SSR incentives are back

[byurick]

This just popped up today and looks like incentives are slightly worse than the previous sale (the fine print says starting Oct 29th) https://dvcexplorer.com/fin/m/SaratogaSprings_Member_DeveloperCredit.pdf

I also noticed this in my dashboard:

 

[hhisc16]

This just popped up today and looks like incentives are slightly worse than the previous sale (the fine print says starting Oct 29th) https://dvcexplorer.com/fin/m/SaratogaSprings_Member_DeveloperCredit.pdf

I also noticed this in my dashboard:

Looks like this is the only "sold out resort" with incentives.

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

anyone have the chart for the SSR incentives from the last cycle for comparison?

 

[byurick]

anyone have the chart for the SSR incentives from the last cycle for comparison?

 

[supercarrie]

I guess they are feeling the need for a drop product again. I wonder if a new member sale will follow.

 

[Herding_Cats]

As someone with a resale contract waiting on rofr, I’m not excited.

 

[Fijiism]

As someone with a resale contract waiting on rofr, I’m not excited.

Yikes! Me too.

 

[Jshep105]

As someone with a resale contract waiting on rofr, I’m not excited.

Yikes! Me too.

I was just thinking the same thing reading this.. hopefully they don’t start taking SSR contracts all of a sudden

 

[Cyberc1978]

As someone with a resale contract waiting on rofr, I’m not excited.

Yikes! Me too.

Buying 150 points you still pay a mind blowing $190 pp

Unless it comes much further down you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

 

[chlwodud85]

Kind of miss the prev VGF $16x pp promotion

but then again my $80 SSR resale is still good enough ^^

 

[disneylandtour]

I suspect this sale is actually a decoy. It's an offer to provide context and to push buyers toward the actual target, which is Poly right now. It allows guides to say, If the price is too high at Poly, you could get SSR at $190pp. Customers then think about that for an hour or a day, then come back and say, We feel like there's more value in Poly, with the location and longer expiration and so on. I think that's what's really going on here. It's not to sell a lot of SSR--they'll sell a little--it's rather to push people toward Poly at those pretty wacky near-full prices in a way to make Poly seem like the better value.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I suspect this sale is actually a decoy. It's an offer to provide context and to push buyers toward the actual target, which is Poly right now. It allows guides to say, If the price is too high at Poly, you could get SSR at $190pp. Customers then think about that for an hour or a day, then come back and say, We feel like there's more value in Poly, with the location and longer expiration and so on. I think that's what's really going on here. It's not to sell a lot of SSR--they'll sell a little--it's rather to push people toward Poly at those pretty wacky near-full prices in a way to make Poly seem like the better value.

I think its a distinct possibility. The incentive is actually pretty bad. If they really are wanting to sell it they didnt do themselves any favors by making the OKW deal as good as it was. Because now it's always going to be compared to that. However there is the FOMO people that will buy just because the OKW deal sold out.

 

[Fijiism]

I suspect this sale is actually a decoy. It's an offer to provide context and to push buyers toward the actual target, which is Poly right now. It allows guides to say, If the price is too high at Poly, you could get SSR at $190pp. Customers then think about that for an hour or a day, then come back and say, We feel like there's more value in Poly, with the location and longer expiration and so on. I think that's what's really going on here. It's not to sell a lot of SSR--they'll sell a little--it's rather to push people toward Poly at those pretty wacky near-full prices in a way to make Poly seem like the better value.

You may well be correct! Happy to report that my SSR contract just passed ROFR!

 

[Jshep105]

I suspect this sale is actually a decoy. It's an offer to provide context and to push buyers toward the actual target, which is Poly right now. It allows guides to say, If the price is too high at Poly, you could get SSR at $190pp. Customers then think about that for an hour or a day, then come back and say, We feel like there's more value in Poly, with the location and longer expiration and so on. I think that's what's really going on here. It's not to sell a lot of SSR--they'll sell a little--it's rather to push people toward Poly at those pretty wacky near-full prices in a way to make Poly seem like the better value.

