I got sneaky today….

[MeridaMonkey]

My husband and I own 200 pts direct at CCV and 140 pts resale at BLT, which I always thought were more than enough for our merry band of 3 (me, hubby and our 14 year old daughter) along with the occasional RunDisney weekend or big family trip…then we stayed at Riviera last month and fell totally in love

So now I am low-key monitoring resale prices for a Riviera contract and managed to subtly plant the seed with my hubby today ….resale restrictions are a non-issue, any Riviera points we buy would be used strictly for Riviera.

Is it sneaky/manipulative of me to plant the thought of a Riviera contract in his brain and then say nothing more about it, knowing how effective that method is to get him to go along with something I want?

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

I’m certainly not going to talk you out of it - we love Riviera!!

 

[Brian Noble]

Is it sneaky/manipulative

Only your couples' counselor could say for sure.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Is it sneaky/manipulative of me to plant the thought of a Riviera contract in his brain and then say nothing more about it, knowing how effective that method is to get him to go along with something I want?

My husband would love if I did this. I plant seeds and then I don’t shut up about it.

Let us know how this goes! I will be at RIV next month hoping DH likes it. As of now he is not on board.

 

[MeridaMonkey]

My husband would love if I did this. I plant seeds and then I don’t shut up about it.

Let us know how this goes! I will be at RIV next month hoping DH likes it. As of now he is not on board.

You’ll hear the trumpets sound if the seed sprouts, I’m sure

Riviera was an incredibly pleasant surprise; we weren’t quite sure what to expect but since we’re wanting to try all of the DVC resorts we booked when the opportunity presented itself, and we were absolutely thrilled with it.

 

[intamin]

If my wife was as into DVC as I am we'd be broke. That being said, as the planter of ideas myself I say PLANT AWAY

 

[cruisehopeful]

So now I am low-key monitoring resale prices for a Riviera contract and managed to subtly plant the seed with my hubby today ….resale restrictions are a non-issue, any Riviera points we buy would be used strictly for Riviera.

Is it sneaky/manipulative of me to plant the thought of a Riviera contract in his brain and then say nothing more about it, knowing how effective that method is to get him to go along with something I want?

Haha, go for it. I'm currently doing the same thing with Aulani resale. I'm actually not 100% sure that I will want to buy it, but I'm already explaining how cheap Aulani resale is. He's asking me if we can use the points at other resorts and which resorts, which is very interesting since he's supposedly not that into Disney only vacations.

 

[beccasmom]

We love the Riviera and would purchase in a second if we were still working. As retirees it unfortunately is not prudent financially for us. It’s a lovely resort and we will continue to enjoy our stays there. I hope it works out for you!

 

[Wedgeout]

Be sure to sit him a bit outside in the sunlight and keep him hydrated.

 

[Girlstar30]

I dont think its manipulative because he loved it too. Sneaky would be if you docusigned the contract without him tbh if I did that my wife would never know but I would NEVER do that ofc! I instead, like you, plant the seeds. This latest contract of ours was actually easy to convince her because I presented it in the way of the price being too good to pass up and that appealled to her. You didnt say how you planted the seed, but I didnt plant the seed until after I started looking too so I may be the wrong person to ask

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

We’ve stayed at most DVC resorts at this point and there’s something special about Riviera that feels like an oasis unlike any of the others…we find ourselves drawn to visit even when we don’t stay there. Keep us posted!

 

[Girlstar30]

We’ve stayed at most DVC resorts at this point and there’s something special about Riviera that feels like an oasis unlike any of the others…we find ourselves drawn to visit even when we don’t stay there. Keep us posted!

I will say there is something about Riviera that draws me to it as well and its one of my top searches for availability when considering a stay. Even though I had more fun at bwv (when comparing epcot resorts), I think the rooms at riv are much nicer and I prefer a newer hotel room and I like a sophisticated theme. These new layouts are just so much more impressive (to me) The food is also really good and less children is a plus for us