Rob,When they tell you no one is quitting as an excuse for eliminating a waitlist, that is BS...people die and they move so there is always a revolving door...some just slower than others...On the bright side they gave you the deposit back now instead of waiting another year or two...oh well...
Mike
That might be one way of looking at it but the other might be that they took the money under false pretences. While I've no doubt the club is acting legally or presumably they wouldn't do it, I tend to think that they have a moral obligation to stick to the deal.
Niall
Following making the post above, I received an email from one of our good friends on here who inferred that perhaps I was showing a degree of bias against US clubs, or at least that is what I think he was implying. To be clear I think it sharp practice wherever it is done. Even though the monetary figures are less here in the UK, the principle is still the same.
Also, as Mike points out, there is always a turnover of members due to deaths and resignations, so why not let those on the waiting list who have paid a deposit get in on the same terms as when they paid their deposit ? It might encourage prospective members to get their names down sooner.
Niall