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Post by Ngard on May 2, 2024 9:01:59 GMT
I do think it's probably because the club can't be arsed with the hassle of arranging their own payment plans (cheaper with less cream skimmed off the top vs Klarna etc plus admin burden of cancelling STs when payments aren't met) or taking a hit on the additional processing fees for Klarna when they know they can sell the season ticket cap to people paying up front direct to the club. In addition as Suede says - people have access to unprecedented credit lines now whether that be with Monzo Flex, Klarna Cards, or a good old fashioned credit card including ones with 0% interest offers.
Hopefully if demand ever subsides (hopefully because of redevelopment rather than events on the pitch!) the club reconsider as at that point there is no real reason imo.
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Post by mat1scfc on May 2, 2024 9:06:58 GMT
All I'm asking is for the ticket office to be open 5 days a week + Saturday if we're at home.
Surely there can't be many clubs in league 1 if any that are only open 3 days a week + Saturday.
Same applies for the club shop
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Post by malc on May 2, 2024 9:32:28 GMT
Unless I've missed it somewhere, is there any info about the costs of walk up admissions? Us exiles would never dream about buying an ST but we would want to attend games at EP if we were visiting on holiday or for any other reason we'd find ourselves in Stockport.
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Post by mat1scfc on May 2, 2024 9:38:04 GMT
Unless I've missed it somewhere, is there any info about the costs of walk up admissions? Us exiles would never dream about buying an ST but we would want to attend games at EP if we were visiting on holiday or for any other reason we'd find ourselves in Stockport. nope, they always get released separate and normally late on in pre season iirc
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Post by topcat99 on May 2, 2024 9:56:42 GMT
Sorry to ask but I’m reading the article am I right that as a wannabe ST holder next season, it’s May 31st when I can purchase? Thanks in advance. Started a new job today and I’m drained and struggling to digest the info! 🤣 I’d go up and find out before that if you can. I’d be surprised if you couldn’t get a ST before that date, not just in a seat reserved for a current STH. Edit: I understand that you can do that. But from May 20th
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Post by Chaddz09 on May 2, 2024 10:35:51 GMT
That's how I read it but no doubt we do the yearly Panto of extending the deadline 1 or 2 weeks for renewals! Don't really understand your point about yearly panto? Extending the renewal deadline is usually done by the club to help people out which is surely a good thing. I didn't intend for it come across negatively. I meant it more in the sense it doesn't matter what date is given as the deadline, it will inevitably get extended anyway.
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Post by orkneyhatter on May 2, 2024 10:49:31 GMT
Call me old fashioned but what about saving up for it yourself?
We all know approximately when renewals are. There's nothing to stop anyone putting aside £x a month towards next year's ticket. I know people are struggling but if you haven't the funds to do it this way how are you going to cover monthly/quarterly installments? But then I was brought up to save for something if you can't afford to pay in one go, and have never had a credit card.
By the way I'm not saying the club shouldn't be offering some kind of spreading the costs for those who want it. Its just that no one seems to have mentioned the obvious.
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Post by houldsworthhatter on May 2, 2024 11:15:58 GMT
Sorry to ask but I’m reading the article am I right that as a wannabe ST holder next season, it’s May 31st when I can purchase? Thanks in advance. Started a new job today and I’m drained and struggling to digest the info! 🤣 I’d go up and find out before that if you can. I’d be surprised if you couldn’t get a ST before that date, not just in a seat reserved for a current STH. Edit: I understand that you can do that. But from May 20th Okay thanks for your help 👍
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Post by stockytwo on May 2, 2024 11:24:23 GMT
Call me old fashioned but what about saving up for it yourself? We all know approximately when renewals are. There's nothing to stop anyone putting aside £x a month towards next year's ticket. I know people are struggling but if you haven't the funds to do it this way how are you going to cover monthly/quarterly installments? But then I was brought up to save for something if you can't afford to pay in one go, and have never had a credit card. By the way I'm not saying the club shouldn't be offering some kind of spreading the costs for those who want it. Its just that no one seems to have mentioned the obvious. I get what you're saying but it's much easier and requires less thought to get someone else (ie a finance company) to do this for you. Saving up is a nice idea but you know what it's like, something unexpected will come along and you'll end up dipping into the fund. The fact that everyone else offers this apart from us shows how far behind we are with this stuff. It's pretty basic and we should be offering it. Christ even deliveroo offer the chance to pay your takeaway off in installments with literally one button press (at no extra cost) if you choose to, we should definately be offering the same for something that costs the best part of £500.
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Post by timberwolf on May 2, 2024 11:28:57 GMT
Call me old fashioned but what about saving up for it yourself? We all know approximately when renewals are. There's nothing to stop anyone putting aside £x a month towards next year's ticket. I know people are struggling but if you haven't the funds to do it this way how are you going to cover monthly/quarterly installments? But then I was brought up to save for something if you can't afford to pay in one go, and have never had a credit card. By the way I'm not saying the club shouldn't be offering some kind of spreading the costs for those who want it. Its just that no one seems to have mentioned the obvious. Now that is old fashioned having an attitude that people should try to attempt to do something for themselves rather than expect to be spoon fed all the time. No, things i have saved up for are more appreciated than those bought on a card.
