naku..buti na lang nag search me sa internet bago ko pinatulan yan..actually katatawag lang ng club astoria sa akin…..in short masasayang lang pala ang oras ko dyan…mate-tempt pa kong gumastos…heheheeheh…tnx sa blog

napgpunta kmi just last nyt s my astoria plaza dhil nga dun s free buffet dinner and in the process un offer nla sbi 90 mins lng pero kmi from 7 pm to 12 midnyt..msyado kc machika un agent n ngbriefing s amin.medyo intrested kc un frend ko na sya un actually nanalo sa raffle..actually ngsign n sya ng contract ngkaron p picture taking..though un payment nmin thru credit card ng 1 fend nmin..e di pwde iswipe without signature ng frend nmin kya knuha n lng un card no. nya at complete name..e bgla ko naisip pagpasok ko dito ofc ngaun lng n isearch un club astoria and thank God nabasa ko s mga forum un ngang dececeive way nla..legal un company pero un way grabeng scam ang dating..tam nga nmn why spent sorang laki if u cant chose un day n gusto mo..kc d ba s knila except holidays e parang tanga di b usually my mhabang vacation pg mga holidays and tama 4 sure un cnsbi nilang amount ng babayaran mo kpg ngavail ka for sure madami ka pang fees n bbyaran kya mahal p din..
kya un tnwgn ko agad un frend nmin pblock nya un credit card nya bka kc bgla maibawas un 24,800 na downpayment..bhala na kpg nangulit cla importante d pa kmi nakapagbayad..muntik na kmi tlga maloko..about dun s legal fees n 20T dw kpg pinacancel?wla nmn cla mkukuha kc d p kmi ngbayad..

we should respect how they market the product. The product is nice and useful in our part since we are member already wayback. if you think its a scam then dont buy it.. that plain and simple.

buti n lang nagsearch me agad d n lang me pupunta kc naka shcedule na kami mag dinner buti nbasa ko to tnx marami matutulungan tong acctn n to.tnx

hi gurlash - question lang? it’s been 2months, hinabol pa ba kayo ng astoria para sa legal fees an sinasabi nila? thanks!

kagagaling ko lang sa astoria ortigas yesterday buti na lang mukhang di rin sila interested na bentahan ako, sabi ko na lang na consult ko muna asawa ko before ako magdecide kung kukuha at isa pa mag-isa lang akong pumunta kaya parang walang dating ako sa kanila. unlike ung mga couples na nandun, nakaka-awa talaga sila. kung alam nyo lang nakuha ko ung gift cert na wala pa yatang 1hour at nandun pa rin ung mga naunang couples na kinukulit. may nakasubok na kayang gumamit ng free accomodation na binigay ng astoria?

its not a scam… i already used thier gift certificate of free accomodation for two to bangkok. and we didnt pay anything to the hotel, only airfare tickets ofcourse. you should be open minded. with your kind of attitude, you’ll missed a lot of opportunities. and guess what? next month i’ll be using my discount voucher to boracay, its a big help. just imagine how expensive the accomodation in regular rate.

hi!kakatwag lang ng astoria sa kin.punta pa nman sana kmi kaso nagtataka ko bkit sobrang rush.gus2 n nila punta na kmi bukas for the free dinner, mag romantic serenade pa daw.hehe…

hello all! i’m surprised that this post has reached the attention of so many people. thanks for your visit, reaction and comments.

however, ian and bluegoddezz, if you will read again my post, i said that it isnot a scam. i’m just telling my first hand experience, and i’m not trying to influence directly, other people’s decision if they will pursue with the programme or not.

actually, im not suprised by this post bout club astoria. ive read a lot of bad comments bout the said timesharing blah blah. it wasnt a scam in fact.. the timesharing/ holiday ownership thingy is for frequent travellers tlga and dun sa bonggang bongga ang kayamanan.. if you join this club astoria thing.. u shud KNOW first the company and the benefits even the policies and procedures of the membership.. hndi ung sige lng ng sige.. iv once attended their presentation thingy and they are just nmn to give me a reward of the free accommodation for bohol in listening to their tedious presentation. and its ok to say no! DUH! kya there are so many pips out there who say bad things bwt the holiday ownership.. and oh.. their marketing strategies were catchy huh.. ive met also Mr. Arnold Gamboa there. the former actor.. i think he is the Customer Relations Manager for the club and he is so nice huh.. thts all>

asa boracay kami nung alukin kami ng free dinner buffet for two..same thing..after kumain manonood ng 90mins na video..we asked them right away na baka obliged kami bumili ng kung ano man alukin nila.ang sabi samin hindi po, decision nyo po iyon. we went to the dinner buffet after which inexplain na samin everything.. nagdadalawang isip pa kami because baka nga scam sya..we prayed to God na bigyan kami ng sign kung scam sya because we’re kind of interested but afraid to sign up…then..may sumigaw ng welcome to the club Attorney blah and Attorney blah. so sabi namen ayon naman pala may nag sign up na mga lawyer.. so go na tayo… we signed up already…
We are proud to say na Member kami ng CLub Astoria… it is not a scam.. actually
hindi lang tayo sanay na ganon yung way ng pag alok dito sa pinas… In fact sa states..ganon sila mag alok like free ganito and etc…
Yung sinasabi nyong hindi pede gamitin yung timeshare during Holidays it is because for sure marami members ang gagamit ng free hotel accomodation..and of course it will be unfair to the other members dahil marami ang hindi makakagamit..so to make it fair..hindi nila ginawa un. But instead, meron sila tinatawag na getaway special.. yun pede mo yung gamitin for holidays pero hindi na sa astoria properties but sa RCI na which is more maganda.

