[hackpgh-party] Re: Initial wiki page up!
- From: Derrick Brashear <shadow@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-party@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:55:39 -0500
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Mandy <steelgreypittsburgh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> --> I guess what I'm trying to say here is that while I'd be OK with
> taking drink tickets off the plate, I want it to be for good reasons,
> and I'm very confused by Mandy's saying that it would cost us money.
> At worst, drink tickets would be a net zero gain, no negative over
> having the entrance ticket prices at $5; and potentially a positive
> gain. But I do understand that they could just be too fussy to deal
> with, and perhaps we'd find that people are more likely to come if the
> entrance tickets are $5. <--
>
> *** Not saying it would cost us money, although it has the potential to if
> not handled properly. I am saying that it would be opening us up for
> unneeded involvement, extra steps, and liability for the shop. I also am
> failing to see the value in a $5 cost when it's being redeemed for less or
> nothing at all. Potentially a positive gain for the shop? Maybe, but why
> milk non-drinking members for their funds? And if this isn't run by OTB to
> be an exact price for each drink that's paid for at the end of the night
> instead of $5 per ticket, it's zero gain for the shop, and only gain for the
> bar (which I think is unnecessary). Running it that way, the only way the
> shop would make money is if someone didn't turn in a ticket at all. And if
> the ticket is good for "a $5 drink or unlimited soda" - you're turning it in
> to get the soda too.
>
> --> The only thing I'm worried about for the latter is that here's the
> issue: we want people to drift back and chat with us. Are we going to
> say, "Sorry, you need to pay before you get here?" Probably not. But
> given that, are people who paid to get back there going to be
> resentful? I'm trying to avoid this latter, and I'd like to do so by
> putting a lot of niceties in for people who pay. <--
>
> *** Totally agreed, we do want people to drift back and chat. Not bothering
> to ask them to pay? Ludicrous. Then why spend time marketing to the public
> if only having members have to pay to get in? Resentful if no one takes
> money at the door? Hell yes. Everyone paid when they came in the door for
> the Halloween Party. Everyone. Easy as that. The party just has to be
> interesting enough for them to WANT to pay.
This space isn't conducive to that. That's the only issue I see.
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