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Post by BWV Dreamin on Apr 13, 2023 18:25:38 GMT -5
So I am seriously looking at Poly resales. The point amount I want is listed but it’s a December UY. I currently have a September UY. Since e we like to travel Sept and May, it may work. But if I want to transfer points from one contract to the other to use all at once, that will be a problem. Plus transferring into another membership, those points don’t show up online so I would have to call MS ( Ugg). Am I over thinking this? I just hear a lot of owners complaining about a December UY. TIA!
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Post by helenabear on Apr 13, 2023 18:29:48 GMT -5
Oh Eeyorelover22But yes, to use points together you have to transfer between two memberships. I personally am struggling with my 3 different homes all same UY, so for me adding a new membership could be more work than I want to do. |
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Post by Eeyorelover22 on Apr 13, 2023 18:49:49 GMT -5
I’d like to consider myself a pretty with it person mentally and my Dec UY drives me a tad bit insane. It wasn’t too difficult when we went in the summer and then when we switched to going in December confusion hit. Maybe it wouldn’t have made a difference and I would have been confused anyway. See, I’m even confused about why I’m confused. I think I’ve finally got it and BAM! I’m toast again. I borrow very effectively too which just confuses me even more so. Heaven help me when I cancel a reservation and I have borrowed and current use year and where I’m going to use them and by when. So….the points for December 2023 start in December 2023 and run until November 2024. It doesn’t seem all that hard, but it is. We have 3 contracts so that muddies the waters sometimes too when trying to use the borrowed versus current, but I blame the DVC site a tad for that. This is the gift I’m leaving my children when I parish from the face of the Earth and go live in the beautiful Cindy castle in the sky; I’m pretty sure they will wonder why I am so angry with them. We go more often since we live here now too and I cancel and move stuff more as well so that just adds to the conundrum.
The most amazing aspect is when I was trying to make sure I used the correct points on a canceled reservation for a new reservation, it took me 5 phone calls to MS before someone there actually knew how to help me. I wanted to use the borrowed ones before current so I could bank them. Most said something like…I don’t really understand the Dec UY or I think I do.
Having more than one UY with a Dec already? I’d take them if they were free.
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Post by Eeyorelover22 on Apr 13, 2023 19:01:00 GMT -5
Also, making reservations in November/December which is a popular time can be a pain too. It’s a popular time and with so many people walking reservations, it can be a real pain. Of course, I’m looking for value rooms at Jambo so there is that.
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Post by brp on Apr 13, 2023 19:18:05 GMT -5
Also, making reservations in November/December which is a popular time can be a pain too. It’s a popular time and with so many people walking reservations, it can be a real pain. Of course, I’m looking for value rooms at Jambo so there is that. But the reservations can be made any time, regardless of use year. It's just the cancellation that has issues. We have two different UY and it has never impacted anything. Off hand, I don't even recall what they both are.
Cheers.
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Post by helenabear on Apr 13, 2023 19:36:32 GMT -5
Also, making reservations in November/December which is a popular time can be a pain too. It’s a popular time and with so many people walking reservations, it can be a real pain. Of course, I’m looking for value rooms at Jambo so there is that. But the reservations can be made any time, regardless of use year. It's just the cancellation that has issues. We have two different UY and it has never impacted anything. Off hand, I don't even recall what they both are. Cheers. It impacts any time you start to cross UYs too for Nov/Dec. I admit keeping straight my late spring travels are more interesting with a June UY just remembering which year the points come from. If one is local and stops in more off and on throughout the year it is easier to confuse to make sure you have points to use in that year for that trip. |
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Post by BWV Dreamin on Apr 13, 2023 19:38:21 GMT -5
So really a December UY 2023 points really is more like 2024 points because you only get one month in 2023 to use them, correct? And the banking timeframe would be Sept 2024. Since my other contract is September, I would need to borrow those December points to transfer into my Sept UY and you can’t transfer borrowed points. So in reality I would only be able to transfer my Sept 2023 points into that Dec UY. Hmmmmm, those resale points would have to be pretty cheap for me to navigate this!
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Post by celv on Apr 13, 2023 21:11:23 GMT -5
I have December Use Years and I must bank by the end of July.
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Post by dougdisney on Apr 13, 2023 21:42:04 GMT -5
So really a December UY 2023 points really is more like 2024 points because you only get one month in 2023 to use them, correct? And the banking timeframe would be Sept 2024. Since my other contract is September, I would need to borrow those December points to transfer into my Sept UY and you can’t transfer borrowed points. So in reality I would only be able to transfer my Sept 2023 points into that Dec UY. Hmmmmm, those resale points would have to be pretty cheap for me to navigate this! That's the way I look at my December UY points. I also have a April and June UY contract for other resorts, but I've never transferred between accounts to make reservations. The best thing about my Dec SSR contract? In 2055 when everyone elses points will have already expired, I'll still have some to use!  |
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Post by nickys on Apr 14, 2023 3:00:05 GMT -5
I find a December use year fine too.
But I’m sure I’d hate having multiple use years, that would confuse and annoy me.
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Post by Eeyorelover22 on Apr 14, 2023 3:55:40 GMT -5
Walk in a Floridian’s shoes with a Dec UY.
