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Complaint Review: Inn Season Concierge Club - Fayetteville Georgia
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Inn Season Concierge Club
639 Main Street, Ogunquit, ME Fayetteville, 30214 Georgia, United States of America
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www.innseasonconciergeclub.com
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Inn Season Concierge Club The Falls at Ogunquit Free is not Free - Don't get duped Fayetteville, Georgia
They make it sound so good..."Congratulations! You have been selected to receive 2 Round Trip airfares to anywhere US Air flies in the continental US and we're throwing in a 3 day 2 night hotel stay" plus an extra surprise gift.
Then you call the number and the marketing rep says there is really no obligation, just attend a 90 minute presentation about our travel club and you'll get 2 free tickets to anywhere in the US.
What she doesn't tell you is that you don't get the tickets or even a voucher at the end of the presentation. You get a form that you're required to send in via certified mail along with a "refundable deposit" of $100. The form has a ton of restrictions including the need for there to be more than 7 days between arrival and departure days when using the tickets.
Why offer a 3 day getaway along with airfare that is only good if you'll be gone more than 7 days???
Well you must at least get the "surprise gift" at the end right??? Not exactly. You are pointed to a website, www.mallsystem.com to order your gift and pay $9.95 shipping and handling. The gift, called Dining Dough, claims to be a $50 dining certificate. It is not.
If you're familiar with Restaurant.com, it is a gift certificate program that Restaurant.com negotiates with restaurants to offer gift certificates at reduced rates in order to generate business. I have no problem with Restaurant.com, I use their services often. The problem is that I could order these same certificates directly from Restaurant.com for $10 or even find promotion codes that drop it as low as 70% off ($3!!).
Finally, the Inn Season Concierge Club. Cost: $8,995 plus $399 to sign up and $199/year membership. Their claim: they cut out the middle man and leverage large membership buying power, considerably cutting down on the cost for vacations. At the end of the presentation, I asked my rep to quote me the cost of a specific Royal Carribean cruise that I had already quoted out on line, to see the "incredible savings". The rep said it couldn't be done and quickly wrapped up our meeting.
Then you call the number and the marketing rep says there is really no obligation, just attend a 90 minute presentation about our travel club and you'll get 2 free tickets to anywhere in the US.
What she doesn't tell you is that you don't get the tickets or even a voucher at the end of the presentation. You get a form that you're required to send in via certified mail along with a "refundable deposit" of $100. The form has a ton of restrictions including the need for there to be more than 7 days between arrival and departure days when using the tickets.
Why offer a 3 day getaway along with airfare that is only good if you'll be gone more than 7 days???
Well you must at least get the "surprise gift" at the end right??? Not exactly. You are pointed to a website, www.mallsystem.com to order your gift and pay $9.95 shipping and handling. The gift, called Dining Dough, claims to be a $50 dining certificate. It is not.
If you're familiar with Restaurant.com, it is a gift certificate program that Restaurant.com negotiates with restaurants to offer gift certificates at reduced rates in order to generate business. I have no problem with Restaurant.com, I use their services often. The problem is that I could order these same certificates directly from Restaurant.com for $10 or even find promotion codes that drop it as low as 70% off ($3!!).
Finally, the Inn Season Concierge Club. Cost: $8,995 plus $399 to sign up and $199/year membership. Their claim: they cut out the middle man and leverage large membership buying power, considerably cutting down on the cost for vacations. At the end of the presentation, I asked my rep to quote me the cost of a specific Royal Carribean cruise that I had already quoted out on line, to see the "incredible savings". The rep said it couldn't be done and quickly wrapped up our meeting.
