Thank you for this video a Guy at Bass pro got me convinced buy the $169 3 night 4-day package I agreed to it and he told me a little bit about timeshare and I thought well we need to start investing for retirement anyway so it wouldn't hurt to listen to it and I knew that I would have time to research all this before I went on this vacation supposed to go this weekend and I'm definitely very thankful for all the videos people have made about these ridiculous people. No timeshare for me. If you have something good to sell you don't have to force people to buy.
JUST. WALK. OUT! Human psychology is a helluva thing! You basically had the Scientology recruitment pressure method used on you. It's basic cult recruitment tactics. But you just needed to WALK OUT!
Gotta be careful. Fine print says they can charge you the regular nightly rate if you don't complete the presentation. Could be hundreds more a night than what you paid. Set an alarm for the hour and a half, then inform them you'd like to leave. The time was up.
My wife and I just signed a contract in Tennessee and the next day we both regretted it. So we wrote a rescinding letter per the 10 day law in Tennessee and went to the post office to have it certified and right away the person in the post office asked us if it was a rescinding letter for a timeshare and we said yes and he said people come in all the time for this!! He was a great help told me exactly what to do
They sound like a bunch of scumbags to me. Thank you for the warning. I just got a call and am glad I was able to get them to hang up eventually. I denied having a credit/debit card and the person eventually said that I don't qualify. :-)
First of all, the so-called “free gift“ isn’t free at all. Second of all, I’ve never heard anyone say that the 60 minute presentation last for 60 minutes. It’s more like seven hours. And third, it’s very easy for them to discount something they claim has a $40,000 price tag down to 5 or $6000 because they’re doing nothing more than selling you a piece of paper which is worthless and lying to you about it.
We bought into Bluegreen almost 10 years ago and it was the BEST decision and investment we ever made. We travel a lot so it's perfect for us and it's deeded. It is definitely worth the money. Since we are gold owners we get in faster, our points cover our maintenance fees and if we can't get into a main resort we can use RCI and get into luxury hotels. We travel out the country, book rooms for family and friends, rent yatchs, car rentals, cheaper flights and so much more. And it all started by paying $100 for a weekend in St. Augustin, FL
We attended a blue green timeshare presentation in June at their Williamsburg VA property. I feel we were fortunate that we were held hostage for only 2 1/2 hours - most likely because I was pretty vocal in expressing my incredulity at the hefty yearly maintenance fee as well as the 16 percent interest rate charged to finance one of their packages. I think they were glad to be rid of us. I will say we went to the presentation with the conviction we would not take the bait and we held fast to that.
You sign, therefore you are under contract. We went bluegreen to purchase a timeshare.....we did not sign anything. We kept saying NO NO NO. WE left with our free cruise gift. And no contract.
Jennifer Galvan i did it two years ago. Its legit. You just have to pay the port fees and shit. It was around $200 a person. Im doing it again next month. I stay in houston. We going to New Orleans. Then book our cruise out of galveston.
@@Qred09 thanks I am in Houston too. I'll be saying no to time share offer since they weren't clear about that when you sign up. Good deal I dont mind paying taxes for a nice cruise
yeah you can leave your children with perpetual debt.... do your kids a favor just say no! thanks for sharing - if you save one person from this nightmare you did a good thing.
You gotta beat them with logic , always attack the maintenance fee that’s what kills most of owners , $1000 a year which increase about 4-5% every year do your own math how much it will be
At that point, I wouldn't even care what it did to my credit, I'd just default on it and let them send it to collections. Then you can settle for pennies to the dollar with collection agency.
I had a blue/green rep on the phone the other day. It took about 7 no’s before she finally gave up. Even after she lowered the price several times via her supervisor, I maintained a no answer. They are pretty persistent. Thank you very much for putting this out there. Seems like I did the right thing.
I've been a Bluegreen "member" for several years, it has become a big waste of money, don't do it! The thing is that the high pressure salesmen have found thousands of new suckers and they have added very few new resorts over the years. So, all of the resorts are way over booked all of the time. Most of resorts don't have an opening for ten months or longer. Just try booking a week in Charleston SC or Williamsburg VA actually almost any of the resorts on less then a years notice "ain't gonna happen". Unless you like Wisconsin in January. Please, if you drop the soap in the shower DO NOT pick it up because Bluegreen will be right "behind" you with a little surprise!
Last week at the Grandview in Las Vegas, my timeshare advisor was prepared to fight me out in the parking lot. As soon as I said, I'm prepared to go to jail today, the guy backed off and gave me the validated voucher so I can get my free gift.
Thank you for sharing this. I am helping someone with this issue currently. Seem like the only way out is through a lawyer or bankruptcy. We cannot sell them or gid rid of it for life. But i wont give up until I get my friend out of this. Do your research....even people that seem to be helping will add insult to injury by taking your money and saying they can resell your timeshare. Timeshares are evil and evil people sell them.
