Hi; It's an investment principle. On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 15:09 -0500, chris h wrote: > On Tuesday 06 February 2007 15:00, Bill Strosberg wrote: > > All: > > > > This was a tongue-in-cheek response to a situation I've found myself in > > many times. > > > > I've installed free (as in freedom) solutions, donated time and effort > > and found over time that people tend to discount the value of the effort > > because it did not cost them money. Strangely, I've found that people > > who were charged for the exact same effort, using the exact same > > solutions do value the solution much higher. > > > > It is a very strange conundrum that people highly value what costs them > > more, while they discount the value of things that cost less - even if > > the delivered service is the same (or better). > > Yup its a value system thing. Kinda like houses, cars etc etc. Makes the > customer feel good as he/she shelled out a wad of cash, therefor it must > be "important" and since I'm the one shelling it, it enhances my personal > stature as well. > > Only rational I have ever been able to come up with. > > /ch > Most political organizers would recognize the phenomenon. If you do a constituent a favour; the most likely response is ingratitude. If you ask a constituent to do you a favour; the most likely response is undying loyalty. It is based on how much a person has invested in time or money. The more invested the more the individual is likely to act in a way to protect his investment. -- Regards Bill