DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I joined a travel timeshare that we both love. The only thing we hate is how they try to upsell you.

After check-in, you are required to go to the concierge desk to get your arm band or parking pass. Once there, the hard sell starts; they try to bribe, encourage or beg you to attend a sales meeting. (They call them “updates,” but it is ALWAYS a sales meeting.)

Once there, the sales staff lie and manipulate the math on your fees and benefits to get you into a higher tier. Their goal is to scare you into buying more.

How can I tell the concierge NO and just get to my room? I have used “No, thank you,” but it does not stop them from pushing. They will call your room and cellphone to try again each day you are at the resort. Reporting them to management is no

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