Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What's wrong with old people? I have belonged to some organizations that have discounted membership fees to attract new membership. In all instances, the plan failed. Members brought in at a discount resented the second year increase and dropped out. Existing members complained and felt unfairly treated. The LHSA is a good organization from a cost benefit ratio at the present rate of dues. Roland Smith Oakland, California - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] LHSA Annual Meeting; half-price membership for newLUG members! L... > Marc thanks for the Populist thing this morning I'm going to respond to > that tomorrow but I'm not with you on this present past penalty thing. > > This is the least logical thing i ever heard you say if not the only non > logical thing I've ever heard you say. > You're usually pretty logical! > > A company starts discounting a product this is a penalty the existing > people who own this product? Or service? > > I think most people know when the buy something at some point in the > future it's going to go on sale. > I guess people who obsess on that never buy anything or join anything. > Like people who buy Computer stuff who know next year it will cost half > as much and do twice as much. > The best time to buy is never now. > > But I once bought a black leather coat from Nordstrom in December for > 200 bucks when it went on sale for 100 bucks in January they hand me the > 100 bucks difference in unnumbered twenty dollar bills I was just there > to by a tie clip! > I took my wife out to see Superman and for diner. > How many bad things have i got to say about Nordstrom? I think Zero. > So this type thing can happen if the company can afford it. If it's > flush with Holiday money. > > I can't see a club paying off its entire membership half of what they > paid to stay that year just because at some point they are giving some > guys a discount. (Us) > > LHSA is a business. And they are running it so it can stay afloat. They > (we) need more members and a wider variety of members as in younger > people and female people. > And get away from that older people and male people image it's been > stuck with all these years! > We need young Women!!!! I say charge them five bucks and give them a > free roll of slide film! > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html