I have been receiving many solicitations
twentyfive
Living well and enjoying my retirement
From hotels in Las Vegas, the Florida Keys and Aruba all three are regular destinations for me looks like Vegas expects to be up and running the soonest I’m being offered Memorial Day specials at several different hotel casinos including my own favorite The Hard Rock, the Keys are offering June and Fourth of July specials and Aruba offering many June and July as well, I don’t plan to take them up on any of these offers as I prefer to wait another few months and see what shakes out, but I’m curious how many of y’all are receiving offers like these.
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I saw other people saying they got the same offer, and while it isn't completely scammy, nobody seemed wild about the timeshare seminar obligation. One person said they got charged an additional $400 for not attending during their stay. I don't think I want to try that vacation package.
@Dolfan that's pretty much the same my point was they are expecting to open the casino's in Vegas by Memorial day is my point.
@desertscrub - for once I think you are right about something, hookers will be very hungry in Vegas, and are already. Even with the casinos closed the lot lizards around the usual stomping grounds have multiplied 5 fold and they are getting more aggressive. They are ready to get in your car before you even start talking to them and the quality is way up too. Not to where I would be tempted but way up from where it was.
I'm hoping to feel comfortable to reschedule my Aruba vacation in August or September.
I would think heading to a beach resort would be less problematic than been indoors at a casino, the virus supposedly does not survive too well outdoors and/or when exposed to heat/sunlight and humidity - my biggest concern w/ Aruba would be being on the plane; perhaps driving down to the keys would be the least risky.
I'd be careful - def sounds scammy to me - years ago when my brother was much younger he got taken w/ a somewhat similar scam (this was pre-internet days) - if I remember, the way that scam worked was that they were looking for people to go on cruises to rate/review them (kinda like a secret-shopper of sorts) - it was a package of 3 different cruises worth thousands and all my brother had to do was put a couple of hundred upfront for some fees or processing that wan't covered (can't remember) - long story short he didn't get to go on those cruises LOL and lost his couple of hundred "processing fee" .
I googled it after viewing the ads and there was a whole list of customers on travel review sites that commented about how shady it was. Then there was a smaller portion that said they bought into the packages and commented on the seminar saying you didn't have to commit to anything they offer you when you attend, but the timeshare hustlers will definitely try to win you over.
I don't want to go on a vacation to be bombarded by timeshare sharks. LOL. I hear often that buying it is a lost cause anyway.
On the legit side, I've got a friend who runs a large private investigation firm and gets hired for secret shopper missions. He sends out investigators with $100 to $150 in cash, the investigators yuk it up with the cash register operators, report back on whether there was fraud or not, and they get to keep what they bought. That may be the general model but it's the only first hand knowledge I've got and it sounds like a fun mission
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