Paradise Blue review: not a SCAM 61

It is nice to see someone tried to say something positive! Paradise Blue is NOT a scam. If you all have concerns or need help booking, you will find you get more customer service with PB than through the other online discount websites.

As you mentioned timeshare, we don't sell timeshare. We utilize timeshare resorts and the cost (apples for apples) is considerably less than that of a typical Resort Timeshare product. Given a multiple week software package includes "multiple weeks" then those savings are even greater compared to the cost of 1 week of timeshare. In a traditional timeshare you would use 10 weeks in 10 years. In a hybrid product you have the ability to use 40+ weeks between yourself and family over 10 years. 20 years would double and so on.

Other than that, any value attributed to any type of Vacation product is based on usage. If you use it the value will be evident each and every time. If you don't use it, then there is little more to talk about regarding any product as it becomes a usage issue and very much an individual problem.

Luigi,

Read you last paragraph (last sentence to be exact)...

" If you don't use it, then there is little more to talk about regarding any product as it becomes a usage issue and very much an individual problem."

Funny no one is told that at your high pressure sales pitch. The average person goes on Vacation once a year. Not 40. BTW, if you know someone who goes on vacation 40 times a year, then they arent worried about money at all really, and dont need a discount program.

The thing is if you were upfront and honest. You wouldnt have this problem. No one is told "Hey, you know what, you guys only go on vacation once a year, this isnt really for you". If you told people that you wouldnt get complaints. Instead you choose the cheezy high pressure act.

Bottom line. If you vacation 5+ times a year, this might save you some cash. If you dont, it will cost you more than a free travel booking site.

and one more thing. You show me a person who vacations a 5+ times a year, and wants to stay at one of your dumpy locations. You guys dont even have locations in the major metropolitan areas. People who vacation a lot need high end accomidations, not Condo's is Hawaii with no A/C.

Wathing in Whittier.

Contact the hawaii Department of Commerce and consumer affairs. They got me some help. No refund of my past payments, but they got them to stop collecting future payments altogether. The servicing company has sent me a letter saying i am not liable as well :)

Call Sasi Faldo. Shes the contact. #'s on the website. Consumer Proctection Division.

http://hawaii.gov/dcca/ocp/

Paradise Blue DOES have nice resorts! Kissimmee, FL is one such example... or the 3 bedrooms on Big Island. And the reason why you may not find condos in metropolitan areas is because you cannot stay where they do not build! We could go on with this, but I'd only hope that readers decide to look for what you can get instead of what you cannot.

Luigi 1986, you must just stay by your computer just to praise Paradise Blue. They either pay you every time you defend them/praise them or you must be an employee of the company. I laugh every time I read one of your comments!

My wife and I (her idea) wanted to do a luau and we wern't honestly interested in buying a timeshare or what ever they were selling. First of all, we were met on the street by the 'bodysnatcher' (Vegas term for unaffiliated sales rep). Anyway he was nice enough, given his slick salesmanship. Getting to the point, we went to the presentation and at no time was the name "Paridise Blue' ever menttion the only name I could link to the company was "Just Dreams". I ran into another couple from the presentation, by chance the next day and I asked them what they thought the name of the company was and they had no idea. The presentation was not bad, kind of humerous. I did notice and was annoyed by the fact the sales staff had the biggest positive reaction to the speaker (the thin man from Minn, who had all the siblings). When I would laugh at something my sales person would say something affermative and try to make eye contact with me. First thing they did was reduce the price by $2000.00 right off the bat. I am at times a slow learner so I didn't really know what the heck it was all about, buying software? Then they mentioned the credit you get for hotels, cruises and condo rentals. By that time I could hear the familiar elements from every timeshare known to man. You know they ask, I price was no object and well your going to spend the money anyway. They did mention the company had been around for about 20 years the first 9 years or so the company was just doing research, they mention they were based out fo FL.
Having been to a few timeshare presentations I know when to say 'no' and I am not moved by high pressure. My sales lady was a older female from DC, she was nice enough. I know from timeshare presentations they bombard you with different people all trying to sell you less of the samething you just said no to. This was the case. After telling our sales lady no, we talked to the 'finance guy' who informed me the financing rate was 17.9%, but that was because they financed everyone. Then was the final guy my wife swears it was the brother of the main speaker, they did look similiar, however we did not confirm this by asking him. He came with the rock bottom price of (approximately) $72.50 per month, for a total of about $2500.00 or so. We (I) said no to him also. He informed me that we were asked specific question to ensure that we could afford a payment of at least that amount and having said that we had a quick hand shake and that was that.
I left with the impression that something was going on here, more than what I was told. I made a point to revist the bodysnatcher and ask him what was the name of the company.
So is it a scam or not. I don't know but kinda leaning towards thinking your not going to get what you think you are going to get. I do know this from my brief research on the net I can tell you I don't feel comfortable investing anymore than the $20.00 I already put in. The luau was very good and my family enjoyed it. All I have to say is "buyer beware". If you're reading this after you have already bought then it may already be to late.

