Sales Meeting

[mmkerscher]

Hello, I purchased my Wyndham points via ebay a couple years. However I'm trying to find out how to get out of the sales meeting when I check in. It's almost like they hold the parking pass hostage. Intially I thought these were unavoidable. In the past I have a thread on your website saying to this is optional. :ignore: On my last visit at Bonnett Creek in November I kept saying no and got "conned" into a 10 minute survey in my room. Well this ended up being a personal sales meeting, even worse than just sitting through the sales presentation. Planning on going back to BC on April, trying to avoid the sales meeting. Any recommendations ?

Thanks.

 

[vacationhopeful]

Been there.

Don't "engage" them in any form of conversation. Say "I want my parking pass" or "I am here for my parking pass". Repeat the same singular phase after each pause. Don't raise your voice. Use the same words over and over again. Maintain eye contact. This "non answer" to any of their questions will make them uncomfortable. Normal people will stop after the 3rd chant; Wyndham sales people might take 5 or 6 repeats. If you say anything else or answer any question, you will lose your advantage. Learned this trick in a college "Behavior Modification" course. It really does work.

Then unplug your room phone when you get into your room.

 

[Twinkstarr]

I sent DH, who's 6'4" to get the parking pass. He repeated "NO, not interested" several times and got the pass. We unplugged the phone in the room ASAP. This was at BC this January.

No problem.

 

[bnoble]

I use a repetition of: "No thanks. I would be wasting your time."

 

[timeos2]

They are dirt. Treat them as they treat you.

Ask for your parking pass. The minute they start with the meeting nonsense ask if both spouses must attend. If the answer is yes, and it will be, say "We are not interested in any sales presentations. I would like my parking pass now please". Anything they say after that simply say "Only I will be available for any meeting. If that isn't acceptable just give me my parking pass. Now".

At that point feel free to start raising your voice or adding that you already know that resale points are readily available for pennies and that no sales presentation is going to make you buy. Make it uncomfortable for them to keep pushing and just keep ending with "the parking pass please". It is incredible that they make you go through the game and then, if you did accept a meeting, later ask "why are you wasting our time if you had no intention of buying?" as part of the "presentation". They are weasels from the get go - treat them as the scum they are. And don't let them sucker you into any meeting - especially the in room torture - just get your pass. Or threaten to walk away without it and should they ticket your car let them know they will be responsible for any problems.

Oh, should you decide for some weird reason to accept a meeting then be certain not to have both people there. In fact I'd just schedule it if needed and then blow it off. Let them waste their time as they are wasting yours. You owe them nothing and are due the parking pass they really are holding hostage. It's nearly the low level of Wastegate so treat them in an equally dismissive and worthless way. It's really all they deserve.

Otherwise enjoy your stay as once your past that little dance the resort is wonderful as you know.

 

[AwayWeGo]

Haggling For Timeshare Tour Freebies.

Any recommendations ?

Just say, "Let's cut to the chase. You want me to sign up for a sales presentation. I don't want to go unless the incentive is worth my time & attention. My minimum is $200, cash or Visa gift card. If you can offer that, let's talk. If not, I'll take my parking pass & be on my way."

( Or words to that effect. )

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

 

[BellaWyn]

We do "good cop - bad cop" with the DH getting to be the good cop. He always gets the pass BY HIMSELF and gets to smile and be nice but then says "I'll have to check with my wife first to see what's on the schedule" (he's on vacation so he doesn't do calendars and truly he really doesn't know).

If they call later then I always answer the phone and by that time we are already scheduled to the hilt with no time to fit in a presentation. UNLESS, as Alan says, they offer something neither of us want to pass up and they can make it financially worth our time. It's been awhile since that's happened though.

 

[UWSurfer]

Here at the Shearwater they issued us a parking permit as part of the morning briefing and I noticed tonight I forgot to put it up a couple nights ago when we were out. A quick scan of the parking lot has nobody with their parking permits exhibited.

So much for that system!

 

[Timeshare Von]

<<snipped>> A quick scan of the parking lot has nobody with their parking permits exhibited. So much for that system!

We noticed the same thing (probably less than 50%) at Nashville with the parking permits in use back in December.

 

[Jya-Ning]

You now know if they want to send someone to meet with you or schedule a meeting to help you understand your usage or discuss some unspeakable error in your account, it is nothing more than a sale pitch.

If you don't want to, just say "no", if they insist, ask them "what is the gift", and "Is there a written statement about this TS' governing state rule in attending sale presentation?" If both are satisfied, than it is your decision if you want to take the gift or not.

Jya-Ning