Hi Alison, How do you become a member, and does it cost to do so? thanks Scott----- Original Message ----- From: "Long, Alison" <Alison.Long@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:28 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB payment plans
Hi,I just wanted to comment on posts about our new Easy Pay scheme which is available from 1st September.We have wanted for ages to offer customers the possibility to pay for expensive products in a way which may for some people make things more affordable. The scheme is very simple and means that a product costing £150 or more can be bought in 10 monthly payments if the customer is an RNIB member paying by direct debit.The scheme will be developed in the light of experience, but to start with we are restricting it to members to help us better control the level of demand because we don't really know how many people will take up the offer and we just don't want anything to break down or go wrong. Lots of organisations though do have special offers and trading terms for members.Our motivation is quite straightforward. We know very well that some quite basic products are expensive when compared to what a sighted person might pay to get the same benefits - compare a biro with a Perkins! As products for blind people are mostly manufactured in very small numbers they will always be more expensive. So one little thing we can do is to let people pay over a period of time to lessen the pain and mean somebody can have something now rather than having to save up for a year.So, please think of this as a small but positive step designed to support blind and partially sighted people.Regards Alison -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Williams FamilySent: 27 July 2011 19:44 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB payment plansbecause the RNIB, like many other charities, raises money from members of the public on the basis that it is to provide services for visually impaired people, not for visually impaired people who are paid up members. I feel it is a dangerous principle to break.brian -------------------------------------------------- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:03 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB payment plansWell the £17 is rNIB membership fee is not? Why should non members receive same service as members. Regards, Derek -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robin Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:47 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB payment plans So if your not a member it's going to cost £17.00 before you even start. Cheers Robin. No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Long, Alison Sent: 25 July 2011 8:46 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB payment plans Hi, From 1 September we will be offering Easy Pay. You will be able to spread the cost of any single item purchased, that is £150 or more, over 10 months. The criteria is fairly straightforward. It's open to RNIB Members. If you're not a member, you can join for £17, more info at http://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/membership/pages/become_member.aspx 10 payments by direct debit, first payment 21 days after we've shipped the goods to you. No interest or admin fees. Regards Alison Alison Long Products & Publications Royal National Institute of Blind People Bakewell Road Orton Southgate Peterborough PE2 6XU England Tel: +44 1733 375178 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 23 July 2011 10:02 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] RNIB payment plans Hi is any more info available on RNIB payment plans for products? 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