<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, yes, BUT .... I have made a = bunchabucks taking care of all the pianos at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO and payment is no = problem except I have to take payment on credit cards or get "certified" for = direct deposit to my bank. I've really had no hassles and I've used one of my customer's (now a friend) business merchant account ...  but it's a = Bed & Breakfast and two of the pianos are for the Army Band and their = credit cards won't go through on an "entertainment or lodging" business ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AND their are 30,000 people living on = that base. Many are single people in barracks but many others are families with = pianos ... or people who live in nearby communities and have pianos = ... and have friends with pianos ... and attend churches with pianos, etc. = etc. etc. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SO the business is<STRONG><EM> = very</EM></STRONG> worthwhile to me as a marketing "center of influence," for the implied credibility (little do they know, ha!) and for the direct = business as well ... except for this one stupid little problem, which I shall = resolve ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THEREFORE, though I can certainly = believe that some gov't business would be more trouble than it's worth, I = would not suggest arbitrarily turning down such opportunities just = because people have had problems with a government account in the past or heard = horror stories ... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BECAUSE  the folks who run those = operations are just people like you and me (mostly) -- some are idiots and/or = jerks; others will go out of their way to be helpful. I just happen to = have lucked into a nest of the helpful, cooperative kind. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey, it can happen. Even with the government!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My $0.02</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Original Message ----- </FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Joseph Garrett" <</FONT><A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>joegarrett@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 = 10:34 AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Credit = Cards</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> It was mentioned, (the use of credit cards), in relation = to Government<BR>> contracts. Hmmm? The few times I've had an = opportunity to do something for<BR>> our illustrious Government, it was a royal pain in = the rump. I wouldn't ever<BR>> go down that road again!<BR>> Joe = Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)<BR>> <BR>> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To = Stay! [G}<BR>> <BR>> = _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A></BODY><= /HTML>