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New information has it that they are trying to close out neighborhoods and if you build north of 466a prior to september 30 you get a 4% discount. This has been confirmed. Hope this helps somebody.

There was about a four percent increase on june 17 on designers which we beat by one day. So this new discount is actually a wash for us

That is good news. We are starting our construction the first week of August. I will confirm with our realtor.

Who confirmed the 4% discount? We are coming down next week to start the building process in Tamarind Grove. This would be great news for us. Thanks. Maybe see some of you when we are there.

My understanding is that the 4% discount is tied to making an appointment with, and using, the new Design Center to furnish your new home and receive the discount off the package, i.e. the home and the furniture. Check with your agent for details. Good luck and have fun!!!

I spoke to our agent today and he confirmed the 4% discount. He said nothing about it being tied to furniture only that you must start construction before September 30th (applies north of 466A only). He is setting us up with someone from the design center however so maybe it is tied to that. I will find out more info. This is great news because we were so disappointed when we could not finalize everything before the last price increase (our home was not sold). Now that our home is sold we can move forward and this is a savings for us.

The person from the Design Center is not for furniture, she/he helps you pick your flooring, tile, counters, light fixtures, etc., etc.

Thanks for clarifying re: the Design Center - makes more sense. For those fortunate enough to be able to take advantage of it, it should take some sting out of the price increases in June!

Hope you all have better luck than I did. A 4% discount was announced last winter. My agent e-mailed us to let us know. We took a few days to discuss changing our schedule, and when I called the agent, she told me the limited # of discount certificates were all gone in 24 hours. We got bupkus.

We are building in St. James & want a mid Nov. occupancy. Our agent e mailed us re. the 4% discount so we will order the home around 9/23 in order to get the discount.

Nothing was said about a limited number of discount certificates, only that the house needed to be ordered prior to September 30th. We won't be down until August 10th, sure hope that discount is still around and is not being limited. I think I will call our realtor again to confirm.

Hi paperboy - we will be building in St. James as well on Barksdale Drive. Also looking for a mid November closing.

I just confirmed with our realtor that the 4% discount is limited to the first 200 who book appointments with the designer team. Fortunately we were able to get our appointment and are all set with the discount. So glad now that we did not wait.

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We just confirmed our reservation with the design center for Sept 14. This was the latest date that was still available. This will move up our start date by 30 days. For the savings, it is well worth it. Tamarind Grove here we come.
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Wow....thanks for the information. We are closing on our house in Cincinnati on 29 Jul and since I read these posts I have also confirmed with our realtor that we will get the discount. Thank you so much. We have a lot in Tamarind Grove and will start building the first week of August. Look forward to meeting all the neighbors. :)

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Thanks to all the people making us aware of the upcoming discount!! You are awesome. We are scheduled to meet with the design team Sunday, yes, in 2 days!!! We thought that maybe we needed to request the 4% discount or ask for a coupon or something out of the ordinary, but our salesperson assured us that yes indeed we get it. He was going to surprise us, but we did check with him yesterday.
We are building in Tamarind Grove and will soon be Grovers! Our house in Maryland has not sold, but we are continuing the build hoping that it won't be on the market much longer.
We are so excited to get the building started and to pick out everything. It is certainly something to look forward to and to meet everyone at the pool!!!!
It has been so hot in the Annapolis area (103 today) we can't wait to get to Florida to cool off.:cold:

:welcome:The neighborhood has so many homes now. You probably won't recognize it. Good luck on your build. Hope your house sells soon. The pool is lovely. If you are going to be here Aug 1, TG is having a social get together.

Can you tell me more about the TG get together? We will be arriving 31 Jul and would like to meet more of the neighbors. Thanks.

The entire village?!? :shocked: We can't be there in person, but will attend in spirit.

It's 5:30, Aug 1 at Fish Hawk Recreaton Center. They request you bring your own beverage and "finger food" to share. Hope to see you there.

Interesting concept. All of the marketing gurus must be pitching what I think of as a "spending gauntlet"-- although I'm sure they don't call it that.

Think about it. How many stores to do go to where you have to walk through a maze of impulse-item displays before you get to the check-out register. Grocery stores have always had impulse items at checkout, but now stores have a literal maze of items you have to walk through to check out.

Needing an appointment with the Design Center to get the 4 percent discount is like that too. Look at and discuss with our professionals every single upgrade available for your home and you'll get a four percent discount. I wonder how many people who make those appointments with the Design Center leave spending more rather than less than they expected before they got their discount.

I'm not knocking it. It's good marketing. And you are getting somethign of value for your money.

But understanding the game before you go in could save you some dough.

I'm just saying.

Pturner - good reasoning. It definitely sounds like a good marketing tactic.

