Thursday, February 1st - The Sales Pitch

When we stopped for diesel fuel in Eloy, Arizona and again in Ehrenburg, Arizona, men came up to the coach offering free camping for 4 days/3 nights at any Western Horizon RV Resort, scattered around Arizona and California. Well, we took them up on that offer here in Indio, CA at the Indian Waters RV Resort. For the privilege of three nights of free camping, with water & electric hook-ups, we had to agree to attend a 90 minute presentation on why we should buy into the WHR network. Today was the day for our presentation.

We began promptly at 10:00am with "Steve". Steve was VERY assertive and constantly interrupting us. Whenever he asked us a question, he only allowed us a few seconds to respond before interrupting us with his own comments or interpretations of what we were saying. I got rather tired of that treatment and told him that I would like to be able to speak in complete sentences. After 20 minutes, he asked us point blank...did we see anything of value in what WHR had to offer. When I replied "No so far", he curtly terminated the presentation with a comment that he was wasting his time working with us. He was correct, of course. We travel in a VERY freelance manner, not traveling so that we can stay in a certain campground to save money. Rather, we look for the best camping deals once WE determine WHERE and WHEN we want to visit. We refuse to be "guided" to only specific places.