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bigmichael
Apr 16, 2014Explorer
Obviously, I'm just too stupid to be allowed out in civilization. LOL
I guess what I wrote and what I meant wasn't entirely clear. Let me try it again. I have seen these "marketing" techniques many, many times in my life. As I wrote, I've seen them at all the RV shows as just another vendor booth, I've seen them at nearly every fair I've attended, I've seen them in mall booths and kiosks, street corners and festivals, etc etc. And I know what they are and I don't participate.
What I have not seen, (and maybe I just lived a sheltered life) is them set up in a booth inside the grocery store, in the hardware store, in the drugstore, or inside any other retail store that I remember. They are normally in general public areas of the mall, the show, the festival, etc. This particular day at this particular store, they were inside the store and they presented as simply a camping world sweepstakes.
And the "scam" part of it continues with the phone call that makes no mention of time share, but rather that I "won". Unfortunately, it gives what some of you call "marketing", a bad name. And by reviewing the number of people on-line who have felt taken in by this "marketing" in CW, I still am amazed that Marcus allows it to continue.
I guess what I wrote and what I meant wasn't entirely clear. Let me try it again. I have seen these "marketing" techniques many, many times in my life. As I wrote, I've seen them at all the RV shows as just another vendor booth, I've seen them at nearly every fair I've attended, I've seen them in mall booths and kiosks, street corners and festivals, etc etc. And I know what they are and I don't participate.
What I have not seen, (and maybe I just lived a sheltered life) is them set up in a booth inside the grocery store, in the hardware store, in the drugstore, or inside any other retail store that I remember. They are normally in general public areas of the mall, the show, the festival, etc. This particular day at this particular store, they were inside the store and they presented as simply a camping world sweepstakes.
And the "scam" part of it continues with the phone call that makes no mention of time share, but rather that I "won". Unfortunately, it gives what some of you call "marketing", a bad name. And by reviewing the number of people on-line who have felt taken in by this "marketing" in CW, I still am amazed that Marcus allows it to continue.
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