RobBrown505
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Now, first off, I don’t want to give anyone any ideas! To be honest I’m a little hesitant to post this.
I was talking with a PH and I was honestly taken aback when he told me this but I am a bit gullible and treat people fairly, just as I expect to be treated. So, as we all know, It is normal for clients to hunt a package or otherwise commit to a pricing schedule prior to the hunt and then add what Africa provides above that and, in doing so, can run up a very large bill. Think groups with a tally totaling 6 figures. Or, sometimes the agreement is for a large number of animals in the first place with no add-ons. Then, when settling the bill, now the haggling starts. They expect that since they are paying so much they deserve a serious discount. Now, my mind just doesn’t work that way; it just seems dishonest. This PH I was talking to said it is fairly common and the debate gets pretty heated at times.
That’s not how I want to bookend my experience.
I guess they feel that the fun is over and they will never see them again so nothing to lose and maybe a little to gain.
Is this as common as I was led to believe? I can’t imagine an outfit capitulating.
Is this common with all outfitters everywhere or just Africa? Would be good to hear from some PH’s. Do any of you anticipate this happening ahead of time?
Personally, I think this practice is in extremely poor taste and I hope I haven’t just exacerbated the problem.
I was talking with a PH and I was honestly taken aback when he told me this but I am a bit gullible and treat people fairly, just as I expect to be treated. So, as we all know, It is normal for clients to hunt a package or otherwise commit to a pricing schedule prior to the hunt and then add what Africa provides above that and, in doing so, can run up a very large bill. Think groups with a tally totaling 6 figures. Or, sometimes the agreement is for a large number of animals in the first place with no add-ons. Then, when settling the bill, now the haggling starts. They expect that since they are paying so much they deserve a serious discount. Now, my mind just doesn’t work that way; it just seems dishonest. This PH I was talking to said it is fairly common and the debate gets pretty heated at times.
That’s not how I want to bookend my experience.
I guess they feel that the fun is over and they will never see them again so nothing to lose and maybe a little to gain.
Is this as common as I was led to believe? I can’t imagine an outfit capitulating.
Is this common with all outfitters everywhere or just Africa? Would be good to hear from some PH’s. Do any of you anticipate this happening ahead of time?
Personally, I think this practice is in extremely poor taste and I hope I haven’t just exacerbated the problem.