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My husband and I were ALMOST scammed by Bluegreen resorts. We paid 20.00 (refundable) after we listened to their PROMISED 90-minute presentation on the company (SCAM). However, my husband and I ended up there 5 and a half hours. Needless to say we signed up for their sampler plan after not being able to afford the highly priced 25,000 plan they offered first... then, 13,000 plan... that was over our budget the next plan was 5,000 which was still too high... then them FINALLY offering us the sampler plan that was 1,000 more in our price range.
We sat down to sign the paperwork that basically finalized this scam. The woman explained the details that were completely (omitted) from the conversation with the sales rep. We quickly found out when speaking with this woman who was finalizing our plan that this one-year plan (sampler) was ACTUALLY only active for 10 months because you cannot book vacations for the first 40-60 days because it takes that long to get you in the system. Then we find out all holidays and June, July & August are out as well. People on the sampler plan cannot book during these dates. So in all reality there is only a small limited time (if any) that we would be able to use these points. The topping on the cake of this story was while going through these MAJOR details left out by the sales rep. my husband asks to talk to the sales manager. The manager tells him he can help us during those times we want to go in August. He then looks over the divider and makes sure no one else is in the room and says "I'm not suppose to do this but here is my cell phone number. Call me in 3 days and we will work out the details on dates etc. Well... we left signing up for this plan. As soon as we got out of there we instantly called and told Bluegreen we changed our mind. We looked over the paperwork and saw that we had EXACTLY 3 days to write a letter to the headquarters in Florida to CANCEL THE CONTRACT. The interesting thing here is that the manager said to wait 3 days so conveniently so that it would be TOO LATE to cancel. I'm glad we read the fine print and took action. Today, 2 weeks later Bluegreen credited our account the money they took 2 weeks ago. I hope this helps you if you read this in time.
Paul & Heather.
My husband and I are schedued to attend a 3-day 2-night presentation in Branson, MO with Bluegreen in May this year and after reading some of these comments am not sure if we should take this trip - we've spent $99 and it sounds like we may be better off loosing the $99 than getting ourselves involved in a mess of a scam.
I would like to start off first by saying that I AM NOT a plant from Bluegreen. I am indeed an employee, I actually just started working for them as a sales rep. last week. I have had three days out on the sales floor. One thing I would like to say, I cannot speak for every office out there but the one I work for... well we are sales people, we make a living selling things, but under NO circumstances do we force anybody to do anything. The reasoning behind presenting more than one package is simply to help you out, most of the time people say "no that is to much money" so we present a cheaper package. I also agree with the ones saying READ WHAT YOU SIGN! Damn, I mean do you buy a car without finding out what your financing charges do you? Before I get into details on any thing I would like to first say, I notice a lot of these comments are old, don't know if they did in the past but in the defense of Bluegreen, I have been in training for 7 days. They have not trained me to "pick" your brain and sway you into buying something. As a matter of fact only about a day and a half was actually sales training ( getting the money/closing the deal ) just about the entire training was about Bluegreen and what they have to offer. All the bad and the good. Its not perfect people but nothing is. The majority of the people on here are talking about the money, well think about it, we are talking about a lifetime of paid accommodations here. A lifetime people! I mean yeah you still have to pay for air fair or gas money but hell you don't have to pay for that whole in the wall hotel.
Every Bluegreen resort is a 5 star crown resort. Very nice, very maintained. This gives regular people like me ( not yet an owner just an employee but soon to buy in ) to go on them dream vacations that only millionaires get to go on. For around ( not exact ) 30k I can get a lifetime of accommodations for me and my family. That would give me about 30 to 45 days of vacationing for how I would use it. This program is not for everyone and we tell you that. We custom fit a package to you, we make your dream vacations come true. And yeah duh, if you want to get into Big Cedar on 4th of July you have to call way before a week in advance to get in, just like any other resort or hotel out there. I don't know where or what offices these folks are visiting but maybe you should not judge a company by a ignert ### sales rep you may have had, that is what they feed there kids with, that is what they make a living doing, sometimes it can be rough sometimes it can be great but don't dog the company for it, if you have a problem with a sales rep you write the CEO of Bluegreen and I will promise you that sales rep will hear about it and be punished for it. I've seen it happen with my own eyes so don't try to argue the fact. Plain and simple people, we are here to show you how to spend the same amount of money you are going to spend anyways on vacationing and get a hell of a lot more out of it. If you don't vacation then maybe you should because life is short and some day you will wish you did. If you can't afford it then just go check it out we may have something that fits your financial needs.
