Richmond H.
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DECIETFUL PRACTICES
We were told the timeshare presentation at Wyndham would take about 90 minutes. The presentation turned into a 3-hour mistake. They fed us lunch and kept talking, clearly trying to keep us from leaving before ever getting into numbers. The loan officer misled us over and over. He told us the presentation would be worth it, then kept pushing a high-pressure sales pitch dressed up as a "deal." When we said we wanted to think it over, he used the classic scarcity trick — telling us we'd lose free show tickets and a cruise offer if we didn't sign that day. When we finally asked for a refund on that "free" cruise/show package, we only got back $500 out of an $800 difference from what we were originally quoted. Numbers kept moving depending on how badly they wanted us to sign. We were also told the maintenance fee would be $78/month and that friends and family could use our pass anytime, no blackout dates, and that the rooms shown to us were representative of what we'd actually get. None of that lined up with what we found out later — completely different room quality. The worst part: they started taking monthly payments out of our account before we'd even fully decided or the paperwork was settled the way we thought it was. We had to fight to get things straightened out and get our down payment and terms corrected to what was actually promised. This was supposed to be a relaxing Las Vegas vacation. Instead we spent half a day trapped in a sales pitch built on bait-and-switch tactics, pressure, and misinformation. If you get invited to one of these "quick" presentations, know that it is anything but quick, and don't believe anything they tell you about pricing, fees, or restrictions until you see it in writing — and even then, double check it. We will not be doing business with them again, and we'd strongly encourage anyone considering a timeshare presentation to think twice.>
