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​Country club vacations "free gift" experience!


This is the story of how I walked into Lion's Den and came back without getting eaten. Read further to find out about my experience going through Country Club's presentation in exchange for "lucky draw free gift". Read, because you might also get invited into this free gift offer and might end up spending lakhs.

When I had written review of Club Mahindra years ago, (continues to be one of the most popular posts on my blog till date) many had asked me why I haven’t reviewed country club. Didn’t happen to come across them until recently. When we got a call that we’ve won some freebies for which we need to go to a mall, I knew the trap, still went ahead to understand what exactly they had on offer.

Last Sunday evening we went to Country Vacations office in Pheonix Market City, Velachery. There were a dozen other prospects in various stages of brainwash.

We took our seat. A lady exchanged pleasantries, collected some basic info and told us that we are one of the lucky 500 families to be selected for this offer (4 free gifts) and subsequently, only 116 families will be offered the opportunity to sign up under a great offer that will be explained to us now. She said we need to decide Yes/No now itself and can’t ask for more time. Then she handed over seat to an executive to explain the plan.

The deal was simple: We had to sit through an hour long presentation, at the end of which we could either sign up for the lucrative offer they are giving or decline it, collect our gifts and leave. I asked if I can take a look at the gifts, but I was told that it will be explained during the offer presentation itself.

First he told us about our free gift, which we will get irrespective of our signing up or not. The free gifts were as below:
  • 1 A seven day access to Gym
  • 2 Some kitchen items (proved to be a set of 6 glass tea cups, worth around Rs 99)
  • 3 Entry only (Not stay as we were told) at Jade Resort, one of Country club property on ECR, can be availed on weekdays only and some nominal fee has to be paid.We can use beach, pool, games only, for stay we have to pay Rs 4000+)
  • 4 A one week stay at any of country club resorts, valued at Rs 25000, but some maintenance fee of Rs 4000 needs to be paid to avail this.
For next one hour, he went in detail about the Country Club and their plans. Below are some of the key points (As told by sales rep, not verified or endorsed by me. Please use your discretion)

Sales executive did a very good job. He took us through a well-planned psychological path wherein a desire is first created and then the solution to fulfill those desires were illustrated in a systematical way. He began with analyzing our holiday usage, stating that we need accommodation, food, security, site seeing with guide, privacy, transportation etc whenever we go out on vacation. Then explained about various country club properties and how they cover each of above requirements. We were told that what they are offering us is an Ownership scheme and not regular membership scheme. We can carry forward, pre-pone, sell, rent, gift etc etc and we’ll have full control on the same. We were told an en sign-up fee of Rs 135000 is being waived off for us. Photos of nice properties all over India and abroad were shown to us. We were told we are free to use their club facility all the time, conduct family events at the large party halls they have, make use of various coupons they will be giving to us (for Spa etc, some 32 coupons for which we need to pay only Rs 350) and we will be invited to various events country club keeps hosting all around the year.  We can enjoy upto 14 days of vacation every year, with 30% off on food, 40% off on air ticket and many other benefits.

This is what we were told we’ll get if we sign up on spot
  • Upto 14 days of vacation every year for 2 generations, 3 to 5 star in India, 5 to 7 star abroad (14 days if you book some 30 days in advance for Studio rooms, less if you book 1BR/2BR or book last minute)
  • 30% off on food bill
  • Upto 50% off at the bar
  • Free use of resort facilities like pool, gym etc
  • Upto 40% off on flight booking, if booked via their travel partner
  • Complementary Country club Gold card (this will remain with us even if we sell of membership)
  • Entry to events- we’ll be given 2 passes which can permit 8 people
  • Some 30+ spa coupons
  • Siteseeing with guide (not clearly told if it is free)
We were shown evidence of George Bush sending letter of appreciation and CC getting into Guinness Book of records for lighting lots of lamps simultaneously on occasion of earth day. Lots of member testimonials and other evidence were also shown.

At this point, life appeared so beautiful- all you have to do is sign up for country clubs and forget all pains in life. Access to luxury properties all over the world, as if you own it all for yourself, heavily discounted food, travel, free recreational activities.. what else one would need?

Some tea and coffee was ordered for us

Because I was familiar with Club Mahindra’s scheme of things, I asked how country club is different from Club Mahindra. Below is what I was told


Club Mahindra
Country Club
Week classification
White, Blue, Red, Purple
No classifications
ASF or AMC (annual fee)
Keeps changing based on type, CPI and WPI
Fixed at Rs 7500 per year
Duration of Membership
25 years
For 2 generations
No of properties
Less
More (but the count includes Apartments, hotels, boat houses, resorts all types)
Joining fee
Much higher
Lower

Studio can accommodate 4 people?
I was told Country Club’s Studio accommodation can hold 4 people, 1 BR 6 people and 2BR can accommodate 8 people. When I asked how is this possible, I was told these are big rooms with extra beds etc. Haven’t checked how big.

