Pros: One star because as soon as we got to the location of the seminar, we were handed the 20 dollars that we gave them when we signed up (reservation fee) plus an extra 30 dollars they promise us for gas. Also, the 2 stars are because everyone was very nice and we got a free bottle of water and a granola bar.
Cons: the "gift" they offer you (free Disneyland Tickets, getaway to Vegas or destination of your choosing, etc.) is through a third party organization. After you sit through the seminar, and all is said and done, they hand you a few brochures with the information to get your free "gift". They make sure that you understand that the "gift" is not through them. They distance themselves from the "gift". It's the third party you will have to deal with, not Infinitee. After reading through the brochures, in the fine print, you have to pay additional money. They say it's a "Validation Deposit". (Red Flag)
Majority of the seminar is given by the Vice President of the company (Ken is his name). They tell you that they have 300 employees working in the corporate office and 116 or so company locations. I was kinda perplexed that they have that many employees, in just the corporate office alone, yet the VP of the company is giving seminars instead of one of his employees (red flag) (keep in mind this was on a Saturday). Ken seemed like a nice guy, but I wasn't impressed by a VP of a company dressed in sandals, shorts and a T-shirt (Red Flag). The venue where the seminar was given was the conference room at the Howard Inn, in Fullerton. There was some delay in the seminar because the WiFi connection at the hotel was slow and caused the presentation videos to buffer. I thought to myself, wow this company that charges between 5,000 and 14,000 dollars in memberships fees, to join this "club" can't even afford a decent hotel with a nice conference room and good working wifi (Red Flag)? Instead Ken hotspot off his cell phone once he got annoyed with the slow running WiFi. The conference room smelled and the air conditioner was turned off because the window unit was so loud it made it hard to hear and follow along.
Let me point out that at the start of the seminar, we were told that because this was a club, and what they offer you is "proprietary" that you are not allowed on your cell phone. They direct you to remove your cell phones from the tables you are sitting at and turn them off. You aren't allowed to take pics or record their presentation because of its exclusive nature (Red Flag). During the presentation, someone in the audience asked to check a specific destination and date, at which time, Ken said, "no I'm not going to do that because I haven't got to finish what I'm talking about" (Red Flag). They don't allow you to cross check the prices they have and are comparing to Expedia. For example, They say Expedia will charge you 2 thousand dollars for a week in Hawaii and they can get it to you for 500 dollars a week, but you can't check their Expedia numbers because they don't input dates and you aren't allowed on your phone to see for yourself.
The whole thing seemed kinda fishy to me.
Overall we passed on the "one time military veteran offer" offered exclusively to military vets for the low price of $5,355 plus $150 ish a year to join their club. If you weren't ex military, and had to pay the regular price, expect to pay around 7 thousand + (for a 10 year membership) according to the numbers they told us. If you bypassed on that deal and wanted to join at a later date, you could expect to pay around 14 thousand.
There were too many red flags for me and I wasn't impressed. We will never see any of our "gifts".
I will never be tricked again to sit in another "vacation club" seminar.
Recommendation: Allow people to get on their phones to compare prices. Encourage it so that your company is transparent. Don't be sneaky. If you have amazing deals like you claim, the proof is in the pudding and people will see that immediately once on their phones checking for them self's. Dress professional and get a nice venue for your presentation. read more