点评:Our family has been coming here for over 10 years. We buy our Christmas trees (3 each year) at this farm. We also attend the Fall Fest. Gaver Tree Farm has always advertised that teachers go in free, and they can bring one free child/guest. This year, the rules changed for families only. For a family of four with both parents being teachers, only two go in free, and two pay $20 each. If you, on the other hand are a single parent of one kid, and you're a teacher, both get in free. So, if two unrelated teachers (friends, let say) with one child each go, they get in free of charge. In conclusion, the family of two teachers and two kids is penalized for being a family, and not for being four people, since four other people not part of a family could go in for free. One can surely conclude that Gaver Tree Farm does not care about families. They can enjoy our $40 today, but they lost our future business of $300 in Christmas trees, apple cider doughnuts, apple cider, and all the other business they get from us. We will also tell our friends about our experience. In the end, a $40 fee will cost thousands. Someone thought this was a good business idea, just like Cracker Barrel thought it was good to change their logo.
翻译:我们一家人来这里已经十多年了。我们每年都在这个农场买圣诞树(三棵)。我们也会参加秋季嘉年华。Gaver Tree Farm 一直宣传老师可以免费入场,并且可以免费带一名儿童/客人。今年,规则变了,只针对家庭。对于一个四口之家,如果父母都是老师,只有两个人可以免费入场,另外两个人每人需支付 20 美元。另一方面,如果你是一个孩子的单亲家长,并且你是一名老师,那么两个人都可以免费入场。所以,如果两个没有血缘关系的老师(比如说朋友)各带一个孩子去,他们就可以免费入场。总而言之,两个老师和两个孩子的家庭因为是一个家庭而不是四个人而受到惩罚,因为另外四个不属于家庭的人可以免费入场。人们肯定可以得出结论,Gaver Tree Farm 并不关心家庭。他们今天可以享受我们40美元的优惠,但却失去了我们未来300美元的圣诞树、苹果酒甜甜圈、苹果酒以及他们从我们这里获得的所有其他生意。我们还会把我们的经历告诉朋友。最终,40美元的费用将花费数千美元。有人认为这是一个不错的商业创意,就像Cracker Barrel认为更改他们的标志是件好事一样。