So it’s up to you guys whether you’ll sign up for astoria or not… But the fact is .. it is not a scam. they are a legal company and i’ve been at their main office and guess what..a lot of artista were staying there…i saw them.

CLub Astoria is not a scam.

mas alam namin mga members yun kesa sa mga hindi members.

Hayyy salamat tlge so blog nakahinga hinga
hinga ako kc isa kmi sa mga biktima. parang may gayuma pagkain nla at mapapaoo ka nila in 90min este 5hrs conversation. ewan ko ba ako yung taong matagal mapaniwala pero dito s club astoria na to na puro astoria este istoria lang napa oo nla kmi dyahe talaga. buti na lng nag search din ako sa internet after the payment at pasalamat ako at napastop ko fly away vacation na sana pera namin. thank you talaga sa mga nag post ng comments dito.

Hayyy salamat tlge so blog nakahinga hinga
hinga ako kc isa kmi sa mga biktima. parang may gayuma pagkain nla at mapapaoo ka nila in 90min este 5hrs conversation. ewan ko ba ako yung taong matagal mapaniwala pero dito s club astoria na to na puro astoria este istoria lang napa oo nla kmi dyahe talaga. buti na lng nag search din ako sa internet after the payment at pasalamat ako at napastop ko fly away vacation na sana pera namin. thank you talaga sa mga nag post ng comments dito. buti na lang nakatagpo ako ng sideline lahat ng kwento sa astoria eto naeenjoy namin na walang ka stress stress.

I don’t think it’s a scam. They just market their product that hard. You have the option to say no naman. I went there for free lunch with my mom. Kahit pala-bakasyon parents ko, they won’t shell out a hefty amount for a single vacation. Sabi nga ng agent, it’s not for everybody because it’s not affordable. Tama naman. So we said no.

Ang question ko lang: Is there anything else I need to know before I claim the free hotel accommodation they gave me? I know about the deposit (which they would refund naman daw - totoo ba?) and that they would only pay for the accommodation and nothing else.

funny, even the members doesn’t even know what they have really gotten into. They should read articles about Timeshares and what RCI is. I don’t discount the fact that Timeshares, like the one offered by Astoria is a good product. I just don’t like how they go about selling it. One, pinapapunta ka nila without you knowing kung ano ba talaga pupuntahan mo. Then they make a pitch and ask you to decide right there and then by saying that the offer is not available at any other time. You really can’t make an informed judgement. Is this a scam? I really don’t think so but their practice sounds like unethical to me. I never even heard them or refer to their product as “Timeshare.” This might be because they want their language to be as layman as possible, but i think they should have explained in more detail about this concept specially when they talk about exchange and RCI.

For all of the people who will be invited by Astoria, or similar property developers, please do read first what Timeshares are. There are lots of articles in the net. Don’t be sweet talk by the person making the pitch. And best of all, you need to really think if the investment will be worth it and if you really need it.

I must admit, pareho kaming med rep ng misis ko, pero mas “na-ahente” kami ng marketing rep nila during the dinner. Nagpipigil lang ako, pero naging interested wife ko. Parang under the gun ka pag-pinagdecide na kayo. Wala naman kaming credit cards, pero biglang sabi ni misis, nasa kotse ko yung cheque book niya (patay!). All hell broke loose na ha ha! I remember asking the marketing guy assigned sa ‘min, ilang % ang mapupunta sa kanya (around 18k ang peso value ng commission niya pag na-convince n’ya kami).

Anyway, magaling talaga sila mag-target ng prospective buyers. After researching, sister company pala nila ang distributor ng Neo laptops, which is something we bought 2-3 years ago in cash (remember, wala kaming credit cards). They would not waste their time to someone na walang capacity to buy their holiday ownership. So kung tinarget kayo, it’s a bit flattering naman, di ba? (Konting yabang naman d’yan!)

One can avail the buffet and gift certificate and still say no to them (like a case of highway robbery).

Actually, it’s a bit painful yung monthly payments namin, but if you have too much cash to stash, okay naman yung timeshare nila. We’re almost halfway our payments na (and again, it wasn’t easy). Ngayon pang global crisis eh naghuhulog ka sa isang bagay na wala pa sa ‘yo.

This is not a basic need, luho na lang talaga. I am not the kind of guy who will tell you to buy this or not. You should know yourself better.

Good luck!