Sincerely,
A very pleased Bluegreen employee
Believe me, stay away! I have had this crap for years and get so frutrated trying to get time and then...WHAM...here come the dues, Assessment, Maintenance, Reserves, and RE Tax...Over $600 per year! I HATE BLUEGREEN!
My wife and I were sucked into the Bluegreen resort club. Luckily we took a fairly small package. Everything sounded good, especially when you're there almost ALL DAY! I think I would have bought beach sand to take to the beach if I had to. We were tired the little one was getting cranky and I just wanted to finally get over with it. We bought in for 8, 889.49 at 16.99% interest in which at the end would end up being 19, 843.31. The points we obtained were 8000 every two years in which barely covers a week in the nicer resorts. Then they are teamed up with RCI which lists affiliated resort and has much more locations but you need to pay for this night with these just like you would a hotel. So if you do the math at roughly 9, 000 X2 since this is every two years that's 18, 000. Then since there are 52 weeks in a year that comes out to 93, 600.00 for each hotel style room they successfully sell. This is also the principal loan not to mention the joke of a 16.99% loan and interest. I wish I read the posts before getting into this program as there is also an additionl yearly dues that go on beyond the initial buy in to last forever.
this company is 100% a scam! do not be deceived as my husband was - you are NOT winning a trip -- you cannot CANCEL it --- you are just ripped off with no way to contact anyone and will not receive anything other than a run around!
After reading most of the posting I feel my wife and I are lucky we did not sign anything we just took the 50 dollar gift card after it was all over. The sales man we had was samuel padilla he talked about his time in the navy and his wife was killed by a carjacker. He dropped a piece of paper I picked it up and it was his commission report, for july 3194.75, aug 5630.00, sept 6196.00, oct. 2267, nov. 1812.00 dec. 547.00.
Looks like he can make alot of money selling this Bluegreen Resort. This how they can sleep at night they just think of all the money they can make. And I dont see any tax information on the piece of paper. They must cheat the goverment of taxes as well.
My wife and I purchased from Bluegreen several years ago and our experience was overwhelming. After 45 days we booked in Ocean Crest Villa in Myrtle Beach, this resort was not supposed to be used by sampler buyers but we just lucked out and got a wonderful booking agent. When we checked in we recieved a call from Bluegreen and ask if we would attend a 30 min meeting for exchange of 100.00 cash. During the meeting we where told by the Bluegreen Rep. that someone messed our contract up and gave us a deal that we should not have gotten, however the paperwork was signed and sealed. The Rep. offered us almost double of what we paid just to get the contract back, and of course we refused. We had a seven day vacation we will never forget, and also stayed 3 times at Pigeon Forge during the first year. In the 2nd year of ownership I had some serious medical problems and let the contract go back without any repercussion from Bluegreen, they where very understanding. Maybe because they needed the contract back, but we were just a lucky family. I do know people that has had these same negative problems with Bluegreen and i would not dare say they are not true. I can tell you that we looked into buying at Westgate and people they tried to take money from our account without any legal or moral right to do so, I contacted the N.C attorney general's office and my problem was resolved quickly. I cannot honestly recommend any company, however we are getting ready to buy back into Bluegreen, I just hope we are as luckly this second time around.
So my wife and i purchased a cheap honeymoon vacation (Orlando) w/the catch of having to attend one of these 90 min presentatons. We were really dreading the sales pitch, especially after reading this site. But it wasn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. The sales people were really friendly and never got ignorant w/me when I said no.tIt was even a little entertaining w/a comedy bit they put together. The salesman did no high pressure tactics, he tried to sell me and then brought his manager over to try and sell to which I still said no. So I am very happy I purchased the vacation bc the resort rooms were MAGNIFICENT! A screened in area overlooking a 75, 000 sq ft pool. Flat screen tvs. I definately would recommed purchasing the trip for your free gift, and lots of fun. Just relax about the sales bit and say politefully no. You don't vacation often and you don't was to purchase anythng. Tell them straight up your not buying.
sashabell,
arm yourself with a bunch of dates that you can travel and the resorts that you would like to vist (remember that certain peak dates and certain resorts are not open to sampler members) and phone the reservation line explain that you are sampler members and can they check what is available for the dates you want to travel.
As with all customer service you get some helpfull and some unhelpfull... if you get an unhelpfull person then just say thank you put the phone down and dial again.
