Companies are getting desperate. I “won” a prize this week I felt I had to write about. It was from the Club Seasons Canada’s Win A Vacation a Year for 10 Years Contest.
I received a letter stating I was one of their daily winners. What did I win? Well, Club Seasons Canada is a timeshare company. I won a 45 year timeshare. (Apparently, I won the Platinum prize.) It is a legitimate win. I do not have to sit through a 90 min. presentation or a hard sales pitch. It’s mine if I want it.
The catch? Why do I feel this is a borderline win? Well, I have to pay the annual maintenance fee. (Approximately $688 Canadian per year.) Not a bad deal if you already plan to go where they have their resorts. (Wish I had won this before we went to San Antonio TX last summer!)
(I know a few people that have timeshares and love them. I even had the pleasure in spending a week in one and it was great. We drove to Florida, bought our own groceries, spent most of the week by the pool. Cheapest, most luxurious holiday – outside of a win – I have ever been on.)
Club Seasons Canada is even offering to refund the maintenance fee and take back the membership if I am not happy after my first stay. Seems like I can’t lose. I just can’t see myself going to any of the places they have resorts. Plus, I don’t want to spend about $700 annually for something I may not use.
Since they can’t sell the timeshares, why not give them away? The maintenance fees get covered and the resorts get filled. Not a bad marketing tactic.
I have a week to think about it. We’ll see…
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