<body>An important aspect if anyone bothered to read the article is how many customers it will take to break even using Groupon. <br /><br />Another important aspect will be not just thinking that it was a good deal for you but, running the numbers to see if indeed it truly was. Keeping track of how many repeat people you truly have verses how many you "think you have." <br /><br />What Groupon tells you and what you wind up receiving from Groupon, which in all reality is 75% of your normal tuning fee are apparently two different things. <br /><br />Jerry Groot RPT<br />www.grootpiano.com<br/><br/>----- Original Message -----<br/>From: tnrwim@aol.com<br/>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br/>Sent:Fri Dec 21 08:03:45 UTC 2012<br/>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Groupons<br/><br/><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div><font style="background-color: transparent;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On the one hand, if you're sitting around doing nothing, tuning 2 or 3 pianos at $25 is worth it. But when the Groupon business get's in the way of your full payment customers, then it's not a good deal. What Marshall is hoping for is the repeat business, just like you went back to the restaurant. In April he'll find you how many of those customers are willing to pay full boat for a tuning, which would be twice as much as they paid the first time. I wish him the best, and that he doesn't have to run another half off sale to stay busy. </font></div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div></div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div> </div> </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com><br> To: pianotech <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> Sent: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 9:38 pm<br> Subject: [pianotech] Groupons<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_34adee6c-e82e-4e97-a51e-226ea61ed3c5"> Hi all. <div><br> </div> <div>My girlfriend has been looking into this for her business(monthly senior newspaper). She claims you can only expect 25% of the selling price. She was thinking of using it as a loss leader. I don't know where that scenario comes into play for piano technicians.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>We have used it for restaurants, and it has payed off for us. We have gone back sans Groupon. That's how it's suppose to work.</div> <div>Service-based business? hmmm..</div> <div><br> </div> <div> <div> <div style="display: inline;"></div> <div style="display: inline;"></div> -Phil  <div style="display: inline;"></div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </font></body>