On 4/13/2015 5:23 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:36:58 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>> That's just my personal view on this - you catch more flies with honey rather than vinegar, yadda, yadda, yadda. I still wouldn't charge someone who took the time and effort to drive over. OTOH, I'd sure ask for a piece of the action from tour bus companies.
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> How often do you go to the wineries? I'd bet if you had one, after
> the first couple of weeks giving away freebies, you'd be doing
> something to recoup your costs. You'd be catching plenty of flies,
> but none that spends their money.
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> It is not just the half ounce of wine, it is also the time and the
> glassware that has to be washed, maybe some nibbles on the counter
> too. Fifteen years ago, hardly anyone charge, but there are more
> leeches around now.
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My guess is that some companies consider all that to be the cost of
doing business.