As with any kind of club untill you are a full member you cannot access all the site.
My husband and I decided to try the sampler plan like it appears most have. I was very excited because we do like to travel and were kind of disappointed we could not use our points in the summer months but have found that Bluegreen has sent emails allowing summer bookings at certain resorts that must be having trouble with summer bookings. I expected the price to be high for this type of vacation club but didn't expect the terrible service we received when I tried to book our 2 night stay with the resort we signed with. After leaving 4 messages for a return call, we finally received a call back only to hear we did not contact them in time to reserve an actual Bluegreen resort and could be accomodated at a like hotel within 3 miles from the beach. The gentleman I spoke with would not answer my questions only wanted me to schedule our 90 minute followup. Needless to say, we will not use the 2 night vacation if we cannot use it when we want to and I think it is ridiculous that sampler members are not able to view the full website to see how many points are needed for certain resorts in the full program and what specials they have like we were shown in the presentation. The sales person we had was very nice and did not seem concerned one way or the other to sell or not sell. That made it more relaxing for us. the person we have been in contact with via email for the possibility of continuing our membership has been more than accomodating. I just hope we have not lost the money we have paid thus far because we cannot book the 9000 points.
I have been an owner with Blue Green for 3 years. I have had not trouble with the program. I think it is funny to read all the ignorant comments on this page. You obviously do not understand rent vs own and probably do not even own your own home. You are talking about money you were going to spend anyway and now you are going to put Paris Hilton on another show. Next time you are in front of a T.V. talking about how much you hate Paris remember you made her.
Just an update...went to fl stayed for a week in red season. As I said we had made last minute reservations for a room for 8. The room was a 2 bedroom suite with a living room, kitchen, dining room and two bathrooms. We had a whirlpool tub in the master bedroom and a balcony. The pool was great as were the the staff. Only problem we had was our washing machine (in our room...really great when you have 6 kids) blew up. They replaced it with no issues. We were 10 minutes from disney and had a wonderful time!
We are now trying to decide where to go for Christmas.
Tabbycat
well said
Jillmad,
How many units do you want, there are plenty in Daytona for the last week in Sept.
I have just checked online
I am packing my bags as I read this. I have been a mortgage broker (not with a company like bluegreen) for a number of years and can understand how the paperwork can be confusing, but I also see alot of people trying to get something for nothing. We bought the sampler package and rolled it into a full package with 10, 000 points. I have 6 kids and a hubby in the military and this works great for us. We have used weekends and full week vacations. we just booked a week in Orlando in peak season for 8 people three weeks out. No trouble! I love bluegreen. Read all the fine print and understand the system. The problem is people do not know what they are getting into then get scared by reading accounts on the internet of more people that dont know what they just signed and everyone is trying to get out of a legally binding contract. Do your homework ahead or have a spine and say no when you mean no. No one forced you to sign. No one held you hostage. Yah, they push, they are sales people, thats their job! Grow up and grow a back bone if it is not what you want.
Me, I love my bluegreen resort package!
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=3999
I am trying 5 months ahead for something / anything in Florida, They tell me they have nothing on the beach for a week. I am not even asking for summer months, but the end of Sept. Nothing..Nothing
My husband and I signed up for a 90 min presentation. We saw it at six flags in dallas. Bluegreen gave us a one night stay at the holiday inn in Hershey, PA. We called before checkin time and asked bluegreen if they could put us up at the Sheraton across the street. They did immediately. The hotel was amazing. We even received a $50 gift certificate card which we used for gas. Presentation time: We were very scared about signing up into something that we were clueless about so we declined.. I must admit that the salespeople were angels when they were trying to sell but became complete demons when we tried to walk away. The jerk of a salesman wouldn't even shake our hands when we declined the timeshare. His manager came and tried to convince us too. They were very, very rude and were even speaking negatively to us. I told him that I work in the law field and would have to check into it first with some of my lawyers. Anyway, we ended up with the sampler package of 9, 000 points and they deducted $83. a month from us. After reading all of these horror stories, I was really nervous about booking. I booked a month in advance to Ormond Beach, FL...it's next to Daytona Beach. We weren't charged anything extra upon arrival or departure. The room was more than amazing...beachfront room. My children were in awe. The pool was outside and sparkling clean along with the hottub. The showers were hot and the place was extremely clean. I spent 4850 points for a 4 night 3 day stay in the red season. Like I said, I was able to get in easy with a one month reservation. I had previously made reservations to other places and got booked with two weeks notice but cancelled at the last minute. No problems there at all. I now have 4000 extra points to use which expire today because I only had one yr to use them with the sampler package. If I would have used all points, I would have received a one wk stay at Ormond beach in a busy season. The hotel looked like a $200 room so I would have spent $1400 so I saved $500. NOT BAD!...During a low season, I would have two weeks time based on $2800 for room, I would have saved $1900. NICE! We plan on buying off an individual where we only have to pay dues and maintanence fees. Thats where it's all worth it. Oh one more thing...we checked into two other timeshares, the one that disney world has and one in daytona beach. Disney's was $7000 more with limited places and The bluegreen competitor (can't remember name) was $35, 000 for Bluegreens same $10, 000 package. (same point system) So check around. I think I'll be happy with Bluegreen.
