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I read here that Bluegreen Resorts rents rooms to the public. We just did a tour of one of their Myrtle Beach resorts on 6/6/08, and the saleman told us all of the guests that we saw were owners and they do not rent to the public.We could not afford their vacation packages, but they kept offering us different deals until we gave in. I thought it was great that considering you would always have a place to go on vacation, but now I am scared!!!
Do they or don't they, and how can I find out for sure because we bought into their sales pitch!!
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| 1. Written by Average Joe, on 21-10-2009 21:23 First off I dont think anyone suckers anyone into anything.  If you doubt the product don't buy it. Funny how when you walk through the Bass Pro Shop and buy a crapy China made whatever that cost 10 times more than it's worth then breaks after 2 weeks of use no one cries I got suckered into buying this piece of ***! The people in Bass Pro that sale Mini Vacation Packs Are basically giving it away so of coarse you have to go through their presentation. So what if you don't want to buy a Time Share Don't! Their not holding a gun to your head!!! However for the first comment about my husband is a firefighter and im a nursing student This person says how can we afford it. Guess what That same person has whent on a vacation or a get a way on average at least 1 1/2 times every year since they took that trip. Point is your going to spend the money anyway. I don't want to here your pitty parties. If you don't make enough money to get the things you want. Don't buy them or get another job you broke *** cry babies!!!!!  Jan your a dumb ***!!! Who the *** wants to vacation in the same place every year. Todays timeshares have so much flexibility in locations thats why you buy timeshares is to go and do lots of diffrent things. Maybee you should just go spend 1.5-2 million dollars for the spot in Gulf Shores ALABAMA! I MEAN ALABAMA FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!! |
| 2. Written by Was Interested..., on 22-09-2009 03:40 Right before getting married my hubby-to-be was suckered into buying that whole Bass Pro Shop ordeal. He understood it to mean that he would also receive 2 nights at Big Cedar. I guess in his mind - he had paid for something - and he obviously didn't probe enough to figure it out. I figured it out after we got married and was like hmmm... let's check it out anyway. Yeah, we stayed at the Radisson in Missouri. We've stayed there previously so no big deal. The tour of Big Cedar was nice. They are very pushy though. Be forewarned. I really wish I would have read on this website before we went! So being newlyweds they were trying to sell us some $20K timeshare. I'm in nursing school, my husband is a firefighter and a med school student. Kind of funny how that all worked out because we are in no position to buy something like that. Neither one of us really knew what it meant to go to one of these things. They just try to tell you that you get all this free stuff. Just be careful with buying. I am soooo glad that we didn't because we would be in some crazy debt! But it was crafty.... they suckered us on that sampler. We were thinking like, "Oh maybe we can save up the money in a year for a smaller package". LoL haven't used the sampler because it's all booked up!  |
| 3. Written by Diane & Mike, on 17-08-2009 14:35 We told our Bluegreen salesperson, Shannon Parker, that we vacation at Myrtle Beach, SC every summer in a 3BR condo and would like a timeshare package to accommodate us. We were sold 8,000 EVEN points and told to be sure to use bonus time for the weekends so our points would cover our vacation (no verbal mention of the bonus time availability only 45 in advance). He told us NEVER buy more points as this was all we needed and he asked us to call him the first time we booked so he could help us. Imagine my surprise that we needed 21,000 ANNUAL points, that even if we had the points nothing was available when I called 7 months ahead of time, AND that bonus time could only be used 45 days in advance. We are educated people and were suckered in by a very smooth talker. |
| 4. Written by Lynda, on 17-08-2009 14:07 I am an owner with BG and love it. We first bought 9000 points. We go several weeks a year on those points. It was easy to go under the week (not weekends)for only 1500 points or less. We have stayed at all the resorts and they are great. Was it worth our $? I am sure that we would have never gone to such nice places without the vacation club. Oh yes, we take the update tour every time I can and I have often said NO. No one really pressured me. But please dont go on a Diamond Resort Tour. They can get nasty. Went on a Vacation Village tour and the sales person said that they could not compete with Bluegreen on price and availability. |
