Getting upset about our purchase... OLD POST

[Dean]

Originally posted by CaptainMidnight
Of course, those viewing compered to those voting has no relevance. I wouldn't consider the majority of the examples you brought up as bashing either, and those are not the types of comments I was referencing when I placed my vote in the referenced poll. As others indicate they are also aware, there has been much nonsense posted beyond and not consistent with your example comments. I also don't think 327 people are wrong and unaware regarding unfair resort "criticism", "negative comments" or "resort bashing".

At least I know where you stand as some are too sensitive about certain resorts. I would disagree that the number viewing has no relevence. Basically I'd look at unique individuals viewing and not voting as essentially a negative vote. I'm also guessing that many of those who voted were thinking about the sort of issues like I noted above. Many of the rest, like Rich's, are many times tongue in cheek. I do realize that not everyone will realize that and may take offense. I am curious as to your examples of resort bashing though as I can't think of a single one off hand that doesn't fit into the type of comments in my post above or the tongue in cheek type posts of Rich, Nick, etc.

If you want to see DVC bashing, go to TUG and do a search for DVC and the $95 extra "resort services fee". There are a few on this board that can attest to that one as well.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

Originally posted by Dean
... Basically I'd look at unique individuals viewing and not voting as essentially a negative vote. ..

Oh, that makes lots of sense. If you view a poll but elect not to vote even though one of the catagories says each resort is treated fairly, it is esentially a negative vote. Sorry, but that's nonsense.

I'm glad to see the original poster feels better about their purchase, and is better able to filter out some of the unecessary unfair criticism directed towards BCV that at least 104 people report they recognize throught thier vote in the poll.

 

[jimmytammy]

Dont let it get to you. We went through the same thing before our 1st trip home to VWL. Many neg. vibes came up about VWL on this board and I was thinking Oh my what have we done. We bought site unseen, and I was thinking how crazy I was for buying without seeing.
Well thanks to many VWL owners on this board( I remember Granny in particular ) set my nerves at ease. Our 1st trip home went off without a hitch and made me a proud DVC and VWL owner. Cant wait til our next trip. I am looking forward to trying all the DVC resorts out for that matter including BCV.
Calm your nerves and concentrate on that 1st trip home to your beautiful BCVs!! Everything will be fine.

 

[dmoore22]

Any semblance between what you read here and the reality of DVC is purely coincidental. Don't fret. When you hear "Welcome Home!" you will know that all is right in the world. At it's worst Disney is still the best. If there is a problem (and I doubt if there is) contact CR and all will be fixed to you satisfaction and then some.

 

[Dean]

Originally posted by CaptainMidnight
Oh, that makes lots of sense. If you view a poll but elect not to vote even though one of the catagories says each resort is treated fairly, it is esentially a negative vote. Sorry, but that's nonsense.

Perhaps those of us who purchased DVC soley for our personal family vacations, without intending to rent our points out on a semi-regular basis may feel a greater sense of pride and ownership in our home resorts. Maybe that translates to sensativity.

I'm glad to see the original poster feels better about their purchase, and is better able to filter out some of the unnecessary unfair criticism directed towards BCV that at least 104 people report they recognize throught thier vote in the poll.

Of course you're entitled to your opinion. A poll like this is VERY unscientific and VERY skewed, especially when it required you opt in to be counted. It's well known that people who feel strongly about something are far more likely to vote, than those who don't which is why I feel the number of people looking and not voting is relevant. The reason you or I bought really has no bearing on the discussion that I can see. I love and enjoy DVC in many ways but I'm also honest about it's short comings (or those of the various resorts). That's the one thing I find lacking on this board. Many here are like many college ball fans who always see the calls as going against their team. Yes, some are too sensitive, maybe it is 104 of them, I don't know.

You must have a problem with me personally as you've accused me of having a hidden agenda though you didn't respond to a PM to ask what agenda you felt I had. You've just accused me of having less pride in my DVC ownership because I’ve occasionally rented points. I’ve been proud to share my points with others, several of them have bought in because of it. For your information I never bought with the intention of renting points, I just have more points than I can use on a regular basis at present. If you want to keep them in the family, you’re welcome to rent them when I have extra and you’re welcome to buy them when I sell. You didn’t give one example of what you thought was resort bashing, even when I asked. I’d really like to know and I still can’t think of even one example that I’d consider resort bashing.

