Have you ever wanted to go on vacation, but where very short on cash? Well, that didn't stop me and a friend from going to Disney World, without actually having to spend a small fortune. We started by thinking on a small--rather than a large scale. First off, we did the research, and by focusing only on a few attractions, we figured that all we needed was 3 nights/4 days there.
This meant that --hooray!--we could go there for just a long weekend. The way we figured: we could take a cheap flight Friday morning, with one of those packages that included hotel, airport transfer to and from the hotel, grab and go breakfast, and a free shuttle to the Main Gate of Disney World. This would save us money not only on the flights and hotel, but also on car rental, and breakfast.
As far as to what was our plan, it was to maximize our stay and enjoy ourselves without spending too much money. So--as soon as we got to our hotel, we collected all the brochures for the different time-share condominiums (there were a lot of offers).
The brochures invited you to sign-up for your dream-vacation. They were giving various seminars, and so we decided to sign-up for the ones about owning a time-share unit (if you cared about these things). These seminars started at the crack of dawn, with the tempting offers of free breakfast and lunch. So we signed up.
We obtained the cheapest day-pass to Disney World, and that Friday, ran around the place taking advantage of every sample meals. At dinner time we received this voucher to eat at the hotel, which we did.
Next morning, we got up really early, and walked to the real estate 7 AM showing for the Time-Shares. The presentation was so involved--that we kind of got lost halfway through it. But that didn't matter -- because we ate a great breakfast for free -- and an even better lunch.
The guy who was doing the presentation to the large group of people, came over to our table--he was all mister big-teeth, flashing smile, and phony sincerity, quickly established the hard-sell. Telling us that this was a great investment--for ourselves and our family, that not to sign up would be a HUGE mistake (his emphasis).
He was mister warmth while making his sales pitch. However--when we absolutely said that--no...we want to take those papers home, and have our lawyer look at them. Mister Warmth--suddenly turned colder than the Antarctic--Oh, he said, giving off such cold vibes--that we nearly froze in his presence, then I guess I'm wasting my time here! You people don't know how to vacation!
Oh, but we did---we had a great and economical time in Orlando, saving enough money--that we were able to plan ahead for our next super-cheap vacation.
