FW: [MR] The surcharge (fwd)

[Malone, Nicholas S.]

Not everyone has the same POV. I for one "DO" adjust prices to the venue. I
will discount based on volume and occasionally I discount based on what the
customer says they are going to do with the item. I sell period artifacts
and the special ones only get sold to active Scadians. I discount to newbies
and to new members of incipient groups. I do not discount at SCA events, but
I do raise prices at public events. I also never put a price tag on an item.
I want to talk to people and discuss the item and Ya gotta haggle. See
that's my version of the game. It's what my personna does. If I can play my
game and have fun and help someone out then more the better.

AshaHito	-	Mongol Raider's Surplus Outlet

And because I heard this really great membership idea on here, I just
started discounting if you are a Paid member! Hey not a lot, you know I got
wives and camels to feed. You don't want to see a poor foreigner begging in
the streets; I mean I have to maintain a little dignity, right.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Houghton [mailto:herveus at radix.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:00 PM
> To: Merry Rose
> Subject: Re: [MR] The surcharge (fwd)
> 
> 
> Howdy!
> 
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 11:41:46AM -0500, Craig Levin wrote:
> [snip]
> > 
> > > I would also like to see
> > > more benefits for membership.  One suggestion would be to 
> convince some
> > > merchants to offer discounts to SCA members.  This would encourage
> > > membership by offering a tangible benefit, and would 
> likely help their
> > > business by attracting more customers.  I know I would 
> prefer to patronize
> > > a place that offers me a discount over one that does not. 
>  Anyone who
> > > doubts this effect, look around at restaurants the next 
> time you're out
> > > driving.  The ones with all the police cars out front are 
> the ones that
> > > offer discounts to law enforcement.  
> > 
> > I've noted that some people-the best examples are Quakers-are
> > ethically barred from offering such discounts. 
> 
> I'm not sure I'd put it quite that strongly. For myself, I 
> find the concept
> of retail pricing varying according to who the customer is to 
> be repugnant.
> Variance based on how much you buy is a different matter. 
> 
> Our prices are our prices; they don't vary according to the 
> venue. In a sense,
> it is "our word is our bond". Neither are we inclined to haggle.
> 
> > One benefit I wouldn't mind seeing, if it's possible, would be to
> > get personal accident coverage a la Markland (it's an extra for
> > them, and I suspect it would be for us, too). While we're all
> > trying to avoid hurting people and getting hurt, accidents
> > happen, and it'd be nifty to have some sort of coverage to fall
> > back on in case our medical insurance backed off. 
> 
> Yep. I don't know the details, but Markland has been offering 
> this option for
> years.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> yours,
> Herveus
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