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Timeshare presentations
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RickEff
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kimrn87 said:
I haven't personally, but a friend of mine did and he really regretted it. These are HIGH pressure sales tactics. I told him that if I were him, I'd have signed on the dotted line the first day so I wouldn't have to deal with the phone calls throughout the vacation. Florida law allows you to cancel the contract within 10 days for any reason without penalty.
PrinceAndysMom
New Member
I got a telemarketing offer from Hilton (because of my Amex), to stay at the Hilton at Downtown Disney for three nights for $99.00 total. Great deal! The catch, of course, was the sales pitch we had to go through for 90 minutes on day 3. It was not as bad as I had thought it was going to be. It was for some Hilton vacation club thing. We toured the place, it was very nice. We sat at the negotiation table and had three salespeople talk to us (one after the other, we were not budging). So as long as you keep saying "no" or like we said "We do not make decisions on the spot, we always research first". They will pressure to a point but then figure out it's useless to continue. Would I do it again? Yes, as long as I am with my husband, and as long as I am getting something fantastic out of the deal. $33.00 per night at a Hilton is pretty incredible!! And now my husband and I look back on that sales pitch and laugh sometimes, especially when we are looking to buy something. We joke about some of the lines they used. So all in all, it was a good experience for us. Best of luck!
disneyfanatic05
Member
My dad owns a timeshare through Westgate Resorts: Ours are @ the Lakes & Spa on Turkey Lake Rd and We love it everytime we stay.
madtheswine630
New Member
My parents signed up for something back in '94 that got us a couple days at Daytona (boring!), a few days at Disney (not on property), and then a few days down at the Bahamas. Thankfully, I didn't have to sit through any of the timeshare pitches! I don't remember how much it costed, but considering what a Nazi my father was with money, I have to assume it was a relatively cheap deal. And in the end, they bought a timeshare...Fantasy World, or something like that? It's in Kissimmee and isn't too bad...though after staying in the Grand Floridian this past May, I don't think I want to ever go back! :lol:
MnDisneyFan
Member
We sat through a Westgate presentation. Just did it so we could get cheap tickets to WDW. $1,200.00 for 7 people for 5 days.
Thats the only reason to sit through all that pain of listen to some guy who can't speak english, Sell you on an over price place to stay. We stayed at an all suite hotel for 8 nights for $450, why would I pay $1,000 for 7 days, and that's their vacation package.
So for 1K, I could stay 16 days at the hotel we were at. NO BRAINER.!!
Thats the only reason to sit through all that pain of listen to some guy who can't speak english, Sell you on an over price place to stay. We stayed at an all suite hotel for 8 nights for $450, why would I pay $1,000 for 7 days, and that's their vacation package.
So for 1K, I could stay 16 days at the hotel we were at. NO BRAINER.!!
I've done timeshare tours for many places...
I time it... after 90 minutes (which is how much time you're typically required to stay), I get up and interrupt. Get my voucher, have it stamped, and walk right out. In St. Thomas, I even brought my ipod with me and listened to music for 90 minutes.
I time it... after 90 minutes (which is how much time you're typically required to stay), I get up and interrupt. Get my voucher, have it stamped, and walk right out. In St. Thomas, I even brought my ipod with me and listened to music for 90 minutes.
Magic Maker
New Member
Timeshare tours are what make my job tough. We are the only company in town that doesn't beat you over the head.
Feel free to go to a typical timeshare tour, just know that unless you are going to a DVC open house, you WILL be pressured. The reason they offer low rates and so forth is for bait.
DVC no discounts, no tickets, no pressure.
Feel free to go to a typical timeshare tour, just know that unless you are going to a DVC open house, you WILL be pressured. The reason they offer low rates and so forth is for bait.
DVC no discounts, no tickets, no pressure.
Magic Maker
New Member
Wrong Rob.
You have a deed.
Your deed ends in 2054.
You have a deed.
Your deed ends in 2054.
slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
Awwwwwww...SNAP!!!
