Why wouldn't you join DVC?

[Nick@ VB+OKW]

This question was posted on the Resort board......and might help people that are on the fence about DVC.
Why wouldn't you join DVC? Here is the link below........

http://130.94.75.33/showthread.php?s=&threadid=540254

It should make for some intresting reading and give views from the other perspective.

 

[JimC]

Interesting thoughts. Thanks Nick.

 

[uyrbaldwin]

Thanks.......Still on the sidelines but this helps.

 

[mikesmom]

Omigosh

Did you see the one who vacations at the poly for 30 days a year? how many points would that be??

 

[jaysue]

Very interesting perspectives - DVC is not for everyone

thanks for link Nick

cheers
jaysue

 

[zurgswife]

Thanks for the link Nick very interesting...

 

[HookdonWDW]

We just got back from WDW, and dh and I got into a conversation with some really nice people during Illuminations one evening. They talked about the fact that they go to WDW for a week every year without fail. Through the course of our conversation, I asked them if they'd ever looked at DVC. The dh stated that they had looked at it, and he can't figure out any reason why it wouldn't be a great deal for them, but he just hasn't been able to get himself motivated to sign on the dotted line!

We laughed and commiserated as we remembered how we once thought that DVC sounded "too good to be true", and that we must be missing something in the fine print! DVC is definitely not for everyone, and some of us take a while to see how much "for us" DVC really is. (Ugh, great grammatical structure... )

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

I tried to predict the reasons before reading the thread and hit most of them. The only thing that surprised me was that the Poly was not mentioned more often. Not being able to stay at the Poly any more is usually what I hear the as the reason not to join.

I think most of the reasons people give are legitimate and that clearly DVC is not for everyone.

HBC

 

[crisi]

Don't want to spoil their thread, but these are the reasons we waited....

1) Money. We waited until we could pay cash without hardship and dues where no big deal. Good Reason. BTW, other people have far fewer hangups about money than I do. I don't think its always a bad idea to take a loan for DVC, its just always a bad idea for me.

2) Committment. Until we had kids, we weren't interested in every year or every other year Disney vacations. Good Reason. Though if you are hanging on the resort board at the DIS it probably isn't one of your reasons.

3) Timeshare Fear. Timeshares don't have a good reputation, so I just avoided it because of that. Bad Reason. There are some lousy timeshares out there, DVC is not one of them.

 

[Disney Doll]

Interesting perspectives. Some folks are misiinformed, which is too bad.

As we always say, DVC is not for everyone, but I sure am glad it works for us!!!!!!

 

[DrTomorrow]

I was surprised by the fact that several posters said that DVC wasn't for them because they made too many and/or too long visits at WDW!

 

[rsschneck]

We have only owned since 2002. Purchased resale with most of the 2002 points banked, so we are working on the third year of points really. We have used points for 3 accomidations and 1 (3) night cruise. We have 2 other trips planned this year. So, I was doing some math and we figure we will break even between 4-5 years (not including yearly maintenance). We are thrilled with our purchase. I really like the kitchen and washer/dryer while on vacation. We pack less, relax more, and I don't have a ton of laundry when I get home.

DVC is not for everyone, but I am glad it IS for ME!

When DD is out of school our points should stretch even farther! YEAH!

 

[Lexxiefern]

Wow, very interesting thread. I guess I can understand most of the reasons - glad I love it though!!

 

[Ralph&Pam]

I find the complaints about the high point cost of weekend nights interesting. Some posters seem to have a problem accepting this structure, since cash rates at WDW do not differentiate (even though there presumably is higher demand for weekend nights at resort hotels). In Las Vegas (and even at some other WDW-area hotels), room rates are typically higher on the weekends and lower mid-week, but Disney generally does not price this way. We have never avoided weekend nights and simply think of the total point cost for a particular trip rather than lamenting the fact that the points for Friday and Saturday nights are so much higher. What matters to me in the end is the "average" point cost per night (and the season), since this determines how many nights we can stay over the course of a year. Other DVCers avoid the high cost weekend nights to get more nights total. YMMV.

Ralph

 

[birdiesunshine]

Hi there!
We just bought our timeshare in September of last year and we will be using it for the first time in May at the Boardwalk. I can't wait. Since we go to Disney every year and stay on site I don't see how we can go wrong being part of the DVC.

 

[RoyalCanadian]

Originally posted by Ralph&Pam
I find the complaints about the high point cost of weekend nights interesting. Some posters seem to have a problem accepting this structure, since cash rates at WDW do not differentiate (even though there presumably is higher demand for weekend nights at resort hotels).

I was quite shocked to do a price-check on staying at a WDW hotel and found there was no price differential between weeknight and weekend. Not only is this a reality in Las Vegas and in other WDW area hotels, I think it's the reality of the hospitality industry in most hotels. Stay during the week at most hotels -- pay less than staying on weekends.
I read through the thread on the Resorts board and didn't find it too different than reading through some of the threads on this board. To be honest, we love to promote where we like to stay and I think we can all come with figures that will support our decisions. (I have the spreadsheet of figures supporting my own decision to buy 150 SSR points.)
If the lady likes to stay 30 nights at the Poly and can't imagine ever not staying there -- then she is going to come up with the figures to support her decision,even if we DVC-owners can't possibly fathom that. As for the person who was convinced that DVC was only for those who didn't visit WDW nearly as much as they did -- of course, we know that is completely wrong as there is rarely a week that goes by without a DVC member warning an interested party NOT to purchase DVC because they won't be at WDW nearly enough to make it worthwhile.
Remember -- there are only lies, d*** lies, and statistics.

 

[burnsoc]

Someone posted on that thread that 65% of DVC sales are resold in 6 years. I would love to know where this statistic comes from. With 80,000 members, many of which own multiple contracts, I find it highly unlikely. We would definitely see more than 30 - 40 resales available at each site at any given time. Does anybody know of sites that specifically rent points? That was a new one to me. I agree with several of the posters who mentioned not wanting to take on debt to pay for vacations. The having a kitchen is a negative, is a mystery to me. While we only use it for coffee and a light breakfast or to pop open a bottle of wine with cheese and crackers, the kitchen is certainly a nice convenience. In fact having my accomodations paid for in advance allows me to spend more money on meals than I did previously. Last November my DW and I took my in laws to the Chef's Table at V&A's. That same trip we also went to Spoodles, Artist Point, Flying Fish and California Grill and we did an illuminations cruise to boot.. I definitely would not have done this if I had a room bill to pay. This Thanksgiving we'll be taking my family (14 of us) on our points. That is something we would never do without DVC. I'll take any DVC unit over any of the WDW hotel rooms anytime. As the saying goes "different strokes for different folks".

 

[sunan]

Originally posted by burnsoc
The having a kitchen is a negative, is a mystery to me. While we only use it for coffee and a light breakfast or to pop open a bottle of wine with cheese and crackers, the kitchen is certainly a nice convenience.

ABSOLUTELY!!

 

[Pa@okw95]

Another reason for not joining for me, is I would not want to be a member of any club that would allow me to be a member. G.
Marx of the Marx brothers.