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<P><FONT SIZE=2>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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>AshaHito - Mongol Raider's Surplus Outlet</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Michael Houghton [<A HREF="mailto:herveus@radix.net">mailto:herveus@radix.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:00 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: Merry Rose</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: [MR] The surcharge (fwd)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Howdy!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 11:41:46AM -0500, Craig Levin wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> [snip]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > I would also like to see</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > more benefits for membership. One suggestion would be to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> convince some</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > merchants to offer discounts to SCA members. This would encourage</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > membership by offering a tangible benefit, and would </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> likely help their</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > business by attracting more customers. I know I would </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> prefer to patronize</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > a place that offers me a discount over one that does not. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Anyone who</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > doubts this effect, look around at restaurants the next </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> time you're out</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > driving. The ones with all the police cars out front are </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the ones that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > offer discounts to law enforcement. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I've noted that some people-the best examples are Quakers-are</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > ethically barred from offering such discounts. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I'm not sure I'd put it quite that strongly. For myself, I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> find the concept</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> of retail pricing varying according to who the customer is to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> be repugnant.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Variance based on how much you buy is a different matter. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Our prices are our prices; they don't vary according to the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> venue. In a sense,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> it is "our word is our bond". Neither are we inclined to haggle.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > One benefit I wouldn't mind seeing, if it's possible, would be to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > get personal accident coverage a la Markland (it's an extra for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > them, and I suspect it would be for us, too). While we're all</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > trying to avoid hurting people and getting hurt, accidents</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > happen, and it'd be nifty to have some sort of coverage to fall</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > back on in case our medical insurance backed off. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Yep. I don't know the details, but Markland has been offering </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> this option for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> years.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> [snip]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> yours,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Herveus</FONT>
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