<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I hear that "ugh" and raise you a "groan."<div><br></div><div>I hope it doesn't turn off new people from coming. </div><div><br></div><div>One of the aggravating things about growing older is seeing the effects of inflation. It is so easy to think prices should be lower because, well, you are used to them being lower. When I was a kid there was still a Five & Dime store downtown in Ann Arbor. Now we call them Dollar Stores. I remember my dad running out of gas because he refused to be extorted for 39¢/gallon. </div><div><br></div><div>Young people grow up these days with a different economic expectation. Their ability to relate to the prices we had only a few decades ago is analogous to how hard it was for us to relate to a $500 new car that our own grandparents paid. Having not experienced the days when they could have come to the event for free because the SCA didn't require paid membership for anything, hopefully they wont miss it. So Shhhhhhh...... don't tell 'em!</div><div><cringe></div><div><br></div><div>RanthulfR</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 15, 2011, at 9:48 AM, Charlotte Mayhew wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <title>Re: [Cynnabar] comping for events</title> <div> <font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">I think the NMS is now $5. Ugh.<br> <br> --charlotte<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On 9/14/11 6:36 PM, "Randy Asplund" <<a href="mailto:randyasplund@comcast.net">randyasplund@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br> <br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">Just a matter of curiosity, but how does the "donation" system account for the non-member surcharge? Or do we just assume the donation for non-members is at least $3?<br> Does t even come up enough to care?<br> <br> RanthulfR<br> <br> <br> On Sep 14, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Charles J. Cohen wrote:<br> <br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px"><br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px"> Have we ever covered the cost of the Wassail site rental by taking<br> donations at the door?<br> </span></font></blockquote><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px"><br> With respect to Wassail (or any event), if we do ask for donations, it<br> really really helps to have a small sign that gives a suggested<br> donation. 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