Rally in our "own Valley

[Tim and Mary Ann SPREADBOROUGH]

Blair,

You and Lynn certainly do a better job than they are!!!! But.......they are
going for the big$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'ssss in their pockets.

Tim S
----- Original Message -----
From: Blair
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rally in our "own Valley


Randy,
Lynn and I have decided to volunteer our special talents and
experience to Bluebird to show them how
to put on a four to five day event, full meals, wet bar and all the fun you
can handle all for $200 or less.

What do you think? Blair who is flabbergasted at the cost they're charging





At 12:49 PM 5/6/2005, you wrote:
>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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