[meatgel]

2 stories ... take them for what they are worth:

I own a very small business and an a least a weekly basis am asked by a customer/customers what discount/freebie they get for their birthday. I have taken to asking them what they got me for mine. These are usually the cheapest people who weren't going to spend any money at my shop anyway.

and ...

I was showing a friend of mine my TouchPro 2 (that I love!!) and he asked how much I paid. I told him the price and he about peed his pants. I listened to him rant on about me being crazy for spending that much while he was petting his new English Bulldog -- a dog he paid a small fortune for. I have older car that I paid the same amount for that he paid for the dog! He loves the dog. When he bought the dog and told me the price I didn't even flinch because I knew how happy he was. I listened to his rant anyway.

My point is that people will pay for what they want and many customers are just crazy and expect everything for nothing.