Retail prices & piano teachers et al.

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 98-09-17 17:45:14 EDT, you write:

<< Dear list:
 A short while ago, a list member asked for pricing advice on items sold.
 I am (blowing off steam) and asking the list how they deal with music
 teachers, church music directors, et al. who ask for a price on an artist's
 bench, or a grand piano truck, and then proceed to give you flack for
 daring to get a reasonable profit on the deal. These otherwise wonderful
 customers themselves receive various musical supply catalogs which list
 these items at prices very near our piano supply house wholesale prices
 ("Gee I got a piano truck for $250 only five years ago", to quote an
 otherwise delightful music director).
 What do YOU do?
 
 Aargh!
 Patrick Draine
  >>


If you make sure your "retail" price is at least twice what you paid for it,
then you can give a "discount" to music teachers or churches. They willl feel
like they got a discount, and you still made some money.  

The reason teachers and churches want a discount, is because they think they
are giving you customers. But unless you are getting a lot of referrals from
them, don't be hasty in giving them a discount. If you don't want to give it
to them, then don't, and let them try to get it somewhere else. It is the law
and demand thing. If they want something bad enough, they will pay the asking
price, unless they can get it from someone else for less. In that case, let
that other person not make any profit on the item. 

Just my thoughts.

Wim