Sayang hindi ko agad nabasa ‘tong blog na ‘to…. Just wanna share my similar experience as well. Minsan kumain kami sa Gerry’s Grill, then before kami umalis pinasali kami sa raffle draw daw. Then katulad ng nangyari sa iba, after several months may nagtext sa ‘kin at sinasabi na nanalo daw ako don sa raffle ng Gerry’s Grill tas pinatawag ako don sa landline daw ng Astoria. Tas yong nakausap ko sa phone, sabi nya nanalo nga daw ako ng trip for 2 to Bangkok or to other place (marami syang sinabi na options ng place). 15 lang daw kaming napili ng Management nila at invited kami sa buffet dinner kinabukasan and after that awarding ng price. Dapat daw dalawa kami ni misis na pumunta, hindi daw pedeng ako lang. Noong una excited ako kasi feeling ko napakaswerte ko naman tas check agad ako sa internet ng mga blogs about sa raffle ng Gerry’s Grill at Astoria Hotel. May nabasa akong isang post about don sa membership ng Astoria na galit yong nagpost… parang naperahan lang sya ng 120K tas hindi rin sya naging member (something like that). Sabi ko sa sarili ko, iba naman siguro yong case nya…. So, madaling salita nagpunta kami ni misis don sa sinabing place kung saan namin ike-claim yong gift check. Sa Sta. Rosa Laguna yon, South Forbes. Hindi namin alam yong place kaya nagcheck na rin ako sa internet kong paano pumunta don. Medyo malayo sa ‘min yon kasi taga-Batangas ako tas wala ang sasakyan ko kaya nag-commute lang kami. Dagdag malas pa namin ng araw na yon, umulan ng malakas habang nasa tricycle na kami on the way to South Forbes. Basang-basa ako. Mahirap din nga palang pumunta sa lugar na yon kapag walang sariling sasakyan. Dahil excited nga kami sa napanalunan daw namin, maaga kaming pumunta don sa place para ma-claim ang price. Kami ang #1 sa listahan, before 4PM ay andon na kami pero 5:00 PM pa daw ang start ng dinner. Katulad nong sa iba, pinapirma muna kami na patunay na OK lang sa amin na umattend kami ng 90- minute seminar para namin makuha yong price. Syempre, andon na kami after ng mahabang biyahe at gastos sa pamasahe, pumirma na ako. Then nagkaroon nga ng seminar / presentation tungkol don sa membership sa Astoria. Medyo mahaba talaga. Then past 5PM may mga dumating na din na ibang winners so pinasabay na muna kami sa kanila na magdinner. OK na din yong dinner, rice, sphag, fish fillet at pork tas merong fruit salad (sana hindi yon ang nagpasakit ng tiyan ko afterwards). Nong patapos na kami magdinner, may sumigaw ng Welcome blah blah… while raising a glass of champagne… kasi merong isang nagsign-up ng contract don sa membership na taga-Batangas din daw. After eating the dinner, diniscuss na yong price of membership then tulad don sa iba, parang mapipilitan kang kumuha agad that time kasi time pressured yong offer. Ang sabi sa ‘min yong malaking malaking discount daw ay mawawala kung sa ibang araw kami kukuha. Nagisip kami na kukuha maybe because of the pride to admit that hindi namin kayang kumuha. Nong sinabi nong sales agent na kung hindi namin sya maisisingit sa budget, she would advice na hwag na kaming kumuha. Then sabi ko, hindi namin sya maisisingit sa budget, this is an investment din but a big ticket-item na medyo mahirap pagkakitaan balang araw and it is not our priority now kaya hindi kami kukuha. Meron kaming kumikitang negosyo (kahit maliit lang) at ayaw naming mabawasan pa ang pinapaikot naming pera sa negosyo namin para ipambayad sa membership. On the way home, nang makwenta ko kung magkano ang price ng per day stay sa hotel base don sa total price ng membership at yearly maintenance charges nila naisip-isip ko na halos same lang sya ng binabayad ng hindi members! Same lang ng per day price ng ibang hotels. Naisip ko, buti na lang at hindi ako nagpa-member kasi hindi magiging limited don sa Astoria Hotels at tie-up hotels ang choices ko ng hotels at pede akong magbakasyon anytime (sa Astoria kasi hindi mo pedeng i-avail yong mga dates kung kelan ka usually nagbabakasyon tulad ngpasko, new year, holy week, nov.1). Then bigla ko rin natanong sa sarili ko, kung wala (o halos wala) rin namang benefit ang membership na yon, bakit may nagpamember? Then bigla na lang pumasok sa isip ko na baka yong isang nagpamember nong time na yon ay kasama din nila at part ng strategy nila para maisip namin at maencourage kami na ok nga ang magpa-member. Nabigay din naman sa amin yong gift certificate na 3 days na free hotel accomodation sa Thailand at ilang bansa sa Asya at sa Bohol. During the seminar, paulit-ulit kong nabanggit na sa Baguio ang next planned vacation namin pero ang binigay sa aming free ay Bohol (hahaha), so malamang katulad ng ginawa ng iba… sa basurahan na din ang tuloy nong gift certificate na yon.
Sabi nga nong nagseminar sa amin, the choice is yours and just keep an open mind.

