Can no longer afford

Bestmate1 replied on 20/07/2022 18:39

Posted on 20/07/2022 18:39

Sadly, I have had to cancel all of my bookings with the Club because of both the cost of pitches now on Club Sites and the price of diesel. How many more of you are having real difficulty in getting away as often as you used to?

EmilysDad replied on 04/08/2022 20:41

Posted on 04/08/2022 20:36 by

The trouble with inflation is that it is self perpetuating.  Prices rise so more income is needed so prices need to rise so more income is needed and repeat, and repeat. At some point the cycle has to be broken.  

Posted on 04/08/2022 20:41

unfortunately wages don't increase as fast as inflation does 

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Posted on 04/08/2022 20:35 by EmilysDad

I brimmed my car at Costco at that price yesterday. The sad bit is that I'd done a £50 splash & dash on Monday before a 100-ish mile run ..... yesterday it took £119! 😢😢

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Posted on 04/08/2022 20:41 by EmilysDad

unfortunately wages don't increase as fast as inflation does 

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cyberyacht replied on 04/08/2022 22:20

Posted on 04/08/2022 20:25 by DavidKlyne

I suppose with today's news from the Bank of England about inflation and where it is heading, especially the RPI measure I imagine that is going to put even more pressure on campsite prices for next year. If prices for next year increase in line with inflation we could see increases of between 10 and 15 percent. That is really going to hurt!

David

Posted on 04/08/2022 22:20

It isn't going to hurt me as I have no intention of paying such silly prices for a patch of grass/gravel. Increasingly it seems that people are seeking cheaper alternatives or going 'over there' where they seem to know which side their bread is buttered when it comes to pricing. CAMC seem determined to pursue the law of diminishing returns.

EmilysDad replied on 04/08/2022 22:30

Posted on 04/08/2022 20:47 by

If they did inflation would just get worse.  

Posted on 04/08/2022 22:30

I realise that, but that doesn't help house hold finances so employees will be going backwards re income so they'll ask for more

InaD replied on 04/08/2022 22:33

Posted on 04/08/2022 22:33

One thing I have also noticed is that there is no 50% midweek discount after December 2022, nothing at all showing for 2023. 

We will remain members, but only for the CLs; at one point we used main club sites quite a bit, but haven't used one since March now.

Must say that every cloud has a silver lining though: had it not been for, what I consider, expensive club site prices, we wouldn't have discovered some of the nice CLs we've stayed on.  We had used CLs before, but not as much as in the last couple of years, so in that way CAMC has done us a favour!

GTP replied on 05/08/2022 09:16

Posted on 05/08/2022 09:16

Just checked Cayton Village site...The one that's just had a massive multi million £ refurb after purchase a couple of years ago...apart from the few grass pitches and the odd service/premium..all dates, all pitches are available throughout Aug/Sept...thats if, as a couple you are happy to pay £302.40 for a std pitch w/c 12-19 Aug...

Nearly forgot...as DK mentioned you can also spend £900 on a weeks Glamping Hol..

young thomas replied on 05/08/2022 10:56

Posted on 05/08/2022 09:16 by GTP

Just checked Cayton Village site...The one that's just had a massive multi million £ refurb after purchase a couple of years ago...apart from the few grass pitches and the odd service/premium..all dates, all pitches are available throughout Aug/Sept...thats if, as a couple you are happy to pay £302.40 for a std pitch w/c 12-19 Aug...

Nearly forgot...as DK mentioned you can also spend £900 on a weeks Glamping Hol..

Posted on 05/08/2022 10:56

£52.10 for a night throughout August on a (do we really need these?) 'premium pitch'. I'd want a lot more than even butler service for that price.

KjellNN replied on 05/08/2022 11:22

Posted on 05/08/2022 11:22

What is the point of these Premium Pitches?   

Why do we need a place to put a disposable BBQ?  Some shops are banning their sale anyway.

Why do we need a picnic table and benches?  Does anyone go away in  caravan or MH without their own table and chairs?

Hedges between pitches......nice to have but not essential.

An ordinary serviced pitch would be the most we would ever use, though not at the prices the Club is charging these days!

I really cannot see us ever using a full facility Club site again.

SteveL replied on 05/08/2022 13:03

Posted on 05/08/2022 11:22 by KjellNN

What is the point of these Premium Pitches?   

Why do we need a place to put a disposable BBQ?  Some shops are banning their sale anyway.

Why do we need a picnic table and benches?  Does anyone go away in  caravan or MH without their own table and chairs?

Hedges between pitches......nice to have but not essential.

An ordinary serviced pitch would be the most we would ever use, though not at the prices the Club is charging these days!

I really cannot see us ever using a full facility Club site again.

Posted on 05/08/2022 13:03

I assume there research shows there is a demand for the premium pitches or they wouldn’t have included them in site revamps. We quite like club sites and will continue using them if they are in the right place. We will be using 10 on our September / October tour as well as C&CC sites and some private.

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