Guess what? They cancelled 7 days out!

[FreeTime]

Several months ago I posted my dilemma about our invited guests who I felt shouldn't be going because they should use the money to pay their bills. Well they surprisingly were able to come up with spending money (we were paying for their tickets). But guess what? They felt that we also needed to rent them a car to get there now. So there was a big blow up and now we aren't speaking! At this point I feel that even if they apologize we should still tell them too bad. Now I have an extra 1-BR that I need to try to give to someone else on short notice. I may try to use the points (hopefully something will be available) in the Disney Collection. I can't let our points go into holding because I know that we can't go back before they expire as we have already paid for our cruise. Needless to say they defintely will not be asked again! Any advice? Thanks for letting me vent!

 

[zurgswife]

No advice...but I do feel really bad for you.....

 

[Dean]

Sounds for the best all the way around. I'd say cancel and then try to rent the points. Depending on the number of points, you may be able to use your one time double secret option and recover them (even banking them).

 

[Chuck S]

I understand completely. A few years ago I reserved 2 studios so that Mom & I could take a couple of cousins and everyone would have their own bed, rather than the 1 bedroom Mom & I usually get, with me on the fold out.

Well, the day before our flight out we had a rare (in Texas) ice storm, and it was expected to get worse during the night. So I left work early and called our cousins, saying "if nothing else we;ll just sleep in an airport tonight!"...We expected the airport to be open in the morning but the roads from our house to the airport would probably be closed.

One cousin said fine, the other said "Oh, well, I'm all packed, but I just don't think I'd be comfy sleepng n a chair at the airport, so I'm not going."

Anyway, when we got to the airport, they were able to get us in a flight out through Dallas, and we arrived in Orlando about midnight, drove to a Motel 6, and slept the first night.

So now, we had two studios, when we could have enjoyed a 1 bedroom..and we've never invited the cancelled cousin back (and amazingly, she just can't understand why )

 

[dis-happy]

YIKES!!!!! All I can say is, sometimes it's better when some relatives (or in this case friends) are no longer speaking to you. Sorry you've gone through so much to have it come down to this. Good luck working out what to do with the points...

 

[Quadman]

Originally posted by Dean
Depending on the number of points, you may be able to use your one time double secret option and recover them (even banking them).

Sorry for your situation Freetime. I think most DVCers (ourselves included) are the type of people that feel more magic by sharing it with others. This can be great when it works out, and so horrible when things go wrong. Wish you the best of luck with your decision on what to do with your ressie/points.

Also sorry for butting in on the thread to ask a question, but what is the "one time double secret"

 

[Beca]

I'm SOO sorry!!! This has given you far more grief than you deserve...when you were just trying to be nice!! And, now it will cause you to "waste" points. But, looking on the bright side...you will have a much better time without them....they really would've ruined your trip!!

I hope you can come up with "plan B" for your points!!! You might list the ressie on the rent board...see if it gets taken.

Good luck,



Beca

 

[Dean]

Originally posted by Quadman
Sorry for your situation Freetime. I think most DVCers (ourselves included) are the type of people that feel more magic by sharing it with others. This can be great when it works out, and so horrible when things go wrong. Wish you the best of luck with your decision on what to do with your ressie/points.

Also sorry for butting in on the thread to ask a question, but what is the "one time double secret"

DVC has been know to give you a one time mulligan. They will sometimes let you bank points or take them out of a holding account, OR BOTH, when the rules would say otherwise. They will tell you it's a one time exception but I suspect they don't track it. Supposedly it's per member and I've done it once but only on the account that is in my name only and before my wife was on any account, so my wife still has her's coming on the two other contracts.

 

[Goofyzgurl]

I'm sorry to hear about this too. It's awful sometimes what people expect you to do for them instead of doing for themselves. I hope you can rent your points out or something.

 

[CarolA]

Let me get this straight, you were giving them a free room, paying for their tickets and now they want you to pay for a rental car.... and you called them friends. With friends like that I hope you don't have any enimies.

I hope MS can help you this week.

 

[NMW]

So sorry that happened. I hope you can do something with those points. I'd try Dean's idea. See if MS will let you get them back this one time. You don't know until you try . Good luck.

 

[Dagny]

With friends like that, who needs enemies. How freaking selfish ARE these people???? I am really sorry to hear this.... I am sure they don't realize the position they have put you in. Ughhhhhh... my advice.. find new friends....

I would definitely call MS and explain the situation. I am sure there is more than one understanding ear there Keep us posted!

 

[RuthnPaul]

I think your "friends" fall into the category of "With friends like this, who needs enemies"...

 

[LeftCoaster]

Sorry this happened to you but, I'd really take it as a blessing in disguise. Sometimes you have to cut loose toxic people in your life and this seems to be one of those times. It's never easy. It's never fun but down the road, you look back and realize that you're better off.
These people have caused you grief every step of the way. I'm sure the words "thank you" aren't even a part of their vocabulary.

 

[goldilocks_63]

Sorry for your loss, especially when trying to do something nice.

Maybe you could invite someone else?

or maybe rent out the points,

or just enjoy the extra space, or go concierge somewhere with the extra points.

Best wishes, Goldi

(What a pain!!!!)

 

[Cruelladeville]

If you can't get MS to give you back the points, and you can't, or don't want, to rent them--try to upgrade your room to larger accommodations. That way you will be thanking your lucky stars that those "friends" backed out. Frankly, you should be thanking your lucky stars anyway. And it really feels so decadent when you get a larger room than you really need, it's a real "rush".

 

[SleepyatDVC]

I read your original thread about this trip and family and I agree that maybe this blow out and cancellation is a blessing in disguise.

They can't afford this trip. YOU can't afford this trip.

You would have been the bad guys whether or not they went or not! Hopefully, they will use they saved up spending money to pay their utilities but probably not.

I also agree that you will probably have a much better time without them.

I remember that you had given them park tickets for birthday and Christmas gifts. I hope you didn't buy them already and if you did that you can use them another time.

Maybe you can pre-pay something else for them instead - something they need or would really like. Movie certificates for the kids and maybe gift cards for gas for the adults? I would never give money to financially irresponsible people.

I understand you didn't want to disappoint the kids but unforturnately, you can't be their parents.

Good luck with the situation, with your relationship (since they are unfortunately family) and with your points!

 

[eileenfk]

Invite new(or other) friends, and enjoy yourself.

 

[rocketriter]

No good deed goes unpunished. Well, as other posters have suggested, this friendship may have been going toxic anyway; if this hadn't happened, some other sense of entitlement on their part would have come up to push you apart. Better that it's over with. I don't believe in permanently slamming doors on other people, but I would make no effort to make up to them. The effort, if it comes at all, must come from them, and you don't owe them any apologies or concessions.

Meanwhile, try to make lemonade out of lemons. (I'm full of corny sayings tonight.) If you can't get an exception from MS--it doesn't hurt to ask--then upgrade your own accomodations or invite someone else along and give yourself an extra treat for being a kind and generous soul.

 

[manning]

I am sure they don't realize the position they have put you in.

They knew, just didn't care.

Sorry for your loss, especially when trying to do something nice.

What loss? They just hit the jackpot. Those jerks are out of their lives!!!!!!!

So there was a big blow up and now we aren't speaking!

Do yourself a favor. Don't ever speak to them again!!!!!!!!!


There is a good book by Bill Oreilly called " Who's looking out for you". Get it, read it and count your blessings.