ohnotherobot Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Everyone knows what a timeshare presentation is like, right? Essentially you get signed up to hear a sales pitch for a couple of hours in exchange for some money and whatever. Anyway... My gf and I were wandering around Hawaii and decided to go to a timeshare presentation. We were both genuinely curious but were more interested in the $100 giftcard and the three free nights in a US hotel (we are going to book San Francisco in the spring!) they were offering. So after getting our free shit (and not buying a timeshare - obviously!) we had no idea what to with our giftcard. We were leaving for Canada in a couple of days and were pretty sure we couldn't use it there. So we decided to blow the whole thing on records. We went to Hot Topic (don't have those here) and got: Minor Threat - Out Of Step Minor Threat - First Two 7"'s Circle Jerks - Group Sex Bad Brains - s/t (my choices) Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction Misfits - Static Age Wu Tang - 36 Chambers Slayer - South of Heaven (pic disc) (gf's choices) Came out to $97. Nothing mindblowing but a lot of classic albums. But if anyone get's the chance, sign up for timeshares for the free shit. Totally worthwhile. Also, I am pretty sure they can track your purchases with those giftcards - I imagine someone somewhere is thinking to themselves "who the fuck spends $100 on records? We fucked up!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobinownlife Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I used to think this was stupid, but lately people have been telling me it's totally worth it to do these things. Sometimes they have similar things for cruises. Should probably sign up for one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanargyle Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 You both made some excellent choices at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnotherobot Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 I used to think this was stupid, but lately people have been telling me it's totally worth it to do these things. Sometimes they have similar things for cruises. Should probably sign up for one of those. They are completely stupid, but hilarious nonetheless. When we finally convinced them we weren't going to buy the salesperson said, "I work on commission, this sucks you guys." Ha. We also scored a coupon for snorkling in a volcanic crater for cheap. Totally worthwhile. In Mexico you can sometimes get up to $350 to go to one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobinownlife Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Dude! Tell me you are going (or went) snorkeling in a volcanic crater. Side note, I once peed in one. I have had a god complex every since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoyadrian Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 hahah for some reason when i first saw the thread title i thought you were going to try to convince people to pitch in to buy a record, and then mail it around. That would have been hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruins4ever Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Haha when we were in Florida probably 8 years ago, my parents sat in on one of these and snagged free DisneyWorld tickets for all 5 of us. I remember that they had an area with Playstations and stuff for the kids, and they gave us free lunch at it too. All in all, not a bad deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbeez Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Can I have your girlfriend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinncallahan Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 ^^ for reals and yeah i thought this was gonna be some sort of record sharing plan! good move on your part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherods Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 i was thinking the same thing. kind of like those coffee shops were you have to give a book in order to take a book. i always wanted someone to release a record with those old school library punch out cards in them so it lets you know who owned the record and for how long.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Did you give any personal information for this? You'll probably be bombarded w/ ads and phone calls if so. Eff that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 A boat is just a boat, but a box, that could be anything, maybe even a boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnotherobot Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Did you give any personal information for this?You'll probably be bombarded w/ ads and phone calls if so. Eff that. Which is why you lie through your teeth. Like I make $75,000 a year. Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnotherobot Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Can I have your girlfriend? I'll trade her for your Reatards records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbsauce Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 A boat is just a boat, but a box, that could be anything, maybe even a boat! You know how much we've always wanted one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fueledbymike Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 how do you find when they are? and anyone in chicago land wana hit one up?!?! im broke anyway so i wouldnt be able to afford it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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