Speaking to students, and other people without cars, a big stopping point for coming to the LMN is not being sure how often they can come. They like the idea, but with the space only being open 4 days a week, and having to pay $35/month without knowing you can find a ride more than once in that month is difficult. If there were a way to get a day pass, for maybe $10 dollars, or a like 2 hour pass for $5 you could manage a checkout and use the space without having to commit to coming enough to make the monthly membership “worth it”*. We could still treat tours, training, etc. like a normal membership, but ask for a purchase when they come. They could even pre-buy day passes like the laser cut gift cards.
Any thoughts on this idea? If there are problems, are they ones I could devote thought or research to solving?
- a weird side effect is that I think people can justify pricier purchases more easily when they compare them to smaller ones: $10 dollars for hours at a woodshop is worth it, but $35 for access more often is a better deal, so i’ll just get the membership