First rule of thumb READ the contract, I wouldn’t take anyone’s word for anything especially someone as pushy as him, and stick to your word when you said no
Greed. I want my 'free gift'. I never went on the 3 day $100 'trip' to New Orleans 20 yrs ago because I smelled trouble. They kept calling asking when I was gonna go. I just let them keep the $100 and stayed home. These 'sales' people are the devil
Their tactic is to start off with a very high price, in fact it's usually twice the initial price. This is to feel you out and see how you react. The TO (takeover) will do the drops, again by design. The TO is a senior salesperson or manager and it's to try and convey the message that now your talking to someone who will take you serious to help close the deal. Again, all by design.
Never except No from those people either. Ask for your $1,000 dollars after your hour is up. If they say no, then keep asking for it. And it needs to be cash and that it doesn't require you to purchase anything or sign any contracts.
The Vacation Village Colonies at Williamsburg, VA saleswoman Jackie gave us "I'm not supposed to tell you this information" but if we were to hire her close, real estate, friend at Vacation Services International, he could easily sell our other timeshare with Westgate to pay for our purchase at Colonies. She said he could also sell our "bonus week" we would receive with a Colonies purchase to take care of the bill and the maintenance fee. We believed her. When confronting Colonies on these illegal practices, Colonies argues we had seven days to back out. They also argue that if we had informed the Closer that Jackie told us we could sell our Westgate easily, the Closer would have stopped the sale. Really? These people have broken Virginia law which forbids bait and switch tactics as well as fraud for profit tactics to make a sale.
Maintaince fees aren't worth it. We have been members for a while and we have had fun at many of the properties. We could do that on our own for cheaper though. I will never go to another meeting again. The higher point properties are maintained better. So the lower point people are technically paying for the higher point people.
Thank you so much for the heads up. I hate intimidation and having salesmen try to persuade me to buy something I don’t want, especially don’t need. My fiancé and I are going to Orlando soon and will make sure we don’t fall for their “deals”
Rose Samael well.. they’re super nice and talked is into a $900 sampler package of 9,000 points. No contract or membership but I regret buying it. There’s no way I can take off enough work in the next year to use all of the points and they have to be used in one year.
Rose Samael my free gift was a cruise, and they gave me that before the presentation. BUT the code wasn’t ready until I “completed the presentation” and they were don’t trying (and succeeding) to sell me something.
Absolutely appalling company. We were harassed badgered they would not let us LEAVE. On and on it went. The 3 night package is a con too. Stay safe and stay away from this DISGUSTING company.
We were continuously told we will bring another person who can give you a better deal... on an on it went another hour another person say they need commission they up their time just for us! Eventually you feel responsible for them. You may decide to walk away and then they lose EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE. Pressure Pressure Responsibility for them It's horrible.
This is what happens when people don't know their rights and laws. You're only required to stay for the time allotted that you were compensated for. If they would not let you go you could just walk out and tell them anything more than the hour you agreed to is being held against your will and you will call law enforcement depending on your state. It would be like your boss having you come in to work for $100 for thar hour and then asking you to stay on the job past that without compensation. They have to obey the law...but they bank on you not understanding your rights and the law.
I always play along until they try to close the deal, and I simply say no I am not interested. And I am ready to get my prize and continue to enjoy our vacation. Thank you!
If you keep saying no with a smile eventually they get angrier and angrier and eventually see that you wont break and you are wasting their time so they send you off with your freebies. Mine took about 2 1/2 hours.
I have sat through their presentations twice. Maybe it was kind of long but as long as i have a large coffee and some snacks in my pocket , no problem.
You should have just walked out on them without even saying anything to them after the first 5 times you said No to them .. Sorry that happened to you .
It just depends on your pockets. I’m a co owner I personally couldn’t afford it but my mom will have it paid off next year even though we are behind on maintenance fees.
Why does everyone act like they are being "held" there. You aren't. Get up and walk out. If they give you issues/block you call the police. It isn't hard.
After your allotted time, get up and leave and collect the "gift". Most important is the read anything you sign, the contract is the legalese, your signature binds it. If you don't understand it, get up and leave. Don't fall for the sunk cost fallacy, meaning that you spent all that time there, you might as well sign it so you can get out. The timeshare industry has been around for 50 years, they have this all nailed down on what works to get your signature.
I got the $179 trip.... don't know where yet I'm going to go but I'm going just for the hell of it and leave at some point because I think I might be drinking too much water during this whole tour thing
@@goldennlove374 So I brought the 179 dollar trip package.I recently went like two weeks ago and because of my marital status I was excused from the presentation.They gave me 75 bucks worth of gift cards and a cruise voucher.I went to the Orlando resort and had fun.I'm glad I didn't have to go to the presentation but I got lucky I guess.
There is no free lunch, no free vacations......read the fine print. A free vacation means no expenses to you....it's all psychological: people want free "things"....no such thing as free......all you need to do is get up and go, forget about the "gift"...the gift of a free cruise has a lot of "fees" and in the end you end up throwing or not using the "gift"!
How does anyone sit somewhere for hours?? Do these sales people handcuff you to the table when you sit down? To this day i don’t get how anyone just stays there. No Sales person is that good. You wanted to buy. Also, “we were told” never holds up in court. You have to read everything you sign. That’s a LEGAL document you’re signing. If you find yourself in this situation, make a note of everything you were promised, then make sure everything is in the printed document you sign. Contracts are contracts.
