I was called after filling out a card to win a fabulous vacation at the Toronto Beaches International Jazz Festival, and that little tidbit of information (that it was actually something I HAD done) caught me, because frankly, I've never won anything before in my life. It's that little voice inside you that hopes for some kind of break in life that sucks you in.
Even though I had reservations, and was uncomfortable with how quickly my "personal promotions director", Raquel, was talking, somehow, after I asked a few questions and was quickly reassured with somewhat sensible sounding answers, I paid $798 US for a "fabulous 11-day vacation to Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach and the Bahamas" for 4 people valued at $3285 (and I feel ridiculous for even typing this out). I know I should know better, and the way that after any answer to any question she rushed back into a script and into getting my credit card information was a key tip off, but still I gave it over. It's a vacation I would love to take someday, but it's not in the cards right now for me and I wouldn't have even THOUGHT of buying such a vacation had it not been presented as "I won" (I am truly a sucker born yesterday).
The reason I wanted to write was because Rich's script is EXACTLY what I heard, and seeing it woke me up completely - thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to post it. I'll be cancelling my "trip" tomorrow as soon as business hours start, and I will report back if I have any trouble doing so.
Thank you to this website and especially to Rich and to Jennie for their comments and advice.
Claire
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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