I'm not a believer in discounts, unless they are part of a marketing campaign. Half-hazard discounts, just because someone asks for one, force you to work harder for less pay to justify your normal price. And you're not giving them a reason for the discount, so what does that say about what you were going to charge them? That it wasn't a fair value? I wouldn't want to send that … [Read more...]
The Joy of Postage
This article has several key points that are barely but still related - despite recent criticism that this is not an acceptable approach to composition. :) The poor pay more for everything. Walmart isn't really mitigating this: First off, there's the obvious fact that Walmart shoppers are propping up a work model that keeps their wages low, their benefits inadequate, their … [Read more...]