40% rooms set aside for this select 116 families?
I asked the question what happens if rooms are not available. I was told that such a possibility is rare. As long as you can intimate 30-45 days advance, there will always be rooms.  I stressed further and I was told “40% of our rooms management has decided to reserve for the 116 families that are signing up today via this offer”. At this point I knew this is a lie. For a club with hundreds of properties and lakhs of members, reserving 40% rooms for mere 116 families just doesn’t make sense. No management will do that. If this is true, other existing members will surely revolt.

Finally we came to the financials:
I was told they had over 38 different financial schemes, suiting different customer profiles/needs. I was asked to chose between India scheme and International scheme. I opted for India one. We had to pay Rs 99,999 on the spot, either cash, or card with EMI option. I was asked if I have my card with me, I said "No". We were asked to take some time and decide.

The tea and coffee never came.

I did some mental calculation:
The rosy picture painted in front of me was too tempting. Most of the invitees would feel special being offered with such an opportunity. But I knew for a fact that they invite anyone and everyone who gives their contact details at the mall. There is no lucky draw or anything. Internet is full of such incidents. So obviously they are not doing any charity.

5-star food, even at 30% discount will be costing a bomb. Any money saved in accommodation will be ripped off if 8 people buy lunch at say Rs 300-400 per plate.

Factoring an interest rate of Rs 10000 for the initial payment + Rs 7500 we pay for AMC, it is about 17500 per year for about 7-10 nights of stay. It is possible to get decent accommodation with this money, though not in star resorts. I am not much of a clubbing/party/luxury person. Basic accommodation suits my needs.

The too good to be true marketing offers are often fraud. Success of timeshare membership lies in how a company services its members. If they keep signing up members left, right and centre without proportionate increase in properties, members are bound to be disappointed. Internet is full of such complaints.

Once I pay, I will lose any leverage I have. There is no cancellation option- you can only sell/transfer etc, if you can find a buyer.

It is not like country club will stop signing up members from tomorrow. If it is worth, we can always come back later. It might mean paying little more than current offer, but I would rather pay more for something that I need and is worth, than pay less for something that might not be worth.

I said I don't want to decide spending on such big amount on the spot and I need to check things on internet. "Only bad things you'll find there, no one ever leaves positive feedback there" was the response. It was stressed again that we are the lucky few to have this invite and offer, as other walk-in parties will have to pay another 1.5 lakh more. The lady emphasized that we are capable of deciding for ourselves and we should decide now, instead of asking for more time.

As planned, I said No. This sort of took them by surprise and also displeasure on their face was apparent. They tried to convince me change my decision, but I held my ground. Their reaction was like “Why did you waste our time, if you’d decided already you could have told in the beginning, collect your gift and leave” I kept quiet, they said “fine, we’ll give you your free gift

After sometime, we got our gifts. A set of glass tea cups, probably worth about Rs 99 (that's what the MRP on pack says, sale value could be lower) is the only real thing that we got. The fitness coupon I can't use, as the gym is too far from my home. The other two- one day at Jade Resort and one week at country club resort- let me try using that. If it works out, I will share the details.

Update: called Jade resort: They say only entry is free (one can use pool, beach, games etc), stay is not free. For stay one has to pay Rs 4500+... So this is also bogus.



My time was certainly worth more than Rs 100 tea cup set. But then I got some understanding of Country Club way of timeshare business, managed to control my decisions not to give in to temptations.

The modus operandi is simple- invite everyone as if they are the only one invited. Make them feel special and present them with an irresistible offer, accompanied by well structured talks that creates a desire. Make them sign up on the spot and let customer care deal with them later if they are not happy. Even if 5-10% sign up, then it is great ROI.

Going by the internet, there seem to be lots of complaints on country club, similar to Club Mahindra. If you're tempted to take the membership, find an existing member and take his/her experience regarding availability, customer service etc into account before making purchase decision. Best wishes.

122 comments:

  1. Even some insurance companies are employing the same trick to sign up for policies :)

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  2. I appreciate your effort in this regard to know about it by participating and sharing the experience with readers. I have got many these kind of calls about free gifts and some sessions. I rejected their offers/gifts. I came to know that these people collect the data from malls where we give our phone no.s in some coupons, lucky draws etc., Many people have written about it on net. Now I got a complete picture how it works. Thank you.

