New pricing in handbook

I agree the CC were very fair, as they could have just adjusted the prices, as they did with the revised BH. However, BB makes a valid point. The adjustment is a manual fudge, as the my bookings price has been altered. This should not have been allowed to happen. In our case one site clearly forgot and we didn't even think about it until the next site, when the Warden joked about our massive discount.😀

Steve, the fudge should disappear as the 2020 prices have already been set, and not released after bookings for those dates...

so, I think the issue/fudge/fiddle will iron itself out in a year (or so) time...

No except on one site. There is apparently a marker on the warden's booking screen 

Perhaps the Club need to overhaul how they set prices for sites by having a limited number of price bands, say between 3 and 5 and then grade sites by price band. This could be further split into seasons across the years, say 3 to 4. That way each site could have price band A,B,C etc There would be no need for prices in the directory but every year the Club could send out a single card insert for the directory with the current prices. It could almost be credit card size but that might be pushing it a bit! Any sites offering additional discounts like the midweek discount could be highlighted. There would be the issue of Affiliated Sites but the answer there might be to have a set discount off those sites website prices? 

David

Every advert you see for a new car comes up as a “prices from” nowadays. You have to be quick enough to catch the small print that flashes onto the screen for a couple of seconds to realise that the super flash paint finish, air con, adaptive technology, spare wheel (🤣), Etc.....comes at extra price. It’s why there are such boring coloured cars around in the main. Black, white, grey or goldy-beige Sir? Ah, you fancy something a tad more bold, that comes at an extra £1000 and a three month wait Sir......😂😂😂

Its the same with pitches. Patch of grass? A tenner. Two people? Another tenner. Hook Up? A fiver. Much like those super cheap rail tickets, there is a bargain out there, but it’s usually because no one else wants it.😁

complicated pricing is a modern marketing tool....no one knows what they're buying

Anyone else spotted the advert for the much praised Woolacombe Bay site in this month's C&CC magazine? 

"Pitches from £6 per night" !

What do we think of that for "creative pricing"! 

Agreed BB. You go out hoping to buy a thoroughbred, but find your hard earned pennies only entitle you to a pony. The wise and learned occasionally drop on a handsome hunter.....usually bought by someone else first, but well schooled with lots of potential and longevity.😁

(Can you tell I am doing horsey things today, hoping to flog a very nice and broken in saddle to anyone with the cash to spare!😄)