we received a membership handbook, a vacation planner guide and a letter (or 2) within a couple of weeks of closing. It took about 5 weeks for our membership cards. I called MS and was given our membership # and ID info to get on the member web site when we recieved the guide and handbook. MS said it would take a while for the cards. We also received a letter about our 2005 dues about 2 weeks ago. Oh, and we recieved offers to buy points a SSR twice now. I would definately call MS. We closed the 1st week of August.