Virtuemart : Discount Notification

$user =& JFactory::getUser();
$userId = $user->get( 'id' );
//add database  $database =& JFactory::getDBO();
// find user's Shopper Group
if ($userId != 0) {                   $qshoppersgroup = "SELECT `shopper_group_id` FROM `#__{vm}_shopper_vendor_xref` WHERE `user_id`='".$userId."'";
//load results into an object refrence
$o = $db->loadObject();
//retrieve value and place in var
$shoppergroup = $o->shopper_group_id;

If $shoppergroup = "Members" {
echo ''You are receiving the member's discount';
}