Some of you may have seen the thread on the Maxwell Screen. This was the first time I've seen such a strong consensus on a product recommendation. Usually we have a raging battle over competing brands (perhaps that is partially due to a certain argumentative characteristic of the "dominant demographic" of this group). Whatever the cause, I would like to propose a new use for our group forum: Anytime there is strong consensus on a product, one of us members would offer to negotiate a group purchase discount. For example, perhaps if we can deliver a list of 20-30 orders we could get a 15-20% discount. A number of details would have to be worked out for this to work for us and for the vendors. We would also need to protect the forum from turning into a market place. I am not suggesting something a formal as a buying club--just a process of delivering a bunch of customers to a vendor in exchange for a good deal. What do you think?
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