Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
Also used the current on going insurance discounts.
How much did you save Pete, a tenner?
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Ian
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Originally posted by mav
Never really used he premuim services BUT before they came down there should have been a post about WHY I reckon....
I've posted many times about not being happy with the scheme.
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MarkW
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all of the above well said 
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Originally posted by Ian
Thanks for the kind remarks from a few people about us upgrading the kernel to the latest version, upgrading the memory on the server to get rid of the 'too many connections' errors, or upgrading to the latest versions of the programming language and the database system to make the place more secure. Oh, sorry - no one noticed those, thanks
[Edited on 27-12-2004 by Ian]
and i forgot about that stuff ^ 
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AdiSRI
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have to agree with ian to a degree, it was a useless forum really with all the offers being out of date etc...
i pay my premium membership mainly because i like the site and the meets and am happy to pay a small contribution to keep the site going....
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MarkW
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Originally posted by AdiSRI
have to agree with ian to a degree, it was a useless forum really with all the offers being out of date etc...
i pay my premium membership mainly because i like the site and the meets and am happy to pay a small contribution to keep the site going....
like probably most people on here - just some people are moaning bastards 
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AdiSRI
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too true, loosen up fellas, ian doesnt make u pay!!!
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Ian
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Thats not strictly true, I have moved the goalposts.
I'd question how far and if it matters, based on how the scheme was going though.
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Ian
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Originally posted by Marc
Love the feedback from admin in this post 
Love the number of people telling me I'm wrong. You've had at least 35 minutes to get a reply in.
[Edited on 27-12-2004 by Ian]
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Matt H
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Well said Ian
it amazes me how tight some people are over £12.50 
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Matt H
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i still think its unfair about my bananacock avitar though 
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jr
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im amazed at the amount of tight moaning ppl on thsi site who are havign a go at having to pay what works out at just over £! a month to use the site
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Ian
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I don't think they're moaning over the money, the're moaning because CS image hosting doesn't compare favorably to fotki (its not designed to) and discounts are now officially not there as opposed to just outdated and unsupported.
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jr
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well still you get my point, with what IMO is extra hassel to sort out Fotki accounts etc etc CS is worth the £, i still mananged to get money off ins quotes with CS as well, so that worht it IMO
[Edited on 27-12-2004 by jr]
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Thats not strictly true, I have moved the goalposts.
typical scouser, they'll nick anything these days 
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Matt H
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the insurance discount with adrian flux is very useful imo
imagine how many people have a corsa as a 1st car (or 1st, 2nd & 3rd in my case )
insurance is very expensive & you definatly get your £12.50's worth. the image hosting is just a bonus
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jr
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i managed to get a discount with HIC becasue of corsasport as it comes under an owners club as you pay to become a member
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Love the feedback from admin in this post
Love the number of people telling me I'm wrong. You've had at least 35 minutes to get a reply in.
[Edited on 27-12-2004 by Ian]
lol, im not complaining. I was just mearly commenting 
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Adam_B
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Originally posted by jr
i managed to get a discount with HIC becasue of corsasport as it comes under an owners club as you pay to become a member
same here Told em about here and VSCC
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Thoday
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no fooker has posted or been in there since 2003
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PainZ
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Thanks for your reply Ian.
I think the premium member discounts section was a good section, however like some things on the site is not managed well enough.
Take the regional organiser idea for instance..
Worked well for the first month and then everyone lost interest and didn’t bother anymore...
The premium member section was very useful and lots of bargains for the first 1-2 months, however over the last year has slowly died.
Astra sport, Mig web and even bloody Corsa-c have great contacts with big companies now and discounts really are rolling.
Maybe someone is needed to organise the discounts better, decide what the companies get out off giving discounts and also other promotions...
I don’t think Tim and Ian could do it on their own.
The premium discounts was a good idea, however needs constant attention i feel.
Its a good seller in my mind,
If someone was to buy a £200 bumper, and that same bumper was offer 20% off if you was a premium member it don’t take a rocket scientist to see that your best just paying £12.50 for the saving... + all the other benefits...
[Edited on 27-12-2004 by PainZ]
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
If somone was to buy a £200 bumper, and that same bumper was offer 20% off if you was a premium member it dont take a rocket scientist to see that your best just paying £12.50 for the saving...
nor would it take a rocket scientest to see that 20% off a product like a bumper would probably clear out all the profit margin & be a pointless sale
just exactly how much do people expect for £12.50
and as for the regional organiser comment - would this have anything to do with the fact that you arent a regional organiser & you want to be?
Just because we dont organise meets at McDonalds so we can bum each other over a McFlurry every weekend, doesn't really mean that the idea doesn't work
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willay
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I like mcflurries
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
If somone was to buy a £200 bumper, and that same bumper was offer 20% off if you was a premium member it dont take a rocket scientist to see that your best just paying £12.50 for the saving... + all the other benifits...
Thats how the system was designed to work. However we have no audit trail at all says its being adhered to, discounts were being given in some cases and not others.
Be aware though, traders are still welcome to offer discounts, we just don't force people to do it now, and also don't endorse them officially, this is just big trouble.
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Originally posted by PainZ
Astra sport, Mig web and even bloody Corsa-c have great contacts with big companies now and discounts really are rolling.
Do they?
I know Matt at AS has some problems with RJ, don't know if they're involved with anyone else in anything more than an informal way. MIG have some banner ads? Corsa C? Isn't that a load of people off here calling themselves something else?
quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
Take the regional organiser idea for instance..
I thought this thread was about our failings with regard to discounts and trading, not regards meets and events...
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
I like mcflurries
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willay
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Harsh about Corsa C but hey
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