John makes a very good point. Do you go to the car repair shop that's the cheapest? Or do you go where you know and trust the mechanic? Or your like me and can't find an good and honest mechanic. :-)
However, if I know what I want, and I know the same item by the same manufacturer is cheaper, I go to the store offering the lowest price.
Which gas station do you get gas from? Some gas stations are getting smart and offering more value, i.e. a reduce price of a car wash.
So the bottom line is, does your product (and services) solve the customers problem, reduce stress and require less hand holding?
-Craig
John Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I don't shop Wal-Mart much, so I can't respond. They're outdone by Target
stores where I live. Target's merchandise is good...prices are
good...service is good...that's where I shop.
But here's a good analogy...the mega-hardware stores. One is headquartered
near me and I'd always been loyal to them until Home Depot showed up. Home
Depot's employees are so much more helpful, knowledgeable and
customer-friendly that I now go there. Price becomes a secondary
consideration when you factor in your time, proper advice, etc.
John Lee
At 10:16 AM 6/10/03 -0400, Gates, Scott wrote:
>John,
>
>Either you're being facetious or you ain't been to Wal-mart lately.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Lee [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:55 PM
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>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Move Migration work to India ?
>
>Or:
>
>"You get what you pay for", or "There's no such thing as a free lunch", or
>"There's always someone willing to charge less", or a host of others.
>Cheap sellers/goods come and go all the time. But in the end, it's
>quality, service and integrity that will reign.
>
>John Lee
>Vaske Computer
>
>
> At 11:16 AM 6/9/03 -0400, Chuck Ciesinski wrote:
>>To all:
>>
>>Sounds like the H1-B issue re-surfacing again. I'm also reminded of a
>>saying
>>one of my bosses once said, " Good things aren't cheap and cheap things
>>aren't
>>good!" Although he was not referring to software at the time, it is
>>getting to be true
>>of a lot of software now.
>>
>>
>>Chuck Ciesinski
>>Hughes Network Systems
>>11717 Exploration Lane
>>Germantown, MD
>>p 301 601 2608
>>f 301 601 6303
>>email [log in to unmask]
>>"Oh well, chocolate is GOOD" Chuck Ciesinski
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