How do you get one of these cheap offers??? I have never gotten one. I guess owning 3 weeks isn't the answer! :hysterical:
First of all, when we bought one of these, it wasn't in '95 but rather ~2003. Not sure what I was thinking. IIRC, it was in response to a nice marketing brochure that they sent to me. At the time, you "secured" the offer with a downpayment of maybe $300 and then paid the rest when you booked. It was for a room at Sheraton Black Rock + rental car.
I wasn't a timeshare owner at the time, but might have just signed up for my SPG account. And I might have also signed up for the SPG Amex. I know that I was actively looking for places to stay in Hawaii for my 15 year wedding anniversary. So my advice is to do something that triggers some activity on SPG.com, such as searching for Hawaiian resorts. And maybe update your profile. I read somewhere that Starwood targets couples who make over $100k per year.
Since that first offer, I've gotten several more offers, but mainly to SVV -- some via brochure, some via postcard, and some via email. None of them have been for Hawaii again.
Most recently, I was contacted by phone, once again for SVV. I usually don't answer the phone when I don't recognize the number, so I'm thinking that they may have identified themselves as Starwood. Anywho, it was for a very nice offer to stay in Orlando. It included a rental car, etc. I'm not a Mouse lover, so I declined.
Now that they are building Nanea, they will surely be sending these solicitations around again.