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If a postcard and Steven Kay Armstrong has promised a free round when they showed for a meeting, it was calculated to leave a timeshare sales pitch.The Duncanville couple, before we agreed not buy everything. But during these 90-minute presentation two years ago, Armstrong “guard was cut.
“There was pressure then decide correctly or not at all,” said Armstrong. “Normally, I would have asked for information to the house and check out the company. It was the first time, I have something.”
At the end of Armstrong, both 49, paid $ 2000 for access to discounts on travel, which is never available. And the “free” travel, it had attracted so many restrictions, he never cashed.
Still, Armstrong is more likely than others pay as much as $ 5390 for the same company. And their history, consumer advocates say, should serve as a warning, as the summer travel season brings a cascade of such offers to e-mail, by phone and online.
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