JUST. WALK. OUT! Human psychology is a helluva thing! You basically had the Scientology recruitment pressure method used on you. It's basic cult recruitment tactics. But you just needed to WALK OUT!
Gotta be careful. Fine print says they can charge you the regular nightly rate if you don't complete the presentation. Could be hundreds more a night than what you paid. Set an alarm for the hour and a half, then inform them you'd like to leave. The time was up.
Thank you for this video a Guy at Bass pro got me convinced buy the $169 3 night 4-day package I agreed to it and he told me a little bit about timeshare and I thought well we need to start investing for retirement anyway so it wouldn't hurt to listen to it and I knew that I would have time to research all this before I went on this vacation supposed to go this weekend and I'm definitely very thankful for all the videos people have made about these ridiculous people. No timeshare for me. If you have something good to sell you don't have to force people to buy.
They sound like a bunch of scumbags to me. Thank you for the warning. I just got a call and am glad I was able to get them to hang up eventually. I denied having a credit/debit card and the person eventually said that I don't qualify. :-)
Greed. I want my 'free gift'. I never went on the 3 day $100 'trip' to New Orleans 20 yrs ago because I smelled trouble. They kept calling asking when I was gonna go. I just let them keep the $100 and stayed home. These 'sales' people are the devil
At that point, I wouldn't even care what it did to my credit, I'd just default on it and let them send it to collections. Then you can settle for pennies to the dollar with collection agency.
We attended a blue green timeshare presentation in June at their Williamsburg VA property. I feel we were fortunate that we were held hostage for only 2 1/2 hours - most likely because I was pretty vocal in expressing my incredulity at the hefty yearly maintenance fee as well as the 16 percent interest rate charged to finance one of their packages. I think they were glad to be rid of us. I will say we went to the presentation with the conviction we would not take the bait and we held fast to that.
First of all, the so-called “free gift“ isn’t free at all. Second of all, I’ve never heard anyone say that the 60 minute presentation last for 60 minutes. It’s more like seven hours. And third, it’s very easy for them to discount something they claim has a $40,000 price tag down to 5 or $6000 because they’re doing nothing more than selling you a piece of paper which is worthless and lying to you about it.
We bought into Bluegreen almost 10 years ago and it was the BEST decision and investment we ever made. We travel a lot so it's perfect for us and it's deeded. It is definitely worth the money. Since we are gold owners we get in faster, our points cover our maintenance fees and if we can't get into a main resort we can use RCI and get into luxury hotels. We travel out the country, book rooms for family and friends, rent yatchs, car rentals, cheaper flights and so much more. And it all started by paying $100 for a weekend in St. Augustin, FL
I've been a Bluegreen "member" for several years, it has become a big waste of money, don't do it! The thing is that the high pressure salesmen have found thousands of new suckers and they have added very few new resorts over the years. So, all of the resorts are way over booked all of the time. Most of resorts don't have an opening for ten months or longer. Just try booking a week in Charleston SC or Williamsburg VA actually almost any of the resorts on less then a years notice "ain't gonna happen". Unless you like Wisconsin in January. Please, if you drop the soap in the shower DO NOT pick it up because Bluegreen will be right "behind" you with a little surprise!
I had a blue/green rep on the phone the other day. It took about 7 no’s before she finally gave up. Even after she lowered the price several times via her supervisor, I maintained a no answer. They are pretty persistent. Thank you very much for putting this out there. Seems like I did the right thing.
You gotta beat them with logic , always attack the maintenance fee that’s what kills most of owners , $1000 a year which increase about 4-5% every year do your own math how much it will be
First rule of thumb READ the contract, I wouldn’t take anyone’s word for anything especially someone as pushy as him, and stick to your word when you said no
You sign, therefore you are under contract. We went bluegreen to purchase a timeshare.....we did not sign anything. We kept saying NO NO NO. WE left with our free cruise gift. And no contract.
Jennifer Galvan i did it two years ago. Its legit. You just have to pay the port fees and shit. It was around $200 a person. Im doing it again next month. I stay in houston. We going to New Orleans. Then book our cruise out of galveston.
@@Qred09 thanks I am in Houston too. I'll be saying no to time share offer since they weren't clear about that when you sign up. Good deal I dont mind paying taxes for a nice cruise
Never except No from those people either. Ask for your $1,000 dollars after your hour is up. If they say no, then keep asking for it. And it needs to be cash and that it doesn't require you to purchase anything or sign any contracts.
