--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <The first principle of business is that it is not > the > first sale that matters, but the repeat sales over > time, from old customers returning because they were > pleased by their experience and from them telling > their friends they were pleased. All of this > disappears very quickly when they feel ripped > off.>[Mario Goveia] > > Sure, this is the theory. But what is the ground > reality in Goa? Would you say the charges tourists are > confronted with for various services are "cost > competitive", "what the market can bear" or "plain > unadulterated rip-off"? > Mario replies: > Phillip, You talk about "ground reality" as if everyone in Goa follows the same practices. Besides, are you proposing that Goan businesses should charge what YOU think they should, instead of "what the market can bear", which is based on competition, supply and demand? > If you don't like the business practices being followed in Goa this would indicate that there is tremendous opportunity for you and others to start businesses and compete successfully with those whose practices you think are sub-standard. Put your money where your keyboard is. That's the correct free market response. >
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