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Best salesman line in a while: "Exchangers are barred from using the pool"

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I would have told the sales person in front of his marks, "I'm an ex-changer, your saying I'm not suppose to use the pool as an ex-changer, That's ok, but I'm glad I saved $10,000 on the resale market."
 

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Good for you! I've seen you post this comment a few times and I never get tired of seeing it.

The resort I own and go to the most does not have active sales to warn people about but I do wear my TUG shirt and hat and hand out cards to spread the word.

Thanks, John ... My one resort has really toned down the Tiki (pool) bar in the last several years. They hired an OLD FART of a bartender who is GREAT at scoring himself tips and only wants serious DRINKING customers - it is okay, if you flirt with him but you have to be a big tipper. For me and my 1 beer budget --- he throws the plastic & wipes clean the bar area immediately; sometimes, he says, "well, have a GOOD EVENING" -- all in one motion. He knows the tippers by name and their activities. I guess I rather NOT pay for a bar friend.

PS At other area resorts, the barkeeps Welcome me back and chat me up. I usually will stick around for 2 beers; and many times, I start talking timesharing to other guests where we ALL drink more beverages.

I guess I am not OLD FART's liking -- I just remembered, that resort is in Ft Lauderdale. :rolleyes: I wonder .....
 

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Doubt if applies to any TUGGERs in general.
I am a reformed non-vacationer, but it took me a while. My turning point was as an untenured professor, meeting with my Chair. It was right before spring break, and he asked me if I was going somewhere interesting.

My response: "Oh, I don't take vacations. There's no time."

He stopped, leaned forward over his desk, and got a look on his face that told me that this was the most important thing he was going to tell me, ever. "Brian, you HAVE to take vacations. It's important. Get away. Spend time with your family. Recharge. If you don't, you'll burn out, or your wife will throw you out, and that doesn't help anyone."

I tell that story to colleagues at other universities, and they all wish they had a Chair that was even half that humane. I was lucky, I guess.
 
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