Absolutely appalling company. We were harassed badgered they would not let us LEAVE. On and on it went. The 3 night package is a con too. Stay safe and stay away from this DISGUSTING company.
We were continuously told we will bring another person who can give you a better deal... on an on it went another hour another person say they need commission they up their time just for us! Eventually you feel responsible for them. You may decide to walk away and then they lose EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE. Pressure Pressure Responsibility for them It's horrible.
This is what happens when people don't know their rights and laws. You're only required to stay for the time allotted that you were compensated for. If they would not let you go you could just walk out and tell them anything more than the hour you agreed to is being held against your will and you will call law enforcement depending on your state. It would be like your boss having you come in to work for $100 for thar hour and then asking you to stay on the job past that without compensation. They have to obey the law...but they bank on you not understanding your rights and the law.
Thank you for sharing this. I am helping someone with this issue currently. Seem like the only way out is through a lawyer or bankruptcy. We cannot sell them or gid rid of it for life. But i wont give up until I get my friend out of this. Do your research....even people that seem to be helping will add insult to injury by taking your money and saying they can resell your timeshare. Timeshares are evil and evil people sell them.
The Vacation Village Colonies at Williamsburg, VA saleswoman Jackie gave us "I'm not supposed to tell you this information" but if we were to hire her close, real estate, friend at Vacation Services International, he could easily sell our other timeshare with Westgate to pay for our purchase at Colonies. She said he could also sell our "bonus week" we would receive with a Colonies purchase to take care of the bill and the maintenance fee. We believed her. When confronting Colonies on these illegal practices, Colonies argues we had seven days to back out. They also argue that if we had informed the Closer that Jackie told us we could sell our Westgate easily, the Closer would have stopped the sale. Really? These people have broken Virginia law which forbids bait and switch tactics as well as fraud for profit tactics to make a sale.
I have sat through their presentations twice. Maybe it was kind of long but as long as i have a large coffee and some snacks in my pocket , no problem.
You should have just walked out on them without even saying anything to them after the first 5 times you said No to them .. Sorry that happened to you .
There is only one thing that these people did that was dumb. You should know that they are going to try to sell you something. They are NOT going to let you just walk in and give you a free cruise. Don't go in the 1st place!
There is no free lunch, no free vacations......read the fine print. A free vacation means no expenses to you....it's all psychological: people want free "things"....no such thing as free......all you need to do is get up and go, forget about the "gift"...the gift of a free cruise has a lot of "fees" and in the end you end up throwing or not using the "gift"!
Why does everyone act like they are being "held" there. You aren't. Get up and walk out. If they give you issues/block you call the police. It isn't hard.
If you keep saying no with a smile eventually they get angrier and angrier and eventually see that you wont break and you are wasting their time so they send you off with your freebies. Mine took about 2 1/2 hours.
Maintaince fees aren't worth it. We have been members for a while and we have had fun at many of the properties. We could do that on our own for cheaper though. I will never go to another meeting again. The higher point properties are maintained better. So the lower point people are technically paying for the higher point people.
Their tactic is to start off with a very high price, in fact it's usually twice the initial price. This is to feel you out and see how you react. The TO (takeover) will do the drops, again by design. The TO is a senior salesperson or manager and it's to try and convey the message that now your talking to someone who will take you serious to help close the deal. Again, all by design.
After your allotted time, get up and leave and collect the "gift". Most important is the read anything you sign, the contract is the legalese, your signature binds it. If you don't understand it, get up and leave. Don't fall for the sunk cost fallacy, meaning that you spent all that time there, you might as well sign it so you can get out. The timeshare industry has been around for 50 years, they have this all nailed down on what works to get your signature.
Dang, was you with your HUSBAND? He's a simp. If my wife even looks like she uncomfortable let alone cry.... anyone to her dismay is a threat and i handle it accordingly. I Throw Hands. Period
I always play along until they try to close the deal, and I simply say no I am not interested. And I am ready to get my prize and continue to enjoy our vacation. Thank you!
@@Fbonezzz the experience and the cost depends on how much you've had to drink the night before. If you do this make sure you get some good rest cause the seminar is very early and long. The prizes were pretty good tho.
