Timeshare Presentations - How to survive? - January 7, 2008
A timeshare presentation is nothing but a sales arena by the timeshare companies to compel people into trade their timeshares. Actually it start from a pleasant invitation offering you an luxurious free gift in return of participating the presentation. Naturally people thinks that there is no harm to them for participate in such a presentation. Also the temptation of the expensive free gift forced them to participate the presentation.
I am sure, they made the greatest mistake of their life by deciding to attend such a painful presentation. The luxurious gift offer turns out to be a publicity stunt and you are subjected to utter pressure campaign of promotion of their timeshare products. Typically, such a presentation takes hardly one or one and a half hours.
After the presentation, the salesperson will surround you and will inquire you if you have any questions. They go to the extent of factually forcing you. They forced you to either make a promise or sign a paper before leaving the presentation. When you say invariable no to him, the manager will come near and offer you an excellent deal. Sometimes it becomes very hard to oppose the temptation after being offered such great deals. But you have to go mentally equipped to utter no to them at any cost. Tell them clearly that you have already spent your expensive time and can’t spare your time any more. Say that you have an appointment with somebody and you have to depart without delay. And do not forget to take your gift before leaving the presentation after all that was the motivation why you attended the presentation.
I am strongly advised you that , do not fall in to such gimmicks and tempting offers. The sales person and the manager definitely do their best to convince you to sign some papers by offering many offers. Remember that, it is their job . They will fairly do it without any disgrace . But you should stick to your pledge to not to fall into the trap by continuously saying into your mind that “no, I can’t pay for to buy a timeshare” and “will I be able to make payments every month”. Graciously say “no” to any offers however beautiful it may look. Also say them that you need time to make a decision, take their contact number or fax number and tell that you will inform them about your pronouncement. Also tell them that you would not bear any courtesy calls or emails.
You can also tell them that you already have a friends or family members in that timeshare locality and you don’t want to pay money for a timeshare. You can also give them an another reason that you just came to the presentation for the free gift or you can also say that you just wanted to teach yourself about timeshares and it is too early to make a decision about buying a timeshare. You can also say that you are not one of the recurrent vacationers and would be capable to vacation year after year and even if you go for a holiday you don’t like to go to the same site every year. Also say that you are not in the financial situation to spend anything now or in near future. Thus we have seen it all depends on our mental setup to sit through a presentation and still survive it.
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