[plug] Plug membership drive?

[Paul Day]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Jonathon Bates wrote:
> On that note, I konw a lot of geeks who are the outdoorsy none
> stereotypical "geeks". I wonder if it would be possible to perhaps talk to
> such places (Mountain Designs and so forth) about discounts for clubs.

Having worked at MDs for four years, I can say it'd be pretty unlikely...
Outdoor gear shops have a much smaller profit margin than you'd initially
think - much less than department stores such as Myer.

When I was at MDs a lot of schools would want to setup discount rates for
their kids/teachers and it was just not worth it, regardless of how much
they actually purchased.

That said, it has been over three years since I worked there and I'm
definately not speaking on their behalf, but I'd be surprised if things
had changed.

PD

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