I think I saw a survey by the Museum Store Association last year that showed that the vast majority of museums offered a 10% discount in their stores to their friends/members organizations, while only a few (<25%) offered discounts at other levels (e.g., 0-5% or 15-25%).

Max van Balgooy
Homestead Museum
California

Christopher Dill wrote:

> Hmm.  I got only one off-line response to my query about Friends organization benefits, so I will be more direct:
>
> Do those of you who have Museum Friends organizations offer them a discount in your museums store?
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris Dill, Superintendent
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