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  1. Newsgroups: misc.consumers
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!batcomputer!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!cujo!goodtime.curtin.edu.au!J.Newman
  3. From: J.Newman@icarus.curtin.edu.au (John Newman)
  4. Subject: Re: Timeshare advice requested
  5. Message-ID: <J.Newman.199.726478595@icarus.curtin.edu.au>
  6. Lines: 23
  7. Sender: news@cujo.curtin.edu.au (News Manager)
  8. Organization: Computing Centre, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
  9. References: <1992Dec8.203440.21058@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <1992Dec8.212003.7277@hubcap.clemson.edu> <J.Newman.189.723976913@icarus.curtin.edu.au> <1992Dec10.140344.27436@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
  10. Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 07:36:35 GMT
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  12. >
  13. >>The other bonus we found after joining RCI (at least in Australia),
  14. >>was the discount resort weeks offered at giveaway prices to members.
  15. >>e.g. US$80 for a week (Normally renting for US$400). RCI here also
  16. >>provide a regular travel magazine for members.
  17. >
  18. >In other words, having the timeshare really doesn't save you anything,
  19. >as "anybody" can get the place for $400 a week, which is what the
  20. >timeshare owners are effectively paying anyway.
  21. >Stan Krieger
  22.  
  23. Except for the fact that renters (i.e. non owners) are given the 
  24. lowest priority, and cannot book more than a few months ahead.
  25. Very popular timeshare resorts either never have units for rent
  26. or charge $600-$800 per week.
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  30. \ John Newman              J.Newman@icarus.curtin.edu.au /
  31. / Computing Centre,           "There is less to this     \
  32. \ Curtin University,            than meets the eye."     /                         
  33. / Perth, Western Australia     - Tallulah Bankhead       \
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