Weekend one-nighters

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  • Grant705
    Grant705 Forum Participant Posts: 164
    edited December 2017 #122

    Already have...Site in Provence, one at Argeles-sur-Mer, and one site near Biarritz …. plus outbound ferry, all requiring a deposit…oh yes, and a CaMC affiliated site not yet booked but does require a deposit at time of booking..

    Not only do you like paying deposits you also like to book. As you are retired and presumably are able to go outside peak times, why do you feel the need to book at all?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited December 2017 #123

    Because it suits him to do that probably. 

  • GTP
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    edited December 2017 #124

    Grant 705...Generally i don't, except for any preferred 'honeypot sites' in the UK...I use ACSI extensively when in Europe but 2018 is a one off in terms booking in advance..in that we are meeting up with family and friends at each of the said locations. In view of the number of pitches requested and to guarantee being sited next to each other the site asked for a deposit. 

    It's not a question of whether i like to pay a deposit....I appreciate it is a sound commercial decision and i don't have an issue with that.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited December 2017 #125

    You don't need to explain yourself, GTP. It’s your business, no one else's.

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2017 #126

    Have in the last hour booked 10 nights at M.I.M over Easter as OH has had a call from cousins wanting a meet  in Cotswolds they have hired a cottage for a week, £50 non ret dep for them surprised

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited December 2017 #127

    That's quite reasonable in terms of cottage deposits. If you book via an agency it's often a lot more, and it's not unusual to have to pay a damage deposit as well, which will only be returned after your holiday is complete, and the cottage has been checked for any damage or theft. Not all owners demand this, but it is quite standard. Not something we have ever got uptight about, even when taking our dogs with us. Never failed to have a deposit returned!

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2017 #128

    I have not hired cottars etc for 15 years. Never paid a deposit then but usually at short notice.

  • Tigi
    Tigi Forum Participant Posts: 1,038
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    edited December 2017 #129

    You may as well give up this argument the CAMC is effectively a business or at least operates as one and presumably finds the current system maximises bookings.

    One site that we have used frequently in the past is Crystal Palace often the web site shows full but there are have nearly always been pitches free. 

    The answer is to make club members consider more carefully by using a deposit scheme but then refer back to paragraph one.

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2017 #130

    As has been said on numerous posts "it pays to talk" and we have vary rarely been disappointed when needing to book a "full" site after "talking to the site staff"wink 

  • huskydog
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    edited December 2017 #131

    I don't know what the problem is !! , I've just booked 2 different sites over the May and August bank holidays 

    there is too much hype over booking day undecided

  • 63ellsbells
    63ellsbells Forum Participant Posts: 138
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    edited December 2017 #132

    Quite agree,

    too much hype indeed about those pesky one-nighters, pesky block bookers, and those pesky selfish members who got booked up first...

    A load of pesky nonsense if you ask me..

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