<prompt> Human: So my bf and I called up our most recent hotel to rearrange some things. After that was taken care of, they forwarded us to the promotions department. We spoke to a very nice guy who told us they were offering 3 nights in a hotel for free for listening to a presentation, and touring and posting on social media about how beautiful their new renovated hotel is. One of the hotel options was in Vegas, which we planned to visit this year. We could do this trip any time in the next 12 months, so we agreed. The conditions were we had to be over 23, not bankrupt, and have a combined household income of 50k. Originally he said it would be 250 for the offer, and we would get that money back in Vegas bucks to use at local casinos after the presentation. We lied and said we didnt have that much, and he dropped the price to 199. I put it on my high-security credit card, as my banker calls it. At the end, the guy does say its a time share presentation.Now as my bf was talking to this guy, I was frantically googling. Any bad reviews of this deal are pretty benign. Ex: the presentation was supposed to be 2 hours, it was 2 and a half, or the guy on the phone said we could bring our dog, then we couldnt, etc.My boyfriend works in sales, and is almost giddy to see what high pressure tactics they use. Hes gonna use it as a learning experience. Hes also gonna instruct me on what NOT to say, and have me leave my wallet in the room I am sadly easily swayed by sales people. I guess what im asking is, if were smart about not buying into anything theyre selling, did we really just get a free exchangeable for gambling money stay in a Vegas hotel? Seems too good to be true...  <response>: Went to the Caribbean a few years ago. Had enough money for one night at the fancy restaurant on the resort. Next day, we were offered a 200 gift card to the restaurant if we toured the time shares.I was amazed at how good of a case they made for it. At one point I was almost like hmm, I do kind of want to invest in my Caribbean vacations.... I wasnt signing up no matter what, but I can see why people do.So a word is advice. The reason these work is the same reason casinos give away free money. Enough people who planned on sticking with their plan end up gambling more or buying a timeshare. Its not a scam. Its highly qualified lead generation. So just remember, no matter what, dont buy a damn timeshare.Edit: typos 