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Question for you people who score big on the resales

Dollie

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....Ya know, this all seems like an awful lot of work to go through, just to gloat about saving a few bills on a trip.

Saving a few bills on a trip is always nice. And, yes, it is a lot of work to learn the system and work it to your advantage, but after the two of you stay in a one-bedroom suite, with kitchen and laundry right at your finger tips; can have a leisurely breakfast in the morning without having to find a restaurant that serves breakfast and usually a meal that is too big and greasy; can stock the refrigerator with foods you like; spend a pleasant evening reading or watching TV in a living room (not trying to get comfortable lounging on a bed) may be in front of a fireplace or on the balcony; etc. you start to get spoiled.

We still stay in hotels when we are doing a road trip and some of the newer ones now have nice rooms but if we are going to spend a week or more in one location, the timeshare sure beats a hotel room. We bought our first and probably our only timeshare in Kaua’i. Its part of a point system which gives us lots of possibilities. It’s a place we go back to about every other year. It is right on the ocean, a simply beautiful location with cliffs, whales, sea turtles and beautiful sunsets right out our front door. The price of a high end ocean front hotel room let alone suite for two weeks would be exorbitant. We have found even on road trips, it is nice to throw a 5 to 7 day stay at a timeshare in the middle for a light break in the traveling.

Timesharing adds a whole new dimension to traveling but you do have to be diligent to use the system to your advantage. We have now stayed in 6 different timeshares and only accepted timeshare presentation invitations at one, our home resort. You can have a very pleasant stay without being bothered by the sales people. It’s up to you as to how you want to play the timeshare game and how much, if at all, you want to get involved.
 

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[triennial - points]
Gloating Is Optional.

Ya know, this all seems like an awful lot of work to go through, just to gloat about saving a few bills on a trip.
It's not just about that -- although anybody who cares to gloat should feel free to do so anytime he or she gets a chance, I always say.

We usually come up short on bragging, etc., but we nearly always enjoy luxury timeshare accommodations for Motel 6 & Super 8 rates.

Dollie pretty much nails it in Entry 26 of this discussion topic.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

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[x] Love our Timeshares

[x] bought resale

[x] like high-end properties/resorts {obviously}

[ ] believe anything said by a TS Salesperson

[ ] allow TS salespeople to bother me
 

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[triennial - points]
Adding To The List . . .

[x] Love our Timeshares

[x] bought resale

[x] like high-end properties/resorts {obviously}

[ ] believe anything said by a TS Salesperson

[ ] allow TS salespeople to bother me
[ ] Take timeshare tours for freebies.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
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