I know right???? ......but they do and some of us suckers sign with our stupid eyes wide open because of the thought that we're doing something great for our family.
If you don't complete the presentation, they can charge you the regular nightly rate of where you are staying, which is often hundreds more a night than what you paid. That is in the fine print of your check in. Me and wife were thinking about skipping the presentation but read that in our check in packet.
So they lied to you about time pf presentation. They lied about gift not being ready. And refused to listen to your decision and you still trusted them. Smh
@@Fbonezzz the experience and the cost depends on how much you've had to drink the night before. If you do this make sure you get some good rest cause the seminar is very early and long. The prizes were pretty good tho.
There is only one thing that these people did that was dumb. You should know that they are going to try to sell you something. They are NOT going to let you just walk in and give you a free cruise. Don't go in the 1st place!
You could've gotten out of it if you acted fast once you make that first payment to them you stuck I learned by going thru the contract that the loan of 8 thousand dollars you talking about only releases after you make the first payment if you never made no payments or used none of there free trips it will only make a hit on your credit without the 8 thousand stuck to it cause you never use any of these things...so I ended up only having to pay 900 cause that was left on my down payment I was still responsible for now I'm timeshare free
Your right, you go into this thing knowing that it's a scam but the free snacks, caring sales person, and thought of knowing or believing that your able to do something for your family is what sucks you in. They got me this weekend but God be my witness, I'm within my 10 days I'm cancelling. I'm cancelling.
We bought into Bluegreen almost 10 years ago and it was the BEST decision and investment we ever made. We travel a lot so it's perfect for us and it's deeded. It is definitely worth the money. Since we are gold owners we get in faster, our points cover our maintenance fees and if we can't get into a main resort we can use RCI and get into luxury hotels. We travel out the country, book rooms for family and friends, rent yatchs, car rentals, cheaper flights and so much more. And it all started by paying $100 for a weekend in St. Augustin, FL
That's what they do....smh SAY No!! We've been owners for 13 years!! We go to updates and say no....get our gifts...2/25 food cards and 100...gift cards and go shopping at the outlets....they understood what no meant....you didn't..... sorry..
@Mon2yque I originally purchased this, we say NO to purchasing again or upgrades...since we are owners now, we just pay our maintenance fees just like a vacation home
I wish i had seen this video months ago. I'm just starting my process of of getting my contract cancel. I'm hoping for the best as i don't want to pass this burden onto my kids...
@Christina Tee Hi Christina, after speaking with 3 of the most recognized cancel share companies, I realized that there is nothing I can't do. If I want to get out, I will have to pay between $4K and $6K. There will be no refund either. So I will have to "enjoy it" for a few years and then cancel. However, if you haven't paid in full, there is hope, but you have to act fast. Contact a cancel share company. Good luck.
Dang, was you with your HUSBAND? He's a simp. If my wife even looks like she uncomfortable let alone cry.... anyone to her dismay is a threat and i handle it accordingly. I Throw Hands. Period
You need to turn the volume up. Timeshares have been around for decades. It's a legal scam, not an investment, selling is next to impossible because the buyer is stuck with continuing costs and the contract is dynamic, they have the right change the terms and conditions as they wish.
yes they are aggressive, that's what they do... we purchased the sampler package for like $900 for 9000 points and were about to max our points out in one trip and we will be done with them.
Yeah the maintenance fee is $50, but the other fees she is referring to includes property taxes... Which is part of every timeshare. The only difference with bluegreen is that they work on a point system to be more flexible on where you can go with your timeshare. Not sure where the scam comes in. Yeah they are pushy salespeople like any others, but still... Not hearing where the scam is.
I do own one with Bluegreen. They make most of their money through tough sales pitches like the one she is describing. I talk to the sales people afterwards and if you keep it very friendly and real with them, they will let you in on some "extra" knowledge 😉. The difference with me is that I have willpower to say "no" when I mean to say it... Oh yeah, and I also review contracts for a living 😊👍.
The funny thing is u tell them they have good deals so they keep going thts how sales work......... say no and be a jerk to them and they will let u go no one in sales will keep u there if u are a waste of their time.... this is on u its their job to do that lol thats the sales life.... say no 2 times and give them no time of day or they will do this . this is ur fault not theirs .
All I can say is I wonder how these sales people sleep at night knowing they have rooked in thousands of people into a timeshare. When they say it's an investment, that's a lie. It's a liability, that gets more expensive every year
I'm not trying to be rude, I'm sorry that you had a bad experience with them but they sensed weakness in you and that's why you ended up staying there for so long. You need to get some bass in your voice and say "look, give me my shit or I'm walking the fuck out of here".
@@LoveYourself-lk2nb yea, I think they get over on people who don't want to be rude by cutting them off but THEY are being rude by taking your time and scamming you out of thousands of dollars!
@@erikadee8668 exactly couldn’t have said it better myself. I’d be like look my job doesn’t allow me to vacation at all this is a once in a lifetime thing. Then Start coughing on the asses and be like have you has the Covid 19 vaccine yet 👀 bc I haven’t 😂 I’m kidding but I would leave for real
Well said about the information. I have to say your a nice person my no would come have with a big big heck no and walk out and never let them in my life with the crooked garbage junk mail. And if they call me my response will alway be heck no and all the gorge Collins 7 bad words.
