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Old May 12, 2012, 02:15 AM
Cornell
 
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Default Re: Another situation - doing favors for a murderer...

Hi Dien:

Interesting read on the murderer.

Quote:


One way I see it is that, businesses give out "freebies" all the time, with the express purpose of getting more business.

What's more "unusual" here is that it is the customer now doing it. But if businesses can give out a "freebie", then why not customers, too?



Yes but this is done with the owners permission as a goodwill to bring back customers...not because an employee received an extra unexpected gratuity that he felt compelled to reciprocate with at the employers expense.

This was what got me in Glenn's post:

Quote:

You are Welcome to TRY OUT my SURE FIRE...

GUARANTEED.

Take it to the Bank.

Way to Get F-r-e-e Food and Hugs and Royalty Treatment
AND EXTRA Moolah...


Sorry it just did not sit well with me.

If you read my addendum ....I left the tip with just a twist hoping to bring a smile to the waitresses face...never expecting anything in return other than the level of service that she had already demonstrated.....and I never would have provided the present had I been going to continue stopping there as I wouldn't want any feeling of indebtedness.

Perhaps from the above paragraph you can see where my point of view comes from.

Cornell
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Old May 20, 2012, 01:56 AM
Glenn Glenn is offline
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Default VIP Client Gets Nearly Free Lunch

Thanks Guys,

Great Feedback as always.

I didn't Intend to be controversial.

Anyway.

A Note from a client who doubled his income - last year with my help.

Glenn Osborn

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My $1 bill testimonials are too numerous to share or remember because I am
always sharing, it has been ingrained in me by my parents and grandparents.

Friday morning, lady next store needed quarters for washer so she could wash her husband's clothes(they are both retired), so he could go out and cut our's and the neighbor's lawn. Mrs. M had the $1 and she wanted the quarters in exchange.

I gave her the quarters and didn't take the $1 bill in return...

THAT would go against the grain of GIVING away $1 bills, right? When I got home from working early Friday evening, Mrs. M came out with a container of leftovers for me to eat for dinner.

Thanks again for all your help.
Kevin

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Kevin ordered my Pay-It-Forward System...

Including my 365 day - 200% Munny Back Guarantee.

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Old May 11, 2012, 03:08 PM
Dien Rice Dien Rice is offline
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Default Giving free gifts

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I play a game I Learned from watching billionaire Paul Meyer at a
investors meeting.

Something all of us can do IF you eat food.
Go into Fast Food Restaurants.
OR
Drive Thru the Fastfood line.

READY FOR A SHOCK?

It's different.

You Have to Do The Opposite of Everyone Else.

FIRST...

HERE'S WHAT I Saw PAUL MEYER Do...

Paul gave each one of us 100.00 in cash. Then gave a speech about how
much we could make by following his lead. (He'd just purchased a new company.)

I wasn't ready to invest 7 figures on his say-so.

But I DID Pay Attention.

Lots of people in the room DID INVEST.

Lots of folks.

Too many to be accidental!

So.

I started testing smaller ways to play the Billionaire Moolah Attraction Game.
Anywhere and Everywhere I buy retail.

[...]

Here's the "PAY IT FORWARD link -

http://archive.enchantednlp.com/products.php?id=84
Hi Glenn,

Thanks for sharing this example from Paul Meyer...

I do believe it would work - that giving each person $100, would mean it would be more likely they would go and buy his product, even if it cost many multiples of $100...

It's a great principle to test and use...

In the direct mail field, they sometimes call it a "freemium" (a combination of a "free premium")... Here's a good article about it...

http://www.targetmarketingmag.com/ar...5-words-28320#

However, what Glenn's post really shows that this principle works everywhere! A "free gift" - even a small one - will often lead to an improved response...

Personally, I like receiving free gifts...

I should give them out more!

Best wishes,

Dien
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Old May 12, 2012, 02:23 AM
Cornell
 
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Default Re: Giving free gifts

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dien Rice View Post
Hi Glenn,

Thanks for sharing this example from Paul Meyer...

I do believe it would work - that giving each person $100, would mean it would be more likely they would go and buy his product, even if it cost many multiples of $100...

It's a great principle to test and use...

In the direct mail field, they sometimes call it a "freemium" (a combination of a "free premium")... Here's a good article about it...

http://www.targetmarketingmag.com/ar...5-words-28320#

However, what Glenn's post really shows that this principle works everywhere! A "free gift" - even a small one - will often lead to an improved response...

Personally, I like receiving free gifts...

I should give them out more!

Best wishes,

Dien

Dien:

I whole heartedly agree with this...in reference to my earlier grumble the difference being that it was Meyer's own product here that he was doing this with.

In the past I have added a nice crisp dollar bill in direct mail as an incentive...unfortunately Canada did away with the 1 dollar and 2 dollar bill and replaced them with coins...so now it means a 5 dollar bill if we want to do this here in Canada.

Just posted this response so that you would know that I wasn't in total disagreement with Glenn's post.

Cornell
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Old May 20, 2012, 02:30 AM
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Default What Ax Murderers and Waiters & Waitresses Have in Common

Thanks Cornell,

Years ago I worked as a Janitor and a waiter so I have a lot of Empathy for
service people.

AND

I use Instant LOTTO scratchers to get time to talk with them. And then
measure my progress toward deeper and deeper rapport by any Rewards I get Back.

Smiles.
Laughter.
Giggles.
Better service.
Extra food
and
Extra Cash back and Positive Energy.

BECAUSE of My CHATS with Waiters and Waitresses. (And my own personal
Experience.) I know they are ignored, cussed at, spat upon and all kinds of
other nasty stuff - by customers who think just cuz they are paying
they can Mis-treat people.

THIS is Why I Think Service People Are - in many ways - treated like Mass
Murderers. Very Rarely do they get a kind word.

So when You Treat Them Like VIP's
they reciprocate.

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A Recent Restaurant Case Study -

This past weekend my Dad and I went to a Buffet Restaurant. The cashier
was white haired, tired and looked more dead than alive.

Had all the PEP of a convict breaking rocks with a maul.

So.

I revved up my Energy and Twinkled at her.

While Dad was reading the menu on the wall I told Sally, "I'd like to Thank
and Reward you for helping my father and me. I was just at a gas station
where the clerk won 60 BUCKS!"

BIG SMILE.

"And I want to Share His GOOD LUCK with you! So here's a Instant Scratch
Off Lotto ticket - Just for you!"

Well.

This woman LIT up. Her cheeks got color in them. She smiled. She said
"THANK YOU" and actually stuttered like a little girl.

She stood straighter and seemed invigorated.

I - We got seated close to the buffet.

II - She went into the Kitchen and Actually DRAGGED a waitress over to our
table.

III - She gave us 4.00 back. In the form of senior citizen discounts
tho I don't qualify. And restaurant policy is that staffers DO NOT give the senior citizen discount unless asked.

Thanks,
Glenn Osborn

P.S. - This is the REASON WHY I have the BRASS to offer a 200%
Munny back Guarantee on my Pay-it-Forward System.

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