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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vanquish" data-source="post: 185390" data-attributes="member: 84">XXX, I agree with your thoughts generally but we need to understand the fact that our current member demographic is made up of different level of income groups and background. Frankly, even you and I may view the value of RM 300.00 in different manner so we need to think about the masses here a little. One of the main grouses that I hear from members that I have shared the info with is why wasn't there any form of discussion / brainstorming on an open platform about joining/annual fees ? It's almost as if the committee got together and decided : "Hey, this is it - this is how much we're gonna charge so it's pretty much a take it or leave it scenario!" I know that is hardly the truth and a lot thoughts/concerns/ views must have gone into the decision making process itself. The only trouble is most people may not know it and it's almost as if their thoughts and suggestion were not even asked for. The other thing that does bother me ... and perhaps even others here is if we're trying to play this game of "my club is more exclusive than yours" by pricing our joining/annual fees higher than the lesser (by the virtue of brand recognition) clubs. A sense of pride and belonging should not come purely from the fees that we pay to get ourselves into a club or community but rather from the non-tangible things such as the level of interaction, participation, unanimity, team-spirit and camaraderie that keeps us going even in the light of disagreement and discord in hard times. Surely, there must be a more cohesive set of reasons and justification for our fees to convince the prospective members that all this will be money well spent at the end of the day.  Regards,VaN.</blockquote>

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