Let me chime in here about time share salespeople. My wife and I had an unhappy experience in San Pedro last month with Capt. Morgans.

We were spending an afternoon walking around town doing some shopping and were approached on the street by someone who asked if we spoke English. Then he asked where we were staying, Xanadu, da, da ,da. He said he was promoting the "North End of the Island" and asked if we had been up there. We politely told him no and we had to go.....he asked before we left to draw from his bag to see if we had won a prize. We drew and our prize said "First Prize, $2,500." He then told us they only give away one of those every few weeks and all we had to do to collect was to visit Capt. Morgans. He said we could spend the day, free drinks and meals, and a boat would take us back whenever we were ready to leave. I should have known better.......

Well, wanted us to come the next afternoon, but we had a dive trip scheduled for 1300 and told him we would have to go early AM. He says no problem, he would pick us up at 0800 at our dock. We told him we had to be back before 1230, no problem he says. Not once did he mention time share, just view and enjoy the resort.

Their boat picked us up the next morning, a half hour late, and took us up to Capt. Morgans where we were met at the dock by a very cute young lady in very skimpy dress clothes. She welcomed us and took us to a table by the pool. Then she started asking all sorts of questions, where ya from, what do you do, (how much money do you make), too personal questions. Then I knew we had been scammed. told her we weren't interested in buying anything, just came to collect our $2,500 and check out Capt. Morgans. Well, she excused herself and was soon replaced with another attractive, skimpy dressed lady? who was to give us our tour, which she said we must take before we could collect our prize. What the heck, in for a penny, in for a pound.

So we took the grand tour, then got the hard sales pitch, then was passed on to a professional closer who wanted us to immediately sign a sales agreement. No way, I don't buy anything without thinking about it awhile, says I. He says think about it for an hour and he would be back. No thanks said I. I would think about it and let him know in a few days. He says no, the offer is good today only, it would be $10,000 more if I wanted it tomorrow. I told him that if the deal was legit, that the price would be good for at least 30 days. He says no way, today or never. I say no way, go pound sand, give me my prize and call the boat to pick us up. We were on a schedule. After much whining he turned us back over to our initial floozy greeter who told us the boat was not available for awhile, but she would go and get our prize.

Well, the "prize" was NOT $2,500 as they had stated in writing, it was a certificate good for 7 nights at Capt. Morgans. I fussed about misrepresentation and scam artist and such to no avail.

Wanted to go back immediately to Xanadu and make our afternoon dive as they had promised we could leave when ready, but they could not produce a boat all of a sudden. So my wife and I went to the bar and ordered a couple of drinks. Along comes floozy number 3 with another offer, sign now, save so and so......last chance. Told her to go pound sand, too and get me a damn boat. She left. We got up to walk to the dock to wait and bartender says $14.50 for the drinks! We say we were told the drinks and food was free. He says only if you buy a timeshare. Told him to go pound sand too, not that politely. Went to the dock and waited another hour on the lost boat. Finally came.

Missed our dive trip which we pre paid, wasted the whole day and was peeved to boot. The only time I was angry in 10 days! Been conned, lied to, misrepresented and intentionally delayed.

As far as I'm concerned Capt. Morgans owes me the $2,500 they promised us, the $250 for our dive trip, and another $500 for wasting one of our valuable vacation days (which cost more than $500). And they don't have a prayer of me ever staying there even for the "free" 7 days. I'd rather be at the Xanadu where there is some integrity.

Now, if any of you on this board represents this bunch of sand pounding crooks, I'd be glad to have a discussion with you about your business ethics. Right here in public.

Larry Teuton