Timeshare Presentations

[Anonymous]

My parents got us a Disney vacation by sitting through a timeshare presentation. Look around in Florida for them. We got a free breakfast, and my brother and i got to take a small boat out on a lake for free (fun fact: neither of us could swim and nobody was watching us) and three hours after it started, we had Disney and SeaWorld and an extra condo or hotel room or something. My grandparents flew out to join us for a vacation from that.

[Anonymous]

We did one recently in Orlando for Hilton. 3 (or 4?) nights for something like $159 plus points. We went to Universal (on our own dime), which was fun, but I found the meeting part exhausting. They kept switching out for harder and harder sells.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did one recently in Orlando for Hilton. 3 (or 4?) nights for something like $159 plus points. We went to Universal (on our own dime), which was fun, but I found the meeting part exhausting. They kept switching out for harder and harder sells.

By plus points I meant they gave us points afterward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did a great time share pitch at my parents time share in Cabo. It was a great buffet breakfast with mimosas.. then the kids kept interrupting the pitch so they offered to send all three to the kids club for free for 2 hours. Sure! Then they drove me around the resort on a golf cart for an hour giving me mimosas while they showed me the new construction. I asked tons of questions because I find all that really interesting but just kept saying “no, we have zero interest in buying!” Finally they let me go and I had a nice mimosa nap before picking up the kids from the kids club. (Which was normally $40/hours per kid, so $240.). They gave us coupons to do 2 free activities so we did a whale watching/snorkel trip and then a sunset sail with lovely snacks and drinks. It was like best ever time share pitch.

I actually would recommend that time share to anybody because it’s a great property.

Wow! Do you remember the resort name?

[Anonymous]

I did one at Breathless in Cabo (adults only) but sounds similar. It's Hyatt's Unlimited Vacation Club membership they're trying to sell ("it's not a timeshare" they insist.) I sat through the free mimosa buffet breakfast, kept saying no, and at the end they gave me free spa and boat tour vouchers and offered me a greatly reduced-price 5-night return to any of their all-inclusives if I'll sit through it again. I like gaming their system.

I just called a Hilton to change a reservation and afterwards they put me through to some sales pitch and I actually agreed to a 5-night voucher at one of 15 resorts for $200 if I sit through another presentation while there.

I have fun with this stuff like you, OP

[Anonymous]

My parents purchased timeshare when I was eight. They tried selling it for years with zero luck. The only way they were able to offload it was through death. They were trapped for 40 years.

[Anonymous]

I'm also great a saying no. I got passes for 4 days at all 3 Disney/Universal properties for 4 people at the Westgate Resort in Kissimmee.i think we got food vouchers too.

[Anonymous]

We did one years ago at a St Martin resort, given to us by FIL who had a time share there. Said no and got a free rental car for the week we were there, which we used to get the hell away from the resort we were at. We learned we like to explore, and are not resort people (laying on the beach and drinking do not appeal to us)

[Anonymous]

Those presentations are yucky. This thread was more likely started by a timeshare salesperson. I believe that even the things they hand out have a catch and are not free.
Easy no from me for attending any presentation

[Anonymous]

Please don’t do this, especially in Mexico. Lots of timeshare fraud tied to the Mexican cartels. Marriott has even sued companies over it — they use Marriott’s name. Google it if you don’t believe me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did a great time share pitch at my parents time share in Cabo. It was a great buffet breakfast with mimosas.. then the kids kept interrupting the pitch so they offered to send all three to the kids club for free for 2 hours. Sure! Then they drove me around the resort on a golf cart for an hour giving me mimosas while they showed me the new construction. I asked tons of questions because I find all that really interesting but just kept saying “no, we have zero interest in buying!” Finally they let me go and I had a nice mimosa nap before picking up the kids from the kids club. (Which was normally $40/hours per kid, so $240.). They gave us coupons to do 2 free activities so we did a whale watching/snorkel trip and then a sunset sail with lovely snacks and drinks. It was like best ever time share pitch.

I actually would recommend that time share to anybody because it’s a great property.

Wow! Do you remember the resort name?

Yes it’s hacienda Del Mar. they are super nice there. Only downside to property is that like many Cabo beaches, it’s not very swimmable. We went several times because my parents were owners and the two bedroom suites with kitchen were great with the kids. Nice pools and onsite restaurants too. The kids are teens now but keep asking to go back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents purchased timeshare when I was eight. They tried selling it for years with zero luck. The only way they were able to offload it was through death. They were trapped for 40 years.

Probably like an RCI timeshare. Those were really popular decades ago and were a huge PITA.

The marriot and Hilton ones make a lot of sense for some families. Not me but my siblings who are very financially savvy have them and don’t regret them.

[Anonymous]

If you or DH is over 55 you can stay at the Villages for free for at least 4 nights.

[Anonymous]

Also having done a couple of these, I’ve found that you do not want to say anything like “we can’t afford it” because that’s an invitation for them to talk endlessly about how you can.

Just say “I have zero interest in this.” Or “I do not want this.” Over and over. Nicely because most of these time share people are nice young people trying to make it in a crap economy in which they were told hospitality and sales were the future.

[Anonymous]

What if you just show-up to the presentation without any form of payment?