| About three years ago, I received a vacation offer in | | | | entertainment, expensive food and fighting for a spot in |
| the mail. The offer said that if I agreed to sit through a | | | | the sun. My Bahamas vacation wasn't starting off too |
| 90 minute timeshare presentation, then I would get a | | | | wonderfully. However, I played it off because I didn't |
| free Bahamas vacation with several days in Florida. A | | | | want my husband to know that I was starting to have |
| free vacation sounded very appealing to me at that | | | | doubts. |
| time because I was desperate for a getaway. I decide | | | | We finally arrived at the port in the Bahamas after a |
| to accept the offer so I purchased my airfare and | | | | less than pleasant journey. We were driven to our |
| began to look forward to my Bahamas vacation. I | | | | designated hotel and I couldn't wait to see what the |
| thought that I could easily sit through 90 minutes of the | | | | hotel was like. However, my Bahamas vacation was |
| presentation, say no, and be done with it. | | | | still not going well because the hotel was far from |
| I was really looking forward to the promised luxury | | | | luxury. It was nice, but not something I would have paid |
| hotel, free transportation and tickets to some | | | | to stay at so I was very disappointed. |
| happenings. My husband had some doubts about the | | | | However, I was determined to make the most of my |
| offer but he was still as excited as I was. He told me | | | | vacation and enjoy it. We spent lots of time in the sun |
| that this might turn out to be something other than I | | | | and did the normal touristy things. I convinced my |
| was expecting, even though he was also looking | | | | husband to go with me on the dolphin excursion. It was |
| forward to his time in the sun. | | | | a wonderful experience and we actually got to swim |
| On the other hand, I was busy dreaming about the | | | | with the dolphins. That was the best part of my |
| enjoyment, fun and relaxation of the amazing | | | | Bahamas vacation. |
| Bahamas vacation offer. We were to take a day | | | | We showed up for our 90 minute meeting on the day |
| cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to the Bahamas and then | | | | of the timeshare meeting. It was a bit annoying |
| would be greeted when we arrive. I have been told to | | | | because the speeches were very long, pushy and |
| expect a cruise that was incredibly nice on the offer. | | | | lasted for almost 3 hours. It almost seemed as if they |
| However, I felt like I was on a tour boat with lots of | | | | wouldn't let us leave until someone took the bait. My |
| others crowded into a small area. I was not very | | | | husband decided that he had enough after 3 agonizing |
| impressed with the initial part of my vacation. | | | | hours, so he stood up and said that we were leaving. |
| Unfortunately, my husband's suspicions seemed to be | | | | My Bahamas vacation was not exactly what I'd been |
| coming true because we spent the day with horrible | | | | hoping for. |