p5gal5 - 5:50 pm on Jun 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

Not really a verification method per se, but possibly make a promotional code available to members of particular parenting forum(s)? Or make a special Adwords campaign and landing page with a discounted price for all people that query on "parent bonding widget" or another keyword phrase that would properly target your audience.

We've tried doing discounts for different groups, but it's just too much of a hassle. Once people see you're offering a discount to one "special group", everyone thinks they deserve a discount for one reason or another.

* Military - "Don't you want to support the troups?"
* Teachers - "Don't you have any kind of special teacher discounts?"
* Large corporations - "Don't you have any kind of quantity discounts?"
* Small companies - "We're just starting off...."
* Cheapskates - "Don't you have any current promotions?"
....and the list goes on.

In the end, we ended up implementing quantity discounts at several different levels - eg 10, 25, 100, etc - the bigger the quantity, the bigger the discount.

Ever since quantity discounts were implemented, these requests have all but vanished - the only time we get contacted regarding "special pricing" is if individuals want to make sure they are set up as tax-exempt.