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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Sue. Whether something is cheap is nothing to do

> with what you are earning. Your gigs are arguably

> more expensive than the hockney exhibition. It's

> to do with what you get for your pound, not how

> many pounds you have got.


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Eh? No my gigs are not "more expensive"!


They are ?11/7 advance, ?12/8 on the door.


How is that more expensive than ?15?


Somebody help me out here, am I being very thick?


How do you define "cheap"??


ETA: Defintion of Cheap

Maybe you and Dave Hockers could do a trade


You give him one and he gives you one in return (like Brixton bricks)


That way no cash changes hands and you're both satisfied by the experience


I'm sure he'd be right up for a night of 'Goosing' with you Sue.


Never know, he might bring his brushes and give your front entrance a fresh lick over.



Nette:-S

Sue Wrote:



> Eh? No my gigs are not "more expensive"!


> They are ?11/7 advance, ?12/8 on the door.


> How is that more expensive than ?15?


> Somebody help me out here, am I being very thick?

>

> How do you define "cheap"??

>

> ETA: Defintion of Cheap


Actually Sue, your gigs are more expensive than the Hockney gig for those on low incomes. The Royal Academy has a range of entrance fees. ?15 is full price but, for example, ?6.50 (income support & jobseekers allowance); ?10.50 (student); ?5 (aged 12 to 18); and so on.


My maths isn't the best but that looks like over 50% discount for those on income support, which compares well to your 33%.


For those who can afford ?15 then I think it's cheap at the price but for those who can't then there are other options.

giggirl Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

>

>

> > Eh? No my gigs are not "more expensive"!

>

> > They are ?11/7 advance, ?12/8 on the door.

>

> > How is that more expensive than ?15?

>

> > Somebody help me out here, am I being very

> thick?

> >

> > How do you define "cheap"??

> >

> > ETA: Defintion of Cheap

>

> Actually Sue, your gigs are more expensive than

> the Hockney gig for those on low incomes. The

> Royal Academy has a range of entrance fees. ?15

> is full price but, for example, ?6.50 (income

> support & jobseekers allowance); ?10.50 (student);

> ?5 (aged 12 to 18); and so on.

>

> My maths isn't the best but that looks like over

> 50% discount for those on income support, which

> compares well to your 33%.

>

> For those who can afford ?15 then I think it's

> cheap at the price but for those who can't then

> there are other options.


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I had no idea the Royal Academy did concessions, as nobody had mentioned it :)


And yes, their concessionary price for people on income support is a bigger discount than ours (but then I guess they have rather more of a financial buffer than we do :)) )


We keep our concession simple by just having one price, which is for anybody who is unwaged ie not in paid employment.


But my point that to a lot of people ?15 isn't "cheap" isn't affected by the fact that concessions are available, as that comment had nothing to do with the Royal Academy prices per se.

Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive


Sue. The definition you referred me to is above. The important words are relatively and comparatively. It's not how much money that's important, but how it compares to other services or products being offered. A price can't be viewed in isolation in determining whether it is cheap or not.


But if we don't agree that is fine. I recognise that ?15 can be considered expensive too.

red devil Wrote:

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> Bring back bartering...I reckon the Hockney ticket

> is worth at least a goat and a dozen eggs



Ooh, can I have mine as an omelette?


http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIl8nsDltpTKoFqm5f6kL1Ga7GCjIronuqsYFtdKNCKqM884ps

I decided to buy a friends ticket with my christmas money - its ?100- you can go the exhibition as many times as you like with a guest at no additional cost.There are several exhibitions in a year- if you go enough times in a year with enough people- especially if a friend buys a similar for the tate etc- its good value for money.

I made it to the Royal Academy for the Hockney this week and I wouldn't have missed it.


I agree with what someone said before; that it could have done with a bit more editing; but I enjoyed most of it. I could have done without the Sermon on the Mount; it didn't look like it belonged with the rest of the work. The Yorkshire landscapes were inspirational and you could see them evolving from the ipad to the sketches to the oils. I wasn't expecting to see the earlier work but there were a couple of pieces from the Grand Canyon which were magnificent. This doesn't do them justice, but here goes:


http://www.hockneypictures.com/home.php


I was very impressed with the Academy for not packing people in. Given that it's been so popular they could have shoe-horned more punters in, making it an unpleasant experience for all concerned, but they didn't do that. They've extended the opening hours instead, so it is a comfortable experience and you don't feel like wherever you stand you're in somebody's way.

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