[RevSmoke]

Haven't done this particular one yet, but...

Usually this is a sort of scam, but... You win 3days/2nights, but you have to go their and listen to their spiel as they try to get you to "buy into" their time share or whatever it is they are selling.

We have done different things where we get something free - but you have to listen to the sales spiel. Oftentimes it isn't too bad, but sometimes you get a real hard sell person.

I remember the one we did in Pennsylvania for a time share in the Poconos. After the group intro video, the grand tour and salesman's schtick, we go to a room and he asks a few questions while taking notes(remember, this is a few years ago, and these are not all the questions, nor are they exact):
So, do you like the facilities?
Do you think it is a good deal?
Could you afford $XXX.00 a month?
Would this be a place you'd like to use?

I answered yes to all the questions he asked. So, he starts filling out paper work and asking me questions about finances and such. And I stopped him and asked him what he was doing and he informed me he was starting the paperwork for our buy in. And I said, "Whoa, we're not buying in."

To which he got sort of perturbed and complained, "but you answered yes to all my questions?"

I responded, "I wasn't going to lie to you. In summary, you asked if I could afford to and if I'd 'like' to - and it is true - I'd 'like' to and I can 'afford' to, but that doesn't mean that I will do so. There are many things I'd like, and could probably afford, but that doesn't mean that I do."

He's now angry that I strung him along.

I told him, "When we were done with the group sales pitch and sent off with individual salesmen, didn't I say, 'we really don't need to go any further, let's not waste your time and ours, we're not going to make a purchase today?'"

"Yeah."

And didn't you say, "I need to go through it anyway."

And didn't I say, "It is a waste of your time and mine because we will not buy into the time share?"

"Yes."

"So, where did I lead you on? Seems to me that you forced us to go through the whole program, did I get upset about that? You knew we were not going to buy in, for I did make that clear. And then you brought us in here and asked some questions which I thought was simply a survey to see what we thought of the place - and I answered them honestly. Not all people buy everything that they like and can afford."

So, some salespeople are very hard sell, just be forewarned.