The system is now largely automated, and if there’s no response to the renewal confirmation sent every six months, your status is automatically changed to withdrawn.
Since the renewal confirmation is sent to the email address registered when you joined, it seems a lot of women are missing it.
The staff on the ground are aware that this is a problem, and when they notice that someone hasn’t responded to the renewal confirmation, they send a message on LINE saying something like, “It looks like we haven’t received your response to the renewal confirmation…” However, they can’t reach everyone individually (though the automated messages are sent to everyone), so we’ve been getting quite a few inquiries from people like you who suddenly realize they’ve been withdrawn.
It would be easy enough to notify people through the LINE account they normally use, but that would require building a system, which would also cost money.
When I suggested creating such a system, I was asked, “If you were Maezawa personally, could you cover the cost?” I said, “Yes. In return, I’d charge a monthly usage fee.” That ended the discussion, and the president decided not to develop the system.
I assume the overall conclusion was that it would be better not to create it, but unfortunately, this has led to more people ending up in the same situation as you.
(I get the impression their attitude is basically, “Just check your email.” ＞＜)
> So, was I withdrawn because I wasn’t receiving enough offers?
No, that’s not the reason.
It was because you didn’t respond to the renewal confirmation sent every six months.
If you contact the staff, you’ll probably be able to continue your membership as-is if it was just after the renewal confirmation was sent. If some time has passed, you’ll likely have to register again.
In that case, you’ll need to visit the branch again. But since you’d probably need to come in for new photos after six months anyway, I hope you can think of it as having to visit either way for a reshoot.
Perhaps you can’t log in because your email address has changed. Is your password correct?
If your email address or LINE contact has changed, the club won’t be able to reach you either. If they can’t get in touch with you, you’ll probably be considered to have withdrawn from the club.
Marika
