When you plan for your competitons do you receive a discount for having a large number of teams? Do you negotiate your compeition fees or do you pay exactly what is on the registration form. I was informed that some gyms are getting discounts on their competition registration fees where other gyms are not. You dont have to say names I would just like to know if the competition companies are offering reduced rates to certain gyms.
I don't know why this question MUST BE ANSWERED, but I wouldn't doubt that some (perhaps even all) competition companies have this practice...much like buying in bulk.
I don't know why this question MUST BE ANSWERED, but I wouldn't doubt that some (perhaps even all) competition companies have this practice...much like buying in bulk.
Yes there are companies who offer reduced rates for certain gyms. Sometimes it is because they are frequent attenders, they have a large amount of kids in their program and even sometines attendance is low so they offer to let gyms compete at a reduced rate. I don't think it is nec. a fair practice but one that is understandable when you are fighting for customers. I look at it like when you buty something for full price and then it goes on sale afterwards and you are like man i shouldve waited. But then you take the risk of not getting the product or in this case being allowed to get your teams registered. Not nec. the best way to run thier business but def. a smart way especially since attendance is down.
You know, I do think some of the larger programs get some sort of discount. But these discounts are not going to what we percieve to be large programs, meaning, Power and Cheergyms , while being large programs up here are not considered large in the eyes of the competition companies when they deal with gyms that have 300-500 kids. Obviously I am not privey to their business practices so this is just an assumption.
So yes the practice of the discount does exsists. Is it so prevelant that your gym is charging you 600 for competition fees and they are only paying 300 for your specific child during the corse of the season , no. Have they maybe saved $5 per cheerleader on a competition because they paid early or in full instead of the deposit, maybe. But in the end that possible $5 is used in some way, either be it by an extra practice or a pizza party.
It is similar to a restaurant charging $19.99 for a filet and only paying $7.00 per 8oz piece of beef. Then getting lucky and running into a vendor that has a special and can sell it to them for $6.00. The restaurant is not going to change their price to $18.99 for the short time that the special is available.
Of course if you feel that you have overpaid for your fees you should always ask your program director or owner. It is also common to add certain other fees to competition fees, as we always attempt to 'guess' what the fees will be but sometimes they are more in the end. Goodluck and I hope that I helped a little bit.
Yes the practice exists. I may be because a larger program is negotiatiting a better price; the competition may not have a lot of teams and the company calls around and offers discounts to gyms that will come at the last minute. Or they may be trying to bring in a marquee type team in hopes they will draw other teams/spectators to that event so they may give that team a free or reduced entry.
I have no doubt that some program get better chances at a discount if they always attend certain comps and have paid the full fare for many years. Sorta like frequent flier miles I guess. The thing is that type of pricing is not ever negotiated at the beginning of the season but closer to the actual competition. Because no one ever actually knows who is going where until the week before most competitions.
honestly i dont feel like it is a bad thing at all. it is part of getting the business you need. My mama always said, never take anything for full value if you can negotiate a better price And almost everythng is negotiable pretty much!!
And almost everythng is negotiable pretty much!!