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Post by Nik on May 2, 2024 11:47:02 GMT
Call me old fashioned but what about saving up for it yourself? We all know approximately when renewals are. There's nothing to stop anyone putting aside £x a month towards next year's ticket. I know people are struggling but if you haven't the funds to do it this way how are you going to cover monthly/quarterly installments? But then I was brought up to save for something if you can't afford to pay in one go, and have never had a credit card. By the way I'm not saying the club shouldn't be offering some kind of spreading the costs for those who want it. Its just that no one seems to have mentioned the obvious. That's a different conversation on a different topic though, isn't it? The request is for the club to provide a function that most other football clubs, and other businesses in other sectors, provide for their customers. It's about giving people options and making a situation that is the most convenient to their customer base.
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Post by orkneyhatter on May 2, 2024 11:57:58 GMT
Call me old fashioned but what about saving up for it yourself? We all know approximately when renewals are. There's nothing to stop anyone putting aside £x a month towards next year's ticket. I know people are struggling but if you haven't the funds to do it this way how are you going to cover monthly/quarterly installments? But then I was brought up to save for something if you can't afford to pay in one go, and have never had a credit card. By the way I'm not saying the club shouldn't be offering some kind of spreading the costs for those who want it. Its just that no one seems to have mentioned the obvious. That's a different conversation on a different topic though, isn't it? The request is for the club to provide a function that most other football clubs, and other businesses in other sectors, provide for their customers. It's about giving people options and making a situation that is the most convenient to their customer base. But it's not, is it? You are proposing ways that the club can accommodate people spreading their payments. To me there's no difference in saving monthly with a known goal in a known timeframe, rather than paying monthly retrospectively. I know its more convenient for some doing it on credit. At the end of the day it is another option. My friends cats have a savings account. She(friend not the cats)pays £x monthly into it. The money is there when she needs vets bills. If not its a little nest egg earning interest and she's not got the worry of a large bill needing paying in a hurry. It's just another way of looking at the problem
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Post by Radcliffe Hatter on May 2, 2024 12:35:53 GMT
That's a different conversation on a different topic though, isn't it? The request is for the club to provide a function that most other football clubs, and other businesses in other sectors, provide for their customers. It's about giving people options and making a situation that is the most convenient to their customer base. But it's not, is it? You are proposing ways that the club can accommodate people spreading their payments. To me there's no difference in saving monthly with a known goal in a known timeframe, rather than paying monthly retrospectively. I know its more convenient for some doing it on credit. At the end of the day it is another option. My friends cats have a savings account. She(friend not the cats)pays £x monthly into it. The money is there when she needs vets bills. If not its a little nest egg earning interest and she's not got the worry of a large bill needing paying in a hurry. It's just another way of looking at the problem It's actually very easy to set up if you've got something like Monzo or Starling (maybe other banks do this I dunno). Savings pots linked to your current account that are essentially still part of your current but don't show up on your actual balance because they're put aside. Day after payday my account allocates a certain amount for things like season ticket, car insurance, holiday - pretty much 1/12th of any annual "big" purchase. Then I have it when the time arrives to buy it, it's not as big a hit. There are also things like "round ups" if putting money aside is too much which quickly builds up. Buy something that is, say £1.49, and your account will put 51p into a separate space (rounded up to £2). Do that multiple times on everyday purchases and you'll have a few hundred quid in no time. Obviously it's not for everyone and there is the temptation to dip into the money put to one side but given it doesn't show in your actual account balance there is the psychological aspect of it where you kind of forget about it until the time comes. Course it would be easier if the club offered an option, but at present they don't and this is a decent solution.
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Post by Nik on May 2, 2024 12:47:37 GMT
That's a different conversation on a different topic though, isn't it? The request is for the club to provide a function that most other football clubs, and other businesses in other sectors, provide for their customers. It's about giving people options and making a situation that is the most convenient to their customer base. But it's not, is it? You are proposing ways that the club can accommodate people spreading their payments. To me there's no difference in saving monthly with a known goal in a known timeframe, rather than paying monthly retrospectively. I know its more convenient for some doing it on credit. At the end of the day it is another option. My friends cats have a savings account. She(friend not the cats)pays £x monthly into it. The money is there when she needs vets bills. If not its a little nest egg earning interest and she's not got the worry of a large bill needing paying in a hurry. It's just another way of looking at the problem It very much is a different conversation. What is being asked is ' Why can't generic business X offer the same service to their customers that generic businesses A, B, C and D already do?' The context of what that service is isn't relevant.
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Post by Stranded Hatter on May 2, 2024 12:53:04 GMT
Sorry to ask but I’m reading the article am I right that as a wannabe ST holder next season, it’s May 31st when I can purchase? Thanks in advance. Started a new job today and I’m drained and struggling to digest the info! 🤣 I believe it’s May 20th
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