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

This is why we bought where we want to go each year within driving distance. It is also why we no longer belong to RCI and just use the independent exchange companies for the rare times we do want to exchange. Even in those cases, we never deposit our week first. We find what we want and then call to reserve it and give them our week. It is also why we rent from another owner if we want to go elsewhere on an additional vacation. Perfectly happy with our 2 fixed and 1 floater off-season week. Stress free- just show up and use.

That said- when we used to exchange years ago through RCI it was a challenge but we did go on many awesome vacations through long range, strategic planning and a little bit of luck thrown in..

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

This is why we bought where we want to go each year

Same here . . . and then we stay a few months.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Note that the OP (posting from Indiana), has not returned.

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

We had an RCI vacation councilor, Bootleg, who posted here, and he acknowledged that RCI diverted exchange deposits to its rental inventory. RCI got sued over that practice, but the plaintiffs lawyers in the class action settled for a slap on the wrist for RCI and a big fee payout for themselves. I used RCI for many years, but am no longer a member. I do my exchanges through independent exchange companies like SFX, DAE, and UKRE which do NOT divert exchange deposits to rentals and are more honest. You have other options out there other than RCI. Explore them.

SFX is pretty liberal in handing out multiple bonus weeks for depositing. You can use these bonus weeks to make a request and you pay a fee based on how far out you confirm the "bonus exchange" A 2br bonus week confirmed anywhere from 91 days to 365 days prior to check in has a redemption fee of $899. Call it what you will but it sounds an awful lot like a deposit rental.

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

Note that the OP (posting from Indiana), has not returned.

Carmel?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Note that the OP (posting from Indiana), has not returned.

You got me to take another look (I love mole hunting) and I found that there is a city, county or town named Indiana in the state of Pennsylvania.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Note that the OP (posting from Indiana), has not returned.

You got me to take another look (I love mole hunting) and I found that there is a city, county or town named Indiana in the state of Pennsylvania.

Well then I hope they come back, lots of (mostly) current and good information in this thread.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

SFX is pretty liberal in handing out multiple bonus weeks for depositing. You can use these bonus weeks to make a request and you pay a fee based on how far out you confirm the "bonus exchange" A 2br bonus week confirmed anywhere from 91 days to 365 days prior to check in has a redemption fee of $899. Call it what you will but it sounds an awful lot like a deposit rental.

$899 - yup, I agree with you.

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

You got me to take another look (I love mole hunting) and I found that there is a city, county or town named Indiana in the state of Pennsylvania.

Not only is there an Indiana University of Pennsylvania, there is also a California University of Pennsylvania.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Not only is there an Indiana University of Pennsylvania, there is also a California University of Pennsylvania.

And it is in California, Pennsylvania. I wonder how many other towns/cities have state names n the Keystone state.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Had to look- Wyoming borough and the City of Washington may just finish the state names in PA.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Had to look- Wyoming borough and the City of Washington may just finish the state names in PA.

North Carolina has both a Washington County and a town of Washington (which is not in Washington County). We also have towns of Bolivia and Bahama.

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

Washington is low-hanging fruit, thanks to our first President. Heck, I wonder how many states don't have one!

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Some Maine towns are China, Norway, Paris, Denmark, Naples, Sweden, Poland, Mexico and Peru. And those are just the ones on a signpost at Lynchville, Maine. But this is turning into a topic hijack.

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

It's hard to beat deals like this:

Vacation Village at Parkway (#4940) »
Kissimmee, FL 34747, USA
Check-In Date Range
01-Apr-2016 - 10-Apr-2016
11 check-in nights available
Price USD 279.00

But they do every now and then:

Vacation Village at Parkway (#4940) »
Kissimmee, FL 34747, USA
Check-In Date Range
08-Apr-2016 - 15-Apr-2016
8 check-in nights available
Price USD 229.00