LOL, love that pic in that link.
Ya know I got no problem at all giving folks a break on the price. Most times I can justify my reasons.
Fellow from the electric company came in the shop this morning. He goes the switch on our little 180 is messed up, it won't engage. I said bring it in here. It had gotton sticky but other than that it was working. I gave it a shot of oil to slicken it up some and it worked fine, 15 seconds, no charge.
While standing there he's eyeing the 290 and 361 I have on the wall. I go which one ya want. He says well that 290 is alot cheaper and I only saw a little firewood, I'm just looking, didn't come in to buy a saw. I'm thinking challenge now. I said well that 361 is a whole lot nicer saw, its well worth the extra money. I go here, handle them both. He goes this 361 sure does feel better, its got a metal housing too. I said yup, your right. He's in deep thought now. I'm watching him think and I go aww hell give me 550.00 and take that dayumm thing on home with ya. He goes are you serious. I said hell yeah.
Whats he do. He goes does that include a free case. I said hell no, ya just saved 50.00, you can take that and buy a case. He laffs and goes ok, you got a deal. He got that 361, bought a case and left smiling.
Why did I offer that cat a break, very simple. He came only to get his switch fixed on their company saw. He left almost 600.00 lighter out of his own pocket, thats why. He would have never bought that saw at full retail because he wasn't intending on buying anything to begin with. I see it as he's in the building, he wasn't a few minutes ago so lets sell that man something, I did.
When he comes to get his chain sharpened and I make him buy a new one I'll get some of that 50.00 discount back in a hurry,LOLOL