Tampa LFS Charges Admission Fee

[Robw]

I sure wouldn't pay a cover charge. This might drive away some customers, but he did get some free advertising on the news.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by Robw

I sure wouldn't pay a cover charge. This might drive away some customers, but he did get some free advertising on the news.

Now really looking at the last 9 posts would you consider that positive advertising or negitive advertising for him ?
Levi

[rattler]

And my wife gives me the gears about my Cost-Co membership!! Who would pay for the privilege of finding your own boxes to pack your 4500 pack of q-tips?

Cheers
Rattler

[Robw]

Originally Posted by i2as kass

Now really looking at the last 9 posts would you consider that positive advertising or negative advertising for him ?
Levi

If he gets more business, positive advertising. If he goes broke I guess it was negative advertising
But looking at the posts it was negative.

[DanG]

I'd have no problem paying a buck to look around, plus you do get it back when you buy something.

I'm seeing it from the perspective that if he doesn't do this, he's going out of business, which is not good for anyone, employee's are out of work, someone loses the business they started and it reduces competition, which can drive prices up.

[Alberta-newb]

I restore cars as a hobby as well and this is no different than Pick & Pull in Calgary that started charging a dollar to walk around the yard. Can't say I was to happy about it, but when you need the part ..you have to pay What does bother me is that I wouldn't be surprised that a big portion of this income is going unclaimed on taxes. There is no paperwork involved, just try asking for a receipt

[Delphinus]

And see to me the flip side is if that dollar was buried in the cost of a purchase I made I'd have no problem paying it. Paying a dollar to enter a store only to find out they have nothing I want to buy at the time only makes me think I'll be less likely to come back. A reward of diminishing returns..

And I don't know if I buy the "if we don't do this then we'll go out of business" argument. If that is true then it's a pretty shaky business model whose time is likely coming sooner or later.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

And see to me the flip side is if that dollar was buried in the cost of a purchase I made I'd have no problem paying it. Paying a dollar to enter a store only to find out they have nothing I want to buy at the time only makes me think I'll be less likely to come back. A reward of diminishing returns..

And I don't know if I buy the "if we don't do this then we'll go out of business" argument. If that is true then it's a pretty shaky business model whose time is likely coming sooner or later.

"If we don't do this then we'll go out of business" that has to be a lie!
On average lets say the guy has 80 people in his store per day which is $80.00 (even less if he is funding the money back after purchase). Lets say during that day he sells a single Euro Reef skimmer at $350.00 (lets say the actual cost is $120) right there thats $230 profit which is almost TRIPLE the profit of the admission fee. I don't think you need that $80.00 to stay afloat when the product you sell already has some crazy mark up on it. If you ask me it just looks like a cash grab situation plain and simple.
Levi

[G1GY]

What a retard. I'd make it a point to not buy anything from his store no matter how rare or how bad I wanted it.

People coming in to just look are a part of the buisness. I hope his customers remember this and shop elsewhere even after he realizes that he made a dumb move.

[Aquattro]

I was just thinking. If I paid a dollar at every store I go into, I'd never have enough money left to buy anything! Certainly, any store that tried that with me, would lose a customer permanently.