I just purchased a trip to orlando for 6 days 7 nights for 399. The resort and room in the pictures looks amazing. The room we'll be in looks like a suite. I thought this was a great deal even w/the hassle of sitting thru a 90 minute sales presentation. Is there any reason someone can give me besides bad sales tactics not to take the trip and enjoy the resort and everything else that Orlando has to offer? Thanks, CMB
Lets face it 11000 BG points will not give you a a full week in Orlando
So if you wanted to go for 5 or 6 days to Orlando would you pay $5000 for your Accom.
I think not so why would you expect someone else to .
And lets face it if you could get $5000 year in year out for just 11000 points we would all be at it and all be very rich.
Yes some people to buy extra points to rent out, these people then use that money to pay the whole of their MF, if you have the time and want to go to all that trouble then yes you are $$$$ up.
These salespeople are just that and like most sales out to make money to feed their families.
but lets face it we all know that if it sounds to good to be true then it always is.
A bluegreen purchase is for invetsment in fun and holidays not a $$$ investment and as with all timeshare should never be bought to make money out of it.
How are the bills for maintainence this year ?
I sold my points in Bluegreen,
I have no regrets
I comeback here to see how things are progressing, seems nothing has changed
Well, just thought I'd add this
I have been getting a few emails from people here asking how I sold my timeshare points, I cant reply to them as I dont have your email address, IF you send me an email, please send your address
I wont send you spam, but I will send you the emails I received and the address of the people who bought them
Thanks
Derrick
Enjolife1962@outlook.com
I am very interested in selling mine.
I think blue green is criminal in their behavior. I was at a very low time in my life. I had just gotten out of the hospital and been a severe car accident when I went to one of blue greens sales show. The night I signed up I tried to call and cancel it that night but no one answered. They said I had so much time to get out of the contract but when I tried I couldn't. I also have been paying these huge maintenance fees every year eventhough I only have a contract that allows me to go on a vacation every other year. I have been having money problems and could not afford to go on a vacation. I was told I could roll my points over to RCI but when I tried to do that, they said I couldn't because they did not have a comparable week to exchange with RCI. I lost all my points. God help us all. This organization has caused me so much stress regarding money and they are so rude when you try to talk to anyone about it. I put it up for sale within a year and had to pay $500 to do that. I have never once heard from that company. They were called Rii Stroman. Now I have been constantly getting calls from GMAC real estate wanting me to list it with them for another $500. Now I just found out that bluegreen owns them. What a terrible scam. Isn't there something anyone can do about this. This seems like criminal behavior to me. I don't know how they get away with this. When I called and complained about losing my points, I was told it was only fair to the other Blue green owners. What about fairness to me? I had to take out a home equity loan for thousands of dollars to pay for this otherwise the interest to make payments to Bluegreen was outrageous... I have been horified by this mistake and it appears that there is absolutely no way out of this without going into default and ruining my credit rating. Bluegreen must have so much money by now that no one can touch them or do anything about this. There is no doubt in my mind that Bluegreen itself puts these "positive" remarks about Bluegreen on this site.