I wish i had seen this video months ago. I'm just starting my process of of getting my contract cancel. I'm hoping for the best as i don't want to pass this burden onto my kids...
@Christina Tee Hi Christina, after speaking with 3 of the most recognized cancel share companies, I realized that there is nothing I can't do. If I want to get out, I will have to pay between $4K and $6K. There will be no refund either. So I will have to "enjoy it" for a few years and then cancel. However, if you haven't paid in full, there is hope, but you have to act fast. Contact a cancel share company. Good luck.
We bought into Bluegreen almost 10 years ago and it was the BEST decision and investment we ever made. We travel a lot so it's perfect for us and it's deeded. It is definitely worth the money. Since we are gold owners we get in faster, our points cover our maintenance fees and if we can't get into a main resort we can use RCI and get into luxury hotels. We travel out the country, book rooms for family and friends, rent yatchs, car rentals, cheaper flights and so much more. And it all started by paying $100 for a weekend in St. Augustin, FL
It just depends on your pockets. I’m a co owner I personally couldn’t afford it but my mom will have it paid off next year even though we are behind on maintenance fees.
I'm not trying to be rude, I'm sorry that you had a bad experience with them but they sensed weakness in you and that's why you ended up staying there for so long. You need to get some bass in your voice and say "look, give me my shit or I'm walking the fuck out of here".
@@LoveYourself-lk2nb yea, I think they get over on people who don't want to be rude by cutting them off but THEY are being rude by taking your time and scamming you out of thousands of dollars!
@@erikadee8668 exactly couldn’t have said it better myself. I’d be like look my job doesn’t allow me to vacation at all this is a once in a lifetime thing. Then Start coughing on the asses and be like have you has the Covid 19 vaccine yet 👀 bc I haven’t 😂 I’m kidding but I would leave for real
How does anyone sit somewhere for hours?? Do these sales people handcuff you to the table when you sit down? To this day i don’t get how anyone just stays there. No Sales person is that good. You wanted to buy. Also, “we were told” never holds up in court. You have to read everything you sign. That’s a LEGAL document you’re signing. If you find yourself in this situation, make a note of everything you were promised, then make sure everything is in the printed document you sign. Contracts are contracts.
I know right???? ......but they do and some of us suckers sign with our stupid eyes wide open because of the thought that we're doing something great for our family.
If you don't complete the presentation, they can charge you the regular nightly rate of where you are staying, which is often hundreds more a night than what you paid. That is in the fine print of your check in. Me and wife were thinking about skipping the presentation but read that in our check in packet.
I got the $179 trip.... don't know where yet I'm going to go but I'm going just for the hell of it and leave at some point because I think I might be drinking too much water during this whole tour thing
@@goldennlove374 So I brought the 179 dollar trip package.I recently went like two weeks ago and because of my marital status I was excused from the presentation.They gave me 75 bucks worth of gift cards and a cruise voucher.I went to the Orlando resort and had fun.I'm glad I didn't have to go to the presentation but I got lucky I guess.
So they lied to you about time pf presentation. They lied about gift not being ready. And refused to listen to your decision and you still trusted them. Smh
You need to turn the volume up. Timeshares have been around for decades. It's a legal scam, not an investment, selling is next to impossible because the buyer is stuck with continuing costs and the contract is dynamic, they have the right change the terms and conditions as they wish.
You could've gotten out of it if you acted fast once you make that first payment to them you stuck I learned by going thru the contract that the loan of 8 thousand dollars you talking about only releases after you make the first payment if you never made no payments or used none of there free trips it will only make a hit on your credit without the 8 thousand stuck to it cause you never use any of these things...so I ended up only having to pay 900 cause that was left on my down payment I was still responsible for now I'm timeshare free
At the same token, they were solicited therefore that is what the company gambles when they solicit someone... it's not like she contacted bluegreen so she can get a free gift
$50 a month would be $600…perhaps they forgot to me the “per month” part! The current term for a “timeshare” in our area is “Fractional Ownership”. 🤣. I guess they think we won’t connect Fractional Ownership with Time Share. I’m so sorry they wore you down. How can you break this contract and get out of your nightmare? Hoping the best for you!
I’m late to comment but here it is. Timeshare sales people are despicable people no question. However, you said it several times, just give us our gift so we can leave. You could have always stood up and walked however, you were anchored by the free gift. So in the end I blame you for letting a worthless gift change your resilience. How much has the free gift cost you now? Life 101, nothing is free!
