I was a member of the "Club" long time ago. That was so horrible compared to what I have now. This is what I did and what I suggest to you.

1. Tell them that you have terrible itch (which was the truth in my case) and that you need to take it off every night. Demand it or tell them you can't continue. They will resist because they know you might leave them once you can attach yourself. I insisted and they eventually allowed me to do just that, showed me how to remove, attach with tapes, even gave me a Styrofoam head.

2. You can stay as a member until you are confident to leave. During that time, make a template and order a piece. You will be an expert in no time.

3. If you are happy with your new custom piece, order another one as a backup. Once the backup arrives and it's good, then you can leave the Club for good. I think I had 6 months left in my prepaid yearly contract but I left anyways.

French lace with thinskin sides and back is good for beginners. That's what I still use. I don't even make templates anymore. I send in a drawing and Toplace has gotten very good at making perfect size from my drawing. See my posting from many years ago.
http://forum.toplace.com/showthread.php?tid=1577

Don't hesitate. Do it and you will be much happier.