I had no idea what I was in for when someone rounded me up in a mall store with what sounded like a good deal. I was OK with hearing out a 2 hour presentation and was told 'there would be no pressure to buy'. I work pretty hard and don't play as hard, so the rare vacation is a big deal to me. I went happily along my short vacation, and before check-out, attended the presentation with my girlfriend. The salesperson was aggressive as hell, and didn't let us leave till well over 5 hours of listening. I said 'NO' as clearly as possible, each time trying to get the message across as nice as possible and clearer than before, but she and her boss kept coming back with different arguments and numbers and just wouldn't give us the time to leave without being entirely rude. Since my girlfriend and I walked into a situation we weren't aware of, I explained that I'd need to do some indepedent online research on the timeshare industry in general, BlueGreen in particular, and also some research on the resale value (it was a hunch - according to them though, it would be a cinch to resell it for the same price at any time, which I now know is blatantly false.) The salesperson, a 'certified realtor' or something - she showed me her certificate and said it was illegal for her to lie / give false information - proceeded to lie anyway, and bracketed buying a car, house, and timeshare in the same category when I asked about resale value after I buy. Her argument was that a timeshare is a better investment than buying a house (I am a renter looking to buy a house and explained that to her), because a house generally 'depreciates' given the prevalent trend in the housing market! (The last person I am going to take long term financial advice from is a BlueGreen Resorts salesperson!) What struck me was the dishonesty - it was mind-boggling to me that she lie to my face about something so obvious. Selling is fine. Lying / misleading is not. Getting into people's personal lives is not. Because my girlfriend was a little more naive than I was, she gave a friend's number to the salesperson. Her friend later called me saying that she received a strange call and didn't even know it was from a timeshare salesperson till she told me who it was (the name) that called. The salesperson was asking her personal information like who my girlfriend was living with, saying how she felt sorry for my girlfriend for being with me, and was trying to get a hold of my girlfriends' parents' numbers. (Which she was refused, and I promptly got the news.)
Even while at the 'presentation' (psychological arm twisting and bullying is more like it), after a couple times turning down the offer, the salesperson then strayed upon territory that should be off-limits to any professional person, my girlfriend and my personal life, tried to assume problems and give us condescending 'relationship advice', and the 'presentation' quickly got ugly. For the BlueGreen people who read this forum and reply as 'genuine BlueGreen owners', it's pretty obvious to an independent researcher that you are plants. So save your breath, and teach yourself some basic manners and civility.
As you can see, this is about BlueGreen's sales practices, not their timeshares themselves - for people who can afford it, go ahead and knock yourselves out. The Penn state attorney general has filed lawsuits against four timeshare companies, three of them BlueGreen, including BlueGreen Resorts, for aggressive and misleading sales practices. See http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=3999
I went to myrtle beach and was intruduced to a guy that worked and advertised for bluegreen resorts. he offered 125 dollar gift card if i went to a 2 hour meeting. I had 2 kids and my wife I dragged and told my wife we wont do nothing because its a scam and i want just the money. well after we sat in this boring meeting and was shown the resort we realized it was a good deal after all, , , if it suited your needs. we always take the family to myrtle and spend 2000 dollars every year on a 1 week vaction anywyays so why not sign up. well we paid 12000 dollars in cash for 6000 that come to you every year for ever for 1 low price. we have already booked 3 nice weeks next year. yes you have to book in great advace but most popular places is that way anyways. and i always book in jan. for june, that way you get cheaper rates. if you know how to use there system then it works. but if you are uneducated like most these poor idiots on here with a complaint then stay away from me and bluegreen.. ill be laughing at yall when you cant afford to go on vaction and im at the beach with the fun and sun and more to come.
I have been a bluegreen owner for the past 4 years. In fact, I just bought more points last month. I have sat through numerous owner updates and high pressure sales pitches. When the 90 minutes are up, my wife and I simple and firmly state that we are grateful for the update, but we were not interested purchasing anything at this time. Ask for the promised gifts and leave. We are allowed to take a short vacation (2 nites) every 6 months "on them". Its quite easily..Just say "NO!". If you allowed yourself to get talked into signing something, its your fault, not theirs!
As for the actual program, we love it. The resorts are top notch and well staffed. A product like this is not for those that cannot "plan ahead". You need to book your vacation early, and have some flexibility. Bonus time is excellent, and we live near a resort that allows us to visit during the day and use the facilities. I plan on buying even more points (probably in the secondary market) in a few more years.
Bluegreen is not a ripoff. Its a timeshare. If your ignorant on how they work, don't buy until you know what they are and how they work. Its not for everyone.
Bluegreen, if it's too good to be true it probably is.I worked for Global Prospects which is Bluegreens "promotional department" not really Bluegreen at all! They are all scam artists, Global even ripped me off on my last check!They promise you everything, you get nothing.If you can't trust their "Promotional Department" You sure can't trust Bluegreen.
