A few months ago I was on a mission to find out whether or not Just Dreams Hawaii was a scam. My husband and I were in Waikiki and we were approached by a gentleman offering us free luau tickets to attend a sales presentation. He assured us it was not timeshare, and that all we had to do was watch a 90 min sales pitch on a web based travel company called Just Dreams.
Well, we were intrigued by the offer and saving $150 on luau tickets was appealing, so we went for it and signed up for the sales presentation 2 hours later. Fast forward 2 hours, and now we are checking in at the Just Dreams Showroom. We filled out a form, and walked into the presentation expecting to be in and out with our gifts without purchasing a thing. We were expecting it to be some b.s. overpriced spin on timeshare, and we weren’t really in any position to be dropping a bunch of dough on a timeshare.
Well, it turns out that the presentation was nothing like we expected. It was a very cool and innovative program, and it was unlike anything I had ever seen. My husband and I had been to a couple timeshare presentations before, and we weren’t ever very impressed with the timeshare or the price of the timeshare. However, Just Dreams seemed to be extremely flexible and the price was super affordable.
My husband and I were really just trying to figure out what the catch was. We even asked the sales person what the catch was, and he gave us a very straight up answer. He said that there is just a ton of unused timeshare inventory, especially with this economy, and the timeshare companies and timeshare owners associations need a way to unload it. If they did so through expedia or travelocity or a site like that, it would make their owners quite upset because they would see this timeshare that they paid up to 50k for being unloaded at deeply discounted rates. Because of that predicament, they would much rather sell them through a private offer like Just Dreams.
All said and done, we decided to give it a shot. It was quite inexpensive for what we were getting, and we figured it would push us to travel more. We felt good about our purchase and went home back to Missouri happy campers.
Then…, I got online, and things changed. I decide too look up Just Dreams Hawaii on google, and up pops this complaints board posting with some people expressing their unhappiness with the program. However, the postings were very strange because most of the people who were writing bad stuff didn’t purchase the product, and the ones who did claim they purchased were writing their posts in a very strange manner. They were overusing the term Just Dreams way too many times in a short post, it appeared they were trying to trick google into getting better ranking.
When I saw this, I immediately called one of my best friends who does search internet marketing, and had him take a look at it to see what he thought. After looking at it, he told me that it looked like obvious foul play. He said that in his 5 years of internet marketing he commonly sees this kind of behavior, where rival companies will pose as clients of their competitors and bad mouth like crazy. He told me that the way that the keywords were overused and placed properly on the complaints board posts, these were obviously not genuine clients. He told me he was 100% sure that.
Well, after getting lots of reassurance from my internet marketing friend, I felt better, but I knew I still would not feel fully reassured until after we took our first trip. Well, we just got back from our first trip using Just Dreams Vacations, and it went off without a hitch. We actually ended up going back to Hawaii with it, only this time we went to Maui and Kauai. It was an absolutely incredible experience, and I can say in all honesty that the program did everything they said it would. We had to play with the dates a little bit, but in the end it worked out perfect and the savings was awesome.
I am so glad and grateful that I listened to my gut, and didn’t follow the naysayers on complaints site. I am also super grateful that I had a friend who reassured me that the funny sounding posts on there were 100% Just Dreams competitors playing dirty, and not genuine owners of the product.
I can say I am extremely happy with the Just Dreams Company, and I am glad I bought their product. The 2 things that I like the most about Just Dreams is that the savings and quality of the accommodations is extraordinary, and it also really pushes you to travel more. Life is short, so I’m glad that I have extra motivation to see all the awesome places the word has to offer. =)
June 29th, 2011
bill Says :
I HAVE USED JUST DREAMS WEBSITE FOR TWO OF MY VAC. BOTH IN FL. WHERE I COULD DRIVE TO MY RESORT OF CHOICE LET ME TELL YOU OMG MY SON AND I WHENT GOLFING IT WAS GREAT AND CHEAP WE GOT DISCOUNTS ON OUR GOLF JUST FOR STAYING IN A GOLF RESORT THE TREATED US LIKE OWNERS OF THE RESORT LOVED IT THANKS JUST DREAMS BILL
July 11th, 2011
MRoller Says :
I just bought Just Dreams in Honolulu, and wanted to hear how other owners have gotten the most out of their membership.
Thanks,
Mike
July 11th, 2011
marebear07 Says :
Thank you everyone for all the reviews. I just purchased today, and am in my hotel room wondering if I did the right thing. Glad to here this program is at least close to as good as they say it is. Anyone have any tips for me?
July 11th, 2011
Terri Kruger Says :
I LOVE JUST DREAMS!
May 1st, 2012
Francesca Says :
I have never thought about beginning a vacation plan for my family and me. I’ve always thought I’ve gotten pretty good deals on my travel and hotel accommodations. Taking a yearly vacation has always been important to me, but timeshare has always been out of the question because my brother in law invested in one years ago and it never was the answer to all of his vacation questions. The fees and constant issues with his timeshare completely turned me off about the idea, even though on paper, a timeshare sounds like a good idea.
And who doesn’t want to travel and vacation for pennies on the dollar? I’m a loving, middle class, hard working woman who deserves at least one nice vacation with her family every year. After my husband and I experienced the Just Dreams Hawaii preview, our entire world shifted and it just made so much sense to invest in this program. I’m a bargain shopper to the core, and I am thrilled to have found a vacation plan that I can utilize for life. Not only is Just Dreams affordable, but it takes the hardships out of owning a timeshare and gives you a lifetime of steals and deals in the vacation industry.
I want to thank Just Dreams Hawaii for shifting my paradigm and giving me the vacation plan I wish I had years ago. It’s a wonderful program that I can share with my family for life.