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LDS - Price Increase
« on: Sunday 28 June 09 12:56 UTC (UK) »

Hi all

If any of you rent films / fiches at your local LDS centre, then did you know of the price increase. There are no longer short loans but only 90 day loans and the price is now £7.50  Fiches remain the same at 15p each.

Carol
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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 June 09 14:51 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for this Carol, I didn't know! It's a very large increase, I shall have to think twice about ordering the three films I had planned to look at.

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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 June 09 16:35 UTC (UK) »

Yes it is a big increase. I agree that they should go up as the librarian said that there hasn't been an increase for about 10 years. I also was about to place a couple of orders, but have now decided to go to the records office instead. I'm sure their takings will go down instead of up as others will do the same.

Carol

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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 28 June 09 17:00 UTC (UK) »

Glad I ordered mine when I did. Hopefully they wont ask for the increase when I go to view them this week.
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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 28 June 09 17:04 UTC (UK) »

They have been going to increase them for about two years now to bring them into line with what they charge in Europe. When you think it costs £7 for a birth, marriage or death certificate then £7.50 for a 90 day loan of a film seems quite reasonable to me - especially if you are no where near the relevant record office.
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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 28 June 09 17:49 UTC (UK) »

Yes, an increase was probably due. It would have been better though, to increase the fees steadily over time rather than having a big leap like this. I shan't be ordering many films just on the off chance now - its probably going to be more economic to visit the SOG every three months or so.

Anne
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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 28 June 09 18:02 UTC (UK) »

The cost roughly equates to the postage charge plus a small packing fee.
The LDS have been subsidising the postage for years.
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Re: LDS - Price Increase
« Reply #7 on: Monday 29 June 09 06:08 UTC (UK) »

Guy is right in what he says and it would never occur to me to think the LDS are ripping people off... but it is a bit of a shock.
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