Why do some shows charge so much?
It was £7.50 or something stupid at the Coventry Show, blinking silly. They have us over a barrel because we usually need one. Grr.....

Tell me about it Vix - I think they are incredibly expensive - at the combined show some people paid for seperate catalogues for each show only to find it was all in one anyway and they had paid double!

Is there no way of doing this cheaper?

Unfortunately the show teams are at the mercy of the printers. As you say one or two shows do separate sections (longhairs/semilongs) (shorthair/foreigns etc) which cuts the cost a little.

I do think £7.50 is excessive. May be worth contacting the Club and asking if they cannot look to splitting the catalogue into sections for next year to (hopefully) make it cheaper. If several exhibitors contact them about it they may listen.

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Kaz

For kittens, joy is for the asking and smiles are for the giving

Hi,

I love the split catalogue idea, Gwynedd do it and not only do you end up with just a catalogue that is relevent to you its a heck of a lot lighter too lol.

With FB shows Im sure it was included in the price of the show entries which are definitly lower than GCCF entries.

Izzie

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Def think just beng able to get the section you want is a good idea. I wonder how much the catalogues actually cost to print? My uncle runs a priniters. I may take him over a catalogue the £7.50 one and ask him how much he thinks he could do them for. Bet they are done cheap then they just whack lots of costs on

I have worked on a show management team and I know we never whacked much on top of what the catalogues cost to print as we were trying to keep costs down all round - the thing with the printing is that it is a relatively small print run and they may need to buy a specialised software package (though not 100% sure on this last point) so the costs tend to be higher. Your biggest layout of course is the cost of the venue. I would hate to see what it cost the C&L to hire that show hall! Some leisure centres can charge anywhere from £1,500 to £2,500+ for a day to hold a show then you have the penning on top plus the judges expenses and so on so some clubs may add a bit on the catalogues to try to claw back some money but £7.50 for a catalogue seems hugely expensive - almost on a par with that of The Supreme!!

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Kaz

For kittens, joy is for the asking and smiles are for the giving

What I do not understand is the Shrops & C&L Had the same Venue. Yet the cost to enter the C&L Was £5 more I think, plus the admisson fee was an extra £1.50 and the catalogue was an extra £2 / £2.50 too Still never mind, it was a good show, lol. Infact, I enjoyed them both, love shows where you can stand on the balcony and watch the going ons.

If you are a member of the C&L club then when they have their AGM you should receive a copy of their annual accounts and can see how the show costs breakdown.

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Kaz

For kittens, joy is for the asking and smiles are for the giving

That's interested. Not a member but didn't realize they shared those type of figures. Anyways just moaning for the sake of it cuz it was a brill show and I hope to go next year too

I have heard from show managers that catalogues are something you usually make a loss on.

Yes Bingley Hall is a great venue, I wish more clubs would use it but then I guess in the summer it's not available very much - and yes it must cost a lot. I wish they could arrange to have the Supreme there to cut costs but apparently it's been looked into and can't be done.

Liz