I have to disagree also with the complaints, Yes it seems like you sit in that place forever, And to be honest I have sit through a few for the free weekend, But I have also been on the other end where I go on vacation and the motel room it's self is 100 or more a NIGHT to stay, plus food and the gas, and when you have three children going with you, that adds up quickly, And that's all we could afford was a weekend "two nights." I think the fact alone that I can go when I choose, and not worry about a place to stay and have enough room is great in itself. I have went many a times on the spur of the moment, and end up having the only vacancy's on the beach be a run down roach motel! and still paying 100 bucks a night, so to know we are sleeping comfy, and kids are having a great time is reward enough, I feel the way the other person above said.. did you ask them to slow down and explain it again so you could understand and not feel rushed? I am Happy thus far with bluegreem resorts they have nice clean rooms, And have not been mislead, So all I can say is Happy Vacationing!
Being a "cop" I would have thought you would know from the outset that nothing in this life is free.
All I can say is that it is you that is the loser, strip away all the "freebies" and ask yourself what did you go to the presentation for?
If it was the "freebies" you got what you deserve if it was because you wanted to buy into timeshare then the "freebies" would not even enter into it.
What you have lost out on are some very good and very enjoyable vacations for you and your family.
And to be honest the only ### in this is you cop or no cop
But come on I find it very hard to belive that you would fall for the "freebies" a timeshare presentation is just what it says atimeshare presentaion, if you had no intention of buying into it why on earth did you go in the first place. Next you will be telling us you send most weekend going round car lots to see what "freebies" you can get with no intention of buying a car ----- same set up different product
My wife and I just got back from Bluegreens presentation. I do not know how this comapny can legally get by with some of the Bull****. We were promised this and that, but when we went to sign the paperwork, there was a few things we were not told. We decided right then that Bluegreen was not for us (during the recorded part of the presentation) we got up and left. I am a police officer and know what is illegal and not (at least in my state) this would be illegal. It is theft by deception. The "Free Cruise" they offer you is NOT FREE we paid $1150.00 and it is on an "Out dated Tug Boat" (the Imperial Majesty) Hell, my john boat I fish in is better equipped to cross the Atlantic and make it to the Bahamas. If you want a real vacation and cruise go through Carnival Cruise Lines (they are great by the way). They also gave us a free hotel "on the beach in Fort Lauderdale" yeah right, it was 30 minutes away from the beach. My wife and I left and went to Daytona Beach were we paid for three nights on our own. "I wouldn't want BlueGreen Resorts going broke on a motel for us in Fort Lauderdale since it was "so high class". I wouldn't give blue green resorts the toilet paper I wipe my A** with!
first of all Lucy people look at these complaints boards to see what plonkers you realy are of course there are two sides to every story but come on some of theses complaints have just been lifted from comic cuts, we also look to see if we can make an unhappy owner into a happy one by just giving them a nudge in the right direction and then hopefully the penny drops and they know how the system works, and before you pour cold water over this it does work and yes many complaining owners have become happy owners once all they fears have been explained
To Brittany, I only have one thing to say, you will never know what a good deal you have missed out on
Wow...I just happened to search for this BlueGreen place online...since I just got off the phone with the girl, and I found all of these scam articles! I also just threw all my notes I took from the converstaion IN THE TRASH! I am so glad that I read this before making our trip over for our "90 minute presentation". I'm sorry for those of you who actually went through it. The girls on the phone are nice and make it seem like such a deal! It's amazing what people do and how they treat you just to make a buck.
Thanks again for the heads up!
I wonder why these people who are so pleased with BG resorts are looking at complaints boards? If I were happy with my membership it would never occur to me to look at complaints. I think they are plants.
I got into BG using the sampler. It was one of the best things I have ever done, as I got to book several vacations and see several of their resorts. 5 yrs later, we have been to about 10 of their resorts, and I use, or someone in my family uses, my reservations about 40 nights/year. It works out to an average cost of about $30-40/might
If you stay at a nice resort somewhere else, many times you would get charged about $200/night and the tax would be 20-30
Why is everyone trying to get something for free? You dance with these folks you deserve the situation you arrive at. Pay for the hotels that you need, and try to get the best price. Greed, and that's what this relies on, describes you. You sit and listen to bull---- like a bunch of cattle ready for slaughter. Unbelievable.
