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Re: [RC] Endurance rides and rising costs - rides2far1) In the NW, we don't pre-register much but some of us RMs are starting to> get into it. So if you pre-register, you get a nice completion award. If> you don't, you get a certificate unless there are extras. 3) Some pre-registrations give you up to a $35 discount for pre-registering.> It appeared that for some, that was the key, the bigger discount seemed to> be an incentive. I'm kinda torn about the pre-registering thing. If all that was involved was a person wanting to show up it would be different. There's this darned horse that keeps screwing up people's plans so even though they sincerely *want* to come many have to back out. If I get 100 pre-registrations and only 60 show up I may have bought about $320 worth of extra T-shirts. :-( This is the first time I have required pre-registration with a $15 deposit and it has had one very nice bonus. Since this is my first year running the ride I was going to have to take family funds to get started with but so far the deposits and those wonderful people who just go ahead and pay their entire fee have kept enough money in the ride account that it has stayed out of my bank account. Now, if one of those people who paid their entry doesn't get to come you can bet I'm going to refund that money, but I appreciate the loan. The big costs hit on ride day...vets, porto-lets, AERC, SERA sanction fees, etc. But the deposits are good for paying for photo-copying, stamps, marking materials.... I'll tell you one thing the high gas prices make me wish....that I could ride my own ride! Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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