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  3. Dont fall for it , they have a lot of issues., i had to force my closest family member to resign from the job.

    almost everyday a case was being registered against Country Vacations in bangalore.

    after resigning the company dint even pay the final settlements , 3 months salary, and commissions.
    every time she sees CV or their people in malls she gets upset.

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  4. DI : Yes, it never came, particularly after we decided NOT to buy

    @Raveesh: You're commenting after long time. Welcome back. Yes, many marketing agencies employ this trick.

    @Vi Ra He: You're welcome. My main purpose of going there was to experience it first hand and share with my readers.

    @Prashanth: Thanks. I had no intention of signing up. Thanks for additional information.

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  5. Is that a typo you made? In the table, you listed the AMC as 75000 and later as 7500 down below?
    Or maybe I rushed through the article and did not pay attention?

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  6. Yea, it was typo. 7500 was the amount quoted as AMC. Corrected now. Thanks for pointing out

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  7. Srinidhi, I had the same experience at Bangalore yesterday and promptly rejected it. Regarding the rooms availability at country vacations, the sales guy showed me an app for booking rooms. Seems to display the rooms availability on preferred dates of travel. Not sure about other tie-up properties coming up in the app. Saw a couple of people sign up that day. Good luck for them :)

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  8. Nice review. Please do keep writing. I am a long time fan! Remember, you had invited me to your flying expedition which I could not join due to prior commitments. But, since, I have moved to Mumbai :(

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  9. Hi Satish

    Thanks for sharing your experience.

    Hi Madhavan

    Thanks for the comments. Have nice time in Mumbai

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  10. @Arun: Yes, the nightmare starts once you try to book

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  11. @Arun: Yes, the nightmare starts once you try to book

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  12. Yesterday i collected the complementary voucher from their office after a crucial hour.I am a tour consultant and i infomed them i wont pay single coin for this trip.After a step by step brain wash i wont agree.Later they told me you can get your voucher please may go.Its a tricky marketing like fishing.giving freely something and catching big shots.i have checked the vopucher number with thie website.They offered the stay in off season with their own hotels.anyway we should pay 4000/- rupees we will get for 03 nights.They will get off season business with a marketing publicity.more over awaiting one hour crucial multimedia marketing programme also.

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  13. I got a call regarding free 25k gift card.. But this review is helpful... No one is giving positipositive reviews unless on their website..... :(

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  14. ye saaley janta ko dhoka dete rehte hai

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  15. Thanks Prashant, Aboo and Vinot for your inputs and sharing your experience

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  16. I was offered a golden card membership for 50000/- which is generally 1,30,000/- and they said the offers are like 20% discount on all purchased items in the shopping malls mentioned in the booklet that comes every month and also 20% discount on jewellery purchase. We can book the function halls at country club for free of cost and only we need to pay for food. Did anyone experienced this kind of issue? Please tell me whether it is true or not?

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  17. Rajdeep
    Food will cost a few thousand per person and you will have book some minimum no of plates- like 1000 or so, that means you will have to pay huge amount or using the function hall

    Check with them if they can give the hall for free and food you will arrange yourself- they will not agree...

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  18. Anyone of you use a FREE 6N/7D Voucher??? Please share your experience

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  19. Not me.It is not really free.. need to pay 11k or so in maintenance

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  20. Inspite of whatever I could possibly access on internet ,I made it a point to know of their designs .I along with wife went for a grueling session of presentation at Rajouri,Delhi amongst few other families cramped in a small room and everything audible except what the exec was trained for. I had made up my mind to not fall for the trap, but I admit the bait of Rs 25K worth free voucher is quite strong . Eventually reluctanlty they handed over the voucher which I am yet to try encashing.
    However here is some simple maths for 25 years membership cost
    Payment: 4,60,000
    maturity value @9% =42,56,861lacs
    AMC 25 * average 8000 considering it will increase in subsequent years=2,00000
    maturity value of Rs 8000 in a sip mutual fund for 10 years fetches Rs 11,00,000
    rest is common sense.

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  21. Thanks Satish for sharing your experience...
    Accommodation is just one of the several expenses during our travel. Unless we are keen on resorts, it is possible to book decent accommodation purely with the AMC money. Locking in so much money in membership scheme is not worth

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  22. Thanks for writing so much in elaborated manner , and after reviewing the same , everyone should take the lesson that nobody is sitting or running the business for your benefit , rather all are like the cat who is waiting for the rat passes through the defined path.

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  23. I am NOT taking its membership but I want to use 6 Night Gift Voucher. Whether any body experience the "Country Vacation Gift Voucher"?

