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Dreamworks Vacation Club Complaints - False Advertising -Discriminatory Practices

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Dreamworks Vacation Club

Posted: 2008-06-09 by Denise [send email]
False Advertising -Discriminatory Practices
Complaint Rating:  78 % with 18 votes
Company information:
Dream Works Vacation Club
Sewell, New Jersey
United States

Gender Unfriendly - False Advertising
I responded to a mailing that offered 2 Plane Tickets in exchange for attending a "pitch" on their travel services. Although I called immediately, there were no appointsments available. I was told I would have to call back on a specific date to get a new appt. The 800 # is serviced by a company in Arizona that is a called center hired by them and given the parameters of what they can an dcan not do. I was advised that the idea is to force you to a sooner appt to make a sale and so they get paid for appts. I was also told that they just don't want alot of appts for single women and do not give them many to set up. I was also told that single women just don't buy vacations like single men or couples.

Their mailing does not advise that there will be limited appts. They qualified me and I met all of the qualifications and far exceeded some and yet the fact that I am a single woman prohibited me from getting an appt. In addition, they claim they want a person of a certain income but any person of a truly solid income might not be able to breakaway from gainful employment on 24-48 hours notice. I question whether they are just targeting those that may not have more substantial means. In addition, i think there is reason to believe that this group might be more attracted by the "promise" and more intimidated by the hard sell.

It is my personal opinion that buyers should beware if these are their tactics.
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173 days ago by Jen Francis [send email]
That is absolutely not true, yes marketing companies have guidelines and certain qualifications for people who are scheduled, such as legal age and more than 1 form of id, but gender has never been on their list, and if you were to look at pure statistics - single women are just as likely to join a vacation club as couples ! Another statistic - single men do not consistently travel 2, 4 or 6 weeks out of a year unless they're with a spouse, therefore couples are more likely to join, so the above statement "single women don't buy vacations like single men" is beyyyyyooonnddd laughable ...
143 days ago by Raymond Hess [send email]
very large amount of customers that are or have had a lot of complaints about this company.
121 days ago by Brittany [send email]
Listen, I've been an employee for Dreamworks for quite some time. I'm a single woman myself. If we were discriminating against women, I WOULD BE THE FIRST PERSON TO WALK OUT THE DOOR. Discrimination in any form is dsgusting and intolerable.

We use a marketing company in arizona and they're paid when people come in and paid again when people join. This sounds like a personal decision from one of the marketing company's employees to deny you in hopes for a couple to book. Although I can tell you personally that single women are some of my favorite clients. You ladies really work hard and deserve your vacations and know the value of taking them. You can come see me anytime.
97 days ago by Shell Sucks [send email]
Shell Vacations sales staff used questionable tactics and pressure tactics to try and sell an owner/time share. They talk of 5250 "points" as if they were dollars by subtracting the $679 management fee when in fact (their words) the points were convertible to $ at a 5 to 1 ratio that is 20 cents. Now my annual 5250 pts. $1050. minus $679 management fee is worth $371 a year.

This for $23, 000 works out to 1.6%. If the value of the points stays at 20 cents and the maintenance does not rise. Who decides the value of the points? At 13 cents /point you earn 0%.

Put your money in a G.I.C. and go where you want

when you want.
91 days ago by Ken Johnson [send email]
EVRERYONE PLEASE READ: THE ONLY LEGITIMATE POSTS HERE ARE THE COMPLAINTS!!! EVERY SINGLE COMMENT REGARDING DREAMWORKS SHODDY, 2-CENT OPERATION IS ACCURATE, TRUTHFUL AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES HARD SELL OF LIES & CREDIT CARD RIP-OFFS. EVEN WITHIN THEIR PROMOTION AFTER TURNING THEM DOWN, YOU HAVE TO DECIPHER A FLIGHT MANUAL TO COMPLY.

PEOPLE WHO LEAVE COMPLIMENTS ABOUT A COMPANY ON WHAT THEY'RE "EXPECTED" TO DELIVER DO NOT VISIT A COMPLAINT WEB SITE TITLED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND POST COMPLIMENTS. THEIR EMPLOYESS DO!!! THEY POST A COUPLE OF FAKE COMPLIMENTS TO DISPUTE AND INVALIDATE THE 100% SCAM THAT THIS CO. IS ALL ABOUT.

TEHY DON'T DISCLOSE THE NAME PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT BECAUSE THEY KNOW YOU'LL DO JUST THIS! INVESTIGATE.

GO BACK AND READ SOME OF THEIR EMPLOYEES FAKE COMPLIMENTS ON THIS SITE! HOW RIDICULOUS THEY ALL SOUND!! IF YOU WERE PLEASED WITH A PRODUCT OR SERVICE, WOULD YOU COME TO THIS SITE AND WRITE A COMPLIMENT? BE HONEST!!! OF COURSE NOT!

ANY REBUTAL OR KIND WORDS COULD ONLY BE COMING FROM THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES.

CONTNUE TO USE TRAVELOCITY AND ORBITZ AND SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND DEBIT OF $ 8, 000 FROM YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT AND $169 YEARLY FEE!!!

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