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Staying with family at MFC later this week (17-24 Feb) and, depending on their incentive will probably listen to the sales presentation. Other than "NO", any good comebacks to counter their "must buy now" sales pitch?
Staying with family at MFC later this week (17-24 Feb) and, depending on their incentive will probably listen to the sales presentation. Other than "NO", any good comebacks to counter their "must buy now" sales pitch?
Staying with family at MFC later this week (17-24 Feb) and, depending on their incentive will probably listen to the sales presentation. Other than "NO", any good comebacks to counter their "must buy now" sales pitch?
Staying with family at MFC later this week (17-24 Feb) and, depending on their incentive will probably listen to the sales presentation. Other than "NO", any good comebacks to counter their "must buy now" sales pitch?
No.Other than "NO", any good comebacks to counter their "must buy now" sales pitch?
At the risk of being scolded, I think the sales guys have a job to do and my interaction with them has always been good. Granted, I actually paid the developer price at MOC so maybe they are nice to me out of pity. But nobody forces me to go back to the presentation.
On the positive side, I get a couple of nice rounds of golf every year in a place where golf isn't exactly cheap. I actually like the sales guy and it is good to catch up, see what is new with the property, etc.
I am pretty clear up front that I'm not really in the market but would like to get an update. I listen politely, ask a few questions, take the tour, and wrap the meeting up to respect both of our schedules. I guess if I were feeling defensive of the meeting I would choose not to go.
Toddc2, thank you for your perspective. I like this approach as well. We try to learn something whenever we participate in a presentation. Marriott presentations in particular have always been done professionally. I am honest that we already own and don't have the capacity to add to our portfilio, but appreciate the opportunity to see what they have to offer.
Toddc2, thank you for your perspective. I like this approach as well. We try to learn something whenever we participate in a presentation. Marriott presentations in particular have always been done professionally. I am honest that we already own and don't have the capacity to add to our portfilio, but appreciate the opportunity to see what they have to offer.
This is basically the tactic we take....we're always interested in what the latest offer/resort/deal is, and because Marriott is usual civil, and the goodies are usually, well, good, we've done them on almost all of our Marriott trips. The quickest one was in Aruba and we took our 10 month old--that certainly made things shorter! (We mostly just wanted to check out the resort, as we were staying at La Cabana at the time....)
I don't understand the attitude that being rude/aggressive/insulting to someone on a tour will lead to a sale. This is what happened to us on a Groupo Mayan tour in May--the more aggressive and rude the salesman got, the more stubborn we became about not buying. At least with Marriott, they take a "no" well, usually, in the hopes you might come back and buy another day....
This is basically the tactic we take....we're always interested in what the latest offer/resort/deal is, and because Marriott is usual civil, and the goodies are usually, well, good, we've done them on almost all of our Marriott trips. The quickest one was in Aruba and we took our 10 month old--that certainly made things shorter! (We mostly just wanted to check out the resort, as we were staying at La Cabana at the time....)
I don't understand the attitude that being rude/aggressive/insulting to someone on a tour will lead to a sale. This is what happened to us on a Groupo Mayan tour in May--the more aggressive and rude the salesman got, the more stubborn we became about not buying. At least with Marriott, they take a "no" well, usually, in the hopes you might come back and buy another day....
have heard ts salespeople tell the stories of putting people "on the reading program" where they are left in very uncomfortable places with an exchange directory to peruse for the full required time while the rep goes to the lounge. It's always a payback to a smart aleck.
I wouldn't mind that. In 90 minutes, I could watch a movie on my iPhone or read a good chunk of a book (on my iPhone) or work on catching up on email.I have heard ts salespeople tell the stories of putting people "on the reading program" where they are left in very uncomfortable places with an exchange directory to peruse for the full required time while the rep goes to the lounge. It's always a payback to a smart aleck.
{Sue} No, that's not a verb. It's the name of the Tugger providing the most reasonable post on this topic I have seen in a long time. ...
"I am here with my girlfriend and my wife would kill me if I bought a timeshare."