Nice little earner....

[Auvergne]

I'm wondering whether its acceptable to charge a 5p levy per newspaper from the Reception shop at Caravan Club sites?

I've just come home from a site where newspapers are available on-site from the Reception during the week. These are piled up on the side awaiting purchase and not specifically ordered by campers and paid for on arrival as on some sites. Normal prices are charged Mon-Fri.

At weekends a 5p levy per newspaper is charged as I'm told the wardens "have to go and collect them" rather than them being delivered to site. Given there were about 120 pitches on site the wardens are on to a nice little earner aren't they?

I have been to a private site where a levy is charged for the privilege of having newspapers on site and donated to charity. There was no mention of this and the cynic in me wonders whether it is to boost the wardens coffers. Anyone else experienced this?

 

[Guest]

So everyone of the 120 pitches has a paper erh? hardly a nice little earner 5p a paper

 

[Auvergne]

You obviously earn too much le croc - people like myself have to work a whole year to earn the equivalent monthly increment!

 

[Guest]

I new you'd be along again Val, so say they sell 100 papers on Sat and Sunday, thats a fiver or twenty quid a month.....hardly a killing.

 

[marlot]

5p has always felt like a win:win to me. much less than my cost of fuel going to get the paper, but enough to cover the site manager costs if he's getting 50 or so.

 

[DeliDave]

what about the ones they don't sell,not much chance of a refund on Monday.Cost a lot more then 5p to go and get them yourself

 

[Heethers]

Good luck to them they do a grand job, would cost me more to get one if l had to drive for it.

NigelH

 

[Chris_374413356]

The price the CC charge for sites especially in High Season I think the papers should be free.

Plus the charge for WiFi I think is daylight robbery.

 

[Guest]

Thats easy...stop somewhere else like I do in high season, CC CL? drop dead gorgous CC site studing scenery last week eight quid a night with elec

 

[g_374369443]

Is it me? on a good day it might well just pass as a "very little earner" Anyone who things its a good earner clearly cannot do the maths or cannot afford to stay on a C/C site anyway.. Take your pick.

 

[paul_374239978]

You must have a really interesting if you need to moan over 5p. dont forget to turn the lights off