Well, my thoughts are different. #1, this National is very very special. Not sure if the increase is for a longer period of time. #2, arriving Tuesday "night" will allow you to be there for the Wednesday start without being tired and missing anything. #3, I am almost 80 years "young" and know that each person has a preference to what they do with their money. Many of them will spend it on stuff we would never think of doing, to each his own. I love love the morning coffee -- :>)) Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <myjoygs@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:52 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] board o gram Read the board o gram this morning and my thoughts were that I was disappointed in seeing a raise in entry fees for the national at a time where the economy is hurting everyones pocket. I wonder how many people this will deter from showing at the national or be more selective in how many they enter. $60 for a special and $40 for a class! wow. I know the club needs to make money but sometimes increasing the cost of entires will lessen the amount of dogs entered and is that really going to increase revenue? No easy answers and I am thinking young people with families can find something they need more to spend their money on then to show dogs at these prices. Even some of the all breed and speciality shows have increased a couple of dollars. I didn't realize that the national actually started on Wednesday this year because there was no speciality show, good to know, have to rearrange my plans hope my hotel reservation was made for Tuesday night on : / Well best get my second cup of coffee for the morning maybe that will help! Have a good day everyone MYJOY SHEPHERDS Joyce Willis =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================