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In the "old days", companies used to "nickel and dime", you to death.
Today, it's $50 and $100 you to death. Boy, ain't that the truth. I was signing a full-price contract on an expensive (to me) house - really pushing my comfort level, and right when I was about to put pen to paper, my real estate agent shoved a pathetic $180 "buyer's agent fee" under my nose. Although the amount was in the noise level, the gall of the thing damn near killed the whole deal. . |
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Another of my pet peeves is when a business extends different prices to different customers. It's called volume discount. Exactly. The louder you yell, the cheaper you can get it. |
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message k.net... | I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much better | rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this, my | four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a solicitation | from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name and | address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want my | information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will never | subscribe to any Belvoire publication again. Many magazines offer discounts to attract first time subscribers, just as landlords offer discounts on the first six months lease, restaurants offer two for one specials, etc. It is not an attempt to cheat you. In sending your son an ad for another magazine, they were no more dishonest than you representing yourself as your own son. I figure you're about even. Maybe they should send you a letter saying they never want you as a customer again. :-) |
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Actually ending our dependence on foriegn oil would be pretty easy but
people don't want to do it. In round figures: We import about a third of our Petroleum Two thirds of petroleum is used for transportation It is possible to cut transportation use in half through a combination of fuel efficiency and more efficient trip planning. Mike MU-2 "Haywood Jablome" wrote in message news:zYhTb.75843$U%5.411352@attbi_s03... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... I would argue that national parks and medical R&D are National issues and as such should be funded at the National level. An artifical rain forest in Iowa is clearly not a National issue Here is another national issue that needs some funding: Our sick dependance on foreign oil that funds the very terrorists that seek to destroy us. And I'm not talking about some wacky unworkable idea for hydrogen fuel in 20 or 30 years. Where is the backbone of real leadership? No. Our so-called leaders wish to spend us into oblivion instead. |
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We could dabate whether these fall under "provide for the common welfare"
but lets not. Mike MU-2 "Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... I would argue that national parks and medical R&D are National issues and as such should be funded at the National level. And neither are government issues...state of federal. An artifical rain forest in Iowa is clearly not a National issue Quite! That would be one for Disneyland. |
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... Another of my pet peeves is when a business extends different prices to different customers. It's called volume discount. The poster was purchasing one subscription. I agree that volume discounts are perfectly fair as long as the same deal is offered to everyone. "Every man deserves a square deal" Theodore Roosevelt Speaking of government costs out of control, there's the guy who started much of it (the American Empire). The real problem started when the government started distributing money to individuals, cities and states. Mike MU-2 |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message k.net... | I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much better | rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this, my | four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a solicitation | from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name and | address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want my | information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will never | subscribe to any Belvoire publication again. Many magazines offer discounts to attract first time subscribers, just as landlords offer discounts on the first six months lease, restaurants offer two for one specials, etc. It is not an attempt to cheat you. In sending your son an ad for another magazine, they were no more dishonest than you representing yourself as your own son. I figure you're about even. Maybe they should send you a letter saying they never want you as a customer again. :-) To be clear, I didn't represent myself as my son. Mike MU-2 |
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In article . net,
"Mike Rapoport" wrote: We could dabate whether these fall under "provide for the common welfare" but lets not. Mike MU-2 The preamble, like the AIM, is non-regulatory ;-) |
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Ya, and replace him with an even bigger one?
The Liberals are after our wallets, and the Conservatives want to control your bedroom. I am betting that the Conservatives will succeed less than the Liberals. Besides, so long as I have a gun, you can't get into my bedroom. Only the Liberals want our guns, so they must have more nefarious plans. "Abafon Goula" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:12:54 -0800, Jeff wrote: Well the elections are comming up, if you think things are getting bad now, wait untill GW gets re-elected (if he does), then he has no reason to not hold back since he would be on his last term. Let's kick his dumb ass out! Might be nice to have a president that has at least half a brain and not a puppet. |
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Excellent point, if you dislike discriminatory pricing schemes, the best
thing you can do is point out how they really don't work. If they don't understand you, ask them when they last bought a full fare business ticket on a hub and spoke airline. "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message ink.net... Why? Mike MU-2 "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:gydTb.203997$xy6.1049254@attbi_s02... May I suggest that you let them know why you won't buy their products again, if you haven't already? Better leave out the part about the 4-year old subscribing, however... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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