I had a similar experience, but I actually signed the purchase contract for a plan for $30, 000. Being the internet nerd I am, I immediately researched them online and found a ton of horror stories - all revolving around unethical sales tactics. I, too, had a sales rep who told me to call after 3 days for a special accommodation, and I noticed the sales guy and the guy processing the contract would never be in the room at the same time. I later learned this was because the sales guy was saying things that were flat untrue - including his assertion that I could rent points online for double or triple what I paid for them. The good news - I followed the cancelation instructions to the letter, and had zero problems getting out of the contract. I called their corporate office to confirm they had received my cancelation and were processing it, and they were very helpful and polite. I also monitored my credit report, and no loan or mortgage was ever established in my name.
What I've heard from others is - BG is a great resort program, but don't buy directly from them. You can buy resale online (make sure it's an "authorized dealer") for about 1/3 the cost, with the exact same benefits. For example, the plan I signed a contract for, is available from an authorized dealer for $10, 000.
What I've heard from others is - BG is a great resort program, but don't buy directly from them. You can buy resale online (make sure it's an "authorized dealer") for about 1/3 the cost, with the exact same benefits. For example, the plan I signed a contract for, is available from an authorized dealer for $10, 000.
---Not 100% true... for instance, I am a BG owner with Gold status (35, 000 points). Being Gold means that among the regular things like booking vacations, I am also given a free week-long stay at the resort of my choice, so long as it's in the off-season. Although most will say that they can't travel in the off-season making that perk useless, I have found a way around that. I have booked a stay at a resort, then "deposited" the week into RCI (included for every BG owner), then used the week during peak season when I could travel. For instance, I deposited a 3bedroom cabin in Christmas Mountain in April and flipped that into a 2bedroom villa in mid-July in Orlando. Meaning that my family and I are going to be staying in Orlando at a 4-star 2bedroom villa for FREE!
This is just one of the perks that Gold members have. I also will be staying in a 2, 600 square-foot presidential suite in Vegas in October for minimal points (because Gold members can upgrade to a presidential suite once a year). My high school buddies are coming with me and will be paying me $200/night for the room, meaning I am actually making money.
Another trick I have picked up is extending a vacation. For instance, I have reserved a room for two nights, but have called BG and added extra nights for free. This is a cool trick if you want to check out late, or if you want to stay longer. I have used this a number of times when I had a late flight and didn't want to be at the airport all day. Of course if you have the time and you can anticipate that the resort won't be packed, you can stay up to a week and only use points equal to a 4-night stay.
This is just a few of the perks my family and I enjoy as BG Gold status owners. Its important to know that UNLESS YOU BUY DIRECTLY FROM BLUEGREEN OR FROM PINNACLE (WHICH IS THEIR AUTHORIZED RESALE DEALER) YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE ADDED BENEFITS). Again, owning a timeshare isn't for everyone, but for my family and I, we wanted to invest in our time together.
Scaminator,
What a bitter and sad person you must be.
Bluegreen is not a scam it is one of the best points systems going.
We have had many a fun holiday and will be back having a good time the week after next and( the week after that as well)
Amanda I like your post, I have said the same thing time and time again on here they have no idea what they are missing out on.
Scamintor how many times in a day do you throw your dolly out of the pram you seem one sad person and before you throw it out again and also spit out you dummy.
NO I do not work for BG and no I am not a plant BUT I do drive a MERC. it may only be a SMART car but mfg by them lol
so get a life and dont knock the owners who know what to do and how to use what they bought.
Must be off now have to pack my bag for my next BG holiday
Wanna buy mine? Will sell cheap just so I can get away from bluegreen.
A. I'm not a Bluegreen sales rep.
B. I'm a grad student making less than most of these people that were "scammed" on this board, so I definitely don't drive a Mercedes.
and
C. I will not "burn forevermore". I merely posted in the first place so that people who look on this complaint board might see that there are two sides to every story. I was simply trying to give the underrepresented one. I'm sorry for those of you who have had a bad experience, but not everyone has been in those shoes.
Wanna buy more points? They sold me a property that I can never use unless I buy 15, 000 more points. I will sell them cheap just so I don’t have to deal with them anymore!
Amanda (and the several others of her ilk in this thread) are obvious
Bluegreen Plants (pun intended). If you have bought from Bluegreen within the
past three business days, you should IMMEDIATELY cancel your contract following
the instructions (required by law) on your contract. If you are thinking of looking
into Bluegreen Resorts as an option for fun times...you would be better off getting
all your teeth pulled, while awake, without an anesthetic. If you have already been
scammed by Bluegreen, you should report them to the BBB and your State Attorney
General's office. If you have the money, you might want to help your fellow
suckers by approaching a good tort attorney about starting a class action against
Bluegreen.
