So you might know I went to a shooting competition this past weekend in Phoenix. Entry fee $100. Gas, food, lodging $150. Ammunition $45. So with this almost $300 expenditure I got a raffle ticket. In which I won a 2 day advanced pistol training class here in San Diego with a company whose original name rhymed with 'stack hotter'.
I actually know the instructor and have shot with him before. But it's been a nightmare to get signed up for my 'free' class. I not only need the regular details but also proof of a clean criminal background check! It's a seven page application form. Ridiculous in my book.....
And then I am going to need 1,000 rounds of ammunition as well, another $250. Oh and the $60 background check. So this "free" class is now costing me about $600.....
Suggested retail? $550. I know this guy. I was happy to win the two days of lessons. But the process of claiming it is super annoying and taking away from my joy in 'winning' it.......
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You can't count the cost to participate in the competition. That's neither here nor there. You would've invested that whether you had won the raffle or not. I'm curious about how much the course would've cost, sans the competition cost and additional fees. How much for just the course itself? You haven't bothered mentioning that. Is it worth $60, $200, $600...? Whatever the cost of the free course itself needs to be factored in with the cost of ammo, background check, etc.
ReplyDelete~tu mama.
it wouldn't be a rant if it was entirely logical.
ReplyDeletei did mention the cost of the course all on its own, $550. i feel i can include the costs i incurred attending the competition as i would not have gotten the raffle ticket had i not done it. i could not have gotten it as a spectator.
a less impassioned accounting would be "hey, i got a gift cert for a $550 dollar class. all i need to do is spend $60 on a background check and $250 on ammo and then i can take it."