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We had been rent a weekend in Orlando at golf resort. Catch was to
listen to timeshare speech.
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Question: We had been rent a weekend in Orlando at golf resort. Catch was to
listen to timeshare speech.
Cannot remember what resort this was. Has anyone on website attended
such a timeshare weekend?
Answer: Be very careful. They rope folks in by paying agents (booths along
the highway) $50, and give you $100, to listen to their talk. They do
not do this for charity. They can affort to pay that much per
prospect because they are *very good* at what they do, which is
selling time shares. Also, if you look at the economics of timeshare,
you'll see that it's close to printing money. You can expect a very
hard sell, which you may find very unpleasant. As an example of hard
sell (if you've never experienced it), you may have sat 1 hour with a
salesperson, and decided you're not interested. You will not be
allowed to leave until you are grilled by the salesperson's "manager"
about why you don't see the incredible value of their offer. "Don't
you like vacation?" "How much do you spend each year on vacation?"
"Don't you think you deserve the luxury of this resort?"
That said, they will always give you what they offer (although it may
not be as valuable as they say). If you have a very thick skin, you
may find it a productive way to spend an hour. On the other hand,
they normally require both husband and wife, and time is usually
pretty precious on a vacation. Don't think you're going just to get
what they offer, and they'll sense that and leave you alone. They
have seen your type before, believe me. The situation is structured
so you'll want to buy just to get it over with.
I have done this twice. The first time wasn't so bad, because it's
interesting to see how the whole thing works. The second time was
torture, and I'll never do it again.
By the way, if you're really interested in time-share vacation (and it
does fit some people), buy a resell. Resell units are practically
given away, which is about what they are worth, once you subtract the
cost of marketing.
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