Hi Eleanor, That's right. I remember it well. Sadly a thing very much of the past.
John.----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:41 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB
There was a time years and years ago!!! when things from RNIB which were directly manufactured for the blind were sold for two-thirds of the price, e.g. a Perkins Brailler. That was fantastic value and I certainly availed of it when I was about 19 years.Eleanor----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBThey are a nonn-profit organisation in that they do not exist to make a profit.Iain -------------------------------------------------- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:21 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBThey shouldn't in that case claim to be a non profit organisation. The fact that you agree with it is immaterial. It is dishonest.John.----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:46 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBNo, I am not shocked and I think it only right that RNIB should sell goods at the same price as other suppliers. We should remember that Selling is only part of the work which RNIB does and even here there are many areas of subsidy. If we take books for example, a book is genrally sold by RNIB at the same price as the print version. However, the cost of producing that book is much greater than the print. If we were to be charged the same price for audio books as the general market price, I don't think many of us would be buying too many of them. Personally, I think there is too much of the expecting to get things cheaper within the blind community.Iain -------------------------------------------------- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:03 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] RNIBHi everybody, I learnt something the other day that shocked me. It's something that affects many of us. The RNIB as a charity is supposed to be a non profit organisation. When I was researching prices of a product recently I found it strange that the RNIB charged the same as other suppliers. I took it up with a friend at the RNIB, who confirmed to me that yes, they do make the same profit as other suppliers, but given their status as a non profit organisation they're not allowed to call it profit, so call it contribution. Given that any financial gain made on sale of something is profit whatever they choose to call it it comes down to the same thing. 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