When we cancelled the VIVANTA VACATIONS contract (Nuevo Vallarta) , we went directly to the sales building where we initially signed up. Then we told them we were looking for "person x" who processed our papers the day before. Another person did the cancellation however, before it gets finalized, they will pass you around to convince you to stay with the contract. Our fault was we ended up signing and got LIMITLESS VACATION. So we were able to cancel the Vivanta contract but got LV. We came back the next day to cancel LV. Canceling LV was a pain. As already mentioned, be
focused and persistent.
EDIT: Here's a detailed history of us being dumb and lucky (got out of both contracts)
SAT When we arrived 5/21, I told my wife we should not be attending this (bad experience of time share presentation from Murtle Beach) but she said we will get a good discount.
SUN - So off we go. We had breakfast and then presentation by our sales person. They freakin reel/entice you in and the longer you stay, the better the offer becomes. Wife was attracted to the offers but in the end, we said no (this was around 3PM already). We went down somewhere near the ground level office where another guy met us. Basically, another offer which included cruises. It tickled our fancy bec we liked cruises. Ended up signing a contract worth 12K and that was past 5PM.
MON Next day for whatever reason, we added the GONDOLA package after getting a gondola ride so 15K new total. After that, we did some research and found out that people have a hard time booking vacations or cruises with their package. Decided to cancel the next day.
TUE Went to cancel (In Mexico, when you enter a contract or I think buy something, you have 5 days to cancel/rescind). Talked to sales person and another. Then we were led to another building where a manager talked to us and was giving us options to stay. We said no. Then she signed cancellation papers but we needed to go to another building to finalize. On that building, another offer. It sounded a lot better than any of the previous offers. It was cheaper as well so we took it. So now our contract is 8K and went back to our rooms. around 6 hours lost.
I felt good but my wife had reservations. Did some research AFTER and found out that we got duped signing a worst contract. Now, the vacation package is under LIMITLESS VACATIONS owned by International Cruise & Excursion and not Vidanta. Online feedback is worst. Furthermore, the contract does not have a 5 day option to rescind as with the Vidanta contract. It specifically says "I/We may cancel Limitless Vacations Memberships at any time, but my initial membership participation fee is non-refundable"
So some more research and found out that the "non-refundable" is not enforceable under Mexico's FEDERAL LAW FOR PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER (PROFECO). We still have 5 days to cancel when we signed the contract.
WED 9AM We went back to cancel the Limitless Vacation contract. Waited for the guy that handles the cancellation until 10:30. Person said that their contract is air tight and nothing we can do about it. Besides, the contract is based in the USA and not Mexico and we can complain all we want to PROFECO. The only help they can do for us is we can get a lower tier contract for less money (we got the highest Tier = 4). A lot more discussions and pleading to no avail. We were contemplating on getting a lower tier just to minimize the cost.
Anyway, my wife contacted someone she knows back in the USA (retired lawyer) and strongly suggested we draft a letter and have them receive it. Link below is what I used as a template.
5 DAY RESCIND
Eventually, our plan is to have them receive in person the drafted letter, then to send an email out to Vidanta member services that we are rescinding the contract just to cover the PREFECO requirement (The revocation must be made by notice or by delivery of the property in person, by registered mail, or by other reliable means.). Then dispute CC charge.
Person didn't want to be identified and didn't want to sign and left. When he left, someone came back and asked us to follow them. We went back to office where we signed the contract yesterday. This guy asked for the original contract and cancelled it returning all payments. On the cancellation notice, it says..."TYPE: 100% - 5 Days Request". 4-5 hours lost.