<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>Now I know why you are = so interested in advertising.  Bill Peterson</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com" title=pianolover88@hotmail.com>pianolover 88</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 05, 2001 = 7:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> advertising & = stuff</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <P>Hi list,</P> <P>I just got a quote for running a "flyer insert" in the local = pennysaver; it would cover only 2 zones in the same city. I was SHOCKED when the rep = told me the price for ONE time insert: $1,080.00!!!!!!!!!! That's more than = 50k per year, if run weekely, and I would supply the master flyer! Enough to = make me VOMIT! I can get a decent Yellow page ad for about $1,200 for the = entire YEAR!</P> <P>On a lighter note, If a customer failed to show up for a tuning appointment, would you charge her mileage to make a second trip? I = did.</P> <P>Terry Peterson <BR>Precision Piano Service <BR>Torrance, CA <BR></P></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</A><BR> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>