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| jonvn
Fri 2/15/2008 7:53a | "I have noticed that there are fewer of these booths now"
Oh my god, you mean there used to actually be more of these things? |
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| Mr X
Fri 2/15/2008 8:09a | Yes...there were lots back in the 90's as I recall.
So many that it was pretty unsightly, actually. |
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| jonvn
Fri 2/15/2008 12:00p | I don't remember seeing so many before.
It was extremely noticeable this time. |
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| demderedoseguys
Fri 2/15/2008 12:23p | When I bought, I did it over the telephone against my salesman's recommendation.I had just finished booking a 7 day stay at the Yacht Club back in 1999 and said to my "I'm going to buy DVC and then cancel this reservation."
My reasoning was that for the cost of the Yacht Club reservation, I was almost 1/3 of the cost to buying the minimum points that DVC would sell me. I ended up buying my first 150 points at the BW for less than 10K that year and have never looked back.
To get back to my point, I called DVC and told them I wanted to buy right then and there. My rep suggested that I may want to wait until I came down on my next trip and at least do a walk through. I resisted because I wanted to save the $ that I would have to spend on the YC reservation so it could go toward DVC. Reluctantly, he overnighted a package with all the paperwork and I signed it and sent it back.
So, the answer is no, there is no pressure by DVC sales people at all to purchase. In my case it was quite the opposite. |
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| vbdad55
Fri 2/15/2008 9:29p | <vbdad you guys should try out the Hilton Head one. I single you out because I know how fond of Non-WDW DVC's you are<
glad to hear good things about it -- we triedto get it scheduled on last August's trip -but I booked too late and HH was full the entire week after we left Orlando -- so we just stayed in Vero. My wife wanted go to Charleston - andI figured - maybe a round or two would work for me -- maybe this year |
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| DVC_dad
Fri 2/15/2008 10:21p | Well if you don't mind the "beds" being on one side and the "beach" being on the other, (trust me, it's not that big of a deal at all even with 6 kids) then it really is a "hole in one." And the golf on HH is incredible. Lots of very very OLD school classic style golf, like that place you club at, I think its called Medinah or something. ;P Lot's of lagoon style, calm, beautiful water, and peacful quiet. It's nice.
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| vbdad55
Sat 2/16/2008 10:07a | okay -- I now need a vacation - even reading this post ( when it's 11 degrees outside here) - has me pining to play |
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| TP2000
Thu 4/17/2008 3:30a | Glad to hear I'm not the only one who got a DVC person calling me on the phone who could barely speak English. I ended the conversation early and awkardly because I just couldn't understand the person through their thick Mexican accent.
Charo was trained in Classical Guitar and was always hilarious on The Love Boat, but I wouldn't want to have to communicate with her regarding expensive financial arrangements.
DVC needs to get people who speak English clearly to handle these types of transactions. |
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| RoadTrip
Thu 4/17/2008 7:56a | <<DVC needs to get people who speak English clearly to handle these types of transactions.>>
As a person who hires Info Tech staff I get a huge number of applicants who are Asian. Some speak English well, some not so well. It is always tough to decide how big a role that should play in the hiring decision.
For me if the person's written English is good, I figure I will be able to communicate with the person and will probably come to understand the accent better over time.
Of course when I'm hiring someone whose primary job is to provide help desk support to clients, spoken English skills are essential. Even in the very EEO-conscious environment of the University, I've never been challenged by anyone for requiring that.
As you say... Disney should make sure people communicating with the public speak English well.
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