase price $1,512.15. I did sign the paperwork. After about two weeks had gone by, I decided not to do this. I contacted the company and they told me that I signed a non-refundable contract. I looked over my paperwork and found the contract. The statement at the bottom of the Treatment and Financial Agreement that I signed states (in full): "I fully understand and agree to the treatment area(s) that will be treated and the nonrefundable fee I will pay for my treatments. Guarantee for hair removal starts on the day the sixth treatment is completed." To me, this states that I cannot cancel the contract once I start the treatment process. However, I did not start any treatments with ALC and do not plan to because of this situation. I would like to get out of this contract as I feel that I was dupped. First of all, I entered a contest and won 3rd prize. In order to claim the prize, I had to purchase products/services. I don't feel this is very good business practice. Second, the fact that I signed a non-refundable contract was not explained to me fully by the saleswoman. Third, I feel the company needs to revise their contract to show that once you sign, that is it, you cannot cancel for any reason. Since I haven't started the treatment process, I don't feel I should be obligated to pay for services not received.
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