MidlifeTraveler
TUG Member
We just returned from another great week at OLCC. Of course, this included the new and improved GA sales pitch. I've spent some time searching old threads and haven't seen anything from owners who have converted - and USED - global access so I'm curious.
First, an update. No longer can you pay the ridiculous $2000-5000 fees just to buy in. That didn't work so the developer has instituted the even more ridiculous program where you must buy SOMETHING to gain access to the program. That something will now cost you over 10k minimum. Not only that, they wanted to sell us a 2bdrm unit in the west village which had come back into inventory (imagine, they got the first 15000 years ago and now want and additional 14000!!). I happen to enjoy the privacy of that village and it was a recently renovated unit so this looked good before you thought it through.
We LOVE OLCC and actually signed a contract for this then spoke to other owners. We could fine NOONE, I repeat NOONE that converted to GA. This happened to be the week of the annual Directors meeting so I ask, in public, what the conversion rate is. Guess what - 80% of owners have chosen to retain their weeks. This said it all for me so we cancelled the contract. There happened to be 2 people at this meeting who owned GA and found it confusing and were very dissatisfied (1 had not been able to get back into OLCC on chosen weeks).
We then cancel the contract and they came back with what they felt was a sweeter deal - buying "shares" (no deed) in Wisconsin (the Lake Geneva Orange Lake), amounting to 15000 GA points, which is 7500 RCI points (which probably won't buy me a movie ticket). All for around $4000. WHAT!!?? All to "improve" something we're already happy with!!!!
Now I ask the masses - has anyone converted and USED global access??
Thanx!
First, an update. No longer can you pay the ridiculous $2000-5000 fees just to buy in. That didn't work so the developer has instituted the even more ridiculous program where you must buy SOMETHING to gain access to the program. That something will now cost you over 10k minimum. Not only that, they wanted to sell us a 2bdrm unit in the west village which had come back into inventory (imagine, they got the first 15000 years ago and now want and additional 14000!!). I happen to enjoy the privacy of that village and it was a recently renovated unit so this looked good before you thought it through.
We LOVE OLCC and actually signed a contract for this then spoke to other owners. We could fine NOONE, I repeat NOONE that converted to GA. This happened to be the week of the annual Directors meeting so I ask, in public, what the conversion rate is. Guess what - 80% of owners have chosen to retain their weeks. This said it all for me so we cancelled the contract. There happened to be 2 people at this meeting who owned GA and found it confusing and were very dissatisfied (1 had not been able to get back into OLCC on chosen weeks).
We then cancel the contract and they came back with what they felt was a sweeter deal - buying "shares" (no deed) in Wisconsin (the Lake Geneva Orange Lake), amounting to 15000 GA points, which is 7500 RCI points (which probably won't buy me a movie ticket). All for around $4000. WHAT!!?? All to "improve" something we're already happy with!!!!
Now I ask the masses - has anyone converted and USED global access??
Thanx!