 

[Nick@ VB+OKW]

Originally posted by Dean
You must have a problem with me personally...

Dean and CaptainMidnight........go to your respective corners.

 

[lenshanem]

YIKES! My thread is leading to a fight!

 

[pat-rick]

I too first purchased sight unseen. Did I worry about what I had done after the purchase, NO. Why? Because I had lurked on this board for just over a year before making the purchase. I was confident from reading all the Good, Bad and Ugly comments that it was the right thing for my family. If I found a problem after making our first trip it couldn't be all that bad and I knew we could live with it. After all, could all you conspire against me just so I would make a purchase. If you did you did a good job because we purchased 2 more contracts last month.
I sorry Shan is unsure about her purchase but I do remember reading many of her post while in the decision phase. I think she and others are taking others venting as a sign of a troubled resort but I have stayed at BWV, OKW, and twice at BCV (my HOME) and have found all the resorts to be a great place to call HOME.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[niks81]

Lenshanem,

I'm just going to be honest with you. I bought into VWL first (site unseen) and BCV after that, also site unseen. We stayed at VWL and I liked it a lot...my favorite has always been the boardwalk though The next year BCV opened and we stayed there...and let me tell you--it was awesome.

I've read the negative reports on here and I personally think people choose to report all the bad issues from there more than the other resorts (like a trend right now LOL) What I will tell you is that BCV, while it may have its problems, appears to be far more popular than VWL and there are reasons for that. I know that from my standpoint, I would rather stay at BCV over VWL for many reasons (and no, I'm not knocking VWL, I love it there). I often wish I had the 160 pts at BCV and 100 pts at VWL instead of vice versa I know that when its come time to rent them that BCV are much easier to get rid of then VWL!

Don't feel like you made the wrong decision. BCV is still fairly new and they are working out some glitches.

 

[RobDoc]

Some of the posts in this thread have begun to drift far from the topic and have become personal in nature.

Please keep responses to the topic of the thread.

Thanks!

 

[CaptainMidnight]

Your right, thanks Doc. My apology for contributing to the problem.

One option for lenshanem might be to rent thier points to ride things out for a little while. My only problem with those who rent out thier points is when they regularly tie up prime holiday weeks using the lowest point cost available and auction those weeks off on e-bay for the highest profit and those who enable these detrimental practices. Whether the DVC board agrees to the point they wish to take this on or not, I feel these detrimental renting ractices cross the line into commercial renting practices and is questionable under the agreement we signed. Otherwise, I've been appreciative of when I have been able to rent points off a fellow member through the rent/trade board. If lenshanem decided to rent our thier BCV points due to the concerns they are expressing over BCV, I'm sure they would find several purchasers anxious to have the 11 month advantage at the resort. The Rent/Trade board is a wonderful forum with which to make those exchanges.

There is a poll, never claimed to be scientific by anyone of course, that indicates BCV is targeted to a much greater frequency of being a victim of more unfair resort "criticism", "negative comments" or "resort bashing" than most of the other resorts. There are many reasons lenshanem can feel confident in her purchase at BVC. I'm glad there has been a reduction recently regarding the level of resort bashing we've seen, as others have reported. This thread shouldn't be a rehashing of the specifics of the resort bashing poll thread, the results of that poll and discussion surrounding it are stated in that thread.

My hope is that lenshanem can have much greater confidence in her Beach Club Villa purchase, and will not over react to negative posts, especally those that may not be realistic.

Enjoy your BCV purchase.

 

[tjkraz]

Thought I'd bump up this post...just because it makes me chuckle. Hopefully it will help some of the newer SSR owners put things in perspective. Wasn't all that long ago that BCV was the red-headed step child.

So, Shan, how do you feel about your purchase almost 2 years later?

 

[disvaclub92]

Thanks for bumping this - funny post!! We have been members since '92 - of course, every place is going to have its ups and downs and we have seen it numerous times. We just returned and had a slight problem at the BWV - oh well - they fixed it and we continued on our vacation.

