Have you ever taken a timeshare tour?
Just wondering because I got one of those "no obligation to buy" letters in the mail and there’s guaranteed prizes of either a cruise or ,200 in cash. Of course, it sounds good for just an hour of your time, but there’s usually a catch. Has anyone been on one before, and did you think the prize was worth the hour timeshare tour?
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yes it sucked
the prize sucked
don’t do it
I am telling you, you will regret wasting your time
Yes, I have taken four timeshare tours in 15 years.
1. Check that letter again. I guarantee you that it DOES NOT
promise a cruise or cash to each attendee. It probably promises that everyone will have A CHANCE of winning one of those things.
2. Some of those tours require a couple of hours of your time, but some require six to eight hours, so be sure you know what you’re going to have to do.
3. Usually, you are met one-on-one by a sales person who reviews your vacation interests/needs and asks how much you spend on vacations every year. They should do that to determine whether or not the program is good for you, but they also do it so that they can structure their presentation so that the program LOOKS good to you.
4. They almost always end with a high-pressure "if you sign up TODAY, in the next HOUR, you will get this special price." That doesn’t give you time to look into the financial stability of the program or the competition in the area — so if you are going to consider purchasing, research the timeshare community and program BEFORE you take the tour.
One of the tours I took was not worth it AT ALL. They required that we sit through a 45 minute video with a group of people, then we had to sit around for an hour waiting so that we could spend two hours with a sales person who gave us the pitch and took us around to look at units. For coming, we got a tiny little hibatchi that would hold two hamburger patties!
One of the tours gave me two overnights in a cabin and use of all of the amenities, including pool and horseback riding. I spent two hours for the sales presentation, which ended with a high-pressure pitch. That one was TOTALLY worth the time; I had a lot of fun at a nice place and learned a lot about the program. They also gave me a check for $100, which paid for my gasoline for the round-trip.
The other two were okay, but I wouldn’t bother to do it again. One gave a $10 restaurant voucher; one gave a lot of little TVs out, but I didn’t get one.