@sqs1 I live in a rural area. Stores are limited and prices are higher because they know they have a captive audience. If I want more selection and more competitive deals, I have to drive an hour away. When I get there, I don't get a discount due to distance traveled, they don't care. If your customer is having a conversation with you, apparently you have something they want and can't get closer to home either at all or it costs more.
I try everyway I can think of to convey my location in any postings. In the post title. In the description. Insertion of a google map image in the post. I still get inquiries that say "where r u located?" I reply "Podunk, Anystate." They come back with "where's that at?" or "how far is that from 'Big City, Utopia?'"
Really? This tells me 1--they can't read or else choose not to, 2--they can't/won't use google or google maps because they want someone to do it for them. Really, I can describe where Podunk is in relation to Big City much more clearly through a text message than a google search could on your end with maps, time/distance and breakdowns of possible routes?
Forget about the other possible response, "no, what is your address?" Forget it. You haven't even had a discussion with me about the dogs, I'm not a store, I'm not giving you my address so you can just show up when I'm not home, at an inconvenient time, or plot to rob me.
If I was having a promising conversation with someone at a distance and it seems like distance might be a barrier, I could see bringing the price down some if it's going to complete the deal. But to suggest it once they've arrived, no. They've already made the trip, and they can go home empty-handed if they feel that's the better option. They set out knowing the minimum and shouldn't be reliant upon it dropping any further.