[Alpacasite] Farm visitorsay they "would not pay for the F&R Guide" and Re: ARI fees

Hi Susan,

I don't think that is the attitude. More that anyone who is going to
spend that kind of money on an animal will and should spend a few
dollars learning about them before they take the plunge. I got my
first alpacas in the summer of '04. Prior to that, I joined AOBA,
spent about $500 on books, attended a seminar/auction 150 miles from my
home. I had intended to join one of the local clubs also, but things
happened and I never got around to it. Had the FRG cost me $10, I
would have spent it. Compared to the other money I had spent, I would
have been a bargain. And I'm a single mom with 3 small children who
works as a school nurse, so am far from well to do.

Heidi Christensen
Graham WA

--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, Susan Gawarecki <llamaladysg@y...>
wrote:
>
> This is the attitude about alpacas I was talking about
> in an earlier post. The assumption is that anyone who
> breeds, buys, or thinks about buying alpacas has loads
> of money and doesn't mind spending it. True also of
> getting that DNA test re-run. And paying extra for
> Alpacas Magazine.

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