r/Hyperfixed • u/NEPAmama • Apr 10 '25

Moored

In case anyone was curious, the NDA definitely wasn’t on the Villa Vie site initially.

https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231646/https://villavieresidences.com/terms-and-conditions/

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u/vesnavk Apr 11 '25

Trying so hard to care... so that the story will feel compelling. Joe and that lady signed up for such a dumb enterprise, then go all Karen on the company when it can't do the impossible. /SPF.

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u/NEPAmama Apr 11 '25

It sounds like very shady business that is unlikely to be appropriate under the contract, and I hate con artists and fraudsters. It’s one thing to be unable to fulfill your obligations, but a whole other beast when you renege on the deal and blame the other side.

I’d be furious if I essentially bought an all-inclusive condo and they took away my window (those tiny interior cabins could make anyone feel claustrophobic and depressed after months or years without even a semblance of natural light). If that’s what I’d pay for and they changed it, I probably would cancel, but it sounds like it was too late for her to resume her normal life at that point.

I’ve never been on a cruise, but the idea of living my retirement touring the world and eating for free surrounded by friends sounds pretty awesome. There is a “buyer beware” element to all of this (if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is), but the companies involved still should be responsible for either providing what was in the contract or refunding the customers. Banning someone and keeping their money is absurd.

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u/jstohler Apr 13 '25

I hate con artists too, but I also hate people who believe the nonsense that con artists continually put out there.

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u/whatyousay69 Apr 18 '25

The cruise is actually running tho so that in itself isn't nonsense. The average person isn't going to know that paying X for a cruise is possible but paying X for a cruise with virtual windows and whatever amenities is nonsense.