It Doesn't Matter

[larudee@pacbell.net]

John,

You and Ed are assuming that these folks will actually want to have
their money back.  I believe that the number who fail to see the benefit
of membership will be so small that it will be worth the cost of those
few to reach the others.  Nothing could make a clearer statement that we
are not a bunch of elitists.

Paul

John Ross wrote:

> Hi,
> All the fee shouldn't be returned. Otherwise it could be abused
> to get a cheap rate at Conventions.
> On second thought none should be returned, look at the saving
> they would make on the Journal CD. ( $35 instead of $200
> approx? )
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: It Doesn't Matter
>
> > Paul writes:
> > << I once made a suggestion (on PTG-L) that PTG
> > offer a money-back guarantee on a first year membership>>
> >
> > Greetings,
> >     I think this is a great idea.  I  suggest that only 75% of
> the fee be
> > returned, since the Guild shouldn't lose money for each
> short-time interested
> > party that may want to apply.  The incentive would still be
> there, but the
> > cost of offering it would be reduced.
> > Ed Foote RPT
> >