National Trust less than half price membership!

rhubarb1

We recently stumbled across this loophole in the National Trust membership scheme.

At the moment if you buy a year's membership for two adults and two children it will cost you around £65. However, if you google the National Trust in New Zealand you can join online there for $69, that's £24.60 for 2 adults and 2 children for a year. You can get to visit all the UK National Trust sites and you don't have to have a New Zealand address, they'll post your cards to you!

So save some money on some great days out!

mountainchrisriver

This has been posted elsewhere on MSE... by the way you have posted this on the "consumables board"...

saintscouple

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roddydogs

The NZ leeches never give up ,do they should be re-named "how to rip off a charity"

rhubarb1

The way I see it is that you are still paying the NT, just not as much. I would not normally be able to afford £65 for a year's membership, so I wouldn't have joined nor would I have paid entry into any of these historical places that the NT supports. But with this, it makes it much more affordable and therefore they have got £24 out of me that they wouldn't normally have.

I have worked in the charity sector and I can safely say that I no longer feel guilty at getting a cheap deal. The charity I worked for, who will remain unnamed, spent thousands on hire cars to ferry staff to pointless meetings. The expenses tab was huge and my boss was paid £45k a year to work the same hours as me and delegate all her workload to me.

The National Trust charge huge admission prices, they charge huge car parking prices, you pay a fortune just to get near Stonehenge but can no longer actually touch the stones. This is one charity that makes a fortune. I'm sure the money goes to a good cause which is why I'm equally sure they'd rather have my £24 than nothing at all.

And yes sorry about posting in the wrong category, I was rushing last night and not paying enough attention!

mr&mrs

There is a long thread about this loophole already

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=831225

barginunter

If you join separately thru Quidco, you get £20 cashback for each membership even the kids.