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  24. Review is really helpful. I got a call and actually I was sure I will get a call because i filled a form last sunday. I have to go there today for a grilling session and I am sure I wont accept any membership that they will offer because its is f no use to me. I filled a form because I have a plan to travel this weekend itself. After reviewing your review I just called the guy and asked many questions he said that I will be getting the free stay even if I reject every lucrative offer. I asked about the maintenance fees at their hotel, he said that I just need to pay the tax which would be maximum INR 300 per day. Also, I told him to book my hotel for this weekend when I will come today for the session.

    Will update on my experience in few days or may be after experiencing my stay in their hotel if I somehow manage to get there for free.

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  25. @Akhil- we will wait for your experience. Best wishes

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    1. Where is @Akhil. Have u enjoyed your stay there.

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  26. When I am actually booking a Goa trip through Voucher for 6N package it is NOT actually 5500/-.
    It is costing 20404/-.
    Meal Charges:
    Adult:INR 11040 (INR 920 Per person per night)
    Child:INR 3864 (INR 644 Per person per night)

    I don't know how to make booking WITHOUT Meal.

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  27. @Manoj, thanks for sharing your experience. May be we can ask the sales guys to get this booked for us on the spot if they want us to sign up...

    Anyway, this confirms that they are tricksters...

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  28. Thanks for the info.. i got a call today asking to collect all d free gifts..i was like yes sure.. and surfed... N i found ths.. !

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  29. @Eva

    Glad I could save you some time and trouble...

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  30. Great info.. I was about to waste a precious half day tomorrow.. Cheers..

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  31. @Krishna- good to know...You may read my other blog posts in the time saved...

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  32. @shrinidhi Hande yesterday the same thing happened. And other than tjose free gifts i fell pray to one of their packages. Package cost 5000/- outta which i paid 2000/- by cash as its was the only amount i had with me at that time. He is gonna come today evening to collet the remaining 3k. What should i do now? I wanna cancel all this now.

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  33. Sorry for late reply.

    What exactly was offered for 5000? Did you ask for a refund?

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  34. Thanks for letting us know how people can cheat

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  35. Fake Fake Fake
    Nothing free guys.it's just wastage of time visiting country club office.they offered Bangkok trip voucher with 6 nights 7 days by saying you don't need to pay a penny.But that's not true.you have to pay 5500 rs non refundable in advance in off season.
    We got Vibes hair salon vouchers also.But when we phoned to Vibes,we were shocked that the vouchers were not valid any more n had been expired 1 year ago. So friends, don't be fool if you get such calls from country club. Ridiculous experience.

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    1. i was also invited at mall...for this offer at some hotel room where they will be taking around 45 mins ,,,,in exchange of this they will give 15000 LOOKS saloon vouchers....and pvr tickets.....but i didnt go....may be its a trap

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  36. Useless and fraud culb membership

    Guys, I really request to all reader don’t take country club membership for the below reasons.

    - The club will be full on weekends and you and your family don’t get place to play in most of the places(In Bangalore)
    - You have pay extra money like 120rs for each of your guest
    - And for message you have to book earlier like week before and on weekend that will be overloaded, only weekdays available (You have to pay for this also)
    - For the holiday booking has to be done at least 3 months before and above on this that most of data will be full( forget on long weekends)


    As any of the sites like “Make my trip or Goibibo” and early booking will give discounts. So recommend all readers not to go for the club membership it waste of you time and money.

    Please share the this info with your friends and relative.

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  37. Thanks Girish and Sukhbir for sharing your experience and observations

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  38. I received a call today and I was told that I have won a lucky prize that contains 6 days and 7 nights free trip to any 4 star or 5 star hotel of club mahindra in India, a dinner set and fitness coupon. They asked me to come at trillium mall, Amritsar for a short event of 90 minutes. They also said that don't need any document except Id cards of mine and my husband.Firstly we don't believe them but they said that its not really a fraud. We decided that we will go there and see but after reading this article we will not go there.
    Thank you all of you for saving our precious time and a lot of money.

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  39. Got call from XYZ to come at Thane location for session, I was about to go there and was searching for address on google map. Later just searched Country club and reached to this blog. I called that guy who told me that he will be waiting till 8:30 and told him that I cant make it today. He was so humble, was requesting me to come there and finally told me that he will contact me after talking his senior. I am not going to waste my time......Dunia ka rule hai...Koi cheej kabhibhi fukatme nahi milegi

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  40. Thanks for sharing your experience. Yes it is brainwashing session and waste of time.

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  41. Thanks a lot for the information . Got a call today with 25K gift voucher offer. Not going for the brainwashing event. Your blog saved my petrol and time. Thanks again.

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  42. Lok Nath grover21nov.2016.yes it is only brain washing.wastage of time.they are so liersthat they told us our gift vouchers have been sent by e mail but truth is they never sent.nocomlimentry gift is given.

