[GLLUG] Appetizer Party

[Charles]

Whether or not it's a pitch depends on who's operating the business card 
bowl. Sometimes the bowl is sponsored by someone looking to sell 
something and launch a pitch at you. In this case, they usually buy the 
whole meal and schedule it around lunchtime when the recipients are in a 
more "attentive" mood. Other times, the restaurant itself sets up the 
bowl to attract new customers (and perhaps in this case, give away cheap 
appetizers to sell expensive beer). If David was contacted by an 
employee of the Claddagh, it's likely the latter.

Charles

frank.dolinar at comcast.net wrote:
> My two cents...
>     If this get together is actually an opportunity for Claddagh to try 
> to sell us something other than beer, then it's false advertising or 
> bait-n-switch.  In either case, we don't have to listen to the pitch and 
> can actively ignore it.  If that bothers the people who didn't tell us 
> it was a sales pitch, it's their problem, not ours.  We can still show 
> up have a beer and some appetizers.
>     And if they insist that we must listen to the pitch or not get fed, 
> we can collectively take our business elsewhere.  Voting with one's feet 
> usually gets the offending party's attention.
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marshal Newrock" <marshal at freedombi.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 12:05:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Appetizer Party
> 
> Well, last time it was for financial advisors. - Marshal On Thu, 09 Apr 
> 2009 11:55:08 -0400 Chick Tower wrote: > What do you think they'll try 
> to get you to buy? A time-share? > Amway products? > > Chick > > > 
> Marshal Newrock wrote: > > I think I would pass on that. I've already 
> been to one such sales > > pitch. > > > > - Marshal -- Marshal Newrock 
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