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bluebren_livejournal) wrote2006-01-20 03:24 pm
bluebren_livejournal) wrote2006-01-20 03:24 pm
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I was driving back home today and I noticed one of those plasticardboard signs nailed to a telephone pole advertising tarot readings. I actually looked at it for a second, because I thought it might be neat to go and do one of those things, someday, just to see. But then I saw they were 10.99 a session and I was like Psssh! Forget it.
I tried to justify that reaction, though, and I couldn't do it. I realized I had no idea how to judge the fairness of that price. And then I started wondering, where does that number come from, anyway? If I go and have a reading done, what has she given me $11 worth of? Labor? Time? Cosmic awe?
What costs does she have in this business? I guess there's leasing the place, but seriously. Candles? I can't really figure it out. It seems like, essentially, after the one-time cost of a deck you should be good to go.
Hey, maybe this is what I should do for a living :O
I tried to justify that reaction, though, and I couldn't do it. I realized I had no idea how to judge the fairness of that price. And then I started wondering, where does that number come from, anyway? If I go and have a reading done, what has she given me $11 worth of? Labor? Time? Cosmic awe?
What costs does she have in this business? I guess there's leasing the place, but seriously. Candles? I can't really figure it out. It seems like, essentially, after the one-time cost of a deck you should be good to go.
Hey, maybe this is what I should do for a living :O
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(If the customer knew the difference, would he need to come to you at all?)