RCI Timeshare Sales Tours Really Bite

As I mentioned not long ago in my post about the HGTV Green Home in Tradition, we vacationed in a timeshare condo on the beach on Hilton Head Island and had an absolute blast.

We had a great time doing absolutely nothing the entire week because when it comes right down to it, isn't 'doing nothing" the point of a relaxing vacation. I mean...we did stuff like fly kites, spent ample time in the surf, picked up (and released) a nice selection of sea creatures off of the beach, absorbed our fair share of sunrays, read books and walked for miles and miles on the beach...but we didn't have to be anywhere at any time that we did not choose to be. Now that's a vacation in my book!

Although, there was one exception to that rule...a timeshare tour with Resort Condominiums International, better known as RCI. It wasn't pre-planned at all. Rather it was a sales call to our timeshare unit the morning after our arrival. Yes...there was a bit of bribery involved to get us to 'come on down'. I looked at it as a little extra cash for a very nice dinner that only required an hour of our time so I decided it couldn't possibly be painful enough not to endure for "an hour"...or could it???