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Re: Divine Getaways (by Joyce J.):

I agree with Audram12!

My fiancé received a postcard in the mail from Devine Getaways indicating two complimentary flights along with 7 days cruise if we attend a two hour Divine Getaway presentation in Embassy Suites, Anaheim, CA. We attended the meeting this past Saturday. Since we mentioned we were getting married this year, they offered us the “newlywed” package deal of a one time payment $3,249 membership fee plus $299 processing fee and $149 renewal fee to receive 2 weeks and 2 short notice weeks for condos at any location in the world plus unlimited discounts on cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. and we can add four of our family members to share our package. This seems like a really good deal, right? Of course we signed up. While my fiancé was signing the contract, I had already felt skeptical about the process. This is when I realized the paperwork looked unprofessional (photocopied), pens had no logos (used Embassy Suite pens), business cards looked homemade, binder/portfolio for the contract did not have a logo (looked like it was bought at office depot), certificate to redeem complimentary tickets had a logo of Eagle Choice (who is Eagle Choice?), and none of the representatives had on a logo shirt or name tag. I thought I was being too paranoid, but we went through with the purchase anyway. Right when we got home, I searched for Devine Getaways customer reviews, and all I read were negative reviews of a scam. Great! One of the documents in the binder had a memo with a lady’s name, number, and email address for questions or concerns before our membership is activated. When I call her number, it’s a cell phone that goes straight to voicemail and email is a gmail account. We are now writing a letter to cancel our membership to Devine Getaways. Things just don’t add up. We wasted three hours of our day, felt used, and crossing our fingers we get our money back.