That makes a lot of sense. I was worried that if they continue to keep having SSR incentives, then they might start taking some back in ROFR. If they’re not actually selling many direct SSR contracts though then there probably isn’t anything to worry about. It’s definitely hard to justify SSR direct prices vs. resale right now. I would choose Poly direct over SSR right now with the pricing and longer contract, so your theory makes sense to me

 

[supercarrie]

I suspect this sale is actually a decoy. It's an offer to provide context and to push buyers toward the actual target, which is Poly right now. It allows guides to say, If the price is too high at Poly, you could get SSR at $190pp. Customers then think about that for an hour or a day, then come back and say, We feel like there's more value in Poly, with the location and longer expiration and so on. I think that's what's really going on here. It's not to sell a lot of SSR--they'll sell a little--it's rather to push people toward Poly at those pretty wacky near-full prices in a way to make Poly seem like the better value.

This is an interesting theory, but the email I received this morning indicates this is a member exclusive offer.

Is there another version for new members that is being offered? The URL that normally would have it was a broken link for me.

 

[disneylandtour]

This is an interesting theory, but the email I received this morning indicates this is a member exclusive offer.

Is there another version for new members that is being offered? The URL that normally would have it was a broken link for me.

The offer is NOT on EITHER the new members or the existing members add-on page. I'm guessing this was put together quickly to create a false comparison of value and then emailed out. It would be interesting to know how wide it's being used. But this really looks like a classic decoy offer to drive people to the target option, which is Poly.

 

[supercarrie]

The offer is NOT on EITHER the new members or the existing members add-on page. I'm guessing this was put together quickly to create a false comparison of value and then emailed out. It would be interesting to know how wide it's being used. But this really looks like a classic decoy offer to drive people to the target option, which is Poly.

I'm confused - it is clearly listed on the add on page for me. In any event, I agree with your theory for existing members, but since it is not being offered to new members, I expect the results of this effort to be minimal. It is just curious to me that they didn't extend it to new members, but perhaps that will follow in the coming weeks. Hard to do that when the SSR incentives are so terrible, though.

 

[disneylandtour]

I'm confused - it is clearly listed on the add on page for me. In any event, I agree with your theory for existing members, but since it is not being offered to new members, I expect the results of this effort to be minimal. It is just curious to me that they didn't extend it to new members, but perhaps that will follow in the coming weeks. Hard to do that when the SSR incentives are so terrible, though.

So strange. Here's every offer that comes up on my add-on page...

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125 to 149 Vacation Points	$20 Per Vacation Point	$2,500 to $2,980
150 to 199 Vacation Points	$27 Per Vacation Point	$4,050 to $5,373
200 to 249 Vacation Points	$29 Per Vacation Point	$5,800 to $7,221
250 to 299 Vacation Points	$30 Per Vacation Point	$7,500 to $8,970

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125 to 149 Vacation Points	$17 Per Vacation Point	$2,125 to $2,533
150 to 199 Vacation Points	$23 Per Vacation Point	$3,450 to $4,577
200 to 249 Vacation Points	$28 Per Vacation Point	$5,600 to $6,972
250 to 299 Vacation Points	$35 Per Vacation Point	$8,750 to $10,465

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150 to 199 Vacation Points	$18 Per Vacation Point	$2,700 to $3,582
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200 to 249 Vacation Points	$27 Per Vacation Point	$5,400 to $6,723
250 to 299 Vacation Points	$31 Per Vacation Point	$7,750 to $9,269

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[disneylandtour]

I really do think this was quickly put together to re-contextualize pricing on Poly Tower. I think it may take a while for them to update everything?

 

[davidhr]

I see it too. As usual, for sold out resorts you have to reach out to an agent to get the details, but it’s definitely showing up in the add on tool