A totally new concept (Time-Share Holiday Brokers in general)

Member Name: jackie27

Product:	Time-Share Holiday Brokers in general
Date:	18/09/01 (278 review reads)
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Advantages: Do me a favour

Disadvantages: A complete rip off

Cockles suitably warmed by the friendliness of the reception and comment on my recent op on Evans, and in the interests of once more locking horns with The Better Half, dave27, I decided to give you my thoughts on this subject, the Timeshare or "Five Star Holiday at a One Star Price". My old man's op on this subject is also being posted tonight so why not check him out and tell him you like my version better.

Thanx a million, XXXXX

Jackie

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Can't even watch a TV programme in peace without someone shouting for my attention or asking me for something!

Can't even manage to get my jobs done with Dave27 hassling me to do another write up. I've had a crap day, it's taken me hours to tidy and clean up little Bethany Evil's room, the wheel keeps falling off my Dyson and now it's lost its suck, please Dave27 we need a new vacuum, a new sofa, a new dishwasher, a new tumble dryer etc etc etc.

YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING FOR NOTHING!!



The phone rang. 'Is that Mrs Tomlinson?'

'Yes,' I said.

'I'm pleased to tell you you've won a holiday!'

Yeah, I've heard that one before! I felt like saying what a load of bo**ocks (Mrs D, how could you - dave27) but I always try to remain polite, well that is until they really start to rattle me.

'All you have to do is give us a couple of hours of your time and at the end of the presentation we give you your free holiday.'

Yeah yeah yeah.

'Is it by any chance time share?' I ask.

'Oh no, this is a totally new concept.'

Like hell it is. They real off all this hokum which makes them sound like a tape recording!

'We just need to make sure that you are the right person and that you qualify for this wonderful opportunity. You are aged between 18 and 65, married or have a partner and ea
rn in excess of £18,000.'

Blah Blah. Quite frankly I've heard this s*** so many times I hold the phone next to my dog so he too can join in the conversation - after all he has more intelligence than these Neanderthals who think they can hoodwink the mighty Mrs D. He turns away totally bored by the salesperson on the end. I too yawn.

After months and months of the same company cold calling me, trying to get me to go I finally succumb and think to myself, 'Well I can pretend I'm interested and still get the holiday'.

With this in mind, I get Dave 27 to take a day off and accompany me to the said presentation. We string the guy along as though he's got a sale and have a great time taking the mickey out of him. Cruel I know but these guys deserve it and I'll tell you why.

They state quite categorically that it is NOT TIME SHARE, they say that you have won a holiday, you have to pay £39.50 each for the administration of the tickets and the flights but you don't need to do this until you are near to your departure date.

Sorry folks but you have to complete the holiday form within 7 days of the presentation and send your £39.50 * however many people are in your party (maximum 6) straight away. In fact they tell lie after lie after lie and the very sad thing is that a lot of people are taken in by these people.

Many hard working couples are ripped off and pressured into buying in this manner.

They start off by saying it's not a hard sell, tell you the most appalling jokes and generally try to tap into your brain and thoughts. I really don't know how they can do this job, they surely can't have consciences!!


Well that's all folks. Don't buy time-share unless you are convinced. Don't get involved unless you are certain this is for you, because you may spend years regretting a rash decision and they won't be quite so helpful when you
want something from them.

There's no such things as a free lunch (or holiday come to that). Cheap holidays don't exist, or end up cheap and very, very, very nasty.

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