Questions about REI Clubs

[Sherry Lewis]

Hi all. I just started with a local REI club this past week and I am not sure if I am in the right one. Let me explain...

There were about 12-14 people in attendance. The first 20 minutes were people introducing themselves and talking about any deals they have going on/have to offer etc. After that the presidents husband got up and talked about motivational books he has read. That was about 30 minutes. After he spoke a "finance guy" got up to speak. He had his slide shows etc. but was truly just trying to sell life insurance and using the borrow against your policy angle to justify his sales pitch. At one point I asked the president if this is how the meetings normally go and she said no, but I was not certain about this answer. This gentleman was still giving his pitch when I left after 2 1/2 hours. OK, my question is; Is this normal or should I be thinking about getting my dues back and heading to the other one in town?