Should I cancel the Wyndham Discover before my monthly payments start? Need help.

[rickandcindy23]

Have you ever looked to see how much a hotel room in orlando costs per night during the summer?

YES, and it's cheaper for the hotel! And she cannot get a full week at Bonnet Creek in summer, no matter what unit size.

 

[rickandcindy23]

A discovery program purchase is not the end of the world...if nothing else, it's a recoverable TS mistake and it does let you taste the system a bit.

Be real folks...most of us made a financial mistake or two in our time...thinking on it, that's kind of why I'm here! :hysterical:

On the good news side...$1,500 isn't the $15-$20,000 that those points probably cost retail. All in all, not as bad as it could have been.

My advice? Go check out the system...maybe consider a different resort and save your Disney Vaca for another day. I know, not what you wanted but sometimes you just have to adjust to a new reality.

Of course you are right. :rofl: Absolutely. It was a somewhat costly mistake, but she can make the best of it and then tell Wyndham to pound sand the next time. I wish I could have gotten so much timeshare education for a $1,500 mistake, instead of what we paid 30 years ago.

The OP is wise to have found TUG. The posts by this newbie (possibly in the biz) are to be taken with a grain of salt/ sand.

 

[timeos2]

Always check Ebay, both for rental weeks and for buying Wyndham points. A lot of people make a business out of booking weeks in a Wyndham timeshare and selling the booking on eBay.

I knew someone who did the credit card cancelation trick and Wyndham shat on his credit rating. He was eventually able to challenge the debt off his report when Wyndham resold it to bottom feeders, but he had several years of bruised credit, which probably cost him more in higher interest than the Discovery program would have and he didn't get a vacation out of it....

There is a real chance the OP could rent a second week at an excellent price and end up with two weeks at a good if not great averaged price per week.

And of course ending any thoughts of timeshare ownership based on this rather botched Discovery package (retail) when you can get a nice, large points package resale for very little and enjoy multi room resorts for less than a tiny Disney or other hotel room is a mistake. No comparison in space and quality as another post noted. Thinking a retail ripoff represents all timeshares is a big mistake & you may be missing out on great values on resale. Don't let the Discovery rip off taint your overall view of timeshares. They can be great bought right (resale only).