At 06:08 PM 10/15/2002 -0700, you wrote: > It is degrading to let customers "dicker you >down", ( especially when they're far wealthier than >you ) and I don't let them unless there is a some very >clear and present hardship ( mine or the customers ). > Gordon I agree. The first year I tuned, I offered senior discounts, teacher discounts, etc. I soon discovered that almost all the seniors had far more money than I did, and that the people who demanded discounts were the very worst possible customers, the ones we can very well do without. If I see that people are genuinely needy, they still get to pay my basic fee, but I slip a lot of little repairs, etc., into the session. Telling people right away how far ahead I'm booked is probably enough to keep them from wanting to dicker. At least, no one has tried to for years, now. Susan
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