Any old timer HHI Owners Out There?

[NJDVCmember]

We just returned from a weeks trip to Saratoga Springs Resort.

Before we went we received out points package and I noticed an increase of points for a week stay at Hilton Head for a two bedroom during the high season starting in 2010.

So off to the DVC site to discuss this point increase.

Did anyone else buy points under the reasoning that your week points would never change but points within the block may be adjusted? That is how we were sold the DVC membership back in 1999. Our week total for a 2 bedroom during high time would never change.

Obviously we were lied to as it is the whole calendar year points that will not change but can be adjusted up to 20%.

Yes shame on us for not reading everything and trusting and believing in our Disney Rep.

But the answers we received from our new guide...were not to what we believed to be a Disney standard. It was like "oh well sell if you aren't happy" We felt that us "old" timers were no longer wanted...get in the young families with young kids to spend more money at the parks and resorts!

He even mentioned that the Disney legal team informed all the sales reps to be very careful how they now word things.

Just wanted to see if any others had this same experience and also to warn those that haven't signed the contract yet...READ EVERYTHING don't trust what you were told.......

PS I also found the point chart from 1999 with our rep drawings and underlines to prove his point to us...but no words written....

DISNEY YOU DISAPPOINTED US FOR THE FIRST TIME!

 

[DVCGeek]

Did anyone else buy points under the reasoning that your week points would never change but points within the block may be adjusted? That is how we were sold the DVC membership back in 1999. Our week total for a 2 bedroom during high time would never change.

What do you mean by "points within the block may be adjusted"? I don't understand how that could happen without potentially changing your week...

We were told it was very unlikely that charts would change when I bought in Oct. 2008 then BAM the 2010 charts came out. I was told it was possible in plain English so I wasn't really angry or anything, just very surprised. My guide explained that there had only been 1 minor change in DVC's 10+ year history, blah blah blah.

 

[chalee94]

this has been discussed already and all discussion of the 2010 changes is limited to this thread.

i did a lot of research on the DIS before buying and knew they could reallocate the points if they wanted. it's a disappointment but reading everything before signing a multithousand dollar real estate contract should be a given.

anyway, head over to the linked thread as this is about to get locked...

 

[Chuck S]

Hi,

Because the 2010 reallocation is ahot topic here, we have limited the discussion of it to this thread.

You may continue the discussion there, if you wish.

Thanks.