Craft Brewers Association

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I think paypal fees are about 5% for the convenience of paying by paypal, personally I would be happy to pay the extra (which at 5% of £15 is £0.75)

If that gets implimented that I will pay the extra, not only is it more convenient a payment method for me it also meant that I had almost instant access to the site as my payment was instantly confirmed rather than having to wait for a cheque to arrive through the post and then to clear.

I suppose there is an element of wanting the instant access associated instant online payment methods that my & younger generations want.

That aside as I can see that this seems to be a good group to be a member of, I would not like to think that I have cost more than any other member of the group.

This is turning out to be a much better thread than I had hoped, to be honest all I was expecting was a few replies saying either yes, they are an awesome group, or no, they are ***** :)

Thanks for all the replies & great conversation!

I'm sure i paid mine by direct bank transfer :hmm:

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[Dunfie]

I would add that if and when people do join then really get involved with the organisation and the local groups (dont just wait for things to happen). Forums like here and Jim's are great for getting information and striking up a bit of banter but if you really want to take your brewing to the next level then you cannot beat meeting other brewers and swapping beers, asking about their brewing setups etc. It will help brewers avoid some of the mistakes and errors that the rest of us have made along the way.

 

[Aleman]

Yeah, that was a major discussion point. I was all for adding the Paypal fees to the transaction, but other committee members voted against it

Fair enough but you better tell them to discount those who pay via a 'pay free' method.... :nono:
I'm not being funny T, but it's a fair point, why should Paypal take a slice of a payment from some, whilst those that pay direct don't get a discount...that's a bit screwed up....as a 'buyer' you have to accept the costs associated with YOUR payment methods, otherwise the SELLER has to take it into account.
If there's no benefit to the buyer why not pay via Paypal...then only the seller loses :hmm:

Agreed Vossy, and a transcript of this thread will go to the Committee, as Colin says the paypal fee is something like 2.5% plus 20p, so fairly easy to recoup . . . especially as the payment gateway can apply this as a 'tax'.

I would add that if and when people do join then really get involved with the organisation and the local groups (dont just wait for things to happen). Forums like here and Jim's are great for getting information and striking up a bit of banter but if you really want to take your brewing to the next level then you cannot beat meeting other brewers and swapping beers, asking about their brewing setups etc. It will help brewers avoid some of the mistakes and errors that the rest of us have made along the way.

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Many of the 'regions' covered by groups are quite large, and this makes it difficult to get to meetings, if we have more local groups then more people will be able to get to meetings, which hopefully will generate more interest in brewing.

The other important thing to bear in mind is that the CBA is in a state of flux at the moment moving away from a one man in charge to a proper committee led organisation. Which while it is causing some grief in that we want to respond in a much more timely and professional manner, it does mean that it is an exciting and rewarding time to be involved . . .. . Not a strong hint at all