Honestly who knows, but I reckon it’s when we went from a football club to a big business but even then we stuffed it up
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Given we don’t appoint coaches or CEO’s with any sort of process, would you expect people at any level of the club to be competent at what they do?
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Wow so just received my 10 year membership pack. Yeh I know. Not all that long I know, I sadly had to drop my membership at some point. (Stop getting distracted David) So as a 10 year high mark member all I get is a pin? Where’s my damn scarf? Thought you still at least got a scarf every 5 years. Bring back the old membership packs. Massive price increase, I assume to scare off the allocated seat members to get everyone into bays, and no scarf. Sad times…
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You get your $30 voucher, so visit the Bomber Shop at the Hangar and get a scarf.
And then you will probably buy a jumper and a jacket and spend another $300. Strategic marketing
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They might be doing it to save the environment
That’s not a bad call. I’ve got 2 draws fulls of scarves and beanies/hats.
Maybe an opt in/out option would be good.
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It’s to save on junk.
It’s ridiculous that you get a cap and scarf every year and barely use them before you get another one.
I have no problems with pins. I keep them and collect them. The ones I like most I put on my cap or scarf.
To make junk matters worse, I end up getting two lots of whatever they send with membership packs. One through my AFL membership and the other through my reserved seat membership.
I have no troubles allowing my cap and scarf get a bit ratty before considering buying a new one.
Most other clubs are still sorting out the best way to deal with it. Richmond did the wog uncle thing and just gave the members money / vouchers to spend on their own pack.
Maybe you need to access their facebook page
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When we started to do what some posters here think is great: employ people who do not give a “fat rats” [sic] about the club.
Yep…I just got my 15 year PIN. 15 years of High Mark and all you get is a pin. I’m with the people on a the cap and the or skarfe…but mybe a polo or maybe a signed Cap. Its not alot to reward for a highly paid 15 years of disapointment.
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Has there been any comms about the membership milestone pack changing from the scarf/cap etc to pin only? I can’t find any reference to either on the website.
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Tuesday, December 3:
Open Training Session
The Bombers’ open training session will be held at Epsom Huntly Reserve from 10am – 12pm AEDT, which welcomes in community members and fans to watch the squad train one last time before the Christmas break kicks off.
After training, players will be available for a snap and sign session with fans.
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Congrats on the 10 years.
Agree, the club should do more for their members. I was sick of getting scarfs year after year but I still think Essendon should provide something more than the $30 voucher.
Sounds like even the kids packs this year have been drawn back a bit (just a hat and draw string backpack).
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It was originally a hat one year, and a scarf the next for all members.
When they dropped that, didn’t they move to a hat & scarf every milestone year?
Now it’s just a pin?
My Dad got a hat and scarf a few years ago for his 10th year, and I was looking forward to mine this year. I’m as disappointed as you are. And if you care about the Bombers sticker, it has a hole in the middle from the pin.
How did we receive our $30 voucher last year? I couldn’t find mine.
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The voucher gets sent to your email address.
Sometime in the new year.
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Or if you are slack and shop in person, you can get the cashier to search your name and apply the discount.
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Yeh I was genuinely looking forward to updating my scarf. Was quietly hopeful it was some sort of membership milestone scarf. Ah well. They now disappoint on and off the field. Yay
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I looked for mine in emails and couldn’t find it. Last year, they also sent an email to remind me when I hadn’t used it yet. They haven’t done that yet this year. I don’t know when it would be valid until.
It was valid until end of October.
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