Donita Is Back?

Lee B · Jul 6, 2011

Maybe you covered this already. An email from TSToday said that Donita is back.

http://www.donita.com/info.html

Dori · Jul 6, 2011

I read this too. I have never dealt with Donita, but she has an excellent reputation, and I have heard only good things said about her.

Dori

ampaholic · Jul 6, 2011

$200 bucks to sign up? plus $150 per help? Makes TUG look like a real bargain.

Carolinian · Jul 8, 2011

Donita has great contacts with trading partners to get exchanges. Those who have dealt with her at the old DVU or when she was running DAE or when she was a consultant with DAE, know the value she can bring. However, for prospective new members, the $200 may put them off when other independent exchange companies have free membership. It will be interesting to see how that aspect works out.

It is good to see Donita back in the exchange business. I think DAE made a big mistake for the growth of their own business in letting her contract expire.

heathpack · Jul 8, 2011

So Donita is going to be an exchange company?

It is not clear to me from that email what services she will offer. Why would one use her services over other options?

H

donita · Jul 20, 2011

Donita is back

Hi There

Yes, I am back as my noncompete is over! As in the past I keep exchange simple and affordable. There is no signup fee to work with me and I put the member service first, always.

My website is under construction and I hope to have it up and running in short order. I am also working with a great new program called Dream Vacation Network. It really took my breathe away when I first saw it. It offers so many options that are lacking in other programs. I have always wanted you the timeshare owner to be able get the most out of your ownership as I have always felt the timeshare was the very best way to vacation.

Take care

Donita

alive and well in beautiful San Diego

Dori · Jul 20, 2011

Welcome back Donita!

Jestjoan · Jul 20, 2011

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150840

tombo · Jul 20, 2011

Jestjoan said:
http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150840

Those pesky posts about scams that are endorsed by others just won't go away. Thanks for the reminder..........

Patri · Jul 21, 2011

I don't see what Donita offers that is of any value. TUG can give more help for free.
Her intro page needs some grammar clean up to look professional.

Carolinian · Jul 21, 2011

Patri said:
I don't see what Donita offers that is of any value. TUG can give more help for free.
Her intro page needs some grammar clean up to look professional.

It looks like she is getting back in the exchange business, and that would have real value. She has a great network to get partner inventory to get you the exchange you want.

Margariet · Jul 21, 2011

Never heard of her and the website doesn't look good. :zzz:

donita · Jul 21, 2011

Donita is back

I appreciate the comments and as to my website, it is under construction. All good things take time. I have been under a noncompete for the last 2 years and had to keep my head down. But I am back and many of my old members are finding me. I thank my lucky star all the time for all of the loyal
members that have worked with me over the last 32 years.

I am already getting good inventory and can source much more if I do not have what you are looking for.

Have a wonderful day

Donita

Ridewithme38 · Jul 21, 2011

donita said:
I appreciate the comments and as to my website, it is under construction. All good things take time. I have been under a noncompete for the last 2 years and had to keep my head down. But I am back and many of my old members are finding me. I thank my lucky star all the time for all of the loyal
members that have worked with me over the last 32 years.

I am already getting good inventory and can source much more if I do not have what you are looking for.

Have a wonderful day

Donita

Are you an exchange company? I'm confused :doh:

DeniseM · Jul 21, 2011

Donita - I respect the fact that you have years of experience in the timeshare industry, and that you have a good reputation.

However, TUG has a strict no advertising rule, and you will have to be careful that you don't step over that line.

Here are the specific rules:

# Advertising is prohibited.
The Bulletin Board is for DISCUSSION. It is not for sales or solicitations. If you have something to sell, trade or rent, TUG Members may post up to 25 ads at a time in our Timeshare Marketplace at no charge. If you cannot adhere to the BBS posting rules, your posts will be deleted. This is a lot of extra work for the volunteers and offenders are not viewed well by them.

If you are a broker or salesperson, or work in an allied field, we welcome your participation on the board. We value your industry perspective and valuable insights. We do not appreciate, however, attempts to use our bbs for direct commercial purposes. We do not, for instance, welcome your adding tag lines promoting your business, such as "Call me for more information." Use the board as a way to be helpful and build your reputation, not as a direct sales tool, please. Due to flagrant commercial violations by some abusers in the past, we have found it necessary to be very strict about this.

