Are the Smart Circle vacation packages sold at Sam’s Club a scam?

A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to our local Sam’s Club to pick up a few things. We were informed that Sam’s Club was having some sort of "Customer Appreciation" thing at the store. They were offering vacation packages for a very cheap. The packages were offered through the Smart Circle. We have never heard of Smart Circle, but since they were selling them at Sam’s Club, we felt that the packages had to be legit. But now, I’m thinking that it’s all too good to be true. What’s the catch?

Has anyone bought such a package at Sam’s Club? And what was your experience?

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5 Responses
  1. Kathleen D says:

    The Smart Circle are big SCAMMERS!! BEWARE!!! My sister had purchased a spa weekend through the Smart Circle. We called the Spa to set up our appts and were told that they no longer offer that promotion…the package we purchased from Smart C included massages, facials etc and the spa never even offer those services to begin with…my sister called to get a refund…she sent in all the information they wanted and she still has not received a refund…$250….to this day is still trying to get her money back

  2. Smart Circle Customer Care says:

    Thanks for your question! The Smart Circle works directly with travel partners before issuing or presenting any cards to consumers, so they’re all approved and legitimate savings opportunities. The savings opportunities in the cards are all guaranteed and in most cases you can take a site tour, etc. for additional perks like free dinners or passes to area attractions.

    If you have any other questions about a specific promotion, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at customercaresupervisor@thesmartcircle.com.

    Regards,
    Customer Care
    The Smart Circle

  3. allan adams says:

    i am tring to register my smart vacition and can not fine the register here to register my card that i brough from sam’s club could u let me no what site i should go to thanks al adams

  4. Christy Wade says:

    They where great for us we bought the Daytona one at Sams Club about 2 yrs ago.We had no problems out of them at all

  5. AC says:

    The packages are legit and work just fine; if you know how to read. We purchased two packages to Sawmill Creek GC and Spa from our local Sam’s Club for our parents and the in-laws and they had no problem booking their stay or using the packages and the card that was included. Like anything you are buying, especially as a gift for someone else, do your homework and research and then make an educated, informed purchase. If you can post on this website, you should know how to look into things like this. We had a great experience with Smart Circle and would definitely purchase from again. AC-Streetsboro, OH.

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