re: FROGGY Photo charges & CHANGES
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Thougth this worth a post & wondering how others are feeling about it.
..those of us that have already paid THE ADVERTISED $60 for a phot op with Mr Leonard Nimoy, have this last week, suffered the disclosure that 'oh that price was wrong/a mistake - it is supposed to be $80 - oh but if you have already paid $60 you must still pay the extra $20 now - oh and if you want a refund instead you have to wait until after D*C (practically a month) for it'.... if I hadnt already made a costume for the photo I would be wanting my money back .... and IMMEDIATELY.
How is it DragonCon can allow a precedence like this to be set? If a vendor/dealer/photographer can do it once, they can do it again and to every price on their site! ... what guarantee do we all have that there will be no further increases to current advertised prices of other photo ops, excused as 'mistakes' but the customer has to cop the loss for the vendor's mistake?
Thougth this worth a post & wondering how others are feeling about it.
..those of us that have already paid THE ADVERTISED $60 for a phot op with Mr Leonard Nimoy, have this last week, suffered the disclosure that 'oh that price was wrong/a mistake - it is supposed to be $80 - oh but if you have already paid $60 you must still pay the extra $20 now - oh and if you want a refund instead you have to wait until after D*C (practically a month) for it'.... if I hadnt already made a costume for the photo I would be wanting my money back .... and IMMEDIATELY.
How is it DragonCon can allow a precedence like this to be set? If a vendor/dealer/photographer can do it once, they can do it again and to every price on their site! ... what guarantee do we all have that there will be no further increases to current advertised prices of other photo ops, excused as 'mistakes' but the customer has to cop the loss for the vendor's mistake?
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Date: 2009-08-21 02:06 pm (UTC)I also get that this is on a much larger scale. Even from my limited experience with contacts I know issues can come up, however this appears to be more of a "we weren't paying attention to our own jobs" or a "we can play off a rate hike as a mistake now we have double the star power".
On a personal note regarding picture taking at conventions: I've always though that part of the charm of convention pictures were that they are semi-candid and unique to each situation. Simplicity breads joy and fond memories in such instances. I've given up autographs because of the lack of photo-opps since most major conventions have gone to the impersonal and fun-sucking way of things.
... but Argo doesn't want us any more. (Wonder why?)
Date: 2009-08-23 04:41 am (UTC)If I do it right,
Re: ... but Argo doesn't want us any more. (Wonder why?)
Date: 2009-08-23 01:43 pm (UTC)But I am sad that Leslie Fish isn't going to make it this year. I was going to ask her if she ever started working on "Banned from Argo: the Novel" again. Last time I saw her (years ago) she said that she'd given it up temporarily but she had a story for everyone's situation.