I signed up, looking forward to seeing what it has to offer.

Don't you guys think you are taking this a little too seriously? It's a fan club.

Look around, there are LOTS of fan clubs that charge annually.

https://www.charliedaniels.com/join - $25 annually
https://www.toolband.com/tool-army - $50 annually
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/owners/hog/membership-types.html - $25+ annually

Do you realize how many pinball fans there are out there that can't buy a pin? This is a low cost entry into being a Stern pinball fan. I still don't get the anger. If it isn't your thing that's cool, but why get so jacked up over other people paying $30 and having some fun?

I'll also happily say that I'm a twitch supporter of Jack Danger's.

I think it's great, especially that you find so much value in it.

Hoping Stern puts that kind of effort into this! I can always just not renew if it stinks.

Thanks for posting that. Looks like exactly what I expected. Excited to see what they have in store.

Cool, can't wait to get my package. The shirt is for my wife, the other goodies are for me.

I'm a "repair guy" and this is completely incorrect.

Haven't gotten mine yet either. I'm in no rush.

Hmm I didn't get the email.

Waiting on mine as well. I think they had such a big response they had to order more shirts.

For those that are surprised about a $30 fan club, I was prompted to check the auto-renewal status on our D23 membership today.... This is the official Disney fan club for those who aren't familiar.

Stern is just scratching the surface of scientifically extracting dollars from their markets, Disney is the expert.

pasted_image (resized).png

I signed up the day they announced it and still haven't gotten my welcome box. I was told shirts was the reason, but it's been months now.

Sigh.

I'm in no rush but some communication would be cool. "Hang in there, we are still working on fulfilling all the boxes."

Crickets, unfortunately. It seems as though Stern doesn't have a ton of time to put into this.

I will say they are keeping up on the monthly insider giveaways though. I've seen them give away a signed playfield a month for a few months now.

That's cool! Mike V. from Stern hooked me up with an awesome Deadpool translite!

I wish they had some Insider deals at SFGE/the marco booth, but maybe as they learn how to really get into the program they will do more of that stuff.

What are everyone's thoughts on renewing their Stern Insider membership? It's coming up in about a month.

I'm honestly on the fence. I originally joined on day 1 and didn't get my kit until 4 months later, having to follow up with Stern multiple times to get it shipped.

There have been only 2 or 3 things that were interesting throughout the year.

Do you think they will do more this year? Keep it the same? Do less?

It does auto renew, per their site:

"Your subscription will be renewed automatically and billed to your credit card account at the beginning of each subscription period until you cancel this annual service. You may cancel at any time by emailing [email protected] to terminate future use of the service and automatic renewals will end. There are no refunds."