We visited Pacific Fitness several times over the summer to look at home gym systems. The brand and…read moremodel we were initially considering was not on display in the store, but we were told it could be ordered. At that time, we were also quoted $400 for delivery and installation.
My wife and I returned this morning, prepared to purchase the gym, which was approximately $2,000, along with some rubber flooring. The salesman, Travis, showed us several other brands, including some at significantly higher price points. One of the options he showed us was the Inspire M3, priced at $4,995.00. After discussing it, we decided that this was actually a better choice for our needs.
Travis initially told us that, because the Inspire M3 is a single-stack unit, delivery and installation would be $285.00. We went home to measure the space where the unit would be installed and, while there, checked the Pacific Fitness website for additional information.
That's when we discovered that Pacific Fitness' own website listed the Inspire M3 for $4,599.00. I took a screenshot of the advertised price.
We returned to the store with our credit card, ready to place the order, and asked Travis about the $396 price difference. To our surprise, he told us that they had to honor the manufacturer's listed price of $4,995.00 and would NOT honor the price advertised on their OWN website.
He also changed the delivery and installation price from the $285.00 he had quoted us earlier to $389.00.
We asked him again if Pacific Fitness would honor its own advertised price. He said no. We asked to speak with the owner, and he refused that request as well.
As we were leaving, we turned around and asked one final time whether they would honor the $4,599.00 price displayed on their website. Again, the answer was no. His explanation was that their website person only updates the website once a week and apparently had not gotten around to updating the price.
At that point, we left.
Later that afternoon, we purchased a home gym from another company at a significantly better price than what Pacific Fitness was offering. The experience was straightforward--no bait-and-switch, no games, and no unexpected changes in pricing.
Based on our experience, we will NEVER purchase anything from Pacific Fitness again. We gave them multiple opportunities to make this right, and they chose not to. The way this situation was handled was extremely disappointing and left us feeling that our business simply wasn't valued.
Horrible experience. I would strongly recommend checking the advertised pricing carefully and getting everything in writing before doing business with PacFitness.