Re: [AGA SC] T-Shirts

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> 
> I can definitely put things on the site.  Some folks have
> inquired about
> certain things that plain can't be done with PayPal
> (partial refunds,
> discounts at checkout, multiple "more info" boxes, etc),
> but this isn't
> one of them.  My point is only one of [conf]usability...
> we'd be putting
> two different cart buttons, one for "shirt for
> convention-goer" on the
> convention page and one for "shirt for
> non-convention-goer" on another
> page.  That's bound to cause trouble, IMO.

Just for the sake of discussion, I was thinking more like
NEC does their reg form where you buy one or another
convention package for bundled price.


> But do you think that is going to increase attendance? 
> I'm not so sure. 
> Seems more like a perk for someone already planning on
> attending.

Absolutely not sure. And worse, how would one tell the
impact afterwards? It would all be done on spec (gamble),
on marketing instinct (I don't really claim any). It was a
matter of low risk on the cost side -- trading foregone
revenues (not sellng at higher price) versus an additional
reg or two.


> Again, to use the example of the books last year, I don't
> think we gained 
> any extra conventioneers, but we made some of the
> attendees happy.

And maybe one AGAer unhappy ;-) 

Still the thought lingers that 'happy attendees' is the
fundamental point of the whole thing, is it not? And the
happier the better; the better the word of mouth the AGA
conventions and on AGA. But that's a whole diff point than
boosting regs at this convention.

> Cool.  I just know that the difference between a
> suggestion and an 
> edict can sometimes be misinterpreted, and I how well DFW
> took some of the 
> board's suggestions last year.

I know what you mean. E.g., I don't think Larry or Tim
misunderstood anything I told either of them -- we had a
good rapport. Ricky was another matter. Ben somewhere in
the middle.

But it's always a mix -- and then there was that damn prize
thing.

However, if GWAPA doesn't want to hear any ideas from me,
then they have to say so, or at least say they disagree,
which Rick has done often enough. And in the beginning,
GWAPA was practically imploring for guidance. Less so now,
it's true.

Some of what the Board wanted was presented as
recommendations (e.g., Ray), some as requirements (50/50
split on hotel liabilities), and some as my own 2 cents.
They shouldn't feel pressured unless we're pressuring them.

> . . .Happy to 
> be a dissenting opinion on this one, as it isn't a
> critical matter!

Well, I couldn't trust the judgement of someone that too
often agreed with me. ;-)

sh

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