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Third-party
discounts: A bad deal
Pink
Kitty Studios offers periodic specials or discounts, but we
don’t use Groupon, LivingSocial or any of the other third-party
deal-brokers. Overselling, disreputable companies, poor quality:
The “deals” available from these third-party companies end
up being no deal at all. Here’s why:
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Acme
Boudoir? Many of these so-called photo studios are either
scams (We caught one of them trying to pass off Pink Kitty
Studios photos as their own on their website!), inexperienced
startups, or fly-by-night operations that will go out of
business halfway through the promotion. Pink Kitty Studios
has been in the glamour, boudoir, and pinup photography
business for over a decade nationwide. We have the experience
and reputation of helping women look their best, and our
clients come away with amazing images. Also, we have fantastic,
reliable customer service.
- Uninspired.
Photo studios offering extreme discounts through third-party
companies get only a fraction of what you’re paying for the
coupon. The deal-brokers get the rest. With photographers
making so little on the transaction – often only a tenth of
their usual fee – how motivated do you think they’ll be to
do a great job for you? At Pink Kitty Studios, we understand
that your photo shoot is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,
and we treat it that way.
- Take
a number. Third-party coupons are so popular that I've
seen photographers sell over 500 of them! Many have such fast
expiration dates that you’ll have a hard time getting an appointment
at all, much less an appointment at a date and time that’s
convenient for you. And the coupons can’t be refunded just
because you didn’t get the appointment you wanted. Still,
even if you can get an appointment, the volume of discount
packages means a rushed and burned-out photographer. Lame.
Pink Kitty Studios limits appointments to only eight per month,
ensuring that we have plenty of time and energy to give each
client the attention she deserves.
- Bare
minimum. Most of the time, the steep discounts offered
by deal-brokers are for a very basic package with few pictures
that may or may not include prints. These packages hardly
ever include retouching. The studios are counting on clients
spending extra on the “extras” – additional prints, retouching.
They will do whatever it takes to upsell them to you. Pink
Kitty Studios takes 100 to 300 pictures depending on the package
and includes free retouching and lots of prints. Of course
you can get additional items if you want, but we will never,
ever give you the hard sell.
So
forget the “deals” and “discounts” from the third-party coupon
mills.
You deserve an exquisite, unforgettable experience that only
Pink Kitty Studios can offer. And like all of the very best
things in life,
you get what you pay for.
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