Sayang hindi ko agad nabasa ‘tong blog na ‘to…. Just wanna share my similar experience as well. Minsan kumain kami sa Gerry’s Grill, then before kami umalis pinasali kami sa raffle draw daw. Then katulad ng nangyari sa iba, after several months may nagtext sa ‘kin at sinasabi na nanalo daw ako don sa raffle ng Gerry’s Grill tas pinatawag ako don sa landline daw ng Astoria. Tas yong nakausap ko sa phone, sabi nya nanalo nga daw ako ng trip for 2 to Bangkok or to other place (marami syang sinabi na options ng place). 15 lang daw kaming napili ng Management nila at invited kami sa buffet dinner kinabukasan and after that awarding ng price. Dapat daw dalawa kami ni misis na pumunta, hindi daw pedeng ako lang. Noong una excited ako kasi feeling ko napakaswerte ko naman tas check agad ako sa internet ng mga blogs about sa raffle ng Gerry’s Grill at Astoria Hotel. May nabasa akong isang post about don sa membership ng Astoria na galit yong nagpost… parang naperahan lang sya ng 120K tas hindi rin sya naging member (something like that). Sabi ko sa sarili ko, iba naman siguro yong case nya…. So, madaling salita nagpunta kami ni misis don sa sinabing place kung saan namin ike-claim yong gift check. Sa Sta. Rosa Laguna yon, South Forbes. Hindi namin alam yong place kaya nagcheck na rin ako sa internet kong paano pumunta don. Medyo malayo sa ‘min yon kasi taga-Batangas ako tas wala ang sasakyan ko kaya nag-commute lang kami. Dagdag malas pa namin ng araw na yon, umulan ng malakas habang nasa tricycle na kami on the way to South Forbes. Basang-basa ako. Mahirap din nga palang pumunta sa lugar na yon kapag walang sariling sasakyan. Dahil excited nga kami sa napanalunan daw namin, maaga kaming pumunta don sa place para ma-claim ang price. Kami ang #1 sa listahan, before 4PM ay andon na kami pero 5:00 PM pa daw ang start ng dinner. Katulad nong sa iba, pinapirma muna kami na patunay na OK lang sa amin na umattend kami ng 90- minute seminar para namin makuha yong price. Syempre, andon na kami after ng mahabang biyahe at gastos sa pamasahe, pumirma na ako. Then nagkaroon nga ng seminar / presentation tungkol don sa membership sa Astoria. Medyo mahaba talaga. Then past 5PM may mga dumating na din na ibang winners so pinasabay na muna kami sa kanila na magdinner. OK na din yong dinner, rice, sphag, fish fillet at pork tas merong fruit salad (sana hindi yon ang nagpasakit ng tiyan ko afterwards). Nong patapos na kami magdinner, may sumigaw ng Welcome blah blah… while raising a glass of champagne… kasi merong isang nagsign-up ng contract don sa membership na taga-Batangas din daw. After eating the dinner, diniscuss na yong price of membership then tulad don sa iba, parang mapipilitan kang kumuha agad that time kasi time pressured yong offer. Ang sabi sa ‘min yong malaking malaking discount daw ay mawawala kung sa ibang araw kami kukuha. Nagisip kami na kukuha maybe because of the pride to admit that hindi namin kayang kumuha. Nong sinabi nong sales agent na kung hindi namin sya maisisingit sa budget, she would advice na hwag na kaming kumuha. Then sabi ko, hindi namin sya maisisingit sa budget, this is an investment din but a big ticket-item na medyo mahirap pagkakitaan balang araw and it is not our priority now kaya hindi kami kukuha. Meron kaming kumikitang negosyo (kahit maliit lang) at ayaw naming mabawasan pa ang pinapaikot naming pera sa negosyo namin para ipambayad sa membership. On the way home, nang makwenta ko kung magkano ang price ng per day stay sa hotel base don sa total price ng membership at yearly maintenance charges nila naisip-isip ko na halos same lang sya ng binabayad ng hindi members! Same lang ng per day price ng ibang hotels. Naisip ko, buti na lang at hindi ako nagpa-member kasi hindi magiging limited don sa Astoria Hotels at tie-up hotels ang choices ko ng hotels at pede akong magbakasyon anytime (sa Astoria kasi hindi mo pedeng i-avail yong mga dates kung kelan ka usually nagbabakasyon tulad ngpasko, new year, holy week, nov.1). Then bigla ko rin natanong sa sarili ko, kung wala (o halos wala) rin namang benefit ang membership na yon, bakit may nagpamember? Then bigla na lang pumasok sa isip ko na baka yong isang nagpamember nong time na yon ay kasama din nila at part ng strategy nila para maisip namin at maencourage kami na ok nga ang magpa-member. Nabigay din naman sa amin yong gift certificate na 3 days na free hotel accomodation sa Thailand at ilang bansa sa Asya at sa Bohol. During the seminar, paulit-ulit kong nabanggit na sa Baguio ang next planned vacation namin pero ang binigay sa aming free ay Bohol (hahaha), so malamang katulad ng ginawa ng iba… sa basurahan na din ang tuloy nong gift certificate na yon.
Sabi nga nong nagseminar sa amin, the choice is yours and just keep an open mind.

It’s not a scam..

My friend is a member of club astoria..and im planning to have my own too. And guess what?? Pati kameng frends nea ay naeenjoy ang benefits kc cnasama nea kme mag travel..

Lets just open our minds. wla taung obligation to join. Its really up to us..

ganun lng tlga ang markting strategy nila kc one day business ang inooffer nila so u really have to decide on the day if u will join or not..

another thing, boy abunda and nikki coseteng are one of their proud members.. Kaya ndi yun scam..

