with friends like these …
Hypothetical question:
If you were going somewhere and you got a big discount for bringing another person, would you give that person a cut of the discount?
For example, if you were going to a conference and it was $1,000 for you alone, but if you brought another person you only had to pay $500, would you pay $500 and have your friend pay the regular $1,000, or would you split it and you each pay $750? Assume you’ve never paid any kind of previous fee or enrollment so overall the only monies paid out are your registration fees. There’s no “but I as the regular member already pay $100 a year in dues.” It’s just that one-time charge for the conference.
Because I think it’s really weird to 1) ask people to go so that YOU can get a discount; and 2) then not give them a cut of that discount. And if I had a “friend” that did that to me he probably wouldn’t be my friend too much longer.
I can’t imagine thinking this would be a normal arrangement to take the discount and make my friend pay full price but maybe I’m the oddball here.
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Oh by the way I have a new kitten. His name is Fintan, he’s 6 months old, and he is adorable.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Fintan looks like he got into the sangria.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
He was in that spot sleeping for about 5 hours! He’s just a baby though and had had a very tiring morning of running, playing, sliding on the floors, and leaping in the air.