I just signed up for this also, I'm thinking of canceling also 5 days to change your mind but where do you bring in the letter where you sign up? Or the main business location
bluegreen in Vegas is a big disappointment its right behind MGM we were owners for about 4 years and always had issues getting reservations except Las Vegas after we got there we found out why Pool closed at 9pm very little amenities the Free shuttle they offer COULDN'T go down the strip hassled us every day and I mean everyday about attending a owner's update and didnt want to waste hours of our vacation everytime we went to 1 they would try to sell us more points and wouldnt listen to us when we said we didnt need or want more points because we were not able to use the points we had these meetings would last OVER 2 HOURS not worth a $25 or even $50 gift card if a Bluegreen rep is talking THEY ARE LYING worse than car salesman beware
kacwyo Hi’ hope you are doing good!! Would you be able share with me your experience there? I am heading over to Vegas with my family in December and would like to know what to expect in adavance! Thanks btw
$50 a month would be $600…perhaps they forgot to me the “per month” part! The current term for a “timeshare” in our area is “Fractional Ownership”. 🤣. I guess they think we won’t connect Fractional Ownership with Time Share. I’m so sorry they wore you down. How can you break this contract and get out of your nightmare? Hoping the best for you!
At the same token, they were solicited therefore that is what the company gambles when they solicit someone... it's not like she contacted bluegreen so she can get a free gift
I’m late to comment but here it is. Timeshare sales people are despicable people no question. However, you said it several times, just give us our gift so we can leave. You could have always stood up and walked however, you were anchored by the free gift. So in the end I blame you for letting a worthless gift change your resilience. How much has the free gift cost you now? Life 101, nothing is free!
Thank you for this video a Guy at Bass pro got me convinced buy the $169 3 night 4-day package I agreed to it and he told me a little bit about timeshare and I thought well we need to start investing for retirement anyway so it wouldn't hurt to listen to it and I knew that I would have time to research all this before I went on this vacation supposed to go this weekend and I'm definitely very thankful for all the videos people have made about these ridiculous people. No timeshare for me. If you have something good to sell you don't have to force people to buy.
Bass pro shops really dropped in reputation letting blue green operate in their stores.
OMG!!! This was almost me!!! My husband was the NO sayer!!! Its crazy!!
JUST. WALK. OUT! Human psychology is a helluva thing! You basically had the Scientology recruitment pressure method used on you. It's basic cult recruitment tactics. But you just needed to WALK OUT!
Scientolgy really is not a cult.
I’ve heard stories where they take you to another location so you can’t easily leave because you don’t know where you are.
Yep
Gotta be careful. Fine print says they can charge you the regular nightly rate if you don't complete the presentation. Could be hundreds more a night than what you paid. Set an alarm for the hour and a half, then inform them you'd like to leave. The time was up.
My wife and I just signed a contract in Tennessee and the next day we both regretted it. So we wrote a rescinding letter per the 10 day law in Tennessee and went to the post office to have it certified and right away the person in the post office asked us if it was a rescinding letter for a timeshare and we said yes and he said people come in all the time for this!! He was a great help told me exactly what to do
My wife and I have owned for 10 years and have taken over 25 awesome vacations. We love ours!
I did the same that you but my wife still thinking it was a great investment lol
Bodie Steele me too, I’ve been a gold for 20 years handed down from my parents and I love it Sincerely I use it every few months
I feel your pain. My wife and I got scammed years ago by a timeshare. Definitely not worth it, even for a free gift.
Thanks for putting this out there! Saved me!
They sound like a bunch of scumbags to me. Thank you for the warning. I just got a call and am glad I was able to get them to hang up eventually. I denied having a credit/debit card and the person eventually said that I don't qualify. :-)
First of all, the so-called “free gift“ isn’t free at all. Second of all, I’ve never heard anyone say that the 60 minute presentation last for 60 minutes. It’s more like seven hours. And third, it’s very easy for them to discount something they claim has a $40,000 price tag down to 5 or $6000 because they’re doing nothing more than selling you a piece of paper which is worthless and lying to you about it.
We bought into Bluegreen almost 10 years ago and it was the BEST decision and investment we ever made. We travel a lot so it's perfect for us and it's deeded. It is definitely worth the money. Since we are gold owners we get in faster, our points cover our maintenance fees and if we can't get into a main resort we can use RCI and get into luxury hotels. We travel out the country, book rooms for family and friends, rent yatchs, car rentals, cheaper flights and so much more. And it all started by paying $100 for a weekend in St. Augustin, FL
@@1flyy_mamacita780 well good from you!
@@robertamandab7932 good "FOR" me lol
You sound exactly like the salesman at the presentations
We attended a blue green timeshare presentation in June at their Williamsburg VA property. I feel we were fortunate that we were held hostage for only 2 1/2 hours - most likely because I was pretty vocal in expressing my incredulity at the hefty yearly maintenance fee as well as the 16 percent interest rate charged to finance one of their packages. I think they were glad to be rid of us. I will say we went to the presentation with the conviction we would not take the bait and we held fast to that.