Wag tau maniwla sa tsismis about club astoria..
cguro di lang kau nging open minded at la kaung pag gagamitan or di neo afford..

Timeshare before is diff from timeshare today..

and club astoria wont commit something that they cant deliver.. thats why di rin kadaling mging member..

just see the positive side of it wag puro nega..

bottmline: its up to u if u will join or not.. but they just giving us oportunity to reach our dream vacation..

hope this one could help you..

It’s not a scam..

My friend is a member of club astoria..and im planning to have my own too. And guess what?? Pati kameng frends nea ay naeenjoy ang benefits kc cnasama nea kme mag travel..

Lets just open our minds. wla taung obligation to join. Its really up to us..

ganun lng tlga ang markting strategy nila kc one day business ang inooffer nila so u really have to decide on the day if u will join or not..

another thing, boy abunda and nikki coseteng are one of their proud members.. Kaya ndi yun scam..

Wag tau maniwla sa tsismis about club astoria..
cguro di lang kau nging open minded at la kaung pag gagamitan or di neo afford..

Timeshare before is diff from timeshare today..

and club astoria wont commit something that they cant deliver.. thats why di rin kadaling mging member..

just see the positive side of it wag puro nega..

bottmline: its up to u if u will join or not.. but they just giving us oportunity to reach our dream vacation..

hope this one could help you..

if theres any question, ask me..hehhe

Naka-epxerience na ba kayo na inissuehan nyo ng Cheke tapos changed mind kinabukasan? Papapayag ba silang wag nilang ipasok ung cheke? Para wala ng bank charge for stop payment.

nako wala kwenta yan club astoria na yan…scam yan..lagi nla sinasabi n di yan scam

People easily say bad things…. pag may pera madali mag decide.. pag ala pera sos! wala kang magagawa….Eh di wag kang magpamember… dami kwaw kwaw.. Bat ganyan ang mga tao noh? Negative muna bago mag positive… Pag tinanung mo kung bakit nya sinasabi yun mga bagay n yun ang isasagot sa iyo eh … ksai sinabi ni anu eh? sus… may mga utak kayo noh… utak nyo gamitin nyo wag utak ng ibang tao. ANu pa silbi ninyong mag aral at magtapos sa mgandand school eh kung descision making naman sa ibang tao rin kayo aasa.. Bastat pag umattend kayo kung ayaw nyo magpamember say NO! Dami pa kasi kwaw kwaw…

hi to all, me & my husband attended the said buffet dinner then there’s 90 minute presentation. We agreed to attend since its only walking distance from his office. What I dont like about them is the way they recruit people. So bullshit lang talga. But, it’s all up to us, We say no immediately when offer was made.
So to people who was invited, i am discouraging you to attend this event since it’s a waste of time,

Tinawagan din kami last week, sa Astoria Laguna (Sta Rosa) naman for LUNCH. YUNG MGA TUMATAWAG ANG HINDE OPEN MINDED!!! Sinabi ko na nilalagnat ako at hinde pwede maka punta eh SABIHIN BA NAMAN NA SAYANG AT LAST CHANCE NA…TUMAWAG ULIT NUNG GABI SABI THE NEXT DAY DAW PUMUNTA… GAGU TALAGA!!! SABI KO NGA NILALAGNAT AKO… BOBO!!!

MGA BOBO TAO DYAN SA CLUB ASTORIA!!!

Last week we were informed that we won a free lunch buffet. I Told them I can’t make it because of i have a FLU… ANG SABI BA NAMAN EH SAYANG AT LAST CHANCE NA DAW YUN!!! BOBO!!!

Then they called again that nite they said that I SHOULD COME THE NEXT DAY AT LAST CHANCE NA ULIT. BOBO TALAGA… NILALAGNAT NA NGA AKO… PINAPUPUNTA PA. LECHE!!!!

woooh thanks for the Internet. Thanks for this. I got a call from them early this afternoon. Buffet daw. Pota, may pambayad ako!

thanks

i think its up to us if we join or not.if you experience good about it, its true.if you experience bad about it,its a scam.there are two sides of a coin.we should always have leeways on our decisions.

duh time share ang tawag d2 deesh mga tao nga naman ang igno, sa states nagstart itong ganitong stategy, it’s not a scam coz im a member lol, if u have the money then you can have all the benefits =p

if you recieve a call from club astoria you might want to decline it if you want to save time. don’t be lured on the buffet that they are giving for free. your time is more precious than theirs so why bother going. for those who bought the offer, good luck and i hope you enjoy what you have been promised for 30 years. hahaha! the only good thing i got here is their representative… tsk! thanks club astoria! hehehe!

ung ibang comment… loser talaga!!! wala lang kayong pera…social climber kc ung iba… pupunta sa gnyan ng walang idea kung anu ang mangyyri… d naman bobo c boy abunda para i-endorse yan club astoria…

magaling lang ang kanilang boka pero sa panahong ito mahirap ang buhay luho lang yang bumili pwede ka namang mag bakasyon at matulog sa hotel na mura at wala ka pang obligasyon na babayadan buwan buwan at mas maganda nalang na gamitin mu nalang ang pera na pang negosyo .

