<prompt> Human: I called my gym to cancel my membership. The manager stated I could not cancel until May because it was a 1 year contract. Im staring at my contract and it was for 6 months started in March and then month to month after that. She tells me to bring it in and show her.So I sit across from her and she says oh no problem just sign this termination contract and in 30 days you will be cancelled. I stare at my paper contract some more and nowhere do I see anything about 30 days notice for cancelling my membership. This would cause me to pay for another month Im not going to use. I ask her to show me where I agreed to a 30 day notice. She reads the entire contract and cant find it. She tells me to call the regional office manager because they make up the contracts, I decline the offer and tell her to call the regional manager on my behalf. Regional manager says oh yes, we are in the process of rewriting the contracts, the cancellation policy isnt clear in the initial contract. I tell them both that they will honor the contract I have signed and I will not be paying for another month or signing anymore paperwork. If I had not kept that original paper contract, I would be on the hook for roughly 200. Everything about the terms of my agreement in their computer system was incorrect. TL;DR: Keep everything you sign.  <response>: I recently closed a bank account and they informed me there is a 50 fee to close an account. It was 7-8 years ago I opened the account, and I didnt keep all the paperwork, but I distinctly remember reading all the fine print to make sure there were no unusual fees.So I told the bank lady to show me where it says that in the contract. She showed me the current contract. I said no, show me the contract I signed in 2007. After some digging she came up with a an electronic single page with my signature on it, but it didnt have all the contract terms and conditions with it.Again, show me the contract I signed. She couldnt.Well, she told me, you would have been given notice that we had new terms and conditions and your continued use of the account is an agreement to the new terms. Okay, show me a certified letter or some other evidence that I received these new terms. She couldnt.It was a major PITA for 50, but after a little while it was the principal of the matter. She had to get some regional person to override it, but they eventually did.tldr; its a good idea to keep contracts, but even if you dont, demand to see the copy the business is holding that has your signature on it. 