A Sales Presentation First!!

[curitiba_tapley]

My wife and I are at Ocean Walk in Daytona Beach and ventured down to the Sales Presentation to get our free gift and say NO to the sales rep. We sat through the 10 - 15 minute, "Rah Rah, Travel + Leisure is Awesome" Group sales pitch. When it was time to be paired off with a Sales Agent there wasn't anyone available. The head sales guy said, "Congratulations you guys are all done!" We chatted for a few more minutes, received our AMEX gift cards, and were on our way. It was a Sales Presentation First and Best Sales Presentation I've ever been to!

 

[PhilD41]

My wife and I have had that experience two or three time over the years. It sure is nice, but not very common. I would guess someone didn't make it into work that day.

 

[gln60]

My wife and I are at Ocean Walk in Daytona Beach and ventured down to the Sales Presentation to get our free gift and say NO to the sales rep. We sat through the 10 - 15 minute, "Rah Rah, Travel + Leisure is Awesome" Group sales pitch. When it was time to be paired off with a Sales Agent there wasn't anyone available. The head sales guy said, "Congratulations you guys are all done!" We chatted for a few more minutes, received our AMEX gift cards, and were on our way. It was a Sales Presentation First and Best Sales Presentation I've ever been to!

We had exactly the same experience at the Hyatt Pinion Point in Sedona years ago…We got the gift cards and a beautiful book about Sedona…loaded with stunning pictures..it was the best Sales Presentation we never went to..LOL

 

[dioxide45]

My wife and I are at Ocean Walk in Daytona Beach and ventured down to the Sales Presentation to get our free gift and say NO to the sales rep. We sat through the 10 - 15 minute, "Rah Rah, Travel + Leisure is Awesome" Group sales pitch. When it was time to be paired off with a Sales Agent there wasn't anyone available. The head sales guy said, "Congratulations you guys are all done!" We chatted for a few more minutes, received our AMEX gift cards, and were on our way. It was a Sales Presentation First and Best Sales Presentation I've ever been to!

That was our experience last year at Grand Desert. Our sheet was the last one left after all the sales reps picked through them. The head sales guy came in and showed us why no one wanted us. 100% resale. He scolded us for signing up and we left with our 40,000 Wyndham Rewards points. We didn't feel bad.

 

[northovr]

I tell them no we have an agreement for 90 minutes your stuck with me

Daniel

 

[steve_solo]

We had a similar experience at Sea Gardens two weeks ago.
Didn't even have to go to the presentation.
Only reason we did it was because concierge called my bluff and upped the amex to $250 from his first offer of $125 plus a useless coupon book.
It cost me a breakfast out to bribe my wife into going at any price.

 

[dioxide45]

We had a similar experience at Sea Gardens two weeks ago.
Didn't even have to go to the presentation.
Only reason we did it was because concierge called my bluff and upped the amex to $250 from his first offer of $125 plus a useless coupon book.
It cost me a breakfast out to bribe my wife into going at any price.

Are you saying you didn't have to go to a presentation and they just handed you the gift card?

 

[JohnnyO]

This just happened to us last Sunday at Peacock Suites/WorldMark Anaheim. It was a zoo. People and lines everywhere. It also happened to another couple right behind us. I'm sure sales looked at our data sheet and said nope they are resale and always say NO.

 

[steve_solo]

Are you saying you didn't have to go to a presentation and they just handed you the gift card?

We went to the check in area for presentations but no further. Manager came told us it was our lucky day. Understaffed.
Gifting was immediate.
But we are mostly developer. Only 20% resale.

 

[WManning]

We had a similar experience at Sea Gardens two weeks ago.
Didn't even have to go to the presentation.
Only reason we did it was because concierge called my bluff and upped the amex to $250 from his first offer of $125 plus a useless coupon book.
It cost me a breakfast out to bribe my wife into going at any price.

Same offer we recieved $125 Amex and a $125 tango. In and out less then 30 minutes.

 

[TUGBrian]

dang, i had the same thing happen at my last trip to ocean walk where they said they didnt have any presentation time slots available!

they didnt give me the free gift though!

 

[vacation911]

dang, i had the same thing happen at my last trip to ocean walk where they said they didnt have any presentation time slots available!

they didnt give me the free gift though!

I think in order to get the gift you have to be scheduled for the presentation, then when you show up, if you are on the do not tour list and the rep that signed you up missed it, they tell you they are booked up and gift you. There are variations on what they say, but they wont say, you are not allowed to tour, but thats what it is. Your a threat to the meeting room. LOL.

If you are told previous to being signed up for the tour, then you don't get gifted. I am not sure, (its conjecture) but I think that's what happened to you. , it was likely before you were scheduled to attend. ... I am on the do not tour list, (an internal list) .... They will not tell you to my knowledge that your on the list so they say things like we are booked up.....and sometimes they catch it when scheduling me and sometimes they don't. When they don't I get gifted.without listening to the spiel in the lobby.

When they do then I get my wristbands and they never bother me for the rest of the stay Win-Win really.