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JohnnyE_
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Jan 07, 2014

Blue Mesa Recreational Ranch (Colorado)

I have four free nights at the Blue Mesa Recreational Ranch in Gunnison Colorado. It's a time share thing where you have to attend a half hour to one hour tour sometime during your stay and listen to a sales pitch.

Has anyone camped here before? If so, what was your experience?

Has anyone done this type of trip before? Where you have to listen to a time share sales pitch?

I've never done this before so I'm not sure what to expect.

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  • Run!!!!!!!!!!! Far Far Away!!!!!!!!!!!! There are only a couple of people in this world I really hate and I would not even let them buy into Western Horizon Resorts.
  • This is a Western Horizons Resorts membership park. In 2005 WHR owned about 20 Parks you could stay at. Maybe 21. Today there are only 4 or 5 left. The owner of WHR keeps selling them off to the dismay of Members.
    Blue Mesa is a fairly nice park. You can stay there with reciprocals from other membership parks. Using ROD, AOR, and maybe RPI. Sort of remote, but the area is nice for exploring.

    Over the years we have attended dozens of these meetings. We have gotten several nice stays and gifts. I am upfront with the sales person. I tell them that we are only there for the freebees. Sometimes we have been excused from the sales presentations. Sometime the sales person can get huffy and make us watch a video.

    Do some research on WHR so you will be prepared.
  • The sales pitch will be 2 to 3 hours and extreme high pressure. They are very skilled to get you to part with your money. They are very skilled in making their presentation a can't loose proposition. Most time shares are anything but that.

    SINCE YOU MUST ATTEND, LEAVE YOUR CHECK BOOK AND CREDIT CARDS IN YOUR RV. Any offer they give you where they say you have to decide in the next 2 hours is pure BS and just pressure to get you to buy something you may wish later you did not buy.

    If they can afford to sell you something in the next 2 hours for a certain price, they can sell it to you next week for the same price, regardless of what they say.

    Be prepared to be treated like royalty before and during your sales pitch. Be prepared to be treated like SH*T after the sales pitch when you don't buy. They should speak volumes why you don't want to buy.

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