You sign, therefore you are under contract.
We went bluegreen to purchase a timeshare.....we did not sign anything. We kept saying NO NO NO. WE left with our free cruise gift. And no contract.
Have you set up your cruise yet? Is it legit
Jennifer Galvan i did it two years ago. Its legit. You just have to pay the port fees and shit. It was around $200 a person. Im doing it again next month. I stay in houston. We going to New Orleans. Then book our cruise out of galveston.
@@Qred09 thanks I am in Houston too. I'll be saying no to time share offer since they weren't clear about that when you sign up. Good deal I dont mind paying taxes for a nice cruise
Qred09 Hey so this whole thing isn’t a scam right?
JeanKarlo DeLaCruz na she just gave in. Just tell them it’s supposed to be pressure free and youre ready to leave.
Thanks
for taking the time to share your story. We are in the same situation, and have
experienced similar tactics. We hope this warning helps others
yeah you can leave your children with perpetual debt.... do your kids a favor just say no! thanks for sharing - if you save one person from this nightmare you did a good thing.
You gotta beat them with logic , always attack the maintenance fee that’s what kills most of owners , $1000 a year which increase about 4-5% every year do your own math how much it will be
14% increase in 2024!
I won’t buy a timeshare even for a dollar. Maintenance (increasing yearly) fee is for eternity.
Sure you will..the government will oneday make it law every citizen owns one.
$400 plus for year
At that point, I wouldn't even care what it did to my credit, I'd just default on it and let them send it to collections. Then you can settle for pennies to the dollar with collection agency.
I had a blue/green rep on the phone the other day. It took about 7 no’s before she finally gave up. Even after she lowered the price several times via her supervisor, I maintained a no answer.
They are pretty persistent.
Thank you very much for putting this out there.
Seems like I did the right thing.
You weren't aware you could hang up the phone?
I've been a Bluegreen "member" for several years, it has become a big waste of money, don't do it! The thing is that the high pressure salesmen have found thousands of new suckers and they have added very few new resorts over the years. So, all of the resorts are way over booked all of the time. Most of resorts don't have an opening for ten months or longer. Just try booking a week in Charleston SC or Williamsburg VA actually almost any of the resorts on less then a years notice "ain't gonna happen". Unless you like Wisconsin in January. Please, if you drop the soap in the shower DO NOT pick it up because Bluegreen will be right "behind" you with a little surprise!
Try Shenandoah crossings in Louisa va. Bluegreen resort
Last week at the Grandview in Las Vegas, my timeshare advisor was prepared to fight me out in the parking lot. As soon as I said, I'm prepared to go to jail today, the guy backed off and gave me the validated voucher so I can get my free gift.
Thank you for sharing this. I am helping someone with this issue currently.
Seem like the only way out is through a lawyer or bankruptcy. We cannot sell them or gid rid of it for life. But i wont give up until I get my friend out of this.
Do your research....even people that seem to be helping will add insult to injury by taking your money and saying they can resell your timeshare. Timeshares are evil and evil people sell them.
First rule of thumb READ the contract, I wouldn’t take anyone’s word for anything especially someone as pushy as him, and stick to your word when you said no
Greed. I want my 'free gift'. I never went on the 3 day $100 'trip' to New Orleans 20 yrs ago because I smelled trouble. They kept calling asking when I was gonna go. I just let them keep the $100 and stayed home. These 'sales' people are the devil
One time when I was a kid I almost cried at one of these meetings. The guy kept talking, and it just WOULDN’T END
Blahblah blah still talking even when you sleep
agree...i went to one presenation too, it was the most relentless thing ive ever experienced.
Their tactic is to start off with a very high price, in fact it's usually twice the initial price. This is to feel you out and see how you react. The TO (takeover) will do the drops, again by design. The TO is a senior salesperson or manager and it's to try and convey the message that now your talking to someone who will take you serious to help close the deal. Again, all by design.
Never except No from those people either. Ask for your $1,000 dollars after your hour is up. If they say no, then keep asking for it. And it needs to be cash and that it doesn't require you to purchase anything or sign any contracts.
The Vacation Village Colonies at Williamsburg, VA saleswoman Jackie gave us "I'm not supposed to tell you this information" but if we were to hire her close, real estate, friend at Vacation Services International, he could easily sell our other timeshare with Westgate to pay for our purchase at Colonies. She said he could also sell our "bonus week" we would receive with a Colonies purchase to take care of the bill and the maintenance fee. We believed her. When confronting Colonies on these illegal practices, Colonies argues we had seven days to back out. They also argue that if we had informed the Closer that Jackie told us we could sell our Westgate easily, the Closer would have stopped the sale. Really? These people have broken Virginia law which forbids bait and switch tactics as well as fraud for profit tactics to make a sale.
That's what they do
"Wear u down" so u can give in.
Maintaince fees aren't worth it. We have been members for a while and we have had fun at many of the properties. We could do that on our own for cheaper though. I will never go to another meeting again. The higher point properties are maintained better. So the lower point people are technically paying for the higher point people.
