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Anyone here ever owned a timeshare?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:48 am
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:48 am
We just left Branson and sit through one of these presentations ( I know I'm OT poor) to get some free tickets too some free shows/attractions. Anyway they want you too pay like 9k and you get too stay at their resorts around the world for like $100 a night plus discounted air flights, car rentals etc. ...their name was Summer Wind Resorts... Seemed a little sketchy.. Anyone ever tried them or any others ?
This post was edited on 6/30/16 at 11:51 am
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Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:48 am to BowDownToLSU
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Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:49 am to BowDownToLSU
Total scam. Walk away now.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:51 am to BowDownToLSU
95% are scams or frick you out of money at a minimum. Disney Vacation Club is the only one I've ever considered legit.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:51 am to BowDownToLSU
No.. No.. No. Think about this. You pay them $9000 and can stay anywhere for $100 a night.. How many times will you actually go to their resort? How much are the rooms if you don't have a timeshare? You do not come out ahead at all. Its a profit maker for sure, but frick no.. Stay away from that.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:52 am to BowDownToLSU
nope
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:52 am to BowDownToLSU
9k year and you still have to pay? scam dude. get out of there.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:53 am to BowDownToLSU
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We just left Branson and sit through one of these presentations
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:53 am to BowDownToLSU
We have discussed this, but my in laws do. I have been to some awesome places. You have to view them as a way to army at in high end places at a discount, not as an investment. If you plan on traveling as a hobby, they are great.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:54 am to tke857
Yea well their pitch is unlimited stays and you can book as little as 24 hours in advance
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:55 am to Broke
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95% are scams or frick you out of money at a minimum. Disney Vacation Club is the only one I've ever considered legit.
I have a friend who bought this. He has two girls (both under the age of 10), I think you can go there for like 4 times a year. The first two years I think they went 3 times, then the past few years it was once or twice. Any company trying to generate more income isn't creating any type of package that benefits its customers.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:55 am to BowDownToLSU
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you can book as little as 24 hours in advance
assuming availability
and can't you book within 24 hrs regardless w/ a hotel assuming they have availability? what am i missing?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:56 am to BowDownToLSU
You must not have got a guy named Louie. I used to frequent a bar in Branson and he was supposedly the GOAT timeshare salesman. He was a damn good pool shark too haha
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:56 am to BowDownToLSU
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Yea well their pitch is unlimited stays and you can book as little as 24 hours in advance
Again, be realistic with yourself and ask yourself how many times will you actually go?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:57 am to Chad504boy
Yea I know an hour and a half I'll never get back( wife's idea) but we did save some $ ...
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:58 am to OweO
Oh we left but they did have people buying them
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:58 am to BowDownToLSU
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Yea I know an hour and a half I'll never get back( wife's idea) but we did save some $ ...
you're going to somehow end up on the ISIS hitlist for not purchasing a timeshare now.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:58 am to BowDownToLSU
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Yea I know an hour and a half I'll never get back( wife's idea) but we did save some $ ..
Well if you don't purchase a timeshare you will, but if you end up buying it then those tickets cost a lot more than you think.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:58 am to BowDownToLSU
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Yea well their pitch is unlimited stays and you can book as little as 24 hours in advance
put it in a spreadsheet.
Average flight to an exotic location for 2 people (plus baggage, transportation, etc.)
average non-peak rate for rooms at said location
Now, throw in the 9,000 joining fee and ALL monthly subscription fees (This is a killer) and see how long it takes to BREAK EVEN on the timeshare. Your mind will be blown.
I know a few people who have sold timeshares the majority of their lives, and they are millionaires. It is one of the better rackets out there if you don't mind selling your soul to the devil. Complete scam.
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