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Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:42 pm
by Jasonmarie
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:39 pm
pbar wrote: Mon May 30, 2022 5:28 pm I guess the Gold membership ones get sent direct from CCI then.
I thought I'd get a gold membership as I am, apparently, "loaded" and I thought the price was reasonable anyway .... :D

Andrew.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:40 am
by Peter-S
pbar wrote: Mon May 30, 2022 12:24 pm
Jasonmarie wrote: Mon May 30, 2022 11:47 am
pbar wrote: Mon May 30, 2022 9:35 am Glad to say it's come at last. Good job I didn't ask something difficult!
Did it come with a free gift ? :beer:

Hehe, yes Jason, the brown envelope it came in! In fact, I do wish they would stop sending it in the usual see-through bag, as it advertises the fact that we have a Capri doesn't it?
I get Flypast magazine delivered every month. That's how Jason found out that I own a Spitfire.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:02 pm
by pbar
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:39 pm I thought I'd get a gold membership as I am, apparently, "loaded" and I thought the price was reasonable anyway .... :D

:D How long have you had that for Andrew, is it a recent purchase?

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:53 pm
by Andrew 2.8i
pbar wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:02 pm :D How long have you had that for Andrew, is it a recent purchase?
Yes, at the renewal the year before last, I think. I've still got some time to go before I break even!

Andrew.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:23 pm
by pbar
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:53 pm
pbar wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:02 pm :D How long have you had that for Andrew, is it a recent purchase?
Yes, at the renewal the year before last, I think. I've still got some time to go before I break even!

Andrew.
I must admit, I've thought about it a few times, and in hindsight (which is a terrible thing!) I wish I had done, as I'd be into profit now I would think. What puts me off now is, what would happen if John calls it a day and the Club folds?

Any other benefits other than the early arrival of the magazine?

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:17 pm
by Andrew 2.8i
pbar wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:23 pm Any other benefits other than the early arrival of the magazine?
Just a few gifts and lifetime free entry into the CCI shows.
Like you I wished I'd done it when I first joined the club. The John Hill thing did cross my mind, but in the end I just took the plunge.

Andrew.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:51 am
by Caprigear
pbar wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:23 pm
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:53 pm
pbar wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:02 pm :D How long have you had that for Andrew, is it a recent purchase?
Yes, at the renewal the year before last, I think. I've still got some time to go before I break even!

Andrew.
I must admit, I've thought about it a few times, and in hindsight (which is a terrible thing!) I wish I had done, as I'd be into profit now I would think. What puts me off now is, what would happen if John calls it a day and the Club folds?

Any other benefits other than the early arrival of the magazine?
If and when John calls it a day then the parts scene will be totally screwed but there seems to be a large number of owners who are too blinkered to see this. They are so fixated with it being a business, look around you, all major car clubs are in fact businesses, that's how they generate income to re invest in parts etc to keep the cars on the road. I have been a member now for almost 34 years, I was a member long before setting up my business and I can honestly say that in all that time I have never had an issue with any parts and to be honest the Capri Club shows are the only ones that don't rip me off for a pitch price when I'm trading. Instead of constantly bitching owners should be thankful for the parts suppliers but in my experience it simply isn't that way. Yes , there is the internet, E bay etc but the large majority of sellers have no clue what they're selling .

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:24 pm
by pbar
Caprigear wrote: Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:51 am Instead of constantly bitching owners should be thankful for the parts suppliers but in my experience it simply isn't that way.

Well that isn't my outlook, I've often championed the Club and said how worse off we would be if it folded. I know that Andrew feels the same, so that's at least three of us Martin. So there's the beginnings of a little fan club for the Club!

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:19 am
by pbar
Well it's a shocker, but my magazine came already, earlier this week. Never been so early. Things are looking up! Almost negates the option of paying the totally extortionate and unreasonable amount for the Gold membership. I only know of two people rich enough to pay that, and one of them is Rishi Sunak :)

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:41 am
by Andrew 2.8i
The cost of CCI membership has been static for quite a few years now. I wouldn't be very surprised if, due to spiralling costs, that was to rise very soon.
The gold membership is inflation proof.
Perhaps Rishi Sunak knows a thing or two about economics? :)

Andrew.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:52 am
by pbar
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:41 am Perhaps Rishi Sunak knows a thing or two about economics? :)

Hehe :) And perhaps not! Only his own economics maybe (and his wife's), but as for the rest of the country, that's very dubious.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:22 am
by Andrew 2.8i
Interestingly, the latest club magazine was posted in a white envelope.
I assume the reason for this is for enhanced privacy. However, the front of the envelope has the return address for the Capri Club printed on it, so if privacy is the reason that has driven the change, the idea was rather ill-conceived!

Andrew.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:12 am
by Jasonmarie
I think that your maid or head gardener may be reading your magazine before you dear chap , as mine was wrapped in its normal clear plastic sleeve .
I would call a staff meeting and have it out with them , also mention about your earl grey tea being cold the other day :lol: :lol:

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:55 am
by pbar
Andrew I think yours is sent early from the Club office, they just used a different colour envelope, I think you mentioned previously it is a brown envelope as my replacements have always been, whereas the normal members receive theirs distributed in the usual see through packet. Mine was unusually early this time, came a couple of days ago.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:06 am
by Jasonmarie
I think everybody must be on strike at the moment but still not had my magazine ? Has anybody got there’s yet ?

I am just a poor yearly member not a good member :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:10 am
by Andrew 2.8i
Jasonmarie wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:06 am I think everybody must be on strike at the moment but still not had my magazine ? Has anybody got there’s yet ?
I've had mine.

Andrew.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:27 pm
by Jasonmarie
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:10 am
Jasonmarie wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:06 am I think everybody must be on strike at the moment but still not had my magazine ? Has anybody got there’s yet ?
I've had mine.

Andrew.
:crying: if only I was a gold member :lol:

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:21 pm
by pbar
I haven't had mine either Jason, I was going to leave it a couple of days and ring them again.

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:51 pm
by Andrew 2.8i
Jasonmarie wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:27 pm :crying: if only I was a gold member :lol:
:cool: :D

Re: Capri Club Magazine Late?

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:33 pm
by Jasonmarie
pbar wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:21 pm I haven't had mine either Jason, I was going to leave it a couple of days and ring them again.
Must be sitting at a sorting office somewhere , the post are on strike again for two days now so fingers crossed Friday .