Slight of Hand "Head Line" Pricing

Notlobgp14 replied on 13/04/2019 20:33

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Posted on 13/04/2019 20:33

We've recently returned from a Coast to Coast, Irish Sea to North Sea, trip; Blackpool to Scarborough. Both of the sites were lightly populated but it was High Season, £28.70 and £30.30 respectively per night Standard Pitch two adults. We thought this was excessive due to the Obvious lack of demand.

I downloaded the Prices Leaflet, a new introduction this year. This made for Interesting reading. Headline From prices for Pitch plus one, for example Borrowdale £10.10, we'll visit then; but that applies for One Day Only, 3rd Nov. The next higher price is only £1.20 more, so why bother Fiddling one day cheaper? There are 44 dates available at £11.30, shouldn't that be the Headline?

What's going on with this club of ours? I've given just the one example, but more similar can be found. I wonder what the Objective was in such pricing? Some answers from the Hierarchy would be good.

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JVB66 replied on 18/04/2019 19:47

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Posted on 18/04/2019 19:47

Black Knowl is full this weekend and the majority seem to be young families

Navigateur replied on 18/04/2019 19:52

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Posted on 18/04/2019 19:52

I wonder if the Club has worked out yet what the new breed of "tourer explorer" IS like after all . . ?

peedee replied on 18/04/2019 20:03

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Posted on 18/04/2019 19:47 by JVB66

Black Knowl is full this weekend and the majority seem to be young families

Posted on 18/04/2019 20:03

Isn't that what you would expect on a sunny EASTER weekend JVB? It is full here as well and it is not a Club site!

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JVB66 replied on 18/04/2019 20:09

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Posted on 18/04/2019 20:03 by peedee

Isn't that what you would expect on a sunny EASTER weekend JVB? It is full here as well and it is not a Club site!

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Posted on 18/04/2019 20:09

But would it be full if the prices were(as some of the vocal pensioners say)to high

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peedee replied on 18/04/2019 20:34

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Posted on 18/04/2019 20:09 by JVB66

But would it be full if the prices were(as some of the vocal pensioners say)to high

Posted on 18/04/2019 20:34

Given staycation is the holiday theme this year there is bound to be a fair number willing to pay over the odds amonngst the working population. Pensioners are more discerning some of necessity.

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JVB66 replied on 18/04/2019 20:42

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Posted on 18/04/2019 20:34 by peedee

Given staycation is the holiday theme this year there is bound to be a fair number willing to pay over the odds amonngst the working population. Pensioners are more discerning some of necessity.

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Posted on 18/04/2019 20:42

But as mentioned to me and two other oldies by two much younger working age parents with young children when here last week ,we oldies are out of touch with today's salaries and costs of running a successful leisure company,and they both were quite comfortable with what they were paying for their holiday here

EmilysDad replied on 18/04/2019 20:43

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Posted on 18/04/2019 18:32 by KjellNN

Try Toolstation or Screwfix!

Posted on 18/04/2019 20:43

Screwfix are part of B&Q

nelliethehooker replied on 18/04/2019 20:55

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Posted on 18/04/2019 17:27 by moulesy

"However, as I also make clear in my post I do consider the club still offers excellent value."

And at the end of the day, Jen, that is all that matters. I think those who use club sites do so because they've considered location, facilities, price etc and come to a rational decision that it works for them. Not because they're too stupid to realise they're being fleeced!

Posted on 18/04/2019 20:55

Perhaps those that you talk about can't be bothered to search for alternative cheaper sites and just use club sites as a matter of course, and maybe stay a day or two less than they would otherwise. We will never know for sure as I suspect very few of them are contributors to this forum.

peedee replied on 18/04/2019 21:01

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Posted on 18/04/2019 20:42 by JVB66

But as mentioned to me and two other oldies by two much younger working age parents with young children when here last week ,we oldies are out of touch with today's salaries and costs of running a successful leisure company,and they both were quite comfortable with what they were paying for their holiday here

Posted on 18/04/2019 21:01

Don't disagree with that JVB, I know how my sons on big salaries spend money, a bit like water in my older eyes.

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