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In article <540021@aspen.IAG.HP.COM> howeird@aspen.IAG.HP.COM (Howard Stateman) writes:
>rickk@public.BTR.COM (Rick) writes:
>>Appreciated the good words about Perfect Strings -- but they're $45 every
>>six months, not every year ... that feels kind of expensive to me ... am
>>I out of touch with realworld prices, or does that seem high to others,
>>too?
>
>You are out of touch with real-world prices. And reality. The cost of
>mailing a monthly flyer, for example, aside from the 29 cents for the
>stamp and the two or three cents to make the copy, also includes the
>computer on which it is processed, the original printer on which it was
>printed, and the wages of the person who composes, prints, copies and mails
>the sucker. Not to mention inputting the members' names into the database
>and maintaining the membership information. Some quick math:
>Say they have 100 members, that's $4500 every six months. Would >you< work,
>even half-time, for a mere $750 a month, minus the cost of the computer,
>etc. ? 

Not to disagree with your point, but your numbers are a bit off.  They
bill themselves as Northern California's largest singles organization,
and have a few thousand members.  That provides enough revenue to pay
staff a decent wage, but also increases the workload to the point where
they may have to have several staff people.  They also do a significant
amount of radio advertising, which costs money.

>It's a steal, Rick.

Especially compared to some other organizations, which can cost $100's
per year.

Disclaimer:  I have no connection with perfect strings.  I hear their
ads on the radio frequently, and I once requested their information
packet and application, but decided it was not what I was looking for
at the time.

Chuck Linsley
chuckl@chips.com
Yes, I'm still here.  I've just been too busy to pay much attention to
the net for a while.

>Howard Stateman    howeird@iag.HP.COM  [Not an HP spokesman]

Congrats on the role in "Man of La Mancha!"  My mail to you bounced.