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The email states "Big savings are coming your way! "
 

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Likely discounted membership extension for 3-5 years. They seem to be on about extending and getting customers to pay up front for membership years after recently raising the transaction rates.
 
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A raising of fees? RCI would appreciate the customers more. A little cynical I know. I have been marketed to so much that the red flag goes up every time I hear about those great opportunities and new and improved.
 

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A raising of fees? RCI would appreciate the customers more. A little cynical I know. I have been marketed to so much that the red flag goes up every time I hear about those great opportunities and new and improved.
Sadly, you are probably right. They will offer us something good and then charge us more later. I have a few trips booked with RCI and after them I am out of RCI except thru the hgvc portal. I had enough of their high fees, tpu unfairness, and competing against everyone when they combine their weeks and I deposited a highly desirable week.
 

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i think that they will fly all members to their favorite resort for a complimentary lobster dinner
 

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i think that they will fly all members to their favorite resort for a complimentary lobster dinner
Not even close! May offer a free exchange if you bank a week?
 

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Not even close! May offer a free exchange if you bank a week?

I don’t think so..., I received the email as well and have no weeks to bank - only Points for our RCI account.

Membership is universal to all so it’s likely the issue at hand for the deal.
 

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Depends on the offer if I will renew or not.
 

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Big deal......exchange fee reduced to $199.

At first I thought it was select EV for $199 - that wouldn't have been bad. This isn't enough to get me excited.
 

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Big deal......exchange fee reduced to $199.

At first I thought it was select EV for $199 - that wouldn't have been bad. This isn't enough to get me excited.
Especially since I won't have another week to deposit/exchange until October. Bah, humbug. :)
 

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RCI "over promise, under deliver"
 

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Big deal......exchange fee reduced to $199.

At first I thought it was select EV for $199 - that wouldn't have been bad. This isn't enough to get me excited.
Telling though that perhaps they are beginning to realize that their fees are just too high. We can only hope. I think that it would have been a bit more meaningful if they gave everyone a "coupon" for the discount that was good for a month or two.
 

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If I am reading it right, you have to deposit and trade within a few days which means you only have open inventory. I give them a FAIL, not excited or moved, well maybe even a step further back.
 

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Wasn't it $199 like a year ago?
 

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Every time RCI sends a comment card when we return from a vacation (which is 4-6 X/yr) I complain about their rates. On the question about recommending RCI to family or friends I give a low rating and say it is largely due to their exorbitant rates for membership and exchanges. I really think there should be a much larger discount (maybe 50%) for booking vacations ourselves through their website, with absolutely no involvement of a VC at all, and I tell them that too!

I am another one who is unimpressed with their special offer and the short time in which to use it.


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Only good for two days. Did anyone do this?
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Only good for two days. Did anyone do this?
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I did. And since you mentioned it I'm going to take another look to see if there is anything else I want to book before the sale ends.
 

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Did you get a nice exchange Jan?
 

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Did you get a nice exchange Jan?

Yes I did. I may have to give up one of them. I have the week of August 19th at The Resort on Cocoa Beach in a two bedroom unit. My husband is saying since we will already be gone for two weeks and only home a full day before we leave again he thinks we should just stay home. We've stayed at this resort several times and really like it. I'm going to send you a pm. If you can use the week you are welcome to it for what it cost me.
 

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I don’t know what other deals they’ve had running, but the last two exchanges I’ve made have been discounted. The most recent was a couple days ago. $60 off. The previous one was months ago, and I think that was $60 off also.
 

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I don’t know what other deals they’ve had running, but the last two exchanges I’ve made have been discounted. The most recent was a couple days ago. $60 off. The previous one was months ago, and I think that was $60 off also.
I think that might have been developer specific. What were you trading from and to?
 

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I think that might have been developer specific. What were you trading from and to?

There was a notice on my RCI home page when I logged in that said I might be eligible for an exchange fee discount, but it didn't explain the terms. Most recently, I used a combination of leftover TPUs to book a unit at The Eastern Slope Inn in NH. I theorized the discount could have to do with booking another resort recently. I exchanged into Mauna Loa Village on the Big Island for next March. The discounted exchange fee from a few months ago occurred when I booked weeks at two different resorts in Florida the same day, so I theorized the timing could be a factor.
 

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There was a notice on my RCI home page when I logged in that said I might be eligible for an exchange fee discount, but it didn't explain the terms. Most recently, I used a combination of leftover TPUs to book a unit at The Eastern Slope Inn in NH. I theorized the discount could have to do with booking another resort recently. I exchanged into Mauna Loa Village on the Big Island for next March. The discounted exchange fee from a few months ago occurred when I booked weeks at two different resorts in Florida the same day, so I theorized the timing could be a factor.

That statement has been showing up on my page for a long time - I still haven't figured it out.
 
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