Exploiting the members

You need to read what I've written Bill, not what you think I've written. Our holidays have always been activity based and you'll note (or maybe you didn't) that I said local families "outside of holiday season".

We visit Cardinham Woods quite often, at all times of the year but, to me anyway, it's a place to spend a happy day,  walking or cycling, not somewhere to return to day after day on a family holiday.  Definitely not a "Centre Parcs" set up. Doubtless some will enjoy it though.

 

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"There’s nothing better than sitting outside in shorts/ T shirt "

do it all year round even in the UK & when riding my bike, last time i wore trousers was when MIL passed.

This week although very cold it has been glorious sat in the sunshine, but not overly keen at being away in the caravan, have much of what i want on my doorstep so nothing to be gained from paying to sit in a caravan in an area that may only have 7 hours of daylight.

Not that i use a lot of club sites, last year i used Malvern Hills and York Beeches, mainly because we were seeing friends/family in those areas, have to say both sites were excellent, ok quite expensive, but the facilities block at YB is spendid and more than a match for anything i have experienced over here or over there and it is very convenient for York city and surrounding area, so of course it is going to demand a premium price.

There is a lot of hype re comparing camping businesses over here over there etc, but in my experience over there sites in the main have a totally different business model to those overhere and the same can be said for sites in the UK dependant upon area, overthere e.g. many sites are full Oct thru May with people overwintering, whereas many of the club sites overhere are closed during this period, mainly because there are no punters, but even when closed there are still bills to be paid, so some of these losses, and my guess is, if you have no punters but bills to pay then you loose money during this period, so these have to be offset and the clubs business model is not doubt set out to do just that.

for me, i will use what i can pay for, if i cant afford it then i dont use it and look elsewhere,

 Afternoon

As a member DD, you vote to elect a committee to make all those informed decisions, just in case you weren't aware.

JK

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Just what I was thinking too.

Or one could ask.....how do the committee members know what the members would like to be done on their behalf?

TDA wrote "The Otters loved the mud though."

Great, CAMC can also corner the hippopotamus market.

Perhaps they read this forum.

I'm sure DSB will be able to tell us.

Well this thread has wandered all over from over there (once again) and club committees but as several posters have said it isn't the club just doing this, the vast majority of holiday companies do it and how can it be exploitation? No one is forced or has to take out membership? No one has to re-join either. If one feels this way don't join, re-join, or site pay the prices?

That's the price and they clearly displayed before one presses book, you can pay it or use/find something cheaper, actually or more expensive.  

None of the definitions of exploitation I've seen fits with a seller setting a price for something non essential or where there is no alternative and people having a choice to buy it or not? This isn't bread or petrol here but a campsite.

 

 

But none of that means members are not allowed to express an opinion.