Yeah the maintenance fee is $50, but the other fees she is referring to includes property taxes... Which is part of every timeshare. The only difference with bluegreen is that they work on a point system to be more flexible on where you can go with your timeshare. Not sure where the scam comes in. Yeah they are pushy salespeople like any others, but still... Not hearing where the scam is.
I do own one with Bluegreen. They make most of their money through tough sales pitches like the one she is describing. I talk to the sales people afterwards and if you keep it very friendly and real with them, they will let you in on some "extra" knowledge 😉. The difference with me is that I have willpower to say "no" when I mean to say it... Oh yeah, and I also review contracts for a living 😊👍.
Well said about the information. I have to say your a nice person my no would come have with a big big heck no and walk out and never let them in my life with the crooked garbage junk mail. And if they call me my response will alway be heck no and all the gorge Collins 7 bad words.
I said no and no they got mad and told me why did you come then I laughed and said just came for the gifts they were so mad but you have to be strong and just say no it’s that simple after that it’s a good deal I had fun
I just signed up for this also, I'm thinking of canceling also 5 days to change your mind but where do you bring in the letter where you sign up? Or the main business location
As a former mortgage loan officer, I disrespect you for purposely wasting peoples time on the clock. But then again I was invited on a vacation from a family friend who made me sit with them for an 8 hour bluegreen vacation presentation. Timeshare sales people are lower than pond scum.. and that’s coming from a very well educated sales professional. Just understand if you purposely try to get “free stuff” you deserve to get ripped off. I remember always being upfront with a client on wether refinancing made sense, if it was a shit deal I’d rather them say no up front and save me and my reputation a fortune of time
bluegreen in Vegas is a big disappointment its right behind MGM we were owners for about 4 years and always had issues getting reservations except Las Vegas after we got there we found out why Pool closed at 9pm very little amenities the Free shuttle they offer COULDN'T go down the strip hassled us every day and I mean everyday about attending a owner's update and didnt want to waste hours of our vacation everytime we went to 1 they would try to sell us more points and wouldnt listen to us when we said we didnt need or want more points because we were not able to use the points we had these meetings would last OVER 2 HOURS not worth a $25 or even $50 gift card if a Bluegreen rep is talking THEY ARE LYING worse than car salesman beware
kacwyo Hi’ hope you are doing good!! Would you be able share with me your experience there? I am heading over to Vegas with my family in December and would like to know what to expect in adavance! Thanks btw
This whole video is pointless u just told us what a timeshare pitch is like they got u interested and u didnt ask questions this isint on bluegreen u didnt read shit dont post scam bs on the internet if it isint true btw bluegreen dosent have any booths in hawaii lol just so u know haha
Alright, did one of these today for the first time. It's hardly a scam. They are really good and clever sales men. Seasoned.. they know their product..Yes they are definitely trying to sell you something, but it's completely upfront. It was honestly an amazing deal if you have it like that. We said no a couple times but it's only because we were intrigued and naturally it circle back around. When we told them no, they were more then cool, hooked us up with our gift cards and we were out. Can't knock the hustle 😎
I dont get it though. I mean if you how dumm can ppl be that after saying no! why didnt you just Walked out?...but at the end ppl were desperate for a gift!!! ..come on man! aint shit for free..hahaha it just Funny ..but hey i hope plp learn from. The video ..
Gonna tell you same as I did last video I watched DO YOUR HOMEWORK I'VE TAKEN 15 OF THESE VACATIONS LOVED EVERYONE AND NEVER BOUGHT ANYTHING. You people on here whine constantly and it's because you did no research and are ignorant costumers.
Why my man gotta give you gifts and you won't even listen to his presentation, just keep asking for your gifts. Why didn't you just pay for the cruise instead of doing a timeshare presentation, knowing you're not interested in timeshare? You broke?
I'm sorry but you should've read before you sign. Why are you crying even before you even sign for it. You should've just left and stop trying to be a freeloader. I have no sympathy. I'm considering timeshare and stumble on your video. It sounds to me like you just need to read before you sign what they offer you. I hope that was a lesson learned! Read every contact you sign not just timeshare. No one can force you to so shit you don't want!
yeah you can leave your children with perpetual debt.... do your kids a favor just say no! thanks for sharing - if you save one person from this nightmare you did a good thing.
