<HTML><BODY> <div> Hi John,<br> <br> Great point.  I couldn't agree more.  While I may not be rich, I'm certainly not in the financial dire straits of some of my customers.  Making sure those with far less than us get the music that they deserve good for the soul. <br> </div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;">Dave Stahl<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div> <div> </div>  <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:09 AM<br> Subject: Re: Paid for pitch raises<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_0024f9e1-6930-44ed-9667-031c81620d90"> <div><strong><font face="Arial">You forgot the other customer.</font></strong></div> <div><strong><font face="Arial">The one who genuinely has a shortage of money. After all, there are a lot of people who work, at or close to minimum wage.</font></strong></div> <div><strong><font face="Arial">They have pianos and children taking lessons. I feel they deserve the service of a knowledgeable technician, who will not overcharge them, and do only the work required, by their usage.</font></strong></div> <div><strong><font face="Arial">So cheapskate is not a term, I would apply to them.</font></strong></div> <div><strong><font face="Arial"></font></strong> </div> <div>John M. Ross<br> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<br> <a href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</a></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a title="a440@bresnan.net" href="mailto:a440@bresnan.net">A440 Piano Service</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG List</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 16, 2007 10:01 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Paid for pitch raises</div> <div><br> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello list,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can count and those who can't.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Having said that, let's divide customers in a spectrum of people with two ends.  One on end is the cheapskate, on the other end is the American Express Gold Card "do-whatever-it-takes" customer.  The cheapskate will nickel-and-dime you to death before, during and after the sale.  The A.E. customer will be happy with everything you do, feed you tea and crumpets (whatever they are) while you're working and pay you a TIP on top of your invoice total.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">So ask yourself, who do you want to work for?  As for me, I'm happy to see the cheapskate go to the competition.  </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I've found this generalization to be mostly true in every business I've ever been in.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">My 2 cents.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">John Dorr</font></div> </blockquote></div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> <a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target="_blank"><b>Check out the new AOL</b></a>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<br /> </div> </BODY></HTML>