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ask-redweek-timeshare-sales-presentations (by Mary H.):
The worst investment my husband & I ever made was purchasing 2 weeks from Marriott! $26,000 could have been a down payment to a vacation home. A mistake we will always regret. It was the "in" thing. Our goal was to take a trip once a year to see the world with our children. With complicated schedules of our kids athletic programs we lost so many weeks and never got the help to understand the ins & outs of timeshares. The maintenance fees are ridiculous, & the point system now is costing us 2 weeks to take a week in Hawaii. All the changes which members have asked for over the years are now those that we Must pay for & benefit little. Marriott isn't building more timeshares, and the global areas are very limited. Red week is a great forum. Also, there are so many travel sites which cost significantly less. There is the consistent issue with confirming a request unless you pay for the destination program's different levels. Timeshares are being sold for nothing, for the maintenance fees still make the investment a poor choice.