Thank you so much for the heads up. I hate intimidation and having salesmen try to persuade me to buy something I don’t want, especially don’t need. My fiancé and I are going to Orlando soon and will make sure we don’t fall for their “deals”
jahhhmmin can you update I’m going to Orlando soon too for their presentation and “free gift”
Rose Samael well.. they’re super nice and talked is into a $900 sampler package of 9,000 points. No contract or membership but I regret buying it. There’s no way I can take off enough work in the next year to use all of the points and they have to be used in one year.
jahhhmmin wow that’s ridiculous! Did you at least receive the “free gift” they’re promising free Disney world tickets
Rose Samael my free gift was a cruise, and they gave me that before the presentation. BUT the code wasn’t ready until I “completed the presentation” and they were don’t trying (and succeeding) to sell me something.
@@jazzmine94 So you paid 900 dollars for your free cruise?!
Absolutely appalling company. We were harassed badgered they would not let us LEAVE. On and on it went. The 3 night package is a con too. Stay safe and stay away from this DISGUSTING company.
How were you not allowed to leave?
We were continuously told we will bring another person who can give you a better deal... on an on it went another hour another person say they need commission they up their time just for us! Eventually you feel responsible for them. You may decide to walk away and then they lose EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE. Pressure
Pressure
Responsibility for them
It's horrible.
This is what happens when people don't know their rights and laws. You're only required to stay for the time allotted that you were compensated for. If they would not let you go you could just walk out and tell them anything more than the hour you agreed to is being held against your will and you will call law enforcement depending on your state.
It would be like your boss having you come in to work for $100 for thar hour and then asking you to stay on the job past that without compensation.
They have to obey the law...but they bank on you not understanding your rights and the law.
I always play along until they try to close the deal, and I simply say no I am not interested. And I am ready to get my prize and continue to enjoy our vacation. Thank you!
If you keep saying no with a smile eventually they get angrier and angrier and eventually see that you wont break and you are wasting their time so they send you off with your freebies. Mine took about 2 1/2 hours.
I have a hard time saying no too but I won't be signing anything
I have sat through their presentations twice. Maybe it was kind of long but as long as i have a large coffee and some snacks in my pocket , no problem.
You should have just walked out on them without even saying anything to them after the first 5 times you said No to them .. Sorry that happened to you .
It just depends on your pockets. I’m a co owner I personally couldn’t afford it but my mom will have it paid off next year even though we are behind on maintenance fees.
You will be paying maintenace fees until you are dead. They increase in price yearly.
Why does everyone act like they are being "held" there. You aren't. Get up and walk out. If they give you issues/block you call the police. It isn't hard.
After your allotted time, get up and leave and collect the "gift". Most important is the read anything you sign, the contract is the legalese, your signature binds it. If you don't understand it, get up and leave. Don't fall for the sunk cost fallacy, meaning that you spent all that time there, you might as well sign it so you can get out. The timeshare industry has been around for 50 years, they have this all nailed down on what works to get your signature.
I got the $179 trip.... don't know where yet I'm going to go but I'm going just for the hell of it and leave at some point because I think I might be drinking too much water during this whole tour thing
update? I'm just trying to go for the trip. wont buy the timeshare
I just purchased the 179.00 trip yesterday. Does anyone know if I can get out of it?
@@mtgreenwoodbustout how did it turn out same happened to me
@@goldennlove374 So I brought the 179 dollar trip package.I recently went like two weeks ago and because of my marital status I was excused from the presentation.They gave me 75 bucks worth of gift cards and a cruise voucher.I went to the Orlando resort and had fun.I'm glad I didn't have to go to the presentation but I got lucky I guess.
@@mtgreenwoodbustout were you able to get out of it? I’m trying to get out of mine
There is no free lunch, no free vacations......read the fine print. A free vacation means no expenses to you....it's all psychological: people want free "things"....no such thing as free......all you need to do is get up and go, forget about the "gift"...the gift of a free cruise has a lot of "fees" and in the end you end up throwing or not using the "gift"!
How does anyone sit somewhere for hours??
Do these sales people handcuff you to the table when you sit down? To this day i don’t get how anyone just stays there.
No Sales person is that good. You wanted to buy.
Also, “we were told” never holds up in court. You have to read everything you sign. That’s a LEGAL document you’re signing. If you find yourself in this situation, make a note of everything you were promised, then make sure everything is in the printed document you sign.
Contracts are contracts.
People want the "free" cruise............that works as the handcuffs to keep people there.
I know right???? ......but they do and some of us suckers sign with our stupid eyes wide open because of the thought that we're doing something great for our family.
If you don't complete the presentation, they can charge you the regular nightly rate of where you are staying, which is often hundreds more a night than what you paid. That is in the fine print of your check in. Me and wife were thinking about skipping the presentation but read that in our check in packet.
So they lied to you about time pf presentation.
They lied about gift not being ready.
And refused to listen to your decision and you still trusted them. Smh
Yup I had to say no for about an hour after the presentation. Got my free gifts. But still at a cost.
What was your experience with the vacation ? What was your cost
@@Fbonezzz the experience and the cost depends on how much you've had to drink the night before. If you do this make sure you get some good rest cause the seminar is very early and long. The prizes were pretty good tho.
