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From: Nick Johnson <arach...@notdot.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:16:20 +0000
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Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] Sugru
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I think thinking of things in terms of affordances is right on the mark.

For instance, if the sugru was in a container that you had to put a coin in
to open (or just a round coin-like object), like those old fashioned street
corner newspaper vending machines, what do you suppose the payment rate
would be? I'm guessing it would be very high, despite one person
theoretically being able to take everything after inserting one washer.

-Nick


On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Russ Garrett <r...@garrett.co.uk> wrote:

> On 13 November 2012 17:05, Martin Dittus <deks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Just to add to that -- as Russ likes to point out (iirc), it's much
> easier for us as an organisation to offer items and politely ask for
> donations than to outright sell them.
>
> This is really only the case for alcohol, which we're not allowed to
> sell without a license. For items where we make a profit (Club Mate
> included), we still have to account for it the same way, whether we
> check how much you're paying or not.
>
> I think we need to move to having locked boxes for all of our
> donations tins, and see how much that improves things.
>
> --
> Russ Garrett
> r...@garrett.co.uk
>

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I think thinking of things in terms of affordances is right on the mark.<di=
v><br></div><div>For instance, if the sugru was in a container that you had=
 to put a coin in to open (or just a round coin-like object), like those ol=
d fashioned street corner newspaper vending machines, what do you suppose t=
he payment rate would be? I&#39;m guessing it would be very high, despite o=
ne person theoretically being able to take everything after inserting one w=
asher.</div>

<div><br></div><div>-Nick</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Russ Garrett <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r...@garrett.co.uk" target=3D"_blank">russ@g=
arrett.co.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On 13 November 2012 17:05,=
 Martin Dittus &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:deks...@gmail.com">deks...@gmail.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br>


&gt; Just to add to that -- as Russ likes to point out (iirc), it&#39;s muc=
h easier for us as an organisation to offer items and politely ask for dona=
tions than to outright sell them.<br>
<br>
</div>This is really only the case for alcohol, which we&#39;re not allowed=
 to<br>
sell without a license. For items where we make a profit (Club Mate<br>
included), we still have to account for it the same way, whether we<br>
check how much you&#39;re paying or not.<br>
<br>
I think we need to move to having locked boxes for all of our<br>
donations tins, and see how much that improves things.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
Russ Garrett<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:r...@garrett.co.uk">r...@garrett.co.uk</a><br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>

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