Fat Freddy
is Blowin Smoke!
Howdy all, this posting is not meant to slam anybody or the KCBS I got my renewal email today and it got me thinking. I am going to renew my membership no question about it. However maybe it is something to ponder in regards to retaining members and just a few observations, right or wrong it is how I perceive things.
The renewal for myself and my wife is $50 and so what do the two of us get for our $50. We do not live anywhere near a restaurant depot so going to one is not an option. We will only compete in a few sanctioned events and at those events there will be non KCBS teams as well. If Sams is partnering with KCBS why cant they offer a discounted membership or something. Even a $5 discount would go along ways to people
I am a certified judge but only judge a couple of contests a year so I will never be, nor do I want to be, a master judge. To be honest there are enough backyard contests in the area that want judges so bad the give gift certificates to hotels and waterparks. So judging non sanctioned has become more enjoyable to me and easier to drive to.
It seems especially in the past that the only thing our BOD seem to agree on is to disagree. Now I have read and listened and even talked in person to one of our newly elected BOD members and I believe in them and what they are trying to do. But I think everyone can agree there seems to be a lot of resentment towards the BOD. I think everyone has and continues to want to do what is best for BBQ but I cannot understand why there is so much anger towards the past and future. Now to my point on this I refuse to donate money to any political party because all I perceive the two parties doing is bickering, so if I am really not getting much for my KCBS membership but bickering(more so in the past nothing meant by that) why would I give my money?
Finally I know one of the "benefits" is the opportunity to go to the annual banquet. But from what I am understanding they have run out of food before everyone is served. So my thoughts, being on a fixed monthly income, is why on earth would I save for months to go to the banquet,pay hotel room, and not even be able to eat?
I DO get to have my team name registered with the KCBS for what thats worth. I get the Bullsheet with my membership, but to be perfectly honest I know more what is going on in KCBS from this forum and am way more up to date.
I am a member of the Iowa BBQ Society and its cost to me is $40 and with that I at least get a discount to a BBQ retailer and get notified of contests sanctioned or not.
Myself and my wife are not "bigtime" but I would like to think that we are important as members too, but I am really starting to wonder what is the benefit of being a member.
I will get off my soapbox now, and I AM going to renew these are just thoughts that popped in my head
The renewal for myself and my wife is $50 and so what do the two of us get for our $50. We do not live anywhere near a restaurant depot so going to one is not an option. We will only compete in a few sanctioned events and at those events there will be non KCBS teams as well. If Sams is partnering with KCBS why cant they offer a discounted membership or something. Even a $5 discount would go along ways to people
I am a certified judge but only judge a couple of contests a year so I will never be, nor do I want to be, a master judge. To be honest there are enough backyard contests in the area that want judges so bad the give gift certificates to hotels and waterparks. So judging non sanctioned has become more enjoyable to me and easier to drive to.
It seems especially in the past that the only thing our BOD seem to agree on is to disagree. Now I have read and listened and even talked in person to one of our newly elected BOD members and I believe in them and what they are trying to do. But I think everyone can agree there seems to be a lot of resentment towards the BOD. I think everyone has and continues to want to do what is best for BBQ but I cannot understand why there is so much anger towards the past and future. Now to my point on this I refuse to donate money to any political party because all I perceive the two parties doing is bickering, so if I am really not getting much for my KCBS membership but bickering(more so in the past nothing meant by that) why would I give my money?
Finally I know one of the "benefits" is the opportunity to go to the annual banquet. But from what I am understanding they have run out of food before everyone is served. So my thoughts, being on a fixed monthly income, is why on earth would I save for months to go to the banquet,pay hotel room, and not even be able to eat?
I DO get to have my team name registered with the KCBS for what thats worth. I get the Bullsheet with my membership, but to be perfectly honest I know more what is going on in KCBS from this forum and am way more up to date.
I am a member of the Iowa BBQ Society and its cost to me is $40 and with that I at least get a discount to a BBQ retailer and get notified of contests sanctioned or not.
Myself and my wife are not "bigtime" but I would like to think that we are important as members too, but I am really starting to wonder what is the benefit of being a member.
I will get off my soapbox now, and I AM going to renew these are just thoughts that popped in my head