Without having heard your resort rep's exact words, I'd bet they were carefully crafted to "offer you a special deal" -- something you'd assume meant a, well, special deal ... but, when push comes to shove, actually could mean anything.
I'm not opposed to going to a time share sales pitch ... but I wouldn't buy. My parents used to take us to them ALL THE TIME, and we enjoyed playing video games (which weren't widely available yet) while they heard the pitch. My husband and I've done a couple of them, and we know how to win that game:
- Refuse the breakfast or snack they offer. That's on your own time /not included in the 90 or 120 minutes to which you've committed.
- When they make small talk about your job, express a sincere interest in getting started with the sales pitch! You're excited to see it! Excited to buy! They want to judge your ability to pay, and they want to see whether you have kids, etc. so they can tailor their pitch to your spacial needs. A good phrase: "Oh, we came to get away from our jobs and home life!"
- When you go in, look at your watch and express an interest to get started right away because you have a reservation shortly after the 90 or 120 minute time slot.
- When they start talking about "vacation math" and how it makes sense to commit to your family's time together /how you can have a condo for the price of a standard hotel room (you can't), AGREE! Zip them right through, saying you feel the same way, and you already own one time share and want more!
- When they talk about how you can trade /go to different places, AGREE AGAIN. You already understand the idea and love it!
- Now it's time to look at the unit itself. Insist upon driving your own vehicle -- unless you can walk. Do not put yourself into a position where you're at their mercy for a ride back. Look at it quickly. You LOVE EVERYTHING.
- Now it's time to look at the prices. Oooooh, you are shocked. HOW could it be so high? Open your purse and pull out print-outs of the same condos on the resale market. They'll be like 10% the cost of new. Express your shock, ask WHY you should pay so much when you could buy a previously owned time share for a fraction of the price. Your first time share, of course, you bought second-hand, and you had NO IDEA new cost so much. Explain that you could NEVER pay so much more for the same product -- it's just not responsible fiscal behavior.
- The sales rep will explain that by purchasing new you get a couple benefits -- a couple plane tickets, an extra week. Express shock again -- that doesn't make up for the vast difference in the price.
- Shake your head and say you're done. You'd like to collect your rewards and go.
I promise, this method'll get you in and out in less than the allotted time.
I'm not opposed to going to a time share sales pitch ... but I wouldn't buy. My parents used to take us to them ALL THE TIME, and we enjoyed playing video games (which weren't widely available yet) while they heard the pitch. My husband and I've done a couple of them, and we know how to win that game:
- Refuse the breakfast or snack they offer. That's on your own time /not included in the 90 or 120 minutes to which you've committed.
- When they make small talk about your job, express a sincere interest in getting started with the sales pitch! You're excited to see it! Excited to buy! They want to judge your ability to pay, and they want to see whether you have kids, etc. so they can tailor their pitch to your spacial needs. A good phrase: "Oh, we came to get away from our jobs and home life!"
- When you go in, look at your watch and express an interest to get started right away because you have a reservation shortly after the 90 or 120 minute time slot.
- When they start talking about "vacation math" and how it makes sense to commit to your family's time together /how you can have a condo for the price of a standard hotel room (you can't), AGREE! Zip them right through, saying you feel the same way, and you already own one time share and want more!
- When they talk about how you can trade /go to different places, AGREE AGAIN. You already understand the idea and love it!
- Now it's time to look at the unit itself. Insist upon driving your own vehicle -- unless you can walk. Do not put yourself into a position where you're at their mercy for a ride back. Look at it quickly. You LOVE EVERYTHING.
- Now it's time to look at the prices. Oooooh, you are shocked. HOW could it be so high? Open your purse and pull out print-outs of the same condos on the resale market. They'll be like 10% the cost of new. Express your shock, ask WHY you should pay so much when you could buy a previously owned time share for a fraction of the price. Your first time share, of course, you bought second-hand, and you had NO IDEA new cost so much. Explain that you could NEVER pay so much more for the same product -- it's just not responsible fiscal behavior.
- The sales rep will explain that by purchasing new you get a couple benefits -- a couple plane tickets, an extra week. Express shock again -- that doesn't make up for the vast difference in the price.
- Shake your head and say you're done. You'd like to collect your rewards and go.
I promise, this method'll get you in and out in less than the allotted time.
free to book it through wherever you find the best deal, that’s how it works!