Actually, club astoria is not a scam… cguro sa mga taong cannot afford eh marami masyadong reklamo… Am i rigt? nasasainyo yan kung magpapaloko kayo… kung ayaw nyo eh d wag..pero wag nyo siraan ang club astoria at manahimik kayo, porket hindi kayo interested… Nowadays, p250k is nothing but try to be openminded guys… after 30years, what do you expect sa p250k mo? If you love travelling, then go! If you hate travelling, then what the hell na manira????? I am member, and it’s good…

thanks sa advance technology. I just got a call from club astoria 2day. now i know what to do. thanks sa blog. thanks guys!

Grabe for 3600 di pa nila mabalik…its a huge scam… considering we lost 10k and were not able to refund it….grabe naiiyak talaga ko kasi we have emergency due to my father hospitalization and yung 3600 na refund ay makakatulong din for the medicine but 3 weeks na keep us hanging. already sent an email call their phone and keep us hangin…

I hope god bless thier company….:(

Hi,

We are cancelling our membership for the reason of family emergency. We are experiencing financial problem due to our immediate family emergency and this will affect out monthly payment.

Hope for you kind consideration cause we need any amount money that could return on our part since were having serious financial problem

Dear ….

Greetings!

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email. We do apologize for the delay in your membership cancellation, we forwarded your message to our Credit and Collections Department and asked them to expedite your cancellation. Kindly wait for their response regarding your concern. Again, we do apologize.

Should you need further assistance, please let us know.

Thank you very much for your kind understanding and patience.

Sincerely,
Katherine D. Bularan
Customer Service Officer
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:35 PM

alam nyo, I was invited den by astoria something, thru a call that i received yesterday, I won a raffle daw thru buying an LCD monitor at PC express gilmore, then they told me that I won a free hotel accommodation for 2, either local or international, and they are inviting me and my husband for a free VIP buffet dinner daw sa hotel astoria at the back of sm megamall, gusto ko nga agad pumunta kahapon kaya lang sabi husband ko medyo duda nga daw siya, kasi bakit tinatanong yung monthly income namin, yun nga yung pagkakamali ko kasi declared dun na yung combined monthly income namin is Php40K, then declared den na college instructor ako at yung husband ko information technologist, kanina tawag pa din nang tawag, and now i finally decided nga na wag na lang pumunta, baka masayang lang din yung oras ko at di ko din masulit yung pagkain, anyway, my time is very precious kaya thank you talaga sa mga forum na to, you are really helping people against evil strategies of some companies, bless you all!!!

from what i’ve gathered sa several forums, the club astoria is a legit business entity. yung sales style lang nila ang pde natin masabing non-traditional or even unethical. I’m sure may nalalabag sila on the onset na policy on fair trade & truth in advertising baga. The problem is, well trained yung agents. From the comments, laging may statement daw yugn agents na “walang pilitan” or “if you don’t have extra money, do not invest” or “choice nyo naman to buy membership or not”…so yun pwede nila lusot na di naman sila namimilit. di sila namimilit but the selling style is manipulative.
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to Carlo Lim: ikaw ang kwaw kwaw
to the rabbit: sa RCI affiliated hotel mo ba dinala yung representative? haha
to coach: itigil mo na nga yang kaka-refer mo sa celebrity endorses nila. bayad mga yun. case closed.

i also had a similar experience sa Bag of Beans sige tamang bigay naman ako ng info sa stub nila…i mean what harm could it get! actually last november pa ko nagfill out ng form…

but after finding out many things about “winning a raffle” and all that shit, i started to think na “oh shit!” i shouln’t have given my info at isa rin to sa mga bulok nilang schemes…after all, madaling masilaw sa pera lalo na ang mga patay gutom na tulad ko! pero buffet? haha! i could pay for my own buffet thank you very much!

i truly believe na ndi scam ang astoria as well as philippine prudential life (another company who offers endowment plans, with the exact same scheme)…they may have very good products and services to offer…pero medyo bastos lang at bulok kasi ang marketing strat nila… sobrang invasive and their “chicka” and sidetalks are really time consuming. minsan para matigil na lang ang usapan, mapapabili ka talaga….minsan maaawa ka lang sa agent who really wont get you off the hook para lang makabenta.

This holiday plan scam has been taken to the provinces. Early February this year we loaded up on gas from a Shell station in Naga City. Someone gave us a coupon to fill out, and thinking it was a shell promo I filled it up with my husband’s info. Grand prize was supposedly a trip to Australia. With dinner for two as complimentary prizes. Just this March we were notified of the free dinner for two and were immediately booked for “VIP dinner” at a supposedly affiliate hotel locally(Villa Caceres) aside from this we are supposedly going to get free hotel accommodations as well and were led to believe that it was for a local(Bicol) hotel. I was expecting a really posh and high end dinner, It turned out to be a cheap meal at a table for about 10 with other “winners”. After dinner, we were taken to a quite secluded area of the Hotel to be sales talked into buying shares. We patiently let the salesperson do her job, but my husband and I really had no intention of availing of any offer. After the sales talk we were turned over to the Manager who was to give us the final offer(costs) after we refused the initial and succeeding offers the manager arrogantly told us: “so hindi kayo bibili, kahit magkano offer kasi wala kayo pera, wala kayo trabaho!”(so you aren’t going to buy, no matter how much the offer, because you don’t have money or a job!). Believe me it took a lot of patience on our parts not to slap him right there. The salesperson was nice enough enough to offer to get our gift certificates for the hotel, although i was steaming mad already at that point her nice manner was what kept me from turning into mad woman in there. When we got the gift certificates it was not even for a Bicol hotel, the nearest destination was Bohol. I just wasted my night attending that dinner.
To Shell and Villa Caceres I don’t know if they are aware of this scam since they are using the name of Shell in their supposed raffle, and they are using Villa Caceres as their venue. I don’t even know if there really is a raffle or a winner for the trip to Australia. To me it seems like just a way of getting our information without our consent because I thought I was giving to Shell and to Shell only, not to Club Astoria.

