My wife and I almost joined back in in May of 2000, but decided to spend the money on house repairs. We took my parents to WDW in October of this year. They had such a great time they decided to join the DVC (which was very surprising since they have always dislike timeshares!). As a Christmas present they made us joint owners!
I told my Mom that would be a great family gift for my family of 3 and my sisters family of 4 since we are both members, but my husband and I should get more because she already has 350 points and we only have 150. We need to catch up!