There is only one thing that these people did that was dumb. You should know that they are going to try to sell you something. They are NOT going to let you just walk in and give you a free cruise. Don't go in the 1st place!
You could've gotten out of it if you acted fast once you make that first payment to them you stuck I learned by going thru the contract that the loan of 8 thousand dollars you talking about only releases after you make the first payment if you never made no payments or used none of there free trips it will only make a hit on your credit without the 8 thousand stuck to it cause you never use any of these things...so I ended up only having to pay 900 cause that was left on my down payment I was still responsible for now I'm timeshare free
Hi Lucci, so since i paid in full, i cant get out?
Why don’t people know that NOTHING is free!
Your right, you go into this thing knowing that it's a scam but the free snacks, caring sales person, and thought of knowing or believing that your able to do something for your family is what sucks you in. They got me this weekend but God be my witness, I'm within my 10 days I'm cancelling. I'm cancelling.
Leave your kids a bill for life.. hmmm... ok there are a lot of companies that can get you out of timeshare scams.. update please..
I’m so glad we were strong.
We bought into Bluegreen almost 10 years ago and it was the BEST decision and investment we ever made. We travel a lot so it's perfect for us and it's deeded. It is definitely worth the money. Since we are gold owners we get in faster, our points cover our maintenance fees and if we can't get into a main resort we can use RCI and get into luxury hotels. We travel out the country, book rooms for family and friends, rent yatchs, car rentals, cheaper flights and so much more. And it all started by paying $100 for a weekend in St. Augustin, FL
You most work for those scum bags
@@armandosanchez8901 😂😂I was thinking the SAME THING😂😂😂the whole comment sounds like a sales pitch😂😂
This is a joke troll post from Bkuegreen Legal right?
That's what they do....smh SAY No!! We've been owners for 13 years!! We go to updates and say no....get our gifts...2/25 food cards and 100...gift cards and go shopping at the outlets....they understood what no meant....you didn't..... sorry..
But your an owner....so did you really say no
@Mon2yque I originally purchased this, we say NO to purchasing again or upgrades...since we are owners now, we just pay our maintenance fees just like a vacation home
i have a pending vacation to evagas with them, i’ll make sure to not sign any contract or plans
Thank you for sharing your story and warning others.
I just went it was lame but at the end of the day it’s a good deal just don’t buy nothing
I wish i had seen this video months ago. I'm just starting my process of of getting my contract cancel. I'm hoping for the best as i don't want to pass this burden onto my kids...
What steps are you taking? I just bought one a month ago and I’m regretting it now that I really understand it’s not all what they sold it as.
@Christina Tee Hi Christina, after speaking with 3 of the most recognized cancel share companies, I realized that there is nothing I can't do. If I want to get out, I will have to pay between $4K and $6K. There will be no refund either. So I will have to "enjoy it" for a few years and then cancel. However, if you haven't paid in full, there is hope, but you have to act fast. Contact a cancel share company. Good luck.
@@franklinero8711 thanks for the information. Any idea of a company I can contact?
Dang, was you with your HUSBAND? He's a simp. If my wife even looks like she uncomfortable let alone cry.... anyone to her dismay is a threat and i handle it accordingly. I Throw Hands. Period
Why did you ask permission to leave? Still wanted that freeby? Be careful when buying a car. Read the car contract too.
He is a frayde and I would like to cancel this shitty contract that is a theft. Does anyone know how I can cancel this.
So what you paying a maintenance fee on something you dont own
You need to turn the volume up. Timeshares have been around for decades. It's a legal scam, not an investment, selling is next to impossible because the buyer is stuck with continuing costs and the contract is dynamic, they have the right change the terms and conditions as they wish.
yes they are aggressive, that's what they do... we purchased the sampler package for like $900 for 9000 points and were about to max our points out in one trip and we will be done with them.
Girl! I did the same thing. The samplers deal. Just booked my vacay for September. Maxed out my points and backing out!
I got the sampler package as well. You uave to turn the presentation around on them. If its not going to be lucrative for you, DONT DO IT.
We got a sampler package as well, going to Orlando Florida with it and then we’re done.
Yeah the maintenance fee is $50, but the other fees she is referring to includes property taxes... Which is part of every timeshare. The only difference with bluegreen is that they work on a point system to be more flexible on where you can go with your timeshare. Not sure where the scam comes in. Yeah they are pushy salespeople like any others, but still... Not hearing where the scam is.
You are evil. How do you sleep at night? Do you even own a timeshare?
I do own one with Bluegreen. They make most of their money through tough sales pitches like the one she is describing. I talk to the sales people afterwards and if you keep it very friendly and real with them, they will let you in on some "extra" knowledge 😉. The difference with me is that I have willpower to say "no" when I mean to say it... Oh yeah, and I also review contracts for a living 😊👍.
@@saaaaauce she(Crystal) called you evil, that is uncalled for! I agree that it seems like some people really do like their t.s.
It is predatory behavior on couples. When they say no for hours but your people still wear them down, that is criminal
You let them pressure you into signing a contract girl that was on you !
What did you do at the end? Are you free now or are you still an owner? Did you find out any answeer?
