<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Has anyone really made peace with money?</DIV> <DIV>If so, would you tell us the secret?</DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Tom Sivak <TVAKTVAK@SBCGLOBAL.NET><BR>Sent: Jul 4, 2006 9:30 AM <BR>To: Pianotech List <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: Re: big city rates <BR><BR> <DIV>Sid</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rather than charge more for the tuning for a rich client, why don't you charge them the same rate, but just do a half-assed job?  Get in and out in 30 minutes.  If it usually takes you an hour to tune the piano, you just doubled your dollar-to-minute ratio!  And that way everyone gets charged the same, so nothing can get back to them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just a suggestion, albeit a sarcastic one,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tom Sivak</DIV> <DIV><BR><B><I>A440A@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Sid writes: <BR><< > In my rural area, I am on the verge of charging these people with <BR><BR>> their second homes and second<BR><BR>> decorator Steinways big city rates. Likely triple my norm.<BR><BR>> >><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>