If you are a Bluegreen Sales Rep liar like BlueGreen911c4s@aol.com and Amanda,
may the God of all, whom you obviously don't believe in, have mercy on your
pitiful soul...sometime *before* you have your gruesome accident in you new
Mercedes. If not, you will unfortunately but likely burn forevermore, since
God is just.
I also disagree with this complaint. Nothing is life is free! We also went to our initial Bluegreen tour for the free gifts and came out with a sampler program. Growing up in a family that used a fixed week timeshare, where we went the same place, the same week, every summer, I liked the flexibility of the points system for Bluegreen. We bought the sampler with 9000 points and had planned to go to ARUBA for a week and that would only cost us 5000 points. Of course, WE waited till the last minute to try to book something (3 months out maybe), and they were booked -- it was right around Christmastime, but within the time we could book for the sampler package. So we changed our plans and spent a week at the Fountains resort in Orlando, FL -- no problems getting a reservation, had a GREAT time and still had leftover points.
Then we got some time in TN for Valentine's day. What a wonderful way to spend the holiday with the one you love, in a cabin in the mountains. No problems with the reservation, we made it in January for a February stay. And STILL we had points leftover.
We ended up buying a full ownership with the company (and got even more free gifts at the presentation). Yes, the sales people are meant to SELL you something, that's what you're there for. As someone said earlier, car salesmen do the exact thing. If you were unclear on something, you should have asked a question. Don't you remember the saying "the only stupid question is the one you don't ask." Well, if you don't ask, you are bound to be unhappy.
We read through every single line of our documents when signing the mortgage -- that's what a responsible person should do. Don't just ASSUME that what someone told you is correct, it needs to be in writing. That's how the world works today.
Bluegreen is a great company and we are nothing but satisfied with them. And yes, they showed us high priced packages that we couldn't afford, but they found us the perfect package for our price range and time we have to vacation. In the future, we plan to buy even more points so that we can travel when we have more vacation time from work. For now, we LOVE Bluegreen.
If you don't feel the same way, try to re-evaluate your situation -- are you angry at Bluegreen or yourself? Don't misdirect your emotions.
If you want more points I will sell you mine? I don’t want to deal with bluegreen anymore!
Mike,
If I have said the same thing once on here I have said dozens of times.
People dont know what they have signed or aggreed to so when its not what they want it to be its "lets all shout scam"
I am glad that someone else has stood up and told them the same.
Good on you.
You people need to learn what a scam is before you start typing ridiculous messages on the internet. You people that say you were promised a 90 min presentation (1) did you ask to leave after 90 min. They do not and cannot chain you to the inside of the building (2) did you read the paperwork that you signed before the presentation that states the presentation will last at least 90 to 120 minutes or longer depending on your level of interest. You people that say you were offered 20, 000 and then 10, 000, and then 5, 000. I have been a happy bluegreen owner for 8 years. They offer you different packages based on how many days of vacation you use and can afford. If you dont vacation enough for the 20, 000 pts package and you tell the sales rep it costs too much, they will show you something smaller. And to you people that purchased the sampler program. Some of you guys in your comments cant tell the difference in $900 and 9000 points, so how can you expect us to believe you were scammed! With the sampler program, you are not an owner. You have one year to use the points at the listed resorts. It takes 30 to 45 days before you can book a vacation. You cannot use it during june, july, or aug or major holidays. Since it is peak season and this time is reserved for owners. The people who say that they were rushed. Did you tell the contract person that you felt you were rushed? Buy a car... They rush you too... If you ask no questions, then the process moves along. No they will not read ever word on the contract to you. Who does that? When you buy a house or a car, or even get a loan from a bank they don't read the contract to you. Hell, when you buy a cell phone they don't read the contract to you. Before the contract process if over, and while your voice is being recorded, bluegreen asks if you were promised anything that was not covered in writing. I find it odd that none of you complainers that say you were promised the world and not given anything failed to say that your contract process was recorded and that if you were promised anything that you were not given you can call bluegreen and listed you your own voice agreeing to the contract and stating that you were not promised anything else.
[censored] you [censored] bag! They scammed me into buying a property that I can NEVER use unless I buy 15, 000 more points! Telling me that if I bought this I would be able to book sooner and have more benefits! Besides more than doubling our maintenance fees in the last few years! They are [censored]ing crooks! Since you love this company so much wanna buy a timeshare?