Cheap Vacation Deals

[cpals]

Anyone ever do the deal where you get a ridiculously low price for like a 4 day - 3 night hotel stay or longer and all you have to do is sit in on a 'usually' high pressure sales of a timeshare of some sort?

Our finances are really low this year and next month is our 1 year anniversary so we wanted to get away for a few days and this seems like it would be a good way to go somewhere cheap yet nice. I've heard horror stories though of where people are in the 'meetings' for hours and hours and the pressure is too much.

Anyone done it before with any problems? Any tips on getting out of the meetings or pretty much telling the people that you don't care about the time shares and only went for the free nights?

Also, we're looking at Orlando, FL if anyone knows of some deals on hotels!

Thanks.

 

[SaoFeng]

just say no

 

[nanette1985]

We used to do these all the time, back before the divorce. I enjoyed watching the high-powered sales teams pull out all their secret techniques.

We learned to just sit there and look bored. Don't answer any of their questions - they try to "engage" you in conversation. Don't play games with them, just sit thru the sales pitch. When they get you alone with "your" sales guy, don't talk to him. It can feel wierd, but remember that they're just trying to sell you something - they aren't your friend.

If you look interested, that's when you get the hours-and-hours of meetings. WHatever you do, don't show any interest. They'll keep trying to wear you down. No fun.

But yes, you do get good freebies. Good luck.

 

[cpals]

Cool, thanks for the insight princess ida... that's what I was looking for!

 

[orakle]

I sat through one of these things once in Florida for some free tickets to Universal Studios. The timeshare places were actually pretty swanky, but just say no. Like Ida said, don't let them engage you in conversation. Listen to their sales pitch, and when they sit you down with their salesperson, listen to what he has to say, be polite, but be firm. Don't show that you're interested in the place or they'll keep trying to wear you down. Above all, don't bring your kids if you can avoid it. They'll be dazzled by the brilliance of the sales pitch and they'll just make it harder for you to say no.

I loved Universal Studios. Sitting through that sales thing with free doughnuts and coffee wasn't so bad.

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