…h estimated that they probably broke even at best on the first set o…h estimated that they probably broke even at best on the first set of flowers I bought for my wife. But they were able to keep selling me flowers, so breaking even on my first purchase meant they got a free customer for life.
…that I have to buy more and more and more — and every time I buy, the company learns more about me. My favorite business models work this way, where the longer you’re a customer the more value you get from staying with that company.