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Originally Posted by somberlaine
The wait is not the club's fault. it's on BMW. Besides, I think the issue is not so much about the wait but the wait beyond 8-10 week we were quoted. i have been waiting for 26+ weeks!
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To be clear, I never said it was the Club's fault -I was simply pointing out that the Club is in trouble (financial wise) and this is BMW helping them get people to sign up - and when you offer free money, suddenly everyone wants in!
From a membership perspective (I work with not for profits like the BMW CCA), doing something like this devalues the membership. Basically you have a bunch of people joining simply to get a rebate - worse the long term members, those that have received rebates in the past due to their loyalty with the club, feel cheated and start to wonder if the club is more about staying afloat then actually being membership centric.
But that's enough on the soapbox
PS - the Dues do increase significantly Feb 1 for everyone interested.