My daughter and I are going to sign up for OW training with a local LDS. The normal rates are $250 group and $475 private. I'm planning on booking a "semi-private" for the 2 of us as a group.
As LDS owners I am interested in your opinion of the following:
Since we're not going to actually have individual instructors and schedules I thought that it would be fair to approach the LDS owner and ask that we not pay the full $950 for two private lessons and pay full price for any gear we might buy or that we pay the full $950 and get some sort of discount on gear.
My point is that I do want to support my LDS, and understand that they have to cover their overheads beyond the internet stores, and that they provide a benefit ,etc,. I want to start and keep our relationship positively but I also want to save myself some dive money without being a ______. I guess you can tell that I already think that what I propose sounds fair - to both. What's your opinion?
Feel free to answer via PM if you wish your view to remain private.
Thanks
ps
Please folks, (and this is addressed to people who are not business owners) I'm NOT interested in replies of "let them earn my money"..."sink or swim", etc.
mods - sorry if this in in the wrong place...if so, please move
As LDS owners I am interested in your opinion of the following:
Since we're not going to actually have individual instructors and schedules I thought that it would be fair to approach the LDS owner and ask that we not pay the full $950 for two private lessons and pay full price for any gear we might buy or that we pay the full $950 and get some sort of discount on gear.
My point is that I do want to support my LDS, and understand that they have to cover their overheads beyond the internet stores, and that they provide a benefit ,etc,. I want to start and keep our relationship positively but I also want to save myself some dive money without being a ______. I guess you can tell that I already think that what I propose sounds fair - to both. What's your opinion?
Feel free to answer via PM if you wish your view to remain private.
Thanks
ps
Please folks, (and this is addressed to people who are not business owners) I'm NOT interested in replies of "let them earn my money"..."sink or swim", etc.
mods - sorry if this in in the wrong place...if so, please move