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  43. Thanks ... for the good post to avoid honey trap..

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  44. It is totally fraud making you fool , wasting money & time . Some phone calls to trap u with free gift vouchers & then sign a deal with u to avail thes offers and pay lac of rupees.

    DO NOT TRUST EVEN IF IT VERY LUCTRATIVE.

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  45. All,

    same here...i was cheated by this country club ediots...i just trusted these ediots and lost 6000 QR.Those ediots promised me a lot to me but none of the promise is fulfilled.....pls pls guys be aware...and dont get attracted to their fake /bull shit/fucking so called gifts....these ediots will die with horrible accidents on roads like street dogs.....pls dont get into this mess ..u will loose personal n proffessional life....

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  46. I alrdy paid the amount how can we exit frm this n get back our mny

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  47. If we alrdy pay the mny then say me what is the solution fr this

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  48. Thanks a lot for the information, I also Got a call today for gift voucher offer.

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  49. Same as yours expirence i have faced today and i learned that there are two options after listening their speech 1)yes & 2)only yes you can not say no directly that's what his words to us.we were about to slip in thier mouthwatering offer but we got rescued by our friends sudden visit to our house and we left there presentation keep it up guys share your expiexperiences to save good people👍👍👍👍👍

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  50. Thanks a lot for the information, I also Got a call today for gift voucher offer.

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  51. Hi All, I wanted to know If I can utilize free 25k voucher and club mahindra resorts visit voucher.
    1)I'm okay for one day resort entry without accomodation. Will they allow outside food?
    2)But I need to know regarding 25k voucher, suppose If I select Goa or manali for 6N/7 Days holidays, is it worth paying 5,500 rs as admin fee. Do they really give 4/5 star hotel accomdations? Food will be chargeable I know, I was thinking if we can have food outside to save cost. Please throw some insights on this, I'm planning to visit in few days. If there are any flaws, please let me know.

    Thank you in advance !! :)

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  52. Disgusting people the free gift voucher of movie also seems to be fraud

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  53. I am NOT taking its membership but I want to use 6 Night Gift Voucher. Whether any body experience the "Country Vacation Gift Voucher"? pl. contact 9423574586.

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  54. I visited them yesterday, They offered me membership and I denied. They gave free gift voucher of 6N7D for OFF PEAK SEASON, I am trying to use voucher and searching for good travel package but many of them are not available at desired dates, They also provided another holiday of 6N7D in next 2 yrs in Rs.20K included BREAKFAST,LUNCH AND DINNER which I think is reasonable. BUT SAY NO TO MEMBERSHIP

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  55. Yesterday evening i got a call from country club vaction. One lady told me over telephone. My guilty was i pressed a comment for Renault kwid last year . They got the no frm that. She told me about offers, but at the end of the call i was not interstate d with such offered. And i also discontinued to call without manners. After that i Google for country club. Then i saw your actual valuable post about club or their business policy. After reading i understand ur experienced is same what i was thought. Thank u friend

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  56. Thanks Buddy ! even i recieved a similar call... thank god i tried google before giving it a second thought !! thanks a bunch

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  57. I am a member of country club mumbai. My experience is totally different than what is been mentioned over here. I am member since 5 years and have been using GYM [ they did a tie up with talvelkars and few other well known partners]. I have availed three holidays till now and experience has been amazing. Country Klub Kovalam, Munnar, Bandipur.

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  58. Good to see some positive comment. Even though we hear few positive notes once a while the probability of being treated badly or suffering like many who've complained scares most prospects I guess. Companies need to have a proper grievance redressal mechanism or provide an exit option

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  59. thanks everybudy....for feedbacks
    i also received a call from them for 25000 worth gift ,a bag, 15 days free gym at indore.
    but now it seems like a cheap marketing.
    never follow them.
    its all about means of froud income.
    beaware................

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  60. I got call. Thanks for all. I saw the comments. I will not do the mistake what u all said.

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  61. I also got the same call from a number 9599637024

    Congratulations,
    Mr & Mrs ,
    Today u and ur spouse both are invited to collect ur Free Gifts,
    (1.) 6 Nights & 7 Days Free Family Holiday Voucher.
    (2.) Vibes parlour voucher
    (3.) surprise Gift.
    There is no any term and conditions.We Required only 45 mins for all vouchers details.
    Ur entry code - CCRL78
    VENUE ADD -DT MEGA MALL 2ND FLOOR SHOP NO - 206A COUNTRY CLUB HOLIDAYS GOLF COURSE ROAD DLF PH/1 NEAR,SHIKANDERPUR METRO STATION.
    Ur entry time - 6:00 to 6:30 pm
    REGARDS,
    Aditya bhardwaj


    When I asked him to give me the same information from an official email id he refused straight away

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  62. I also got a call today for 25k worth holiday voucher and 15 days free Gym at TI mall indore. Thanks to this thread. Denied straight away to that lady after reading this review.

