Current Pricing for Cash Customers

[gekog]

Hi all. I just read an interest 60 post forum under the same name as this. However it was from 2003ish. That is a long time ago in any business. Back then, many of you responded with answers like
40 35 60
10 or 15 or 15
10 10 10

etc.

Could we perhaps do something like this again? It would be interesting to see if things have changed much in the past seven years or so. I think that doing things like this is important. I know that some repair techs are reluctant (for reasons of their own) to post their prices, but in looking at the old and lengthy post, many of you are fine with it so???

regards
gekog

[gekog]

When this got posted, the format changed and the numbers got messed up. The prices listed should look like 40-10-10 or 60-15-10 etc. You get the drift.

gekog

[GlassStarz]

My advice is simple have a starting point price and after you have judged the customer move to what you think he will pay. I dont walk away from a job it cost gas and time to get there.

[t4k]

My advice is simple have a starting point price and after you have judged the customer move to what you think he will pay. I dont walk away from a job it cost gas and time to get there.

Good point Starz.

Each region also has a different price level also due to the cost of living for that area. Your best bet gekog, is to get pricing from your competitors in your area. This forum is not the place, in my opinion, to discuss pricing.

[GlassStarz]

He isnt even in this country who knows how much Maple Leaf Monopoly Money a customer will pay? Judge the area and get what you can In the USA places like Utah people are charging $15 regularly New Jersey $75 there is no magic price I trained a couple guys who work in Tijuana they get 8 bucks a repair

[gekog]

He isnt even in this country who knows how much Maple Leaf Monopoly Money a customer will pay? Judge the area and get what you can In the USA places like Utah people are charging $15 regularly New Jersey $75 there is no magic price I trained a couple guys who work in Tijuana they get 8 bucks a repair

Of course you are right GlassStarz. I will have to go pretty much with the market, and in fact I do suspect that I will need to be flexible. I must say though that despite having Monopoly money as our national currency, I am glad it isn't Pesos. Eight bucks? Ouch.

[GlassStarz]

When the average guy works a factory job earns 900 pesos a week about $75 8 bucks each is a lot when you live in the NYC metro area 5 a day at $75 each doesnt pay the rent its all relevent charge enough to pay your bills and any twit that tells you one price is the same everywhere is working without a clue.

[stihlcarven]

I go by a coin scale when deciding how much to charge. Dime size is $35, quarter=$45....cracks up to $60....I'm slow so chips take me about 15minutes to complete on average. The cash jobs are nice to get. Done paid no wait.

[just chippen away]

I go by a coin scale when deciding how much to charge. Dime size is $35, quarter=$45....cracks up to $60....I'm slow so chips take me about 15minutes to complete on average. The cash jobs are nice to get. Done paid no wait.

I have a small problem reading this post on just the colored part. A person can have the smallest impact, (dime size ) and that can give you the most problem and even take up more time than a (quarter size) impact.......... A chip is a chip............. Charge a flat rate in chips and what ever on cracks.

Now if the person is easy going or the chip is going to be 100% easier then you can tell the customer I will do this chip cheaper because bla bla bla.
Another reason to charge a flat rate on chips is when that customer comes back with a bigger chip (quarter to half dollar size) and you can see it will be a hand full and say it is going to be a higher price, all they are going to remember is you only charged them a lower rate because it was a dime size. Or even if they send you their friend, they may even say what they paid and the new penitential customer will demand the same pricing...

As one person said in the past "you left money on the table"

Just my personal input..... I know this is your business, do what you think.

[clearquest]

You are SLOW so chips take you 15 minutes on average? Are you from the school of 5 minute repairs? I tell my customers that the average chip repair will take approx. thirty minutes or less. Yes, some go quicker but patience and proper tecniques are important......and I'm a perfectionist.

And charging by the size of the chip is just plain goofy. I've seen large damages fill easily and quickly with excellent results and I've fought with small intricate chips that were more difficult. I think a standard flat rate per chip is more appropriate unless a customer brings something that is really damaged beyond the ordinary.