In all fairness to Club Astoria, it is not a scam. It is a legitimate company operating in the Philippines with a different approach in recruiting members. It is up to us to be responsible listeners when they present, after all, we agreed to attend their presentation after the free buffet. Besides we owe it to them to be open to what they are selling since we weren’t made to eat at their hotel at gun point. We were given a choice. We could leave if we want to. The management and staff of Astoria are well educated and won’t force you to avail of their membership naman. I actually went there and was presented to. I didn’t get the membership although it is a very useful thing esp for frequent travelers. Who knows someday we might be able to afford it.

thanks naman sa mga forums na ganito.. at least now i know the truth hehe.. may tumawag din kc sa akin a while ago at dinner na tomorrow haha. tama nga pla yun kutob ko e,its a big waste of time. thanks guys..

totoo ba yan na si Boy Abunda ang Indorser sa ClubAstoria o Ginangamit lang nila……. May Mukha kasi ni boy na nag welcome!!!!!!!

Haizt buti nalang nkpg-search muna kmi s intrnet bgo pumunta sa club astoria kung scam mn o hnd im sure its a waste of tym lng… at c dept. of tourism 2b p ang endorser nla lupet.

hi, naka sched din sana kami sa sta.rosa laguna for lunch buffet kaso tinamad kami dahil parang masyadong matagal, sabi ko sa agent kung pwede hindi na kami maglunch at kung pwede idiscuss in 30 minutes yung presentation, kaso sabi nya naka program na yung 90 minutes.. kaya hindi kami natuloy, ask ko lang sa mga naging member yung 250k for 30 years ilan days (hotel accomodation) mo pwede magamit in a year? except holidays and weekends ba talaga?tnx

Kakagaling ko from Astoria presentation. Pumunta ako ng 7pm. Nakauwi ako ng 11pm. They throw everything at you but the kitchen sink. I deserve an Oscar for my performance. If I hadn’t pretended to not have even a single centavo for DP they would have kept me there until 2 or 3 AM.

Grabe! Yes hindi siya scam pero CRAP DEAL yung ino-offer nila. Lahat ng sinabi dito happened to me. Totoo na MO nila yung cheap buffet sa cheap venue at aalokin ka ng “membership”. Problema, hindi maganda perks ng membership.

It is 06/20/10 at ang inalok sa akin is Php502,000.00 membership with Php8K annual membership/maintenance fee and separate renewal fees for membership cards (1 local, 1 international) of about Php5K. May tatlong scheme sila. Php502K minus 20%, then 20% down of that with balance payable in 36 months at no interest. Or Php502K minus 30% with a 30% DP on remaining amount and the rest payable in 90 days. Last is 40% discount on Php502K, with the balance paid right then and there in either cash/credit card/check.

Ang masama dito sobrang hard ang marketing nila. Nahugot din ako dati sa “Family First” presentation noong 2001…naalala niyo ba yung “Family First”. Na-diaryo yung company na yan. Ang istilo ng Astoria halos pareho pagdting sa marketing. Lugi ka dito. Ang masasabi ko is super duper waste of time. Sayang oras ko.

Cheap pa yung food! Rosemary chicken, buttered veggies, rice, cream of corn soup at caldereta na alam mo ketchup lang yung base ng rekado. Ito lang yung…bakit ka babayad ng ganung halaga para lang may 1 wk free stay ka either in Ortigas or Boracay?

Membership ba yun? More pa? Bakit ka magpapakahirap bayaran ang Php502K just so you can get 1wk free stay abroad every yr for the next 30 yrs? Ano perks? Yung sinasabi nilang murang promos na available yearly sa mga member? 1 or 2 wk stay in a European country for the low price of Php10,000.00 for 4 adults…teka teka…subject to availability lang pala to! So kung wala kang makuha…wala kang murang Euro vacation.

Kahit makuha mo…lugi ka pa rin. Why? You paid or are paying off monthly payments to cover an almost Php500K obligation that this company will use to generate interest in bank and stock market schemes. They will use your money to pay the interest they have promised to others as part of an international chain of companies worldwide rolling money around and syphoning principal payments…Bernie Madoff ring a bell folks?

They can use your cold hard…hard earned cash to fund ponzi schemes, accumulate high value assets, develop real estate that they sell at much higher profit even though your funded the project or simply just increase their net worth and those of their partner firms just by giving “us idiots” 1 free wk at the hotel venue of our choice.

