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I was offered $70 (and breakfast) whilst at Universal Studious to to attend a 90 minute presentation at the Orange Lake Resort in Orlando. I went to the presentation with my family this morning with the intention of listening to the presentation then leaving with my $70... but, having listened to the presentation, which itself lasted well over 2 hours, we became quite tempted by what we were offered.
The best offer we received was something like a $17,000 one-off fee, $700 a month, and 66,000 points a year for a 2 bedroom standard unit twice a year, at any resort available. We were told we could pay a $75 deposit to secure the offer, so we could take it up any time within the next 2 years, and also a stay at Orange Lake for 7 days with 2 Flexitickets for $1,499 which would be refunded if we took up the timeshare offer.
Initially we believed that the only payment required would be $75 which would leave us 3 years to take up the offer (although realistically we would have decided before leaving Florida next week), and if we chose to cancel within 10 days we could have $35 of that back. Therefore, the worst case scenario was that we cancelled and lost $35, although this would be covered by the $70 we'd be paid for attending the presentation. We also thought that if we took up the offer of the $1,499 holiday (not including flights), this would be refunded anyway, so we'd effectively get a free stay at a nice resort.
Our intentions were to take a few days to consider our options and then if satisfied take up the offer that was made. However, as we got closer to paying we were told that we must also pay the $1,499 fee for the holiday along with the deposit, and although we had a 10 day cancellation period (minus a $35 charge), if we did not cancel in that period, we would be committed to at the very least taking the offer of the week at Orange Lake. At this point, we decided to leave, as we were not willing to pay that amount.
However, we are still interested, and think that the timeshare would be a good option, particularly as we travel at least once a year on holiday somewhere, and RCI resorts were available in locations we planned to visit.
I was just wondering if people could give me some feedback on what they think of what we were offered, and whether you think we should go for it or not? We were actually told we could not take up the offer unless we paid the deposit (according to Florida law?) but I'm guessing they would still allow us to take it up if we went back.
Thank you
I was offered $70 (and breakfast) whilst at Universal Studious to to attend a 90 minute presentation at the Orange Lake Resort in Orlando. I went to the presentation with my family this morning with the intention of listening to the presentation then leaving with my $70... but, having listened to the presentation, which itself lasted well over 2 hours, we became quite tempted by what we were offered.
The best offer we received was something like a $17,000 one-off fee, $700 a month, and 66,000 points a year for a 2 bedroom standard unit twice a year, at any resort available. We were told we could pay a $75 deposit to secure the offer, so we could take it up any time within the next 2 years, and also a stay at Orange Lake for 7 days with 2 Flexitickets for $1,499 which would be refunded if we took up the timeshare offer.
Initially we believed that the only payment required would be $75 which would leave us 3 years to take up the offer (although realistically we would have decided before leaving Florida next week), and if we chose to cancel within 10 days we could have $35 of that back. Therefore, the worst case scenario was that we cancelled and lost $35, although this would be covered by the $70 we'd be paid for attending the presentation. We also thought that if we took up the offer of the $1,499 holiday (not including flights), this would be refunded anyway, so we'd effectively get a free stay at a nice resort.
Our intentions were to take a few days to consider our options and then if satisfied take up the offer that was made. However, as we got closer to paying we were told that we must also pay the $1,499 fee for the holiday along with the deposit, and although we had a 10 day cancellation period (minus a $35 charge), if we did not cancel in that period, we would be committed to at the very least taking the offer of the week at Orange Lake. At this point, we decided to leave, as we were not willing to pay that amount.
However, we are still interested, and think that the timeshare would be a good option, particularly as we travel at least once a year on holiday somewhere, and RCI resorts were available in locations we planned to visit.
I was just wondering if people could give me some feedback on what they think of what we were offered, and whether you think we should go for it or not? We were actually told we could not take up the offer unless we paid the deposit (according to Florida law?) but I'm guessing they would still allow us to take it up if we went back.
Thank you
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