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Our museum has two admission prices, adults are $2 cheaper than children

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Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:53 AM
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Subject: Re: Explain fee for adults

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So adults don't expect to have fun learning with their kids?? 

I like a variant on Paul's idea.  Have a family rate of $x for a family not
to exceed 4 people.  That way, you've made the family venue connection, you
get revenue, and a family with more kids feels like they got a break.
Beryl

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On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Erin McLeary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Megan and all,
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> I don't think a movie is the right analogy. Adults expect to enjoy the 
> movie--often, there is content added that goes right over a kid's 
> head--and don't see themselves just in the role of chaperone. I 
> suspect the parents who are questioning the fee are thinking of things 
> like those indoor kid gyms some communities have, where you pay a fee 
> for each child but the adults pay nothing because, obviously, they are 
> not going to be scrambling up the rope structure. In this latter case, 
> the parent is clearly accompanying the child to a child-specific event 
> and would be outraged if the gym tried to charge the adult.
> 
> --Erin
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>> A bit like someone attending a children's movie with a child. Would 
>> they ask for free entry?
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>> On 17/07/2013, at 9:30 PM, "Megan Pratt" < 
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>>> We have recently started the Pensacola MESS Hall here in Florida. We 
>>> have had a great response from the community, and things are going very
well.
>>> However, we repeatedly get asked by visitors why the adult has to 
>>> pay,
>> too.
>>> "I'm not going to do anything," is the typical statement. A recent 
>>> email feedback said, "I feel like the parents of children interested 
>>> should NOT be charged since we were the ones trying to instruct the 
>>> children instead of having someone in charge come and explain each 
>>> experiment to us." We
>> do
>>> have things that adults enjoy, and many other adults are interested 
>>> in adult nights or other events. I doubt the folks who ask about not 
>>> paying would object to paying for a kids' movie or other so-called 
>>> kids
>> activity.
>>> 
>>> We usually try to explain to folks that it is a family learning
>> experience,
>>> that their kids will get more out of the visit with their parent or 
>>> other adult engaging with them. However, the question happens very 
>>> early in the interaction, and the customer is already a bit annoyed.
>>> 
>>> We are hoping that this is just a community learning experience, 
>>> that
>> many
>>> of these folks just aren't familiar with the idea of a science museum.
>> (We
>>> get lots of calls asking, "What are you?") However, I would 
>>> appreciate
>> any
>>> suggestions on how we can best diffuse the question about the adult fee.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> Megan
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Megan Pratt, Ph.D.
>>> Executive Director
>>> Pensacola MESS Hall
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