BTW, the IRS mileage is 55 cents / mile - not 50. On 07/03/2012 04:40 PM, Paul McCloud wrote: > Hi, Rick: > I don't know what prices are in your area, but if you can afford to do that to get some new customers, I guess that's > your choice. My calculation is that my mileage to get to my customer's house and back is average about 40 miles. By > IRS rules (IRS Rules??!) that would become $20 in expenses just to walk in the door. You may be able to negotiate a > fair discount, which would bring lots of responses hopefully. I'd let them know that this is a one-time deal, and > maybe they'll become regulars. Who knows? > Paul > > On 07/03/2012 2:26 PM, richarducci at comcast.net wrote: >> Well, not desperate but biz is down a little. It would work out to $25 a tuning, and probably mostly tire kickers. >> >> Rick Ucci >> Uccipiano.com >> >> On Jul 3, 2012, at 4:46 PM, Paul McCloud <pmc033 at earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Hi, Rick: >>> I've not done it, but I once was contacted by Groupon. A couple of tuners were doing a half off sale, and getting >>> lots of customers. Yeah, they probably got a lot of business. But, at what cost and what kind of customer? >>> Probably never see them again for many-a-year, until you run another half-off sale. I decided it wasn't worth >>> doing. Maybe you're desperate, and you don't mind giving yourself away for less. >>> Good luck. >>> Paul McCloud >>> San Diego >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 07/03/2012 1:00 PM, richarducci at comcast.net wrote: >>>> Does anyone on this list do this or similar coupon type offers? >>>> I am looking into it. >>>> >>>> Rick Ucci >>>> Uccipiano.com >>>> >>> >> > > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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