Re: cisco lab safe

It's still cheaper to take the lab twice if you fail after the third
time. Try something else for a living :)

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Dark Fiber <darkfiber08_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> If I read that right $3500 and the price of a mock lab might be worth it for
> a $1400 lab voucher if you fail. Anyone else get the same or did I misread
> it?
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Scott Morris <smorris_at_ine.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok.... So let's do some math on this...
>>
>> CIERS1 = $3,995
>> CIERS2 = $4,500
>> Essentials = $4,550
>>
>> Plus an Assessment lab (minimum 1, possibly more) = $349
>>
>> So at a BARE MINIMUM you are looking at $3,995 + $349 = $4,345 that you
>> have to spend in order to get that.
>>
>> For INE's pricing, a bootcamp costs $2,995 (not including any
>> discounts). The mock lab workshop is $3,995 again not counting
>> discounts. The lab workbook set + CoD bundle = $825 + 1,695 or $2,520
>> (not including any discounts). A mock lab (minimum 1, possibly more) =
>> $129.
>>
>> So on price point alone, you have a minimum comparable spending (not
>> including discounts) of $2,649. That's a grand difference there of
>> $1,696, so you can spring for another lab, not need pre-qualification
>> AND save an extra $296 to use towards your airfare/hotel/food/whatever....
>>
>> Oh yeah, and you don't get re-sits in the 360 program, you can attend
>> our classes as many times as you'd like to and whenever you'd like to.
>>
>> So I'm really thinking that this kind of promotion alone is not going to
>> swing someone one way or the other, at least unless they don't do math.
>> But I'm sure if you work with our sales department, we would be more
>> than happy to charge you more money and simply spring for a lab attempt
>> for you based on certain criteria and select vendors only.
>>
>> If you have any questions on this, feel free to contact me offline, I'd
>> be more than happy to cover options with you. I don't see a point of
>> dragging this on and on through a technical list (e.g. non-marketing list).
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Dane Newman wrote:
>> > I got the following email below from cisco. All I can say is imo this
>> will
>> > make it harder on 3rd party vendors sadly that do offer quality training.
>> > The chance to retake the lab for free is worth its weight in gold for all
>> > the stress relief it can bring.
>> >
>> > Dane
>> >
>> >
>> >
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