New Member cancelling

[T/S Guy Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close T/S Guy]

New member cancelling

All of the comments to my post are interesting and I thank you all for responding.

I would like to offer all of you some advice: When you sign up for a t/s presentation, you do so to get the free gifts and possibly an inexpensive vacation. Your obligation is to attend a 90 minute presentation. At the end of the 90 minutes you should announce to the representative that you have completed your obligation and that the presentation is over. Regardless of what the representative tells you at that point you are entitled to receive all gifts that were promised to you. Stand your ground.

I agree, there are many t/s reps that are cold blooded, ruthless and without a conscience, just like you would find in any profession. The good people (reps) far out number the bad ones. Follow your gut feeling about the character of the rep you are dealing with.

I am not in a sales position (for the sake of proper ethics my position and t/s company shall remain confidential), however my position with my company is that of policing / correcting the sales information for the benefit of the new owners. We want the new owner to understand exactly what they have purchased and do everything possible to make sure the new owner has made a proper decision. We don't want cancellations. Again, those not involved in the sales process, and who are involved in the new owner protection process, are drastically hurt by cancellations

I wish a very happy day for all of you.

[crwisconsin Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close crwisconsin]

You have to be kidding

However, I don't understand why you would purchase something for thousands of dollars at point of sale and turn around and want to cancel as soon as you leave the sales floor.

People attending a t/s presentation always have their excuses in place so they can say "No". Why didn't you stick with your excuses and say "No".

If you don't have the courage or intestinal fortitude to say "No' to a t/s presentation don't attend one.

Come on now. Some people do attend a sales presentation to learn about timeshares. They are on vacation with 2 screaming kids in a one room hotel room. A two bedroom, two bath resort sounds appealing. True, the gift helps them decide to give up part of their vacation time so they sign up. However, they do not know that they are going to meet people who make used car salesmen look like saints. They didn't walk in with "excuses" in place. When you say "intestinal fortitude", you know what the unknowing are being subjected to. And that's why timesharing still has a bad name.

Charles
PS Timesharing is indeed great if you know what it really is and you can afford it.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

I am not in a sales position (for the sake of proper ethics my position and t/s company shall remain confidential), however my position with my company is that of policing / correcting the sales information for the benefit of the new owners. We want the new owner to understand exactly what they have purchased and do everything possible to make sure the new owner has made a proper decision. We don't want cancellations. Again, those not involved in the sales process, and who are involved in the new owner protection process, are drastically hurt by cancellations

I wish a very happy day for all of you.

Self policing is a very interesting concept. Self-policing, a form of Self-regulation, is the process whereby an organization is asked, or volunteers, to monitor its own adherence to legal, ethical, or safety standards, rather than have an outside, independent agency such as a governmental entity monitor and enforce those standards.

How exactly do you accomplish this? Is it done within the recission period?

[RedMan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RedMan]

I would like to offer all of you some advice: When you sign up for a t/s presentation, you do so to get the free gifts and possibly an inexpensive vacation. Your obligation is to attend a 90 minute presentation. At the end of the 90 minutes you should announce to the representative that you have completed your obligation and that the presentation is over.

Any time I have ever attended one it was them approaching me. After the first one, I always let them know up front that I don't intend to purchase anything yet they still persist.

my position with my company is that of policing / correcting the sales information for the benefit of the new owners. We want the new owner to understand exactly what they have purchased and do everything possible to make sure the new owner has made a proper decision.

What ever you are doing is not working.

We don't want cancellations.

I do believe that one!

[samiam Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close samiam]

I submit this post with respect for your desire to cancel. However, I don't understand why you would purchase something for thousands of dollars at point of sale and turn around and want to cancel as soon as you leave the sales floor.

People attending a t/s presentation always have their excuses in place so they can say "No". Why didn't you stick with your excuses and say "No".

Are you aware of all the people you financially hurt with your cancellation? All of the people involved in your purchase work on some form of commission and in some cases lose more than the commission if you cancel. These people are just like you, they work to make a living to support their families.

If you don't have the courage or intestinal fortitude to say "No' to a t/s presentation don't attend one.

My husband and I cancelled and felt justified in doing so. We were not given time to review the documents concerning the rules of the ownership and, because of that, once we were in a neutral environment believed that only with a more complete understanding of the benefits could we justify an expense of that magnitude. We later found the Yahoo BG forum with the expert advice that site provides and now feel that BG is an excellent value, but we did buy resale. There is a lot of pressure to purchase in the BG saes setting that is hard to deflect.

As far as canceling our contract, we only had a few days (not done in FL) and sent a certified letter to both the sales office and the BG HQ mentioned in the documents. We received a refund within the month.

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

Only my experience, but I have not found Bluegreen to be as hard sell as some other sales forces. This is not to say that every rep is as knowledgeable as we would prefer, but that's a different matter.

Could be, I'm just lucky, but I like to believe that BG tries to be honest about the system and gracious when you say No, I'm not buying.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

my position with my company is that of policing / correcting the sales information for the benefit of the new owners. We want the new owner to understand exactly what they have purchased and do everything possible to make sure the new owner has made a proper decision.

Still have a lotta work ahead of ya.