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  63. thanks buddy , even i got a similar call with similar gifts offered. thanks for your insites on this

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  64. Hello, I also got a call from the country club to collect free gifts which I won in a lucky draw. They are totally fraud. Free gifts are:
    1) 6N/7D free stay: This is fake. a) You have to make payment of 5k-10k at the time of booking while availing voucher. b) This is only for off season only. c) These are selected properties which are not on the prime locations and are not good as well.
    2) Vibes/skin voucher: This is also useless. They provide u 10,000 - 15,000 free gift voucher of either beauty salon, fitness center or whatever which are totally waste. U have to pay 15% service charge at the time of availing these voucher which is about 2500-3000. And the quality of the services you get through voucher in vibes, skin,.. etc are very very bad. You can google it. Type: "vibes 15000 voucher review" and check it on your own.

    In short, you totally waste your valuable time by visiting there. All free gifts are useless and waste. They are making you fool by calling you on the false promise and then trying to sell their membership plan. And Please beaware don't buy their plan at all. Google reviews about "country club" and you get to know why I am saying this.
    Other reasons for not to be a part of country club are:
    1) You can judge it by this thing only that they don't give you time to think or google about them. They will tell you that make the decision on the spot about their plan and give them money. If the country club is really good and provides good service then they don't have to be scared that customer will not return to them and they don't need to force you to make payment on the spot.
    2) Some words from the employees of the country club. They have clearly mentioned that country club cheated people. Check out below links:
    a) https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Employee-Review-Country-Club-India-RVW4425701.htm
    b) https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Employee-Review-Country-Club-India-RVW13303397.htm
    c) https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Employee-Review-Country-Club-India-RVW9808452.htm

    Think guys Think.. I have shared my experience.

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  65. Hi all. I have taken this membership 1.5 years back from chennai. One consultant approached me and we had a chat on membership details. Next day he phoned and told they are conducting an activity and invited me for that. I came along with my family. I have heard about Mahindra Holidays before and i fouund it is tooo expensive and even members not able to book holidays. Sales guy have explained about all the details and they have given a spot signup offer.Even though most insurance and timeshare companies do this marketing strategies to sign up immediately. But i felt like a good offer. They have given few international holidays too. After three months i had my first holiday at Assagao Goa.To be frank i had a good vaccation over there. Second trip was to kodaikanal. I felt like they are providing good service at these membership rates. Also i can access Gold's Gym nearby to me. I didnt participated any events yets. So i feel like they are doing a good job. And i dont know about country vacations land deals. i think its different from what country club holidays do. Going to Manali next month and i will share my experience here.

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  66. Thanks a lot for the information, I also Got a call today for gift voucher offer

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  67. @Vignesh- hope your Manali trip went well..

    @manish- thanks for your inputs..

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  68. I got a call yesterday !!! And i meet those representatives and asusual they gave a lucrative offer to me for 10yrs worth 26k ... And actually i took that offer as i found it good ... But looking at these reviews i m pretty shock and tensed tooo ... I just want to know who took these offers and experienced those trips from country vacations that is it totally a fraud ... I mean i will not get those holydays for 14 days at all ... My whole money is wasted or what???? Or will i get those holydays ???

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  69. Hi,I just got membership for 30yrs paid 2.25lakh it is actual charge for this..or I become a fool..I used facility gym and club but not used yet any holidays..but customer care call me for Amc charge paid..and offering for 50%discount for life time payment paid one time, so it is ok or also make me a fool...any person have experience plz guys tell me what should I do..

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  70. What is actual membership fee for 30years holiday

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  71. Thanks for the post. I've beeninvited for afternoons so thought to check out is there any post. And thankfully got your post and saving my time

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  72. @unknown- Glad this post could save you few hours

    @Harin-Check cancellation policy, check how easy n convenient it is to book a vacation. Connect with other members/join related groups to find out best way forward

    @Anon- 10 years at 26k? Ask about AMC and other charges? Check fine print, connect with other members to see how useful/practical it is

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  73. Few days back in chandigarh. I filled this voucher at a petrol pump. I wrote my number and name on it.
    Today i got a call.
    That i have won gift voucher.
    25000 rs for trip and hotel stays.
    1 month gym membership
    1 fitness carry bag.
    As i know their trick that they are fraud.
    I am getting bore at home. So i will go tommorow at the given address, To see the brainwashing movie. ;)

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  74. HI sir

    Today I got a call To contry vanacties ans said me Ke aapko 25k ka Trip laga he goa ka and Gift for kichen item Ab kya karu aur Id proof bhi mang rahe he kya karu ab me Le lu ya fir Rejecting karu Answer me plss.....

