Rally in our "own Valley

[randydupree]

ron.as a vendor at FMCA for many years i watched the price of vending go up each
and every event.it was way too high to break even,back when i first started
showing my wares at fmca conventions.i wrote letters to fmca,a chapter for
vendors was started,all to try to keep the cost down so we could continue to
vend at there conventions.the cost continuded to go up and i stopped working at
the fmca conventions.their feelings were that they sold out all the space at
every show,so why keep the cost down?there was always someone else waiting for
my spot if i didnt want it.i know of several other manufacture's that don't
attend for the same reason,too much money! i guess that the people at BB think
that 500 bucks is not very much money for someone that owns a bird.too me,its
not the amount of money,its what you get for the money.and the riv is not worth
$500 to me,and i really think BB will not get that its too much money until we
don't show up there..randydupree93wb
----- Original Message -----
From: ronmarabito2002
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley


It wouldn't serve any usefull purpose to alienate ourselves from
Wanderlodge. We have nothing to gain by doing this. We need to
simply make Management understand that: It's not worth it and they
need to re-think their pricing and where the value is.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
Moderator


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Mark Garber
wrote:
> How about a banner saying Blue Bird Beatniks or Blue Bird Brats
leading into the campground?
>
> Mark, 80FC35 in PA with the Blue Bird Beatnik paint scheme from
the factory.
>
>
> randydupree wrote:
> trailer trash?(VBG!) haha! randydupree 93wb in fl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Hohnstein
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley
>
>
> Pretty simple, don't go where your aren't wanted. If 500 bucks
tightens your back side, the powers that be are getting the desired
effect. I suspect it's like that at Indio and other high end
destinations. Some people like to hang with peers of a like net
worth level. Or something. Nothing wrong with bein' trailer trash.
> Mike Hohnstein
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Lowry
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley
>
>
> I don't know how many of the forum members are also members of
the
> FMCA Bluebird Chapter but I am beginning to have concerns. It
appears
> that the Chapter is allowing Bluebird to run things. Costs for
all the
> rallies are WAY out of line for what the costs are in other
chapters.
> It appears that Bluebird/ bluebird chapter is trying to price
out the
> lower income folks. Is it for snobs only?
>
> We just has a rally in another chapter at Cal Expo, one of the
better
> parks around Sacramento ant the total cost for the largest,
best site
> including the meals only came to $80. True there was some
volunteer
> work. I am certain that Bluebirders aren't afraid to get
their hands
> dirty if necessary.
>
> Last year I inquired as to why Bluebird was charging $250 for
a three
> day rally when FMCA international rallies are only $99. And
the FMCA
> rallies include three nights of name entertainment. The
response was
> the cost of meals. They said that they figured $25 per meal
per
> person. Now I have been living in a much higher cost of living
area
> (CA) and the last catered meal we had cost only $17 per person
> including gratuity and tax, and included four kinds of meat,
four
> different kinds of beans, and other items including drinks.
Everyone
> had more food than they could eat.
>
> On top of this, the Bluebird Chapter has decided to
drastically
> increase their dues this year. We have come to the decision
that
> Bluebird doesn't want us as members nor do they want us to
upgrade to
> a newer coach.
>
> We currently belong to six different chapters. Bluebird has
> consistently been the most expensive by a factor of 3 - 5. I
was under
> the impression that Bluebird was helping the Bluebird Chapter
with
> some of their expenses as an advertising expense. It more
appears
> that their old customers are being used as a method of added
income to
> feed corporate greed. Perhaps I have just been around
organized
> rallies for two long.
>
> If there is anyone on the forum that is an officer of the
Bluebird
> Chapter, I would appreciate their input.
>
> George Lowry
> '95 WBDA 4203 & GM 4106 (for sale)
> Spearfish, SD
>
>
>
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