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    #1

    Time share situation..........

    I kept getting offers for one of those time share things so I decided I'll go check it out. I don't have anything else to do today so I figure it will be an interesting experience.

    Here's the criteria:

    It's supposed to be 90 minutes. I'm willing to bet it will be 4 hours at least.

    I'm promised $500 cash, $40 gift card for gas, and a free 7 day vacation.

    I'll report back on what I really get.

    My parents said they went to one to get a 27 piece crystal set once. They said it would up being 10 crystal glasses and 17 plastic stirs.

    My brother in law actually got a free vacation out of one - but warned me not to expect much. He said his hotel was kinda shoddy and the flight had like 7 layovers.

    Anyone have any similar experiences?
    "We praise or find fault, depending on which of the two provides more opportunity for our powers of judgement to shine."
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    #2
    Originally posted by Turf1600 View Post
    My parents said they went to one to get a 27 piece crystal set once. They said it would up being 10 crystal glasses and 17 plastic stirs.

    At least as far as cash goes who cares if you get 25 20s or 500 1s.

    Good luck!
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      #3
      i inherited 27 years of a time share in puerto vallarta and love it because it was free. id NEVER buy into one of those fucking things. and going to the presentations is a fucking joke. i fell for that shit a couple times. as long as youre not on vacation i guess its ok but i still wouldnt waste my time. high pressure bullshit and they get pissed when you tell them youre just there for the free shit. but to waste a vacation day on that crap is really sad. time shares are a horrible investment
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        #4
        Yeah I'm in it for the giggles. I plan on majorly fucking with the salesmen.

        Any free shit is cool too because I was probably just going to fart around this afternoon.
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          #5
          Ok, here is the deal. I goto those presentations all the times for the free gifts. I just got back from a free weekend getaway on Cataline Island. I have a free trip coming up to Vegas, and just had a free trip to vegas a couple months ago. I learned this trick from my dad, who does about 1 timeshare a month for the free gifts. Make sure the company is a reputable time share. Try to get on the mailing list for the good ones and you will get awesome gifts.

          I have done Hilton, Lawrence Welk, Tahiti Village to name a few. All you have to do is goto the presentation, at the end say "I do not want to purchase" ask for your gifts and leave.

          Oh, and your 90 minute one is the presentation length, not the massive sales pitch from the sales guy at the end. THe first sales guy you say no too, will say "ok, let me go get somebody to sign off on your gifts." THen, they bring in "THE CLOSER." He is a like a super sales guy, and trys to make an offer to good to refuse. It can be a waste of time, but I have always found out the gifts pan out.
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            #6
            How do I get on said mailing lists? I love free shit.
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              #7
              I may have to look into this lucrative market.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber View Post
                I may have to look into this lucrative market.
                This shall not be viewed as a carreer!
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                  #9
                  damn.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Turf1600 View Post
                    How do I get on said mailing lists? I love free shit.
                    It is a call list. The first one I got into was http://www.tahitivillage.com/ IF you ever goto Las Vegas, this group has a fucking booth in just about every hotel (Harrahs backed IIRC). ANd they litter the streets trying to get people to sign up. The time share industry is big business, I have looked into it to see how they can afford to give all this free shit away when they even know themselves that 90% of the people go just for the free gifts. I will say though, they make it sound like an incredible deal. I have come across good salesmen in my time, and I must say, these people are GOOD.

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                      #11
                      So how can they afford it?
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Turf1600 View Post
                        So how can they afford it?
                        Well, its a multi-billion dollar industry (i think like 6 billion in sales a year or so). So either way, the gifts you usually get are linked to properties the company owns, which the rooms are unused anyway. So it doesn't actually cost them very much to put you up, and they have special deals with the airline companies for flights and such. Some require you get there on your own, and then the stay is free (this really doesn't cost them much). Most of the vegas trips we take require you to get there (which isn't bad on our own dime/time). Think about how many hotels are on the strip that are Harrahs? When we went last time they gave us our choice of hotel, Ballys, IP, Flamingo, etc etc. We went during a non-busy time so it isn't like they were fully booked anyway. They also use it as a loss-leader to try to get you spend money in the hotel/casino as well. I am sure they can write-off the expenses as a huge tax brake as well for all these "promotional" items.

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                          #13
                          I've never gone to one, but one of my friend's does this from time to time. She says you have to be VERY firm in saying no. Like trent said, these guys are good, you just have to keep saying no to them and not get sucked into their sales pitch.

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                            #14
                            They had 3 different sales people talk to me. I got a completely paid for 4 day cruise and 7 days hotel somewhere...
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                              I just hope Tad stops trying to challenge Stan to a ski-off...

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