Re: 20 or 25% Discount?
[Re: Julie]
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04/07/10 12:15 PM
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Jim Garvie
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Julie, Jim P. I'm not sure if there's a solution here either. I've discussed it with the Show Chair and her position is that she wants me to make as much $$$ as possible. Jim, I shoot all my formals without the sign so I could post the winners sans signage and watermarked but that smacks a bit of protectionism -- which, of course, it is  . I'll discuss that approach with the Show Chair when we get there. Always better to discuss stuff face-to-face. Julie, I'm with you when it comes to either shooting the formals or having a portrait booth. Next year's National may be done in conjunction with the Colonial Rottweiler Club and they always use John Ashbey. So, I think I'll plan on having a portrait booth. I actually might enjoy it more. And I'm glad you don't mind my using the Dot moving shot. I love it, too. Perfect balance moving. Pretty girl! Jim
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Re: 20 or 25% Discount?
[Re: Jim Garvie]
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04/25/10 10:06 AM
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Tony Bynum
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Jim, great work. . . I think it's a wise move to offer those discounts . . . I do have something to say about offering fake sales . . . it was brought up by Jim Poor (im sure he was not serious about it, but just in case anyone is thinking about it as a real option - I'll weigh in) . . .
"Raise your prices $5 and then offer 25% off" not only is that completely unethical and immoral, it's illegal and punishable by law, fines, and even jail! If you artificially inflate the price above retail and call it a sale, and your caught, you will lose your business. . . .
It's an antitrust violation and taken very seriously . . . . You can find cases where this practice is happening all over the country, but if you decided to use this ploy and youre caught, you will lose everything.
I watched it happen to a friend of mine in the retail shoe business . . . a woman came to the store to buy a pair of special shoes, they were advertised as a sale but really they were retail and the person who owned the store inflated to retail price and discounted the shoe and advertised a "sale" the woman later found out and filed a suit. The business owner lost the business. Anyone, can file the suit and unless you can afford the lawyers, you'll lose your business - remember your business insurance wont cover this kind of action. . .
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Re: 20 or 25% Discount?
[Re: Tony Bynum]
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04/26/10 03:34 AM
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Tony, thanks. I agree, fake discounts suck in a lot of ways. This discount is real and the folks taking advantage of it really understood the value of it. I'll get more add-on sales as a result. But the PR value was tremendous and people truly appreciated someone offering them a deal for multiple wins. The Sieger Show ended up at 7 p.m. in failing light and cold, windy, rainy conditions. We still managed to get over 25 formals plus ring candids so it was a good day from a business perspective. Right now, I'm cold, tired and can't wait to get some sleep. Tomorrow it's off to Estes Park for something very different -- the mountains and maybe a horseback ride. Can't wait! BTW, we've been traveling with Sundance (135 lbs.) and Max (132 lbs.) and they have been incredible companions. Not one disparaging word and lots of ear-licks. We could not be happier with the two of them. At night, Sundance sleeps with Linda and Max sleeps with me. Max's owners will not be happy when he comes back home  . Time for some fun. I'll report about it in detail later. Jim
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