It’s not one single issue with a Dec UY. Iowa and 1 trip maybe 2 a year, not a big deal. Spring break, summer or Christmas vacation.
OP: Travel in September. If something happens with that trip, think about when the points will expire and whether you can use them beforehand. This is true of any UY given the time you like to travel of course. But, you mentioned September. I have elderly parents and trips I plan in Oct and Nov (even Sept with our family) make me pause for a moment. September = hurricanes and yes, The Mouse helps us out, but I’m pretty sure banking wasn’t extended to most members during the shutdown. We had two trips impacted last fall. Sept and Nov by hurricanes.
In your future because I believe you may move to FL: Travel in December and what type of room you’d like to book and how hard it is to book? Walking over UY needs a phone call I believe. DH prefers Jambo and that’s where I am looking for rooms. Standard studios at Jambo for early Dec can be very difficult to book. Value rooms even more so. Florida heat is wonderful when you’re living in the frozen tundra, but when you’re living in the glory of sunshine and humidity year round, Jan/Feb and Nov/Dec are much more appealing. Beginning of the year, no problem really, but late fall & Dec present problems.
I think a transfer between two would be very confusing, but that’s just me.
MS lost a lot of DVC brain power with the closure and to make 5 calls before someone knew how to help me isn’t comforting.
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Post by Eeyorelover22 on Apr 14, 2023 4:07:28 GMT -5
So really a December UY 2023 points really is more like 2024 points because you only get one month in 2023 to use them, correct? And the banking timeframe would be Sept 2024. Since my other contract is September, I would need to borrow those December points to transfer into my Sept UY and you can’t transfer borrowed points. So in reality I would only be able to transfer my Sept 2023 points into that Dec UY. Hmmmmm, those resale points would have to be pretty cheap for me to navigate this! Free  Adding more to a Dec UY for me wouldn’t be an issue really because I have learned how to navigate it. Things change, but I’d consider your current travel plans and see how it would fit. When making reservations all over the year, I really do have to think about what points I’m using and when I can use them. We have 3 contracts in our Dec UY too and when I did that cancellation, that’s where the issue came up and some points were borrowed and I wanted those to be used first…it was not automatic and I could have used points that could be banked rather than the borrowed ones. Our favorite time to travel now is different and that adds to the mix. Being in FL changed that a lot. I’m thrilled to have the problem!  |
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Post by BWV Dreamin on Apr 14, 2023 5:56:04 GMT -5
So really a December UY 2023 points really is more like 2024 points because you only get one month in 2023 to use them, correct? And the banking timeframe would be Sept 2024. Since my other contract is September, I would need to borrow those December points to transfer into my Sept UY and you can’t transfer borrowed points. So in reality I would only be able to transfer my Sept 2023 points into that Dec UY. Hmmmmm, those resale points would have to be pretty cheap for me to navigate this! Free Adding more to a Dec UY for me wouldn’t be an issue really because I have learned how to navigate it. Things change, but I’d consider your current travel plans and see how it would fit. When making reservations all over the year, I really do have to think about what points I’m using and when I can use them. We have 3 contracts in our Dec UY too and when I did that cancellation, that’s where the issue came up and some points were borrowed and I wanted those to be used first…it was not automatic and I could have used points that could be banked rather than the borrowed ones. Our favorite time to travel now is different and that adds to the mix. Being in FL changed that a lot. I’m thrilled to have the problem! I really, really appreciate your comments. There is a seller that has three contracts posted for the same amt of points (134) but all with a Dec UY. I may have some negotiating power with this particular scenario. Since my Sept UY CCV contract is a fixed week in Dec, we really would use this contract at other times ( Jan or May). Now, do you have any advice to tell the husband why I need these points ( when after my last sale I said we are done buying points!)  |
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Post by helenabear on Apr 14, 2023 6:16:27 GMT -5
Free Adding more to a Dec UY for me wouldn’t be an issue really because I have learned how to navigate it. Things change, but I’d consider your current travel plans and see how it would fit. When making reservations all over the year, I really do have to think about what points I’m using and when I can use them. We have 3 contracts in our Dec UY too and when I did that cancellation, that’s where the issue came up and some points were borrowed and I wanted those to be used first…it was not automatic and I could have used points that could be banked rather than the borrowed ones. Our favorite time to travel now is different and that adds to the mix. Being in FL changed that a lot. I’m thrilled to have the problem! I really, really appreciate your comments. There is a seller that has three contracts posted for the same amt of points (134) but all with a Dec UY. I may have some negotiating power with this particular scenario. Since my Sept UY CCV contract is a fixed week in Dec, we really would use this contract at other times ( Jan or May). Now, do you have any advice to tell the husband why I need these points ( when after my last sale I said we are done buying points!) Polynesian right? Decent MFs compared to most. Lovely views. One of the best studio layouts IMO. |
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Post by allanadale on Apr 14, 2023 6:54:44 GMT -5
I have no issues with the December UY, but I also have two things going for me. One, it's my only contract, so no 'keeping points straight'. And two, the bank-by date is my birthday. Never have to worry about missing it!
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