I couldn't agree more.
This reminds me of a post I read here recently (can't remember when and don't have time to look for it) from someone who was wondering why it is that it seems to always be that the fee cuts fall on the notary. I think it's because it's the easiest (if not wisest) thing to do. Paying notaries is likely their biggest "expense" and therefore the biggest financial impact on their immediate bottom line. Plus, they don't have to come face-to-face with us as they would if they were to let go an employee. And who wants to deal with moving an office to a smaller location, etc.
As market volume dwindles, most of them will eventually have to deal with these issues and/or finding other ways to stay in business. The other side of that is that when they go out to market to their clients, they may find themselves in bidding wars with their competition. And many of their clients have been facing the same kinds of situations, so THEY start shopping for price for the same reasons.
But those who take the high road and who want to offer quality will still be able to attract quality business and will want to see it get done right. Hopefully they are the ones who survive the downturns.
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