Miss Manners: Guests think my already-discounted art is overpriced

This puts me on the spot. I usually say, “Well, I would normally charge $300 for that painting, but with my ‘friends and family’ discount, I would charge $150.” On a few occasions, I’ve had a visitor who looks aghast and murmurs something to the effect of, “I didn’t think it would be so expensive.”...

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