The annual promos available to members of cheap vacations are actually and I quote the manager I met “mga time ng member na nakabook pero hindi kinonsume ng member or mga booking na nagbackout yung nagbook…so in effect po bayad na po kasi na gamit yung free wk nila pero hindi na-consume kaya na-re-recycle na lang po ng company”.–END QUOTE–

So when you avail of the unbelievably low packages is because someone didn’t use their free wk that they put into a 1wk “Italian Seaside Villa Vacation”.

It is not a scam but it is an unscrupulous ploy that preys on the weak minded and soft personalities. So for Php502K, discounted at 20% to Php401.6K with a down payment of Php80,320 and 36 monthly payments of Php8,924.44 you get 1 free wk stay either locally or abroad - food, laundry services, travel expenses such as airfare not included.

Does that seem like a good deal to you? Galing ng arte ko…I gave them partial hints of truth but lied about how “hard-up” I really am and how sad I was about not having enough even for an “employee package” DP to seal the deal.

Oonga pala! Pag hindi mo kaya yung mga scheme nila may “employee package” pa na tinatapon nila kasi “they like you” and sayang naman…meron pang super discounted employees package pa. Hay naku!

Free advice sa mga kababayan ko. Kung hindi kayo marunong sa mga ganitong gimik mawawalan lang kayo ng pera. I won a free trip for 2 because of some stupid bag of beans raffle ticket I signed.

Exactly like the first post above. If you go to bag of beans use the raffle tickets to wipe your ass after getting diarrhea from the musang coffee. Don’t attend the buffet dinner…refuse the offer flatout. Waste of time. I hate it when people try to take me for a ride! CRAP DEAL TALAGA! You have been warned…

I was in Boracay with my nieces and nephew and a guy name Sonny approach us and invited us for a free buffet dinner. Eh, b-day pa naman nang isa kung niece (June 28, 2010), so pumunta naman kami. When we get there before the dinner, we filled-out a form and then one of their Managers “Dhel Aguilar –nickname nya natandaan ko” told us na may 90 mins na discussion or presentation for their new hotel sa Boracay.
After our dinner one of the agents Lizabelle Patrociano approached us in our table asking if we’re done coz the presentation will start. We started around 9pm and finish at almost 12. We’ll they got me in for the trial package of 5 years with the amount of P136,000 to be paid in 3 years. I was required to pay the 10%. I paid using my credit card with the amount of P13,600.
The next day June 29, 2010 I spoke with my bf and he didn’t agree on joining he timesharing since he has beard a lot of bad stuff about this. Plus, the service offered were not favorable for the members since they tend to control your travelling time based on the availability of the hotel room. Secondly, we checked in the net and we found out some unlikely comments about Club Astoria and RCI. On the same day I went back to the hotel where we had the presentation and I spoke with Mr. Dexie Dato-on (maintenance manager who also signed the contract). I was wondering nga bakit sya yong management representative at hindi si Dhel na sya naman yata ang mas knowledgeable. Anyway, he told me na sa gabi pa daw dadating ang ma staff. It seems all the agent and managers work at night since they operate at night for the so-called buffet invitation. Unfortunately, we also need to to fly back to Cebu at 1pm. When I got home in Cebu I send a text message to Dhel and Liza but I didn’t get a reply. Then I started calling them and only Dhel answered my call. She told me just to send a letter of cancellation on the email posted on the documents they gave me. Marami naman yatang email add at iba-iba bawat form. I send an email to all the email add just to be sure. However, until now I didn’t get any reply from them. It’s been 3 days since I sent them an email. NOW I’m having a HARD time chasing tem while THEY have been very accommodating during the presentation and registration. If this is not REALLY a SCAM, they should follow the right business protocol or least those provisions written on their so-called contract “ unotarized contract”

Mag Ingat po kayoooo sa Club Astoria…

clap clap clap! buffet pala ha! muntik na kaming maloko ng partner ko! ulo nyo….! thank you sa blog nato.. it’s very helpful.. congratulations sa mga itsura nyu! ang galing nyung manloko!

hay nako - sa mga nag isip pumunta dito - sayang ang oras nyu!

thanks sa information……. buti nalang nasearch ko agad itong site sa scam….

Dear Owner,

I'm Mr. ———, Owners Relationship Manager of Club Astoria. This specific forum on your site titled "Club Astoria. scam" was hurting the credibility of our business for years now. It has already generated into argumentative exchange in which several individuals created multiple screen names in order to mislead the readers as to the source of complaints. Some responses are very offensive and that Club Astoria is not a scam. Would you help us if your policy permits to delete this title in your forum? We hope that your management will support us on our intent and we expect a favorable reply from you soon.

By the way, Tripadvisor was very helpful in deleting offensive responses in their forum and already closed the topic so that further posts may not be added in the discussion.

Sincerely,

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T. ——–
C. ——–

its true…sad to say im one of their newly scammed victims, I have cancelled the membership just 3 days ago after i signed up but they did not refund my money! scammers! but i’ll get even with that company i knew someone from media whose helping me out already, that company should be forced to stop scamming people! and those who are leaving comments that are in favor of astoria..they are the employees of astoria..you cant fool us here! dont fall for those sweet promises..they are all liars! they are getting really big commissions out of the people they are able to convince to join! There’s always karma! remember that…and i cant wait to see that to club astoria..