Waste of resources

TwoJays replied on 07/08/2019 17:55

Posted on 07/08/2019 17:55

Have just stayed on a main CMC site and yet again wonder why there is so much waste of paper? We had one full A4 piece of paper as a receipt for the site fees, another for the site plaque - apparently that has to be paid for separately and therefore receipted on another sheet of paper. Then there is the site plan which you don't need for more than two minutes.

As most caravanners will have smart phones and probably tablets etc why not email a receipt? We know what we've paid, it will appear on the bank statement within a day or two so why a printed receipt? Why do we have to pay separately for the plaque and get another receipt? Many of us carry very little cash day to day and having to pay for this as another transaction is a pain - and another receipt!

Then the site plan. Useful to find an available pitch but after that? Most of us can spot a toilet block, water point and the bins without a map. Why not have a few laminated plans which can be returned to the office when you report your pitch number and collect the security card/ shower block key etc. No return, no key. They would initially cost a little more to laminate but the saving on hundreds of sheets of paper, coloured ink and electricity would be quite substantial across the network.

Cornersteady replied on 07/08/2019 18:58

Posted on 07/08/2019 18:58

I can understand your points. I personally like the paper versions as we keep the site plans in the van as a scrapbook of our visits and I always like paper receipt wherever I go 

I suppose the club could offer a paperless version emailed after booking in as some shops do, but I would still ask for paper 

Of course it should all be recycled.

Tinwheeler replied on 07/08/2019 19:16

Posted on 07/08/2019 19:16

Don’t forget, 2Js, that pitching instructions and site rules are on the reverse of the site plan. Surely the idea is that you hold onto the info for reference during your stay.

richardandros replied on 09/08/2019 14:44

Posted on 09/08/2019 14:44

I'm with 2Js on this one.  The only time I want a receipt is for high value items which have a warranty - and even then, that can be emailed to me - which I would prefer, anyway. 

Corners - it's all very well saying the paper can be recycled - but that's also using a large amount of energy - transportation, processing etc. It's not just about saving paper and ink!

huskydog replied on 09/08/2019 15:44

Posted on 09/08/2019 15:44

There seems to be double standards here , the OP is worried about a couple of sheets of paper ,when he has just  towed his caravan miles whilst polluting the atmosphere surprised

JVB66 replied on 09/08/2019 15:52

Posted on 09/08/2019 15:52

It's like the teenagers who want  to save the planet as long as they can drive/be driven every where ,have holidays abroad by very polluting  air craft and keep their very latest mobile phones also have the latest fashions that will be discarded after a short periodsurprised

Tinwheeler replied on 09/08/2019 15:56

Posted on 09/08/2019 15:56

Ah, the age old conundrum of us LV users running gas guzzlers for no good reason yet trying to save the planet.

JVB66 replied on 09/08/2019 16:04

Posted on 09/08/2019 16:04

And since diesel is the devil, CO2 levels have seen a big increase by the change to petrolsurprised

redface replied on 09/08/2019 19:23

Posted on 09/08/2019 19:23

I personally like a receipt for any expenditure so that I can tick it off against bank statements, which incidentally are 'paperless' that is to say on my computer.

Site plans - are they online? Haven't come across one yet but I have not been looking for them.

cyberyacht replied on 12/08/2019 16:42

Posted on 12/08/2019 16:42

I would imagine a "site plan" would be useful in a 1000 pitch mega-site "over there" but a bit overkill here in the UK.

replied on 12/08/2019 17:02

Posted on 12/08/2019 16:42 by cyberyacht

I would imagine a "site plan" would be useful in a 1000 pitch mega-site "over there" but a bit overkill here in the UK.

Posted on 12/08/2019 17:02

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