Recently my wife Kathy and I traveled to Cancun, Mexico. A few weeks ago we stayed on the line for a telephone solicitor. Something we never do. They asked us if we would like to stay 6 days, 5 nights at an all inclusive resort in Cancun. All we would have to do is take a tour and leave a review on Facebook. In turn they would give us 2 free cruises for accepting this. We would have to pay for our flights as well as $1,100 CDN. We thought about it for awhile and decided ,after grilling the person and her manager and doing a quick search of the company, that we would take the plunge. It seemed like a reasonable offer and not something that appeared to good to be true. We have just returned and, for the most part, it was a pleasant trip. It turns out that October isn’t the best month to visit Cancun. It rained everyday for part of the day. In spite of this we had lots of sun and warmth. As well it wasn’t that crowded because October is considered the low season for tourism. The beach was the nicest we have ever seen, and the pool area was very appealing and clean. Everything was all inclusive including the drinks. The service at the bar was very good. The service, the food and the wine at the Mexican and Italian restaurants were excellent The first day we got settled and headed for the beach. There was a break wall on the one side of the resort which reduced the waves and consequently made the beach a more gradual walk into the water, which we loved. The room itself was .. well, … let’s just call it spartan. My wife thought the hair dryer was going to catch on fire at any moment, we lost power for about 3 hours and there was no hot water for at least 3 of the showers we took. However, the air conditioning worked and the king sized bed was comfortable. When it rained I had nap and my wife worked on her laptop because the WiFi was very reliable. We found out later that the tour also included a timeshare presentation so we booked ours for the following morning.
We both talked about it and decided we weren’t at all interested so we decided not to engage socially which is very difficult for both of us. We love to get to know new people however we just wanted to get through it. We decided not to look interested, not to argue or ask questions. We knew from previous experience that these people are trained in overcoming objections as in any sales process. We just wanted to get through it as quickly as possible. We stumped them because we had no questions and we gave them no reasons for why we weren’t interested. We endured and went on to enjoy our time over all. The dinner reservations we made at the Italian restaurant was very enjoyable as the food and the service were excellent. The atmosphere was open air facing the beach. The Mexican restaurant was very enjoyable because the food was authentic and a live Mariachi band sang at our table. They were excellent musicians and singers. The sand was white powder and the Gulf of Mexico was crystal clear and fairly calm. We saw many Pelicans, Frigatebirds and other shore birds. All in all we enjoyed our time away in Cancun.
