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I haven't been to the Craft Classroom for awhile.
昨天是過完年第一次去，老師跟我說，上學期我的學生去那裡買毛線時，有學生跟她說，我告訴他們到那裡買，報我的名字老師會算他們便宜，所以要打折！
It was my first visit since Chinese New Year last night. However, my teacher told me something unbelievable. She said that some of my student from last semester asked for special discount upon purchase. They said that I told them they will get discount if they mentioned my name.
可能是代溝吧？在我的認知裡面，所謂的「算便宜」是我的老師主動給的，而不是去硬凹人家打折；手藝材料的利潤其實沒有那麼好，而且若你購買的本來就是特價或是低價的毛線時，其實利潤往往只有幾塊錢。這樣還硬拗打折，我真的不知道接下來是否要跟同學提到老師的店了。
Is it due to the generation gap? From my point of view, "getting discount" meaning that my craft teacher will give it on her free will. It doesn't mean that my student(s) can force her to give discount. Nobody will get rich for selling yarn, especially for selling those yarns that are already in discount or really cheap ones. Suddenly I do not know whether I should told my students to buy yarns from my craft teacher's store.
取與予之間本來就應該要心甘情願，當老師已經算得比較便宜了，還硬要人家打折，這是不對的。一樣是一球毛線，材質的不同、製造商的不同，都會影響到價格。如果只是想要便宜，建議可以多去幾家手藝行，挑最便宜的毛線。不要只想要用老師的名字去拗折扣，這樣讓我覺得非常難堪。
Giving and taking should be based on free will, not by force. It is not right when my student(s) asked for MORE discount, but the discount was already given. For beginners and amateurs, you may think this ball of yarn looks "the same" as that ball of yarn... but the price of yarn depending on the original materials and manufacturers. If all you care about is the PRICE, I would suggest that you shop around. If you use my name to force my craft teacher to give you a discount, that will make me feel truly uncomfortable.