I’m sorry but was the free gift worth the hassle?
Nooooooo.
What I don't understand is, " your feet aren't broken, after the first no, get up and leave......
The funny thing is u tell them they have good deals so they keep going thts how sales work......... say no and be a jerk to them and they will let u go no one in sales will keep u there if u are a waste of their time.... this is on u its their job to do that lol thats the sales life.... say no 2 times and give them no time of day or they will do this . this is ur fault not theirs .
Please tell me you got out of it?
All I can say is I wonder how these sales people sleep at night knowing they have rooked in thousands of people into a timeshare. When they say it's an investment, that's a lie. It's a liability, that gets more expensive every year
I have had this since 2017, still trying to get out …
this is the worst scam i have ever had in my life please nobody buy this please please
Just remember, there is no such thing as a free lunch
Should have just got up and walked away
Just a bit greedy
How come not just get up and leave?
It was sickening how they are out for blood.
I'm not trying to be rude, I'm sorry that you had a bad experience with them but they sensed weakness in you and that's why you ended up staying there for so long. You need to get some bass in your voice and say "look, give me my shit or I'm walking the fuck out of here".
Yeah I would leave after the “required time.” I think it’s like 2 hours. I’d be like baby I can book a hotel somewhere else !
@@LoveYourself-lk2nb yea, I think they get over on people who don't want to be rude by cutting them off but THEY are being rude by taking your time and scamming you out of thousands of dollars!
@@erikadee8668 exactly couldn’t have said it better myself. I’d be like look my job doesn’t allow me to vacation at all this is a once in a lifetime thing. Then Start coughing on the asses and be like have you has the Covid 19 vaccine yet 👀 bc I haven’t 😂 I’m kidding but I would leave for real
Did you read the contract?
Thanks for sharing this.
I'm very sorry this happened to you ❤️
I hope things have changed for you and know that the LORD will deal with these wicked people
Well said about the information. I have to say your a nice person my no would come have with a big big heck no and walk out and never let them in my life with the crooked garbage junk mail. And if they call me my response will alway be heck no and all the gorge Collins 7 bad words.
I just signed up for this also, I'm thinking of canceling also 5 days to change your mind but where do you bring in the letter where you sign up? Or the main business location
It should say in the contract
Wait, is this in Vegas? Bc I’ll be going there in July.
I'll let you know how it goes because I'm going to Vegas at the very end of May and I'll be back in June and I am staying at Bluegreen.
kacwyo thanks n have fun
Any updates
bluegreen in Vegas is a big disappointment its right behind MGM we were owners for about 4 years and always had issues getting reservations except Las Vegas after we got there we found out why Pool closed at 9pm very little amenities the Free shuttle they offer COULDN'T go down the strip hassled us every day and I mean everyday about attending a owner's update and didnt want to waste hours of our vacation everytime we went to 1 they would try to sell us more points and wouldnt listen to us when we said we didnt need or want more points because we were not able to use the points we had these meetings would last OVER 2 HOURS not worth a $25 or even $50 gift card if a Bluegreen rep is talking THEY ARE LYING worse than car salesman beware
kacwyo Hi’ hope you are doing good!! Would you be able share with me your experience there? I am heading over to Vegas with my family in December and would like to know what to expect in adavance! Thanks btw
$50 a month would be $600…perhaps they forgot to me the “per month” part! The current term for a “timeshare” in our area is “Fractional Ownership”. 🤣. I guess they think we won’t connect Fractional Ownership with Time Share. I’m so sorry they wore you down. How can you break this contract and get out of your nightmare? Hoping the best for you!
It's not a timeshare.
You’re a 29yr old grown woman. You should have walked away if the pressure was to much. We’re Bluegreen owners and absolutely love it!!
Damn I wanted it too. But my budget got fucked up
Everything in life is a payment that has to be made.
Why didn't your husband back you up and continue to say no.
Look, they didn't hold you at gun point. You wanted something they had for FREEEEEE.
And she got screwed.
At the same token, they were solicited therefore that is what the company gambles when they solicit someone... it's not like she contacted bluegreen so she can get a free gift
Thanks for this, they have been calling and calling and I've been saying no
600 dollars is 50 dollars a month though...
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Lady, it was your fault that you did not READ the terms and conditions to what you were signing.
First mistake... You believed their promises.
Thanks just got off the phone with these creeps myself... Insisted they wanted my CC info...
I’m late to comment but here it is. Timeshare sales people are despicable people no question. However, you said it several times, just give us our gift so we can leave. You could have always stood up and walked however, you were anchored by the free gift. So in the end I blame you for letting a worthless gift change your resilience. How much has the free gift cost you now? Life 101, nothing is free!
Yeah just leave.
Dam the vacation why didn't you get up and leave.
What was the gift?
So sorry you signed up for a lifetime contract of financial misery.
Been there, but NEVER signed anything, thank God!
You did not read the contract????
me and my mom got a call from them and i was really spectecly and said no
Im 4 years late but wth is a spectecly? I've never seen that nonexistent word before.
Wow yup boycott bluegreen
Thanks for this
Same here . my wife and i said the big island.. Lol