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Old 05-02-2010, 04:45 AM   #1
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So how bad is your addonitis?

Having read all about the medical condition of addonitis in another thread got me wondering how bad your condition is. How many times have you added on more points?

For us, we've added on three times so far - if the pound ever hit a decent rate against the dollar again and we had the money, I'd definitely go for more as well.
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Only added one time so far, and it was only 8 months after we bought in.
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Only added one time so far, and it was only 8 months after we bought in.
We did the same thing after the initial purchase; and then added two more times.
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I have never had a case of addonitis! We bought a contract big enough to go for a week once/year. I don't see us ever adding on.
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I have a pretty bad case--I want to add on desperately and re-visit the all the numbers a few times a year, but DH keeps telling me I'll be okay
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I've had two bad bouts along with the initial diagnosis. One was mild, the other severe, and it seemed to intensify while we were on a Disney cruise.
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Added on? Four. Last time was August of 2009, so I got it under control now.
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I guess I'm the poster boy for the "cure addonitis" organization.

I've added on 24 times.

Yes, that's right, I have 25 DVC contracts.

When I call DVC MS to make a reservation, I always have to remind them to keep scrolling to the next page to see all my contracts.

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I guess I'm the poster boy for the "cure addonitis" organization.

I've added on 24 times.

Yes, that's right, I have 25 DVC contracts.

When I call DVC MS to make a reservation, I always have to remind them to keep scrolling to the next page to see all my contracts.

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I guess I'm the poster boy for the "cure addonitis" organization.

I've added on 24 times.

Yes, that's right, I have 25 DVC contracts.

When I call DVC MS to make a reservation, I always have to remind them to keep scrolling to the next page to see all my contracts.

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Twice -- we originally bought into SSR, and then in 2008 we bought into AKV for my 50th birthday. This year we added on points to our SSR contract. Maybe later this year or early next year we will add on to our AKV contract.
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I would love to add on, due to the time of year we have to travel since the kids are in school more points would be a help!
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We are feeling addonitis REALLY BAD!!! We bought in 2007, added on in 2008. Had to hold the DH back from adding on in 2009 when we were on the cruise. We've already done 2 webcasts and came really close to adding to our contract. DH swears we are adding on soon, if not then definitely when we do the cruise next year.
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