20 May
1999
20 May
'99
2:54 a.m.
Mike Ford wrote:
I meant "normal" people. All that is required to learn this lesson is to
give something away free for long enough. People will take your box of
oranges because they want a box and toss the oranges.
While working for another company years ago, I offered our customers a free
two day seminar on the maintenance of our equipment; about 40% of the
registered people actually attended. The next time, I charged $250.00 (token
fee) and the only people who didn't show up were the two who had bought a
machine and wanted in on the prior free deal (which I okayed.) Ah yes.
Mike Ford <mikeford(a)netwiz.net> wrote:
I know the feeling. I don't go as far as firearms (I'm in the UK, after People don't
value things they get for free.
I have a lot of old data books that I guard with