NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSITS?

[Carol R. Beigel]

Business is business.  I always REQUIRED a deposit.  One third  to one half
down, to cover your expenses, and the other (profit) when the job was
finished.  Nothing was refundable.  Although I never had to do this, when it
came to restortion work, if the customer did not like the finished product,
I did say that all money would be refunded when the piano was sold to
someone else.

Carol Beigel

----- Original Message -----
From: David Skolnik <skolnik@attglobal.net>
To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org;; <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:48 PM
Subject: NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSITS?


> I need some perspective. In the retail piano business, how common is the
> practice of  extracting non-refundable deposits from customers?  Many
> replies, either yea or nay, would be most illuminating.
> Thanks.
>
> David Skolnik
>