Costa Packet Shattered.

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Couple of friends of ours were a pair of, a poor gullible tourist, walking down Magaluf high street for the very first time, wearing there Union Jack T-Shirts, browsing through the local selection of Donkey shaped paper weights, Palm frond Panama hats and other essential Holiday souvenirs, and within moments, there Holiday took a new and sinister step.

The step into Time Share.....

Oh yes, this bloody fantastic idea offers you a 'Lifetime of Holidays' for just a few thousand pounds, and whats more, the option of switching to even more desirable destinations at any time.

Almost unable to stand up due to the combination of a huge trousers boost extension,and by the mere thought of a lifetimes worth of 'almost free' Holidays.And five or six glasses of Sangria laced with Vodka and Gin, and the fact the silver tongued Northern sh!temonkey ('Sales adviser') will say absolutely anything that will secure his commission. And hence another few months pleasure with the tarts in the sun. They swallowed up the stories of people making thousands selling their 'Red' fortnights at a later date, or perhaps by subletting their Apartments out to friends who eagerly lust after the Costa Del Lotta lifestyle.

Foolishly, they agree to sign the papers and pay the down payment, which proves to be a bigger mistake than Freddie Mercury learning how to say I will bend down in Russian.Now they cannot do anything as it comes under some sort of Spanish Law.

The victims of this nasty scam are not clever enough to realise that they still have to pay for flights, Insurance and the annual service charges, which are similar to those of an early 70's Jaguar . (In fact the industry average is around £450 a year for the overheads alone, while return flights can be as expensive as an entire package holiday)

The overall costs in fact, are about the same as a normal Holiday...

Except, you don't have to actually go on Holiday for the management fees to keep rolling in. Along with Fees, Insurance, and after the first few years, essential repairs, unbodging the original drains which the Spanish idiots had thrown in so badly. That the building has actually become a huge bleeding floating cruise ship, in a sea of sewage. Shortly before it takes on a severe list, and looks for all the world like a modern day Leaning Tower of Pisa before sinking into Hell and being condemned.

Now at this point they discover the insurance company, namely 'Fook off and Scarper' of Gibraltar have never actually been registered with Lloyd's as originally claimed, and you are left with sweet 'Fugue' all. A sad tale but a bit late now to tell them I told them so.Be very careful out there holiday seasons approaching fast, always check the very small print before ever signing your life away.


Holiday clubs are in no way similar to Timeshare, as they do offer you the chance to enjoy 'almost free' Holidays for the rest of your life!