Club La Costa Feature In The Sunday Mirror
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A while back we told you about a competition called the 2 Minute Draw. It’s our belief that the competition is being used to attract Club La Costa presentations and for that reason, coupled with our own experience of a CLC presentation in Costa Del Sol will not promote the competition on Loquax.
Therefore an article in The Sunday Mirror (9th September) was of great interest. Titled “Caught: The Costa Sharks” it explains how CLC work on the Spanish resort. It’s a very interesting read and well worth looking at! At the end of the article there’s a promise by a CLC sales director to “change their techniques” - perhaps they can also look at this list of compers complaints and start changing their techniques with regards to prizes and competitions too?
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landtowers said:
I won’t enter the 2 minute draw any more. I’ve been “selected” for more “free” holidays than I have time or money (admin charge!) for.
September 13th, 2007 at 9:41 pm -
toprobroy said:
It was interesting to discover your blog. I wrote to the Sunday Mirror after the article, almost a week now and they have failed to respond. I have met Russel Kline, the Sales Director, and confirmed to the mirror that he and Club La Costa have said this for quite a few years, but yet still there seems to be no change in the practices. I have my own site, which I run for Club La Costa owners and therefore have plenty of records from people whom this has happened to. We will continue to seek change in the way its run, but in truth, the product is actually very good but not all that is “promised” is true. There are equally as many happy people as there are unhappy ones. Its the Sales Promises that are given, but NEVER confirmed in writing, that is the problem.
September 14th, 2007 at 2:13 pm -
jason said:
Thanks for the comment.
I know some of our users have taken up the “free” holiday prizes and enjoyed themselves - however if the product is so good then it should be able to sell itself.
The practices not only in Spain, but their competitions online too could do with a bit of reorganising.
The sales pitch as described in The Mirror is exactly as it was when I went through it in 2006, and exactly as it was when reported in The Guardian in 2002. So I’m pretty sure not a lot will change and CLC will continue to be seen in a bad light.
September 14th, 2007 at 4:48 pm