 

[zurgswife]

Thought I'd bump up this post...just because it makes me chuckle. Hopefully it will help some of the newer SSR owners put things in perspective. Wasn't all that long ago that BCV was the red-headed step child.

So, Shan, how do you feel about your purchase almost 2 years later?

Can't imagine who you might be refering too...

 

[Rozzie]

tjkraz---wow you have allowed me to take my first anxiety free breath since buying at SSR. I never could admit it, but some posts about SSR really had me up at night. I know there are kinks to be worked out, but I am proud to be a SSR owner, thanks for the bump.

 

[thelobstershanty]

Thought I'd bump up this post...just because it makes me chuckle. Hopefully it will help some of the newer SSR owners put things in perspective. Wasn't all that long ago that BCV was the red-headed step child.

So, Shan, how do you feel about your purchase almost 2 years later?

Wow, how far back did you have to dig to bring this thread back to life? I find it amazing that someone would take the time to dig up a thread that is almost 2 yrs old. I am assuming it is to make a point. Which point, I am not clear on.
It cracks me up how sensitive, defensive, whatever, some get over anyone posting anything in the slighest negative way about a DVC resort that is their home resort. What do you care? That is the part I do not understand. As long as you are happy with your DVC purchase, that is all that counts. Do you care if someone has a negative opinion about the car you drive or the style of your real home?
If someone was posting negatives comments about our family, I would be upset and defensive. Posting negative comments about a timeshare we own, could not care less. As long as we are happy, that is all the matters. We like not only like all DVC resorts, we like all WDW resorts, even the value resorts. Of course, we have our favorites but basically like them all. Would we invest money a DVC membership requires, in all the DVC resorts? No. But we still enjoy staying at all the resorts. We stay mostly at our home resorts but will stay at all of them, depending on the trip.

 

[tjkraz]

Wow, how far back did you have to dig to bring this thread back to life?

Ummm...about two years.

I find it amazing that someone would take the time to dig up a thread that is almost 2 yrs old.

I didn't set out to "dig up" the thread. I just happened across it and it amused me. Geez, call off the dogs!

I am assuming it is to make a point. Which point, I am not clear on.

I thought I was pretty clear, but I'll try again:

1. The newest DVC resort has always been nit-picked by the board. It happened to VWL, then BCV, now SSR. Hopefully some SSR owners will take solace in that fact. Judging by the replies, it's already happened.

2. I'm curious to hear how lenshanem feels about her Home resort choice after the fretting that inspired the post.

It cracks me up how sensitive, defensive, whatever, some get over anyone posting anything in the slighest negative way about a DVC resort that is their home resort....

Talk about beating a dead horse...

If you don't like the program, start turning the dial to the right.

 

[JohnNJ]

1. The newest DVC resort has always been nit-picked by the board. It happened to VWL, then BCV, now SSR.

Never happened to Boardwalk. The place is damn near perfect.

 

[bobbiwoz]

The bad mouthing about the BWV that I remember had to do with trash in the hallways. That's our main home resort, and we had a grand gathering planned for my 85 yr old DM and I was worried. It was to be our first stay at BWV, all went very well, but yes, BWV has had it's share of negative threads.

Bobbi

 

[Beach_Bound9]

The bad mouthing about the BWV that I remember had to do with trash in the hallways.

..and rooms being too small, and only one set of elevators, and parking being too far away, and the clown face on the slide, and the long, long hallways... there is a loose point to be made that it seems like all resorts take thier hits at different times if that was suppose to be the intent of bringing this old thread back. I think BWV is a fabulous resort too.

Wow, how far back did you have to dig to bring this thread back to life? I find it amazing that someone would take the time to dig up a thread that is almost 2 yrs old. I am assuming it is to make a point. Which point, I am not clear on.

Well said, the purpose in bringing up this 2 year old post doesn't come through for me very well either, especially given the majority of it is about BCV service problems and poor cleanliness, not resort design issues, seems like an apples to oranges comparision anyway. Although if SSR purchasers feel SSR is getting picked on too much, and seeing this old discussion helps, more power to you.

I wouldn't have caught that this is a two year old dug up post (for some odd reason) if you hadn't pointed it out, thelobstershanty, thanks for watching those dates and giving us a heads up.