Great thread, lot of really good stuff on here.
Agree with this, but I'm an engineer and love making spreadsheets. For me, anytime I'm looking to make a major purchase I'm building a spreadsheet. Whether it's booking a hunting trip, pricing out things at an auction, etc I always have one handy. Just helps me digest the info and compareI have worked in government and the health care trade. To be honest everyone likes breakdowns of costs in those businesses. On a hunt, I don't mind doing the math. In fact I appreciate the breakdown in costs. It makes me feel better about how I'm spending my money. I don't want things to be all in one cost and don't mind the breakdown at all. If I'm unhappy with the costs, I talk to the outfitter about the terms of contract. And I think most outfitters are more than willing to listen to your concerns.
The devil is in the details.....so I like breakdowns in costs. It lets me now right away if something is affordable or out of reach.
I personally don't like road transfer fees but understand the need for them too.
yeah, its when they starch them that I object.Where else to you get your underwear ironed?
Make sure you ask them not to use this fabric softener on your underwear...yeah, its when they starch them that I object.
As a Hunter on a budget I carefully look at offers for hunts here and on other networks. I doubt that I'm the only one that is turned off by extra fees in hunt offers. Some offers look very good initially until you look at all the extras: to and from airport transport fees, charges for arrival and departure days, charges to deliver your trophies to the taxidermist, rifle permit fee, tax on ammo, arrival and departure fee to inspect your rifle [Kimberly airport plus probably others], government taxes on daily costs and the list could go on. Sometimes I think they'd like to charge me for the air I breathe. After all of the extras, there is then an expectation of tips.........
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It just flat turns me off. Go through 10-15 hunt offers and you can see what I'm talking about. Rant is over. Bruce
So basically you have a hunt that with some bait and a few plains game animals could easily reach $92K and they want another $1500 for the extras. Dang I need to figure out how to sell more add-on's in my business!!
Make sure you ask them not to use this fabric softener on your underwear...
Agree with this, but I'm an engineer and love making spreadsheets. For me, anytime I'm looking to make a major purchase I'm building a spreadsheet. Whether it's booking a hunting trip, pricing out things at an auction, etc I always have one handy. Just helps me digest the info and compare
That’s service and the way it should be.One of many reasons I picked my outfitter, same one both times, is that a 10day(or whatever number) was 10 days of hunting all day spot and stalk. Unless you wanted sometime of no hunting. So a 10 day hunt meant 12 days in camp. There was no charge for picking us/me up for the 1.75-2 hour drive. After being met at the airport they took us/me for a meal then off to camp. We even stayed at their request an extra day because I saved $250 per plane ticket by doing so. I had rented a motel room by the airport for that day but they had me cancel it.
There were many other reasons I booked with them but that was one.