Other dating clubs have raised their membership and arrangement fees. Will Universe be keeping its prices unchanged going forward?
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For Standard, the membership and arrangement fees could be increased by ¥10,000 from the current rates; for Gold, by ¥20,000 from the current membership and arrangement fees; and for Platinum, by ¥50,000. I think this would be good both for the club and from the perspective of female members. (From a female member)
I’m Date◎Yume, a male member.
> So Universe probably won’t raise its prices anymore, right?
Do you mean a price increase?
Hmm… that’s a difficult question（笑）
Assuming the number of female members joining remains about the same as it is now, I think:
- Raising the price would mean fewer male members joining and fewer arrangements.
- Lowering it would mean more male members joining and more arrangements.
I wonder which option would be better for the company and the women…
From a man’s perspective, assuming the amount of money he can spend stays the same, cheaper might be better（笑）
Also, regarding Maezawa’s comment in the “President’s Office”:
> I was surprised by how little profit Universe makes.
Everyone was saying this when the company temporarily suspended operations, but although the profits may be low, the profit margin seems to be high（笑） So I feel increasing profits might be relatively easy.
As the number of members and arrangements grows, I wonder if profits will continue to rise steadily.
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I’m Meg, a female member.
“Benefits, huh…”
Mr. Kida, I really admire you for working so hard despite the slim profits!
More importantly, I’ve been secretly watching the exchanges between Mr. Maezawa and Kazu and smiling to myself. Haha.
It’s so heartwarming… (*´-`)
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Maezawa from the President’s Office here—I’ll answer as well.
I don’t think anyone can know what will happen in the future. Even the president would make decisions based on the circumstances at the time.
For now, Universe has no plans to raise its prices.
However, an outsider who looked at Universe’s financial situation was surprised by how little profit it makes, asking, “Is the profit really that low?”
As part of various efforts to increase profits, there may be price increases down the line. But anyone who could see that far ahead would truly be the man closest to being an ideal supporter.
If we’re thinking about what’s best for women, one possible approach would be to raise the barrier to entry and carefully select only men with enough financial leeway who genuinely care about the women. However, I think setting those standards would be difficult.
(Everyone is a good man when they first join, after all. Haha.)
> Mr. Kida, this is serious! Mr. Maezawa has rebelled!
Haha, don’t worry. No matter what I do, I’m still in Buddha’s palm. (Lol)
Ah, I see—you accidentally selected the representative. Sorry, I’ve corrected it now. Thank you for letting me know.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
Why would this be good for female members?
If the setting fee for Platinum women were brought down to the current level for Black women, the number of offers would likely decrease in the short term. And even when a date was arranged, there would probably be more occasions when they’d be made to feel uncomfortable by comments like, “I’m paying over a hundred thousand yen just to meet you, you know? Do you ever think about how I feel?”
The quote is from here:
https://universe-club.jp/help/questions/view/4440
If the point is that the global economy is likely to become inflationary, then I agree.
追加 after reading Maezawa-san’s answer:
Based on my own monthly setting fees, I realized that dating clubs may not actually be all that profitable. If you asked whether I’d want to run a dating club, I don’t think my motivation would be financial. Maybe these days, businesses that sell large quantities of inexpensive products are more profitable.
Kida-san, we have a situation! Maezawa-san has staged a rebellion!
The person answering has become the company representative!（笑）
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I’m Tetsu, a male member.
The club sets its own fees, so I’m not really in a position to comment on them.
From a female member’s perspective, I don’t understand why an increase in the club’s fees would be considered a good thing.
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I’m paper airplane, a male member.
Whenever prices are raised, revenue increases by that amount for a while immediately afterward—but then, after some time, the number of customers drops, and revenue ends up almost back where it was before. What’s going on here??
In businesses with high costs, raising the average spend per customer while reducing the customer base can lower costs as a proportion of total sales and help maintain profits. But…
With a club, considering the risk that fewer customers could mean fewer offers, it seems like a tricky trade-off??
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