On Thu, 11 May 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
>> I do have 500 TurboLinux WorkStation CD's (approx) and 150 TurboLinux
>> Server CD's that we could pass out for free.
>
> I would recommend not bringing those to Hoss traders then. Let's keep
> those for other LUG events and those marketing oppurtunities you spoke of.
I would agree, for several reasons:
- People come to Hosstraders looking for bargains. "Free CDs" will likely
lead to people taking ten or twenty of them, just because they can. :)
- People come to Hosstraders looking to spend money (or barter). Let's not
disappoint them.
- Freebies could likely be put to better use elsewhere.
- We want to recover the costs of the LBS, and ...
- ... if someone offered you a choice of otherwise identical Red Hat CDs,
one for free, and one for three bucks, which would you choose?
On Thu, 11 May 2000, Jerry Kubeck wrote:
> I have all merchandise from the Show ... The only requirement is good
> bookkeeping.
Hmmmm. "Good bookkeeping" may be a bit difficult. We're all engineers, I
think. Money and engineers don't mix. ;-)
On Thu, 11 May 2000, maddog wrote:
> The issue around the Hoss Trader's booth and selling things is that they
> gave me the space at a discount because we WOULD NOT be selling
> things...that this was strictly an informational type of thing.
*Oh*! That puts things in a different light.
Well, let's go ahead and have the CDs ready. If we get the okay (I'd be
willing to pick up some of the cost for an "sellers" pass, if need be), we can
sell 'em. If not, they sit in the car.
:-)
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