<WBR>John<br> <br> Offering a gift certificate will not significantly increase the bottom line in the short run. But when the recipient gets the gc, that customer will get a warm a fuzzy feeling about you. And that, my friend, will wind up giving you a lot more customers in the long run. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: John Formsma <formsma@gmail.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 5:35 pm<br> Subject: Re: gift certificates<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_08f7c9d1-a0e2-4e55-b7f4-3b7ade8056fb> <div class=gmail_quote>On Nov 27, 2007 9:17 PM, MICHAEL MEZHINSKY <<A href="mailto:pghpianotuning@yahoo.com">pghpianotuning@yahoo.com</A>> wrote:<br> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> Hi All, </FONT></SPAN></div> <div dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN> </div> <div dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>Do you guys offer any gift certificates? </FONT></SPAN></div> <div dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN> </div> <div dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>Thanks,</SPAN></div> <FONT color=#888888> <div dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us>Michael Mezhinsky RPT </SPAN></div> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <div><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></div> <div>I don't.  I would if I thought it would increase my bottom line.  But in thinking about it, it seems like more effort than it's worth.  I have had people say they would purchase a piano tuning for someone.  I usually just bill them, but I've only done this for regulars.  </div> <div><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></div> <div>If anyone has an idea that actually has worked for them, I'd certainly be interested in hearing about it.</div> </div> <br> -- <br> JF<br> <br> A reminder about a presidential debate tomorrow night.  8:00 p.m. ET on CNN or online at <A href="http://www.youtube.com/debates" target=_blank>http://www.youtube.com/debates</A> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>