The New Vacation Revolution

Instead of analyzing the details before making such a major purchase, the aggressive sales tactics lead us to make our first timeshare purchase in haste. Instead of making sure we were getting our money’s worth, we decided to go for it. We arrived home that evening having spent several thousand dollars and with a bag full of paperwork.

A quick read through some of the agreements and other documents left us quite confused. We had points and weeks and didn’t quite understand what to do with them. We knew that we could somehow exchange it, but once we began to evaluate the value of our purchase (as discussed in Chapter 4), we became more skeptical.

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My wife and I were approached in the hotel lobby during a vacation to Orlando several years ago. The woman was some sort of sales representative, but didn’t mention any sort of sale. Instead, she offered us free tickets to several attractions. All we had to do was attend some sort of presentation that, she assured, would last no longer than 9a 90 minute presentations. It seemed to be quite a bargain, and we were more than willing to attend.

This was our first timeshare presentation. We were impressed by how practical the whole package seemed, and excited about the concept of paying for tomorrow’s vacations with today’s dollarshaving tackling, and thereby savings on the price of future vacations. The resort and its amenities were fantastic, but we hesitated because of the price. We knew nothing about vacation ownership, even though we always stretched the value of each dollar.

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