Supply house confidentiality on prices

[Farrell]

Ever buy an aspirin at a hospital?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: Supply house confidentiality on prices


> As far as having the customer supplying the materials:
> 
> Next time you go out to dinner, bring the steak, potatoes and veggies; hand 
> them to the waiter and ask
> them to only charge you for cooking and serving. Why should they take a 
> mark-up on the food.
> Bring you own wine too, tell them they mark it up too much and you procured 
> it cheaper elsewhere.
> 
> When there is an automobile oil and filter sale and your local discount 
> store, stock up.  That way,
> when you need an oil change for your car, you can tell the mechanic to only 
> charge you for installation.
> What would a mechanic say if your water pump failed and you purchased it 
> somewhere and you asked
> him to 'talk you trough' putting it in.
> 
> And never, I say never, purchase popcorn or candy at a movie theatre... 
> talk about markup.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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