Some backgorund:
My wife had filled a luck draw coupon at Big Bazaar in Fatima Nagar, Pune. After 2-3 days, she got a call from Country Vacations, Pune and the call was regarding the coupon which we filled in Big Bazaar has got selected in their lucky draw & they have gift for us. They asked us to visit their office and collect the gift. We were very happy and we went to Country Vacations office pune on 15th Sept 2010. At their place they told us, we have to attend some 90 mins presentation, and then they will give us our gift. Out of curiosity we decided to attend their presentation. In that presentation, they hypnotize us by their words and all promises. They showed us different booklets, there hotel chains, certificates and their ads in newspapers. In short words, their credit value in the market. Hence we thought this company is genuine and we can take membership of 5 yrs. Still we though to give a second chance before buying this membership and we asked them to give us some time and we will tell you on second day. But somehow they manage to convince us by giving us Rs.30000 discount on our package for that we needed to buy the membership on the very same day. We filled their forms and signed it. They ask us to pay Rs.50000 as down-pay and if we pay it by Credit Card. They promised that, that amount will get convert into 36 EMIs with 0% processing fee and 0% interest rate in a week hence I gave my SBI Credit Card. In the next month SBI charged us interest for country vacation payment. We inquired in SBI and they told us they have not received any request from country vacation to convert their amount in EMI’s. After that we visited country vacation office many times and filled up the form twice to get our amount in to EMI’s. They keep promising us that it will done within 5 days but still today that amt is not converted into EMI’s and I am paying interest to SBI. Now we are feeling they have cheated us with their all fake promises. We searched some members like us who are cheated by country vacations.
They promised us below things:
1) On 15th Sept 2010, they told us there are only 20 luck families who can avail these facilities from pune. ( till date we can see they are telling the same thing to new people and cheating new families)
2) Their country club pune branch will start in two month and we can avail their facilities for life time at free of cost from today. (today they are saying, you can avail their facilities only after paying full amount Rs.95000/-)
3) One year free Tasha package.
4) We will have membership cards in 30-45 days.( still we have not received any cards)
5) We can use their club for family occasions. (but their club is not available only to avail these facility)
6) 4 star & 5 star living in their hotels at free of cost. You can any time book their hotel and you will get sure booking for your request (if we try to book their hotel, it is always already booked for next two months)
7) Free passes for any special occasion celebrating in country club worldwide, they will call us to collect the passes. (still today we have not received any call or passes for their programs.)
8) After every release of any new movie, they will show us that movie in next week free of cost in their club. (till date nothing happened)
There are many such promises which they have not fulfilled till date.