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    1. your decision... go with ID proof but without cash or credit cards... see what all happens...

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  75. please don't invest your valuable money in this country club. These are fraud people.
    We wasted our time there. Everything is bull-sheet.
    It requires efforts and hours of time to earn money Don't wast your money to these stupid activity.

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  76. Knowing fully well that it is a fraud, I collect their voucher to check their fraud.

    - As per voucher, charges payable for this SO CALLED FREE voucher was Rs 5500 (6 Night / 7 Day), Rs 4500 (4N/5D & 3N/4D), Rs 3000 (2N/ 3D)

    - As per the terms given in the voucher, this voucher was valid from Feb to Sept. However when I tried to book my visit, only three month (Jun, July, & Aug) were shown for selecting. Since I was given this voucher in Sept, the only option was to book for a date atleast 9 months ahead.

    - Still I tested some dates 9 to 12 months ahead. To my surprise, in 90 % cases it was showing as NOT AVAILABLE even for dated 9 to 12 months in advance. In few cases where it showed me some dates as available, they were charging food charges @ Rs 950/- per night extra and there was no option to remove it. So it was mandatory to pay for food charges in addition to room charges.

    Since I was knowing that this is fraud and had no intention of actual booking it, I did not made any payment.

    Actually this is their way to call people to their office so that they can advertise for their products. They has no intention to give any free vacation vouchers.

    A company who cheats their customers like this, you can guess their service quality. It is better to stay away from such company.

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    1. Thanks for sharing your detailed experience and validating my points.

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    2. same for me FREE voucher was Rs 5500 (6 Night / 7 Day), I am trying to use my voucher but the months that I get are Decemebr, january feb & march which are already gone. My voucher is still valid till august 2018 but i dont see the months after march

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  77. Thank you so much yar ...you saved me,I've got a call today for the same offer ,they asked my mobile number and name for this lucky draw and I gave them so they called today and offered me same plan but I was asked whether I am single or married so I said m single than they asked me for my brother or any friends who are married I said ok..I was planning to visit there than i thought to search in Google and found your blog ... thanks again you helped me alot

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    1. You're welcome. Glad the post was useful..

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    2. Yesterday I got a call and I trapped to pay 70000 for 5 years membership ,it was my saving ,I completely depressed , I don't know how to get my money back.pls.frnds help us and you also save yourself.

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  78. Omg today I visited that country club ... After hearing their offers I'm very much excited and willing to pay that...but after seeing your review my mind changed.. thanks alot

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  79. In this world nothing is free. If someone is offering a free stuff then its a bait. I got a call today. The moment he told about the free coupon stuff I realized its a Ponzi scheme. Then I searched and found your article. Its an informative post. You are helping people to earn money. Because 'A penny saved is a penny earned'.

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  80. i want details in Rs.25000/ gift voucher

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  81. Hi,
    After reading your blog,it seems to us like a flashback of the conversation we had today with the country club representative... we were lucky enough to walk through without taking the membership.

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  82. Thanks Shrinidhi. You saved my day today. I was just invited to collect the country club gifts. I am not going there after reading your blog. My time and money are mine and i will enjoy it my way.

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  83. I have also been fooled by country club and wasted my time and petrol. Thank you for your valuable information and saving my money.

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  84. Wastage of time. don't be fool if you get such calls from country club. Ridiculous experience.
    I got movie tickets... Jab humne Pucha call karke unhone baar baar phone kat kar diya.... Aur kahan Hume Hindi Nahi aati. Jab mene English me Baat ki unhone kahan Hume sirf Kannada aata hai.
    Customer ko bevakuf banana Aur Unka time wasted karna hi Unka kaam hai

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  85. hi friends, today i got a call from country club offering 2 gift cards like they said and have to attend a session for 45min next day.

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  86. Visited today.
    First they offered 350000 package. I declined that I never take imoulsiim decisions. IllI compare with other companies and then I'll decide. So they gave me some discount and offered same package for 235000.
    I still declined. So they asked me to use their small package worth 65000. When I said no to that also, and asked to leave with my gift and come back after using the free voucher they were dissipointed.

    They knew that I m not going to sign up so they made me sit 1 hour long and then gave me free gifts.



    One additional point.

    In the diciding session when I was given some time to chioch yes or no. One of their executive did a trick. He said "excuse me every one, please welcome Mr and Mrs xyz to the country vacation family and every one clapped.