| 5. Written by meg, on 28-12-2008 23:18 Hubby and I went on a tour last June of Fountains in Orlando. We stayed off resort at a Holiday Inn for 6 days/5 nights, and were promissed 4 tickets to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure, which we payed a little extra to upgrade to park hoppers for 7 days (I did my homework ahead of time on ticket prices to be sure we were getting a good deal before upgrading through them...we were!), so we scheduled our "tour" for the first thing in the morning after arrival (because you don't get the theme park tickets until after your tour). we went on the tour, and while they do definately try to talk you into good deals on purchasing timeshare with them, if you simply stick to your guns and refuse to give in, you get everything that was promised to you!!!! and remember...you can say "no...and we're leaving now, i've done my tour i want my gifts" at anytime after the actual tour, you will still get your gifts. we actually did another one while we there for a different company for the $100 cash...did the same and got our $100.00 cash!! (they were very rude about it though, but worth the $100.00 LOL) Hubby and I called our sales rep from Fountains back and ended up purchasing the sampler before leaving Orlando (about 2 days later)...we are going on our vacation to use those points in April...doing Disney this time as we have free tickets because my stepson works there! |
| 6. Written by Melissa, on 07-09-2008 11:42 We (husband and I) JUST bought the $59.99 deal at bass pro shop and this is what we were told- 3 days and 2 nights at a hotel (can only start reservation Monday -Thursday or else it is extra)- we have to decide within 30 days or else there is a nice $50 fee....and we have 12 months to use it. I try not to judge based on unconfirmed info...OH! This is the thing that does bug me...we were told SPECIFICALLY THAT THIS IS "NOT ONE OF THOSE TIME-SHARE DEALS" at Bass Pro Shop. Well it sure as heck sounds like it to me, and after reading the fine print with a darn magnifying glass I See that it is. Don’t get me wrong I love B *** Pro Shop, but I suddenly feel a bit skeptical about this trip. Please leave more feedback or comments so I know whether or not it is worth it. We are not in any position to get involved with a time-share scam at this point anyway, and are not likely to ever do so....we just thought it sounded like a good deal since there are a couple key locations we would like to go to. |
| 7. Written by tom, on 23-07-2008 14:39 You stay at a partner hotel off the grounds of the resort. You can upgrade to stay at the actual resort for an additional $50. The 3 days 2 nights package is not a scam. All they want you to do is take a tour of their resort. THATS ITS. |
| 8. Written by Forewarned is Forearmed, on 15-07-2008 19:08 Wendy: Forewarned is Forearmed. You've already done your homework. Now, listen to your instincts and get hubby to either agree to cancel the visit and bite the $50 fee; Or, have hubby agree "in writing" to you to "not" sign anything or "coax" you into signing anything at the Presentation. If during the presentation, he should start to weaken, just pull out the written agreement and smile. Should you chose to still go ... enjoy the freebie stay and be comforted knowing that you just defended the family from making a big mistake. You're one of the smart ones out there. Wish we had done some advance research before attending our presentation. It would have saved us alot of anxiety. Thankfully, we cancelled our Bluegreen contract within the alloted time (someone above was looking out for us). Fortunately, the contracted hotel we stayed in (Holiday Inn...not the Resort) had a computer with Internet access available for guests. That evening, after the presentation, we did some online research and quickly realized that we had made a mistake. At least we are out of the contract. However, after 20 days of Bluegreen receiving our cancellation letter, we're starting to become concerned whether we'll get our refund of over $1,200 back. For two highly educated and supposedly intelligent people, we were pretty stupid and reckless the day we signed our contract. We never imagined ourselves ever being sucked in ... hook, line and sinker. What a real lesson in humility. We gotta hand it to Bluegreen ... their sales force must be doing something right when they can get two "ultra-conservative, skeptical people like ourselves to sign on the dotted line. My hats off to their sales force... Bonuses for everyone! |
| 9. Written by Kim, on 12-07-2008 23:16 In March 2008 we toured the Myrtle Beach Bluegreen sales pitch thing. First there was the most incrediblly rude saleswoman I have ever met in my life. Then they offered us the WONERFUL SAMPLERS PACKAGE. I thought ok well we spend that on a vacation rental so just paying in advance. I was never told that we couldnt not travel May through August and then bamm...I call to make a reservation and they have no availabilities and we can travel anytime this year...WELL ITS ONLY GOOD FOR A YEAR!!!!! SCAM ALERT. I own a timeshare through another company and havent dealt with near the drama I have dealt with this SAMPLER. They are asking you to buy in something they should at least make it good and easy through that period if they want you to buy....IDIOTS...IF YOU ARE EVER OFFERED A FREE WEEKEND TURN AND RUN LIKE ***!!!! |
| 10. Written by 6000 points, on 07-07-2008 17:29 Dear Jan, you can have a week in Aruba for 6000 points high red season in a studio 5000 points red season 6000 points in 1 bed red season |
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