I hope others don't get confused because of the negative attitude of your comments. You can't build a home in TV WITHOUT using the design center to pick out your various color choices at the minimum. Its a FREE service and you get to walk into a model home that has the color of the counter top you're picking out etc. Here is the link to understanding this very simple concept http://www.thevillages.com/newslette.../home-site.htm

If, because of the discount, they take the tile option for $1200, or stretch their garage two feet for the same price when they might not have before, what business is that of yours. I think TV is doing something good not bad.

That said, those that did not get the discount shouldn't begrudge those that will. Be happy for them instead.

I am not sure Pt's post was meant to be negative. It was more like a "heads up". It is easy to get carried away with some marketing ploys. There is a lot of money to be made in upgrades.

One of the purposes of this forum is to make suggestions and comments to help people. It is difficult to do that without "minding someones business".

Downeaster, thanks. You are right about the intent of my post.

Someone that indicates her occupation as a "Marketing Consultant" and has over 4500 posts on this site since October of 2009 ( that's an average of 182 per month, or six a day ) beats a drum in many directions in my mind.

I started this thread to alert those that were building or thinking about building to a 4% discount if they did it North of 466A, and before September 30. It helped those it was intended for and I'm happy for my effort. Bless them for their savings, period.

Jim Starz - Re-read the quote I took from PT's post. Not only is she not being negative she says "getting something of value". How in the world do you read that as "negative attitude of her comments".

No one already in TV is going to begrudge new comers from saving any amount of money.

And who cares how many posts per day she makes. You think she's making money on it somehow? Go read her other 4500 posts and tell me one time where PT wasn't caring or didn't try to help someone else etc. She's a great TOTVer and even more impressive when you get to know her in person.

PLEASE!

Agree with Russ. I know her too.

I'm with Russ.................

I started this thread to alert those that were building or thinking about building to a 4% discount if they did it North of 466A, and before September 30. It helped those it was intended for and I'm happy for my effort. Bless them for their savings, period.

Those are my words, and these are her's ( you only showed part of her quote )

Originally Posted by Pturner
Interesting concept. All of the marketing gurus must be pitching what I think of as a "spending gauntlet"-- although I'm sure they don't call it that.

Think about it. How many stores to do go to where you have to walk through a maze of impulse-item displays before you get to the check-out register. Grocery stores have always had impulse items at checkout, but now stores have a literal maze of items you have to walk through to check out.

Needing an appointment with the Design Center to get the 4 percent discount is like that too. Look at and discuss with our professionals every single upgrade available for your home and you'll get a four percent discount. I wonder how many people who make those appointments with the Design Center leave spending more rather than less than they expected before they got their discount.

I'm not knocking it. It's good marketing. And you are getting somethign of value for your money.

But understanding the game before you go in could save you some dough.

I'm just saying.

Now I wonder if she had posted the original thread first if she would have included that statement that some may have been confused by. I think I put out a good post that helped folks, and I will never have 4500 posts on here because I get out some and enjoy TV.

Yes I wasn't questioning your thread. I think it's part of the service that TOTV provides by alerting wannabes to discounts and opportunities. That's good and valuable.

Since PT is a marketing person she knows what TV is doing. But she was using her experience just to make sure that no one gets suckered during the design process. Knowledge is power and that's what she was providing.

Hi Jim,
It was wonderful of you to alert people to the 4 percent discount. Some posters on this thread went ahead and made their appointments thanks to your thread. Had they not, they might not have been among the 200 receiving the discount.

I hoped my marketing knowledge might help some shop more wisely and that is all. In no way did I mean to slight you or minimize your kindness and good deed in passing along this information.

Best regards,
P

Thank you for the kind words and I PM'd you.

shew I feel better
 

In my opinion, this happens often. Since writing is not done is person, one cannot pick up on a person's original intent easily. Glad it got cleared up. BTW, I agree, PT where never is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. I have never met PT but love her anyway !!!!! Keep posting!

I hope it was kind...

Had I initiated post that provided useful information that ulitmately benefitted many, many people (200? Wow!) and helped them to save serious dollars, I would be very gratified.

Had I written a subsequent post in that same thread that directly attacked another poster who had NOT first taken a shot at me personally, I would be embarrassed.

Had the person whom I attacked responded with kind words acknowledging my initial post but completely ignored my subsequent insulting posts, I would be ashamed and feel belittled.

And I would apologize.

As ssmith alluded, written words often fail to accurately convey the writer's intonation and connotation.

We all who post and who read posts should be mindful of that.
appreciative.

If I ever infer that a fellow poster personally attacks me, I promise to the TOTV collective
that I will attempt to clarify the comments before I fire back.

George

Yes, Jim sent me a nice PM. He is new here. Let's all forgive him.

Thank you to my dear TOTV friends who have come to my defense. Your goodwill and kind words are very touching and mean much to me.

Jim: In my view, you earned major props for your initial posting. A very gracious and selfless gesture. Very cool that you did that.

Even more cool that you sent P a pm.