Hi Joe,
Thank you for your interest in ACCP. We are still in the beginning stages of developing ACCP and your questions are important to us. I hope to help answer your questions the best way possible.
You are right about the building supplies being able to be resold. That can happen and therefore may not be something that a consumer purchase can be used for. My understanding is that you cannot purchase building supplies because, like you said, they can be resold, however you can hire a contractor who buys the supplies. An example would be you cannot purchase paint for your house - because you can resell it - however you can hire a painter to come in and paint your house instead. I think that section will need to be changed alittle bit. Thank you for bringing my attention to it. If anything, this is something that will need to be looked at further and quite possibly added once ACCP is established.
As for the clothing, there will be a limited amount. Once, possibly twice a year, you will be able to purchase the following items of clothing:
Winter boots– 1 pair
Winter jacket, gloves, hat and scarf – 1
Casual shoes – 1 pair
Dress shoes – 1 pair
Thermal Underwear – 3 sets
Regular Underwear – 3 sets
Socks – 6 pair
Pants – 3 pairs
Shirts/Blouses – 3
For Men – 2 suits
For Women - 2 suits or 2 dresses/skirts
This is an area that will be closely monitored as well to ensure that those items are being purchased for the member and their immediate family. The logistics have not been worked out for the process yet - whether it be certain articles of clothing at a clothing store will have our logo on it or there will be 2 one week periods where we will inform members that if they want to purchase basic clothing then they can in that week. There are still a lot of answers that need to be worked out and in order for that to happen, we need an Executive Team. If you haven't already, have a look at our job postings and if you are qualified for any position, please let me know.
There will be certain categories that will walk a fine line between items able to be resold and items consumed and those will need to be worked out with a fine tooth comb when we are at that stage. Also, I'm sure the government will want a say as to what is "consumed" and what isn't and that will play a part in what providers are affiliated with us. For example, it will be much easier to get food from a restaurant, as you are consuming that meal then it will be to get groceries - because there is still a potential to resell those items you purchased from the grocery store.
Memberships will not be accepted until all these kinks are worked out and it is completely clear for the member as to what items can be consumed and what cannot be.
As for now, thank you for your questions. I am going to relook at the building supplies and have that updated so not to confuse any more people. I hope I answered your questions. Please let me know if you have anything else you would like an answer on.
Sincerely,
Tracey