Rdub79
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- Jul 7, 2018
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- Holliday Inn Club Vacations
Just curious what everyone has been offered to attend an owners update lately. We just returned from Smoky Mountains and all they offered was $80 cash or $100 in activity vouchers. And special "wholesale" pricing for other activities on the sheet. If I remember correctly I think we were offered $300ish in cash a couple years back at Cape Canaveral. We typically decline because we have three children and dragging them through that is not worth the money/vouchers. And half the time the vouchers or gifts you get always seem to have some string attached. Like last year in Cabo we went to the presentation in exchange for $300 food and drink vouchers at the resort. The catch was they gave us 6) $50 vouchers that could only be used at some of the onsite restaurants and you had to use the whole voucher at one time. So if your bill was $90 you either lost $10 bucks or came out of pocket for $40 so you didn't have to start in on the next voucher. And then there was another time in Riveria Maya where we did the tour for a free excursion with lunch to Tulum, but on the way to Tulum the tour bus stopped at two different stores and made us sit there for an hour to shop for crap we didn't want. Im sure the resort got a kick back for bringing us there to shop. So lesson learned, the free stuff usually is not worth the hassle.