<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Listers and Listees,
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<BR>This is a business question rather than a technical question, but I'm su=
re we've all dealt with this issue in one form or another.
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<BR>I got a phone call from a woman who'd bought a piano from a store for wh=
om I do warranty/1st tunings. She needed her freebie, so we scheduled =
a time and day. The morning of the anointed day, she called to say she=
couldn't make it, so we re-scheduled. No problem.
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<BR>The date and time we were supposed to meet was monday(Memorial Day) at 4=
:00 PM. I was there, she wasn't. I got mildly aggravated, waited=
for 20 minutes or so, slipped a card in the door and left. I expected=
at least an apologetic phone call from her, but two days went by and I hear=
d nothing. I called her and left a message that I would like to re-sch=
edule, but another two days went by and again, I've heard nothing.
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<BR>My question is this: since it is a warranty tuning paid for by the=
store, should I bill the store as though I performed the service, thus void=
ing her free tuning, or should I send <U>her</U> the bill for the no-show fe=
e(roughly the same price)?
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<BR>IMO, somebody who's a no-show wouldn't be inclined to reimburse me, so I=
'm leaning towards billing the store for this. Any opinions or shared =
experiences are most welcome.
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<BR>Thanks,
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<BR>Dave Stahl
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