    So obviously me and other families thought that we should sign up for sure

    But I didn't. And when I was given my gift he said very quetlqu that I'll announce some thing. And repeated same thing in front of everyone. To make all of them fool.

    Conclusion.

    Don't even go however personal and lucrative the offer seems

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  87. Thanks for this write-up .get call from country club winning free gift voucher .I just search these to internet thank u so much for good information

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  88. Hi I wish I had read your blog before signing for sterling .This is exactly what they did to me and I felt in to the trap and repenting

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    1. That is sad... this is the exact reason they brain wash people to sign up on the spot without any research or cross check..

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    2. same here even we are trapped and repenting

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  89. They give you coupons claiming that you will get two free movie tickets, free travel, blah, blah, blah...& their executives give you the most boring lecture for 45 minutes. Once we take the movie ticket coupon to PVR or any place they say, the PVR guys look upon us as garbage shit & straight away reject us out of their theatre...anything with the name of Country Club is a curse for them & from now on for us as well.

    Nobody can top these guys in cheating the public. They do not even deserve a single star... If there was a lesser negative option, I would have blindly clicked it.

    Good for nothing idiots.

    My dear friends out there...please please..do not waste your time and energy on trying to claim their gifts or offers...you will be thge biggest fool if you do so inspite of reading all these reviews.

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  90. Bajaj finance also did the same trick with me, but I did not come under their plan and return safe with only 6 bowl of only rs50

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  91. I have encountered the similar incident today at CCD vadehi, whitefield, bangalore. Just to tell you short story..
    There were two people , one girl and her manager Manoj. They greeted us well.
    The entire one hour episode was quite interesting... Altough we have seen the feedbacks from different people online, but we still wanted to check out..In the end we said no. There was sudden change in their behaviour.
    He was continuolsy pushing us to buy this membership+vacations.
    My wife told them not to force us. On this, his comment was
    ‘Ma’am !! Why don’t you do your work.. m talking to sir.’
    I respectfully told him to calm down and thanked him for his presentation..
    The girl then given me one coupon which i believe won’t work.

    We came out of the CCD and left for home. Total waste of time.

    Posting this to help people not to get swayed by country club offers

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    1. Thanks Arunkumar for sharing your experience and alerting others.. yes, coupons won't work, unless you're willing to shell out a few thousands

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  92. I got a call from kochi and thanks for the info I'm not going

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  93. Your reviews saved us...

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  94. Thank you for this review. Just received a call from them which was too good to be true anyway and searched on the internet to find out more about it. Your review must have saved countless people over time.. Thank you again!

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  95. Bhai me aaj by luck bach gaya but 7000₹ duba diya offer me slot book krke. Me Pune se bol raha hu yahan bhi tagda scam chal raha hai phonix mall me jahan unke agents rehte hain jo forms bhawa ke lucky draw or gift ka bolte hain. Me gaya tha with family location pe 1-2hrs jabardast plans btaae. Jo muje attract krne lge but meri wife ne bacha liya wo samaj gai thi ye fraud hone wala hai but mene socha ek bar try kta hu jab firm fill kiya n emi pe payment 60000₹ final hua to mera credit card nhi chala n me bach gaya but mene wo apni nasamajh se country Club ka slot book kr liya 7000 me wo loss ho gaya and wo refundable nhi but 6 day 7 night offer me cover hojaaega jo muje 5 yrs me use krna hai esa kahan hai country Club walon ne. Muje jo unhone giftdiye hain wo ye hain-
    Hi this is Hruta
    Congratulatios sir fill & win Lucky draw contest.
    Entry code=102
    Attend full 45:60min Compulsory prize distribution & collect 5 Free gifts along with ur spouse
    (hus&wife) compulsory
    Carry Any One ID proof must
    Address :,
    Behind Phoenix Mall, East Court,Gate No B, 4th Floor hall no 407, Viman Nagar, pune

    Sir u won below Gift's
    1.......Silver coin
    2........Car and Bike servicing card
    3........25000rs stay voucher
    4........10000rs hair villa saloon service

    5........Kitchen article set

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  96. Sir u won below Gift's
    1.......Silver coin
    2........Car and Bike servicing card
    3........25000rs stay voucher
    4........10000rs hair villa saloon service

    5........Kitchen article set

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  97. Shrinidhi ji plz do possible to this site that latest message must be on the top after ur story so that every can know the latest scam

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  98. I just went through the same situation. Rejected their membership after a great one hour session. Got a free gift voucher which we U can stay in one of their resort for three days with family. However I'm not able to login to their portal with my provided credentials. Thinking this is also a scam. Anybody got the same thing from country club recently?

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