Membership renewal premium

Thankyou, Sefton. No worries.

Why is it that whenever someone raises (in my opinion) a very valid point - in this case, that the CC have applied a very significant (in percentage terms) increase to their 'membership' fee - that we always get this chorus of "if you don't like it then don't join"?

Do these people just pay any increase on anything they buy, without complaint? Whether the increase is justified or not?

When petrol / diesel goes up the day after oil went up a few dollars a barrel (when we were told that it takes months for a reduction in oil prices to reach the pumps) - do you just smile and pay it?

Of course people have a right to complain about unjustified increases! And that is all that the op did. They complained that the 'Club' made no attempt to explain this increase to its 'members'.

What other members-club would do that?

I think some people need to get  real about what goes off in life , 

£2 increase is really nothing to get worked up over , there again a few months ago we had the moaners berating a £1 increase on non toilet block pitches , get a life or leave

Why is it that whenever someone raises (in my opinion) a very valid point - in this case, that the CC have applied a very significant (in percentage terms) increase to their 'membership' fee - that we always get this chorus of "if you don't like it then don't join"?

Do these people just pay any increase on anything they buy, without complaint? Whether the increase is justified or not?

When petrol / diesel goes up the day after oil went up a few dollars a barrel (when we were told that it takes months for a reduction in oil prices to reach the pumps) - do you just smile and pay it?

Of course people have a right to complain about unjustified increases! And that is all that the op did. They complained that the 'Club' made no attempt to explain this increase to its 'members'.

What other members-club would do that?

Write your comments here...what other club would have it's regular share of moaners , knockers & cliche of posters who always seem to jump in on just about anything & everything

in fairness i think that its all aspects of the CC 'money machine' that is coming to the fore....large increases in pitch fees, along with a broadening of peak periods to catch more folk at premium rates and now an arbitrary increase in the fee required to participate....

taken individually, and at face value, a couple of quid is neither here nor there, but its the constant process of extracting a little more that grates, i guess....

the realignment of 'season dates' is reminicent of a Chancellor using 'fiscal drag' to obtain a larger tax take....thoroughly sneaky IMHO

Do these people just pay any increase on anything they buy, without complaint? Whether the increase is justified or not?

No we all have choices, its up to us as individuals to exercise them!

The same old same old is trotted out when prices rise  i.e. living  wage etc.,  what most forget is that even if some staff are on the living wage the vast majority won't be, so if there is an increase don't forget that the club/employer will have to pay NHI at nearly 12% plus in a lot of cases pensions increases and payroll burdens  Any salary increase will come with at least a total of 15% add ons.  I'm sure we all want to see the club staff getting paid properly

I was merely asking if any members knew a reason why the subscription fee has gone up by 14 and a half times that of inflation. It would appear that no-one does so I will take it up with the CC.

Why is it that whenever someone raises (in my opinion) a very valid point - in this case, that the CC have applied a very significant (in percentage terms) increase to their 'membership' fee - that we always get this chorus of "if you don't like it then don't join"?

Do these people just pay any increase on anything they buy, without complaint? Whether the increase is justified or not?

When petrol / diesel goes up the day after oil went up a few dollars a barrel (when we were told that it takes months for a reduction in oil prices to reach the pumps) - do you just smile and pay it?

Of course people have a right to complain about unjustified increases! And that is all that the op did. They complained that the 'Club' made no attempt to explain this increase to its 'members'.

What other members-club would do that?

Write your comments here...Don't know of any. ------- Most customer aware companies who value their customers  give an explanation of why they have to increase their prices. 

K 

Our flying club shares the accounts figures with the members and explained in detail why they needed to make a temporary increase in fees (after 3 years of no increases, despite also employing staff who need pay increases).

Yes it's 'only' £2 but as others say, it's £2 on top of other increases (pitch fees) that already cover site staff cost increases many times over.

Going back to the petrol analogy, would an increase of 'only' £0.10 per litre for no given reason be reasonable?

Most companies would not tolerate what goes on in this forum as it presents a disgraceful shop window to the world.

Therefore, we conclude CC higher managers either don't read it or don't care so what chance is there of getting meaningful answers to questions asked on here? Might as well go and clean the car instead.