Some time ago, before the "do not call" list was started, we were solicited for and decided to go on one of those time share offerings--come and listen to our pitch and tour our condos, and we'll give you dinner for 2 at a place of your choosing. We get a kick out of showing up and telling the sales person we talk to that we have no intention of buying, and that we just came for the dinner. I guess we just hope (s)he'll give up and just give us the bonus without the need to bother shepherding us around the place. That tactic has never worked, but it's worth it to see the sales person's face when you use it.
So having given our sales person our opening line, we waited for his response. I'll always remember this. He really didn't address our disinterest in purchasing his timeshare offering, but instead soldiered on:"How do you vacation?" We had all we could do to not laugh in the guy's face. We really had never considered using the word "vacation" as a verb to describe what we do. The rest of the conversation we had with this gentleman is really of no consequence (suffice it to say that we don't, and probably won't ever own a timeshare). But I thought it might be interesting to know what other people like to do on vacation. More specifically, where do you like to go, if you travel? And why? Maybe you prefer to stay home? So, I'm asking you: "How do you vacation?" Just click on the Comments button below.
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