Chosen usernames which promote you or your business are not permitted. When discovered, your account access may be banned until the name has been changed.

Individual users please note that messages promoting anything for which you may receive some personal gain are considered to be advertising, and are thus prohibited. Promotion of any service where you would get referral compensation is considered to be advertising. Directing somebody to your classified ad on TUG or elsewhere is considered to be advertising. Promotion of a website where you have anything for sale or rent is considered to be advertising.

The advertising ban includes information in your bbs signature. You may link to a commercial website in your signature, but the link itself may not indicate the nature of the site. If your URL or domain name indicates the nature of the site, it should not be visually displayed. A visual link saying only "My website" or other similar innocuous wording is acceptable.

Replying to somebody's question on the bbs with an ad is not an acceptable defense - if replying to an inquiry, send it as direct email or bbs private message instead of posting publicly to the bbs. If the person has not enabled email or private messaging, the best you can do is post a response merely saying "Since your email address is not available, please contact me via email or private message" -- and be sure YOUR have email or private messaging enabled.

DeniseM · Jul 21, 2011

Ridewithme38 said:
Are you an exchange company? I'm confused

Ride - see the link in the first post in this thread.

Margariet · Jul 21, 2011

donita said:
I appreciate the comments and as to my website, it is under construction. All good things take time. I have been under a noncompete for the last 2 years and had to keep my head down. But I am back and many of my old members are finding me. I thank my lucky star all the time for all of the loyal
members that have worked with me over the last 32 years.

I am already getting good inventory and can source much more if I do not have what you are looking for.

Have a wonderful day

Donita

Amazing :zzz:

DavidnJudy · Jul 21, 2011

donita said:
...as to my website, it is under construction. All good things take time. I have been under a noncompete for the last 2 years and had to keep my head down.

Maybe during that 2 years you could have worked on developing your website (not publishing it) and then publishing a nice website when the 2 years was up. The website is so vauge it is really worth close to nothing. Next time wait to post your website when it is ready and useful.

Good luck with your business. I would try peddling it to non-savy timeshare owners.

Numismatist · Jul 21, 2011

By posting here more, she's raising her name in the Google rankings higher. Kind of dicey, considering the feedbacks she's getting.

Margariet · Jul 21, 2011

Incredible

And there are still people buying this? :zzz:

Ridewithme38 · Jul 21, 2011

Donita, is it ok if i send my $9,000 in small unmarked bills?

tombo · Jul 21, 2011

Ridewithme38 said:
Donita, is it ok if i send my $9,000 in small unmarked bills?

Carolinian said:
It looks like she is getting back in the exchange business, and that would have real value. She has a great network to get partner inventory to get you the exchange you want.

Carolinian has faith in Donita to get him good trades. Carolinian is the only person on this whole thread who sees any value in Donita. Let him pay her $9000.

I bet Carolinian will hate Donita and DVN even more than RCI in a year or two when he is out 9 grand and the company called Dream Vacation Network is no longer in existence.

MuranoJo · Jul 21, 2011

I remember in the early years when I first joined TUG ('02-on), Donita's was mentioned fairly often. In fact, I used to keep notes of common recommendations--I checked those old notes tonight, and sure enough--there she was, along with SFX and Trading Places.

I never personally used her, but as I recall, people would contact her and if she didn't have the inventory, she'd try to source it for them.

This is not an endorsement, nor a criticism, just what I remember and what's in my notes.

DeniseM · Jul 21, 2011

Let me just reconfirm that business owners are welcome on TUG - they just can't promote their business here.

tombo · Jul 21, 2011

muranojo said:
I remember in the early years when I first joined TUG ('02-on), Donita's was mentioned fairly often. In fact, I used to keep notes of common recommendations--I checked those old notes tonight, and sure enough--there she was, along with SFX and Trading Places.

I never personally used her, but as I recall, people would contact her and if she didn't have the inventory, she'd try to source it for them.

For $7999 I will guarantee TUGGERS an exchange to any timeshare they want and save them over $1000 from the $9000 DVN membership fees. I will only guarantee you one trade, but that is probably one more exchange than you will ever get from DVN.

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