A business called the luxury vacation clubs called trying to hard sell me an upgrade package to something I have already paid for and forfeited. They manager was very rude and hung up on me when I made it clear I wasn't going to give them my money over the phone based on one phone call. The # that was on the caller ID is not a valid # either.
A girl named Kristen called me from the same area code as what my phone # was(first red flag) She was nice and informed me of a package that I was could get a great rate because of a package I had purchased with another company that I never took advantage of. I heard her out and everything sounded good. As smart buyer I know to never buy anything without research from a cold call.
Then her "manager" got on the phone. She went over more details and started speaking as if I had already committed to making this additional purchase. I stopped her at one point and I told her "to make things clear I'm not committing to anything on this phone call and will not be giving you my card info without talking to my wife and doing some research" She then got very defensive and stated well you already made a purchase which is why we're calling you. We're just making sure you can take advantage of the trip you already have. I stopped her and told her that I still could not commit without doing my do diligence and also without speaking with my wife.
This is when things took a turn and she got desperate and started with the dirty sales tactics. She then goes straight to saying "You can't make a financial decision without your wife?" I was taken back but decided to brush it off and again restated that I would need to do my do diligence and speak to my wife as we make sure you communicate these things. She went right back to "So does your wife not trust you to make financial decisions?" At this point I was pretty pissed but again I remained composure and explained that was not the case at all and that I do not appreciate these sales tactics she is pulling on me. She then abruptly stated well thanks for wasting my time! and then hung up on me.
It's people like this that make me skeptical when trying to find the right vacation for me and my family. It's unfortunate businesses still support this behavior in this day and age.