The Chill Out Zone

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by leopard680

I've never experienced anything like this; it is entirely without precedent! Can't sleep- but not tired... Hungry but can't eat; yesterday breakfast was forced down, then some came back out! Apologies for TMI... Just never had this! You all know how much I love food!

It's like the Lightning Bolt from Four Weddings and a Funeral

[Georgies Dad]

Originally Posted by leopard680

I've never experienced anything like this; it is entirely without precedent! Can't sleep- but not tired... Hungry but can't eat; yesterday breakfast was forced down, then some came back out! Apologies for TMI... Just never had this! You all know how much I love food!

"Spring in the air,
There's magic everywhere,
When you're young and in love"

[freddie]

Originally Posted by w44nty

If you are not getting any return from your Traders membership its a no brainer,just pay £10 a year like us.

Whats the point of having a shop if nobody buys

As for the PM's asking for help,you will still get them up to 100

So with the £140 you will save per year,you can treat the LCOZ residents to a free breakfast.

Agree with Steve.
With most of your work coming through Radio guy any way.
Makes sense to save money.

Next weeks dinner on you.

[barney bear]

Originally Posted by coolcat

Okay Chaps,

Can I have your thoughts please

For the last two years I have paid silver status traders fees on here.
This costs £12.50 per month.
What this gives me for the money is the traders shop, 500 message pm space, the ability to publicise our business on here and in my signature, lastly access to the private commercial lounge section of the forum ....which is largely never used

In the two years of doing this I have sold two pairs of speakers from the shop which amounts to about £140 in sales.....not profit!
Obviously I do car audio installations but for the double din stuff they have already gone through Sean ( RadioGuy ) and then they are in touch with me from Sean.
Other installs such as the one I'm doing today have nothing to do with the club and are from people finding our shop on the Internet or footfall customers.

My PM space gets filled up very quickly and nearly all of it is requests for help and not for buying anything.
On average I would say about 10 pm's a day for help.
My advertised shop phone number gets used for the same thing.
None of this I mind but it feels like I'm paying out our own money just so I can answer people's questions

I was thinking of lowering my trader status down to bronze level which reduces my costs by £5.00 per month but I then lose the shop, my pm space reduces and I don't have access to the commercial lounge!

So with that in mind ( and please don't think this is a dig at the clubs way of operating as for some traders I'm sure get plenty of business through their subscriptions ) I'm thinking of becoming a subscribed member only again .

What do you guys think?
What would you do in my situation ?

I agree with Steve, just become a paid up member like the rest of us and save yourself enough for a couple of nice meals for Ros and yourself

[barney bear]

Originally Posted by leopard680

I've never experienced anything like this; it is entirely without precedent! Can't sleep- but not tired... Hungry but can't eat; yesterday breakfast was forced down, then some came back out! Apologies for TMI... Just never had this! You all know how much I love food!

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by barney bear

Nothing like a bit of The Late Great Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra in the morning

[freddie]

See Ros is looking in.
Money saved goes for a new dress Jeff.

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by freddie

See Ros is looking in.
Money saved goes for a new dress Jeff.

Of course

[coolcat]

Morning Babe

[barney bear]

Originally Posted by freddie

See Ros is looking in.
Money saved goes for a new dress Jeff.

Good spotting Freddie, now make sure you're behaving Jeff