HMMM I am sitting in a 3 bedroom condo we obtained for one week for $349 USD through Destination Paradise/Blue. We researched the resort (It's an RCI) before booking and full retail for this unit (its about a 3.5 star rating) is $2300, 00 for the week. Not bad for a scam company...I realize many people felt scammed but we looked over their inventory on the website before signing. We held out for a very reasonable price for the plan...Less than $3000.00 We looked at other time shares and they want $10, 000 minimum plus $800 per week maintenance and yearly fees. That was for only a week of bare bones. 2 weeks a year is $19, 000.00 We paid a one time fee and yearly fee $180.00 for the website and stay cheap at a high cost/maintenance timeshare for a fraction. The timeshare deal has you committed for years. This committment is cheap and flexible.

Holy cow! The internet is a wonderful thing, don't you think? Unfortunately, anyone can say anything they want to say on a site like this without any fear of repercussions. Which, can be a good thing, or a bad thing. For instance, I could say that a certain poster or, an owner of a company, is on the list of sexual predators and nobody seems to care to check and see if it's true. If it's on the internet, it "must be true"! I am sure there are individuals who work for Paradise Blue who have posted on this site in order to make the company look better. I am sure that there are competitors of Paradise Blue who have posted on here in order to sully the company's reputation. And, I am equally certain that there is at least one former employee of Paradise Blue who has posted on here in order to carry out their own personal vendetta against the company. Folks, read...really read some of this stuff! Supposed "owners" who have listed cell phone numbers of key personnel within the company. How would an "owner" of the program have access to all of those numbers? However, a disguntled ex-employee would. 112 unresovled BBB complaints against the company? I looked it up...there are 32 total complaints within the last 36 months listed with the BBB in Hawaii. All but 2 are resolved. Best Buy has had 10, 215 in the same reporting period. Best Buy has an A+ rating? How in the world does that work? The reason I post this is because my wife and I are owners of the Paradise Blue program. I freaked when I read this stuff online and ran right back to the office the next day so I could cancel. Yes, they did talk to me and they did try to save the "sale". They showed me the online stuff. They showed me their website. Again, I might add, because they had already spent about 20 minutes on the site with me just after I purchased. A full "tutorial" is what they called it. They also had given me a 3 day "cooling off period" letter as well. We talked, looked at the site, looked at the internet postings and discussed things very calmly. I decided to keep my package and roll the dice. Since then, I have booked a condo in Colorado at the Thunderhead Lodge for my first trip. I used the dining program twice already and have saved $80 just going out to eat. And for those of you that asked above, I booked the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago and saved myself $50 a night for 3 nights versus Hotels.com and Expedia.com. So, to make my long story as short as possible now...they may not be perfect, they might not please everyone but it is working pretty much like they said it would work. So, in closing I will paraphase Lincoln and say, "You can please all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. Use your common sense and Paradise Blue might work for you, it might not. And for those who purposely try to destroy someone, some company or something by saying false things about them...shame on you. And, perhaps, learn to spell!

Has anyone been able to get out of the contract? I have begged and pleased with these babrabrians and so has my husband. We were bullied into this as many of you were and I am sick to my stomach to think that this could jeapardize our credit.

Just Dreams is a SCAM! AKA Paradise Blue(changed their name 4 times)

We went for the "free gift" and the "30" mintue program that lasted over 2 hours.

We had to hand over our cell phones so someone could personally turn them off. We were told that we would not be allow to use the restroom, so please go before the program started. THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD OF THREW UP RED FLAGS...But get the
gift and leave. Right? Wrong! The program LOOKS Great! To Good to be True! And your
on Vacation..You want to go back on Vacation.

So the Program starts at $9, 000 - Drops to $7, 000 by the time it was over we will give it to you for $4, 000 with a FREE Vacation (air fair not included) plus $183 or so a year. GIVE US YOU CREDIT CARD NUMBER!

But IF you change your mind you have 3 DAYS TO CANCEL NO QUESTIONS ASK!
YEAH RIGHT!

Just Dreams will not let you walk out of the building by yourself if you buy the program. They put your binder with all your information in a brown paper bag and escort you into elevator, into a waiting van that takes you back to your hotel? (Whats that all about?)

As soon as I got back to the room I check the internet, find how many times Paradise-Blue had changed their name, all the bad reviews, BBB RATES THEM AN "F". I had to check the BBB in Flordia, because they are really listed in Flordia? with an Hawaii address?

We go back to Just Dreams and TRY TO CANCEL WITHIN (1 HOUR!) Just get our money OFF the Credit Card. Which at that point had not even been post to our account!

NO WAY - They WON'T DO IT. Just Dreams dropped the price to $2000 then to $1, 000 plus the free vacation & the yearly fee. Paradise-Blue just would NOT take No for an answer! After we made a scene & we refuse to go in the back office people were starting to leave.

They then signed the cancellation papers. BUT they still did not take the charges off our Credit card! PLUS they CHARGED a $250.00 PROCESSING FEE! $4250.00

SO We went Back the next day when all the "New couples" were coming in (I told as many as I chould that it was a scam & I was there to get my money back - check the BBB & internet before they buy) most of the couples thanked me & walked out. Just Dreams did not like that, I reminded them of "Free Speech" and I would continue to do that until I got my money back.

