Coastal Vacations / Al Romine
Coastal Vacations, Al Romine (owner) Coastal Vacations / Believe reports! Don't buy! This IS a scam!

Where do I start?

Back in June 07' we found what we were told, and we believed "Is the best business in the world".

We checked into C.V., and read all the rip off reports. We questioned them, only to be told over and over "these are just individuals who are doing their business illegally." They are-but the reports ARE true, we have since found out.

I can't stress enough - DON"T get into this. You WILL loose your shirt.

We have the best director there is. We trust and love her-she is a dear friend. I know she wouldn't purposely lead us astray. She has told us what she was told.
However!!!

To begin with - it is impossible to sell these packages. Oops! We are told we aren't salesmen. We are "tour directors". We direct people to our websites! They see the "value" in this, and buy it! Ya right!!!

I joined the Wealth Builders team. We are encouraged to "join at the highest level in order to build your business the fastest." Ha Ha! What a scam! I forked out $11,000 then, and since then, I have put out another $3000.00 in leads and business cards ect. I am over $14-15,000.00 in debt. To this date, I have brought in $00.000.!!! My phone bills are 34 pages long with 7000 minutes of calls on them. I have worked every waking moment from June to mid *Dec. When I finally shut down. I didn't "give up" I quit. When I spoke to the leader of our group, and told her how discouraged and disgusted I am, and told her that I am not spending anymore money because my husband is so upset with the amount of $ I have put out - she actually told me to "quit listening to your husbands negative talk."!!! It is HIS money!!!

The CARDS they give us for all the "additional benefits and discounts" are a HOAX. There are a few "access" cards, which may be OK, because you have to belong to some kind of organization to have them. But the rest are useless. I have just spent the last couple days calling all the contact numbers on the cards, and finding out (in writing from them) that these prices "are the same as the general public gets, and that company can be easily found on google." Why would we pay all this $ to get these useless cards that are so highly advertised? The hotel access card gives us UP TO (we are told that we get 50%) 50% off the HIGHEST rack rate! The regular rates are cheaper than 50% off the rack rate! For the exact same room!

The cruise card is a joke. When I called the contact number, the man actually laughed at me when I told him that we are told that we get a reduced rate with this card! Once again, it is the same price as the general public.

The Roadside Assistance card is really sad! The lady there told me (and emailed the same) that CV is for access only. That means "no reduced prices-they will just give us the phone number in the area we are in, for what we want. We pay full price! Wow! That is such a help!

The ski card is USELESS in Canada. There are 2 places in Canada, and 1other, very famous place offers 20% off rentals! Isn't that helpful!

Don't let them tell you that Canada is included. It is, enough to barely be able to include it. There is basically nothing in Canada.

The "tour" card is more than a laugh! One phone number has not dealt with CV for over 1 year. The other number is for the same place! And the 3rd. Number is for Russian speaking tours ONLY! She told me that! The website is for www.travelnow.com which is on-line. Helpful???
The car rental card, for Budget-the discount # on the card means nothing to them.

The COMPLEMENTARY cruises DO NOT include CHILDREN. We were told that children would be "a small fee extra". They must pay the same price as the general public gets when they take their children. It is NO small fee!
I am trying my best to get Al Romine to give me my money back. HE doesn't have it-my director does. But it is HIS business. We are told that there is NO head office, and that Al R. Is just on the board of directors. He is-BUT he is also the OWNER OF COASTAL VACATIONS. The "shipping center" is at HIS HOUSE!!!

* don't buy into this*don't buy into this* don't buy into this*

I would like any of you who are in the same boat as I am, to contact me so we can all get together and do something about this rip off scam company. I have checked off the box for the media/lawyers to contact me-I hope you can too.

For everyone reading this who has not yet gotten "sucked in"-count yourself lucky and get running! You will thank us later-believe us.

Anonymous
small town
Canada

Company: Coastal Vacations / Al Romine
Country: USA
Address: Internet/ Telephone

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