Well, that was certainly interesting and educational.
I had help from another wonderful Diser (thank you disneyfreak) who transferred those points to me today. When I called to make my reservation, lo and behold...they were no longer BCV points but BWV points now. They had..yep, you guessed it...taken on MY home resort priority.
It wasn't a big deal though. I just explained to the very nice and thankfully competent MS person, what I was trying to do and she said they will take care of it manually after the system shuts down for the day. I should be able to view it online by Monday afternoon. The only thing I can suggest to anyone trying to do this in the future, is that you be careful to have as much information as possible about the person transferring to you and get a transfer # if possible. They seem perfectly willing to help when you have your story straight.
Interestingly, she did say that these rooms have been "set aside" for me, so that I did not have to sweat availability at the Beach Club til Monday. That made me feel much better. Beach Club....here we come!! Thanks for the PD Carol. It worked.
I'll let you know if these reservations disappear into the great black MS void.
This is pretty much what I thought would happen.Well, that was certainly interesting and educational.
I had help from another wonderful Diser (thank you disneyfreak) who transferred those points to me today. When I called to make my reservation, lo and behold...they were no longer BCV points but BWV points now. They had..yep, you guessed it...taken on MY home resort priority.
It wasn't a big deal though. I just explained to the very nice and thankfully competent MS person, what I was trying to do and she said they will take care of it manually after the system shuts down for the day. I should be able to view it online by Monday afternoon. The only thing I can suggest to anyone trying to do this in the future, is that you be careful to have as much information as possible about the person transferring to you and get a transfer # if possible. They seem perfectly willing to help when you have your story straight.
I didn't know they did this - that's great! You won't have to worry about availability until Monday.Interestingly, she did say that these rooms have been "set aside" for me, so that I did not have to sweat availability at the Beach Club til Monday. That made me feel much better. Beach Club....here we come!! Thanks for the PD Carol. It worked.
Maybe you will see them on the Members' website sometime on Monday. If not, you can call - I recommend later in the day to avoid the very busy morning hours this time of year.I'll let you know if these reservations disappear into the great black MS void.
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I didn't know they did this - that's great! You won't have to worry about availability until Monday.
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WHY IS THIS STILL HAPPENING??? C'mon MS get on the ball!!
To be honest, I don't think that there was any indication it was going to be fixed, only wishful thinking on the part of some. I doubt it ever will be.I thought this all got fixed!!
I certainly agree but should the burden fall on an $8 per hour MS agent? I'd say tech needs a swift kick in the pants.
I was meaning MS in a general sense, more specifically their tech team. That software must really stink. If they are serious about solving this problem (which I doubt) they need to step up to the plate and get it in gear. The stop-gap measures have got to go. This problem needs a REAL solution.
What they really need is to spend $250,000.00 and have CaskBill write them new code. I bet if they throw in some AKL & CRV points they can get him!
-Tony