Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[BarleyJack]

Anyone belong to a vacation club/timeshare? We've finally made it to the point in life when we can enjoy some more time off and had tossed the idea around, but still don't want to pay a fortune...........what do you guys think?

 

[tellnotails]

a fool and his/her money are soon parted..........

 

[BarleyJack]

well alrighty then, i was just curious

 

[clkelley]

Anyone belong to a vacation club/timeshare? We've finally made it to the point in life when we can enjoy some more time off and had tossed the idea around, but still don't want to pay a fortune...........what do you guys think?

There is always Disney Vacation Club!! Many folks love it. You can also use your points for Ft. Wilderness.

 

[Gatordad]

Timeshares sound ok, but the yearly costs kill you. Don't fall for the line you will switch anywhere you want to go either, as my parents had beachfront in Aruba, and we couldn't switch to hawaii for our honeymoon. disney has one, but i think it's way overpriced.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

We owned DVC for 5 years and got a great value out of it. If you are looking at DVC (take lots of time and hang out on the DVC boards here at the DIS)
I would buy resale. The timeshare store always has inventory. I sold one of mine through them and the other was bought back by Disney but the deal was done after having it on E-bay.


Scott

 

[Gatordad]

I agree with the resale option as well. You can get I think Vero beach for $65 a point or so vs $85 for one of the nicer ones.....

 

[Tent Camping Dad]

We have checked out all sorts of timeshare plans, DW drags me away for those free gifts we always turn down the plans because it will not be worth it for us. If we stayed at deluxe resorts, then probably. Currently our hotel/resort/campground/you-name-it, usually costs the amount of the timeshare maintenance fees a year.

 

[Tent Camping Mom]

DH, Check Your PM Box!

 

[Tent Camping Dad]

I did. I'm just ignoring you

 

[clkelley]

I did. I'm just ignoring you

All right, you two. You live in the same house and have to use DisBoards to talk to each other. What is this world coming to?????

 

[Gatordad]

I'll only get worried when tent camping kid joins the board


maybe they fell in love on the board due to a golf cart or bus route thread.

 

[Tent Camping Mom]

Lol, yes, it's safer on the boards Actually, I'm trying to pinpoint a place for lunch. Much easier to get a yes or no in a message than going around in circles on the phone....so I thought! I want Ruby Tuesdays salad and he wants Casa Blanca. If I eat mexican for lunch, I'll be good for nothing the rest of the afternoon. I'm sure I'll win

 

[clkelley]

Hmmm, Ruby Tuesday's on 72?? What time, maybe a mini DisBoards meet

 

[Tent Camping Mom]

I'll only get worried when tent camping kid joins the board


maybe they fell in love on the board due to a golf cart or bus route thread.

DS actually has a username....Tent Camping Son I just never let him log on. He's restricted to VMK because he's too much like his daddy

 

[Tent Camping Mom]

Hmmm, Ruby Tuesday's on 72?? What time, maybe a mini DisBoards meet

Yep, on 72. I think DH is tired of it. Know any other places with salad bars? Besides Pizza Inn?

 

[clkelley]

Hmmm, KFC has a salad bar, Hoppers in Holiday Inn has a salad bar, Green Hills Grill???? Of course Barnhills, but that's on the other end of University.

 

[clkelley]

Does Outback have a salad bar?? Or TGIF??

 

[Tent Camping Mom]

Hmm...Outback. I don't think they have a salad bar but they do have good specialty salads. I'll work on him with that. I know he can't pass up a steak

 

[Colson39]

BarleyJack, nothing wrong with timeshares, don't listen to anyone that calls you a fool because of it That wasn't very nice of him to call you a fool to begin with

Anyways, I was hoping to go out for lunch today myself but looks like work will be keeping me busy.

P.S. Anyone see the "Undiscovered Walt Disney World" show that was on the Travel Channel last night? It's a repeat, and some of the stuff is old, but I find it to be one of the more entertaining of the Disney travel shows. Of course, every other line is "and the great thing is, most people don't know about it", which is obviously just trying to hook people in, but still, you get to see some of the things that are rarely covered in the Disney travel shows.