I just wanted the $4, 225.00 off my credit card (4) days & talking numerous times to Credit Card Company POLICE THATS WHAT IT TOOK! ITS A SCAM!

Just Dreams AKA Paradise Blue
Just Dreams ripped me and my wife off in 11/2010 on our honeymoon. There deals are no better than Travelocity, orbitz, kayak, or priceline. And all those companies services are FREE! We paid approximatley $6, 000 for the uber special "Software license" only to find run down properties and virtually no "short term deals" they mention in the presentation. Not to mention NO DISCOUNTS beyond what the free sites can get you. I filed a complaint with the Department of Consumer Affairs in Hawaii, and the company they used to finance me responded with a letter saying they would no longer charge me anymore. Although my app fee and such was not refunded, nor were my first 4 payments, but I dont care. I have an official letter from them saying the Hawaii Attorney General contacted them, and that I no longer owe money. They must have gotten scared. Anyhow, YES they are a total scam. And YES, contact the DCCA they can get it taken care of. They are the same company as paradise blue. They keep changing their name to avoid detection.

My husband and I got into it and bought it. Yes, Paradise Blue people were hard to take NO for an answer, but I believe if you use the program more than usual, especially sharing it with friends and family, you'll get your money worth it from purchasing the thier business. I checked out other site and compared teh prices, Paradise offers are cheaper. Like their 9 days and 7 nights round trip to Thailand with hotel, travel tour and food, plus cruise to other connect city--all this for $1089 pp. I think its a great deal. Yes you may find it elsewhere cheaper but does it included the flight, hotel, entertainment, tour personnel, and transportation to other desitination within the same area? Probably not.

The only thing i didnt really like is that annual payment for your membership renewal since we paid a large amount on it already. But I guess, we will just have to make the best out of it by using as much of thier offers as possible. Anyone who would like to go on a vacation and save soe cash, we wouldnt mind sharing our program because they said it was ok to share as long as we didnt give out our personal membership code unless we transfer the program to them totally.

Feel free to contact us to try out paradise blue program without having to spend 10k for it and not having to pay the $189 annual fee. Thats if you trust us to to do so for you and not think we are a scam as well. I'm being honest.

I am not sure if this program is a scam or not. Only time will tell but all the responses so far are not making me feel very confident about our vacation coming up.

We bought into the program March 2010 on Oahu. Unfortunately we did not research the internet ahead of time or we would not have signed up after reading all of these reviews.

We rented a condo for this March and are awaiting our $500 gift wich we sent in a couple of weeks ago. I pray to God this is not a scam because we have spent alot of money and will be sleeping on the beach with our kids if it is one.

I will keep you posted how it turns out.

Take everything wrong with Timeshares and their selling practices, multiple by 50, add in a whole lot of nothing for an expensive price and you get Pacific Dreams.

My fiance and I travel quite a bit and have been known to go to time share presentations to get discounted stays or activities now and then. We are used to the high pressure sales and the rapidly decreasing price over time. When we sat in on a presentation by Pacific Dreams in Maui, we didn't realize that a company would outright lie just to get business.

We were warned by the sales person about somebody who had been posting fake scams and ignorantly we bought into it. Like many things it was a while before we had another opportunity to travel and when we went to do so we realized just how big of a SCAM this really is. By this time it was definitely to late to cancel so we're just hoping to help others to not make the same mistakes we did. Remember, for every person who complains there are tens if not hundreds of people who just chalk a mistake up to a bad decision or they don't want to admit to getting scammed. I'll admit it though, we bought it hook, line, and sinker.

We had a three major problems with the service which is why we had to warn others. The least of all is the software. It looks like it is written 15 years ago and it is as hard to navigate as anything i've seen here on the web. Worse is that you can't book trips to any place you would actually want to go. Thinking of a romantic trip to Paris? Not even an option. We weren't able to find any major city anywhere in the world that it allowed. The worst clincher though is even when you find a far off remote place and you are supposed to be getting some great deal, the prices where over twice what we found in a quick 5 second search of accommodations on the web. The one thing they say they are good at, getting great deals around the world and their prices don't even come close to what's competitive.

It is a waste of several thousand dollars for us from this scam. I hope others don't make same mistake!

Can anyone please tell me what to do because I bought and now owe them money and it is affecting my credit score. I have stopped paying them, but it will affect my credit score. please email me with any advice amguzman@csu.fullerton.edu.

thank you

Paradise Blue to Pacific Blue then to Pacific rewards. Nothing even close exists to the promo I received. When I signed up there was options all over the western hemisphere. Now it is very limited. I will never invest in a timeshare again. I will follow my nose and stay where I want and pay the extra 10%.

When I joined it was Paradise Blue, now it's Pacific Rewards. Nothing close exists to the when I signed up. There were options all over the western hemisphere. I will never buy into any time share again. I will follow my nose and pay the extra 10%.