Aside from the DVC presentation, I was almost bamboozled into a time share pitch. My then-soon-to-be-exwife and I were driving up to a weekend in the Poconos with her parents and family. I was working my butt off at the time on two jobs, and was blowing off some stuff to go, but I needed a weekend off, and hey, you gotta do stuff with your significant others' family, right? I was pleased they even thought to ask me.
About half way there, my future ex made a comment about what a great rate they got for the cabin. I immediately pulled over and asked how much. When she told me the rate, I wanted to turn around right then and there, because I knew, I just freakin' KNEW it was a time share pitch, and I didn't want someone trying to browbeat me into a timeshare I couldn't then-afford. My ex insisted that wasn't the case, as did her parents when we arrived. I asked them if they made reservations or if someone offered them a deal. When they said they got a fax, I told them, call up whoever your rep is, and get the whole story. They did, and were upset that somehow they missed the whole "There's a twohour sales pitch everyone over the age of 18 has to sit through" deal. I said no problem, I'd leave, and the sales rep asked why I took the trip. I told her I was invited by people who didn't understand what they were agreeing to, and therefore didn't spread the word, so if they wanted to kick me off their property, feel free, but it wouldn't inspire any sort of loyalty with the in-laws. They relented, only my in-laws had to be inconvenienced, and I had a nice two hour nap.
Like PrinceAndysMom, I sat through one for Marriott for a similar deal. (We had a one bedroom suite at the Residence Inn at Sea World for a steal. And they usually through in park tickets, but since we were passholders, they gave us Disney Dollars.) It wasn't too high pressure pitch, and we were clear no decisions would be made on the spot.
Only thing: NOT 90 minutes. At least 2 hours. But if you're getting a cheap room with perks, as we did, you may decide it's worth a couple hours of your time one morning to go through the motions.
SteveUK
Member
I haven't done one, but would have no problem with doing so if I was offered a good enough deal. I don't really understand what people mean by 'high pressure' sales tactics and finding it hard to say no. It's very simple as I see it. I will not buy something I don't want, and I don't have a problem with willpower when faced with scary salespeople. I don't find any sales pitch intimidating or tough to refuse, just tedious.
Tramp
New Member
It's really something to see the 'high pressure' tactics at work. It's not that you can't say 'NO,' it's that they won't accept NO for an answer. The one hour tour often turns into a two and a half hour inquisition in which the salesman, his boss and his boss' boss try to get you to part with your cash. They have proven answers for every reason or scenario why you don't want to buy their timeshare. When they finally give up on you, their entire attitude turns ugly and they can't wait to get you out of there.
I haven't been to a timeshare presentation in several years but one thing that worked well for me was to talk loud about how much better other timeshares in the area are. I would mention specific timeshares by name and made sure that the people in the surrounding tables heard me. Once I actually began asking other people if they've been to such and such timeshare and that they should check it out before buying this one.....They hustled me out of there as if I had leprosy. :lol:
In retrospect, the presentations were a waste of valuable vacation time unless you're seriously in the market for a timeshare, or, it's a rainy day and your plans have been washed out. And if you're in the market, check out the secondary markets for bankruptcies or foreclosures. I bought a timeshare on St. Armand's Key in Sarasota for $2,000 and I exchange it every year into timeshares that sell for $20,000+.
SteveUK
Member
I understand your point, and I think the reason I have never done this is that I don't want a timeshare. And if I did, it would be bought after careful research and decision making, not through sales tactics.
I think the only reason I would take such a deal is for the discount etc if this was a good enough deal, I wouldn't actually do it for any real interest in the product on sale.
I think the only reason I would take such a deal is for the discount etc if this was a good enough deal, I wouldn't actually do it for any real interest in the product on sale.
Lucky
Well-Known Member
We did one of these with Sheraton. We had to be very firm with them about the 90 minutes. The salesman wanted to take us on a 90-minute tour when he met us, which was maybe 20 minutes after we checked in at the desk. Not a chance. And they became very unfriendly when they realized we were not going to purchase anything.