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Originally Posted by redwitch
All of that being said, I still stand by my opinion that the Morse family is greedy. They nickel and dime TVers, especially newbies who know no better. A couple of examples: When Empty Nest was run by the developer (i.e., the Morse family), they charged $3.50 a day to check a home once a week. . . .
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If consumers patronize a businessperson who is "greedy" because their price is higher, that is the consumer's choice. As "newbies", "we knew better" than to think that Empty Nest is the only place around who does that (open the newspaper ads, or say hello to the retired neighbor who charges $10/visit twice a month).
Outside TV, people might join one country club that excludes certain people and costs $40,000 dues per year with an initiation fee of $500,000 . . . or they might join a country club whose dues are $5,000/year with $10,000 initiation fee.
It's the consumer's choice which one they want. But here, we are all "members" of 9-10 exceptional country clubs without all the dues, initiation fees, minimum spending; golf greens fees are reasonable; etc.
I think A-Rod and LeBron are "greedy", too, but people always pay a bundle to see them. It's the fan's choice.