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Old 07-26-2014, 06:44 AM   #66 (permalink)
sunrisetan
 
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Re: Membership - MANY approaches...

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Originally Posted by sunsally View Post
Actually, typically salons that use these methods offer the option to establish "credits" or a "bank" --- for example - have $20 today, pay the $1.17 for your tan and put the remainder "on your account".

It isn't dissimilar to a "typical" eft, where a customer might sign up for one level but staff are trained to recommend they upgrade, buy product etc each visit.

Different methods to "tie in" customers. For those that don't have credit cards, are reluctant to give credit card info to be kept --- it is just another way to offer "membership" tanning.

And - of course - they don't have to actually carry "cash" - they can use their debit or credit card as well of course. On many/most college campuses now, students constantly carry their "ID card" which serves as a credit card, access to their dorms, meal plan tracker, etc!
We offer a monthly co pay. People carry money! Men have wallets, woman have purse's. Cash and credit cards still get used. And yes, they also can pay ahead in "prepays"
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