Patrick

Unless you were the only game in town/the only game in town I was interested in (i.e. if I was insistent upon a certain martial art and you were the only one offering it), I would be skeptical that approach and of coming to your location to find out what the price was. So, for better or for worse, I'd just tell them the price, even if you aren't the cheapest. If people are going to go for the cheapest, they are going to do it, anyway. They may just be asking the price to see if you fit into their budget. Most people who love the martial arts can't spend endless amounts of money on it, so everyone has a budget, big or small. But, at least if you tell them your price, you're still in the running. If you need to ask a question to get the right price, you could do that "Is this for an individual membership or a family membership?" (that sort of thing). But, like Brian alluded to, most people expect to be able to get pricing information over the phone for this sort of thing. Just like I would expect any form of teaching, instruction, education, recreation or professional service to be able to tell me what their rates were, over the phone (or, at least, for them to send me the information via regular mail or the internet), I'd expect the same of a martial arts club/school. Good luck. Patrick

Thanks for the kind words. Glad to have you.

No problem. Glad to hear it. Patrick

Welcome aboard. Glad to have you.

Welcome.

Welcome. I don't have loyalty to a particular brand, but right now, I'm using Colgate MaxFresh Spearmint Burst.

heh, yeah, that's pretty awesome, too.

Welcome.

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

That's awesome.

Good luck.

I'm glad to hear it. Thanks, Patrick

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We removed a couple of posts from this thread in error. They are quoted below. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks. That is the wrong thing that you did , martial arts is for defence only and should only be used in the last case scenario. stupid move.

Welcome to KF.

Welcome aboard. Glad to have you. Patrick

Congrats.

Welcome to the site! Thanks for the kind words. Patrick

Welcome.

Congrats.

Welcome.

Welcome aboard.

Thanks all.

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Thanks guys. ps1, yeah, I try to say something whenever we have something like this that extends past 4-6 peak hours or so, unannounced. Thanks, Patrick