So, so, so exhausted
April 30, 2008
My good “friend” Craig got suckered into one of those timeshare presentations. I think he is pissed I am forcing him to join my gay polygamist compound, well that and the fact that I legally own him according to Facebook. Anyway that jerk gave my name and number to the time share people. The hook sounds pretty sweet, you listen to their schpeal and they give you a free trip to Anaheim, Reno or Vegas. I chose Anaheim. Anyway…long story short I hate Craig.
I left there shaking, they don’t understand the word “no.” This guy actually told me it is a more wise financial decision to stop saving money and put it toward a timeshare and when the furnace goes out to put it on a credit card. His reasoning? Furnaces go down in value, time shares go up. IT MAKES NO SENSE. NONE. I asked him what the market value of his timeshare is today, he told me it was priceless because he is going to will it to his kids.
There is an episode of Friends where Chandler wants to “Quit the Gym.” He can’t because when he tried they bring out a hot girl or a ripped guy who makes him feel like a loser, or convinces him to stay with the gym because the girl is so hot he cant say no. THEY tried that on me! I had to practically yell that I was gay and bringing a hot girl out was NOT going to help. Then they bring out Linda from Corporate…I love her. I was almost in tears and she understood. She gave me my free trip and told me to run.
So I have a free trip to Anaheim, but the cost was great. Time shares are a good idea for a certain type of person, but is no good for me.
Oh and Tyler, Kamille and Jess….sorry.
Peace
I told you so!!!!
You had fun. And I gave you a complete report on what to expect when you got there. That’s like going to the Super Bowl and having the other team’s playbook. Have fun at Disneyland!
I thank you for letting me learn my lesson living vicariously through you. Now I never have to experience that and will continue to sucker my Dad out of his time share usage.
I saw that episode of friends and it was funny shi*! What we learned from our time share presentation experience: Play “good cop/bad cop”. This works well if you have one much stronger personality of the two of you. We got out of there by saying “We don’t make any major purchases without sleeping on it first”. It’s easier to say no over the phone. Also,”I can’t refer anyone without asking their permission first”. If they insist, we give them fake names and phone numbers. I personally think timeshares are a rip off. You can buy out someone else’s time share for less than 1/2 of what these places are asking on EBAY. I don’t understand how they are beneficial. You STILL have to pay for airfare/travel expenses, and with a small amount of research effort, most times you can get a packaged deal for cheap. Let’s be real. Working people vacation a total of maybe 2 weeks a year. When traveling, your not going to be spending THAT much time in your room. Do you really NEED a condo?? Of course go. Get the free vacation. Just be prepared!
My brother just bought into that. I think it is a good idea IF you have the money. If you don’t fancy the idea of vacationing in these sort of places then it isn’t. Everyone is different. I am not even going to tell you about the person I knew that went on one of these free vacations and had a dive of a hotel. I have also gone on a free vacation from said resort and had a great time and a great room. Every location is different. My friend and I chose a location that wasn’t to “old” and wouldn’t have crappy hotels. Good luck and have fun! Let us know all about it.
die, douchebag, die.
karma will catch up with you for this…
Yeah, so I had Denise Albiston answer my phone for me and tell those people that I died in a car crash.
Now that’s funny.
I say these are very much worth the free trip. And the sales guys? They’re ridiculous entertainment!