csalter2
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So I have come to my hometown of NYC. I stayed at the Pulse. It’s in a great location but the units are very small. I am at The Element on 39th and 8th and the rooms are bigger plus the have breakfast. Anyhow, I got 45,000 points just for doing the presentation that I did not want to do.
Anyhow their push for me was that I should go to Chairman as I am 1500 points shy and with Vistana and others coming in there will be new benefits for Chairman level. that I will want like the yachts. They offered me 2000 points and 4000 bonus points for $23,340. When I told them I could get those same 2000 points resale for $16,000 and I could get exactly what I need which was 1500 points for about $12,000, the financial guy got down to working. He came back with a hybrid deal for a platinum one bedroom Custom House which elects to 2475 DC points and the 2000 points for about $24,500. He said that it equated to $6.50 per point. The salesman tried to stress that my portfolio lacked Bonvoy points because my three weeks only had every other year exchange for Bonvoy points while Custom House was able to exchange to 100,000 Bonvoy points EVERY year. I do not see the value in Bonvoy points in exchange for a week. Plus, I told him I am from the Bronx and bleed Pinstripes. Why the heck would I want a place in Boston!
Anyhow, I explained to them I did not want any additional maintenance fees. That was going to add another $3000 in maintenance fees. They were disappointed of course.
Any thoughts from here on this offer?
Anyhow their push for me was that I should go to Chairman as I am 1500 points shy and with Vistana and others coming in there will be new benefits for Chairman level. that I will want like the yachts. They offered me 2000 points and 4000 bonus points for $23,340. When I told them I could get those same 2000 points resale for $16,000 and I could get exactly what I need which was 1500 points for about $12,000, the financial guy got down to working. He came back with a hybrid deal for a platinum one bedroom Custom House which elects to 2475 DC points and the 2000 points for about $24,500. He said that it equated to $6.50 per point. The salesman tried to stress that my portfolio lacked Bonvoy points because my three weeks only had every other year exchange for Bonvoy points while Custom House was able to exchange to 100,000 Bonvoy points EVERY year. I do not see the value in Bonvoy points in exchange for a week. Plus, I told him I am from the Bronx and bleed Pinstripes. Why the heck would I want a place in Boston!
Anyhow, I explained to them I did not want any additional maintenance fees. That was going to add another $3000 in maintenance fees. They were disappointed of course.
Any thoughts from here on this offer?
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