how much $ is too much $
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Topic: how much $ is too much $
Posted By: Steaminpile
Subject: how much $ is too much $
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 6:51pm
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to raise your prices?? I'm thinking about raising my min. charge about $15 and raising my cleaning prices about .03 sq.ft.
sound reasonable?? |
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Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 6:59pm
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And why shouldn't you raise your price Steaminpile. Every time I open the mail lately that's all I'm seeing raised prices. I'm getting to the point were I am afraid to open the mail. Plastic is up, gas, parts, raw material, shipping, every chemical company is raising their pricing. Someone out their is getting their annual raise so why not you. Anybody got a good ice pick ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:04pm
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I can usually tell if I went too far in that regard if more than 1/2 the customers start complaining about it. On the other hand, if 1/2 your customers dont do this, you never went far enough. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:16pm
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actually it was a tightwad custy that called me today that made me wanna raise them.
called me while I was working saying that "you are charging me too much" (this is 6 weeks after I gave him the bill for 2 different rentals) I told him maybe he should find someone else I'm tired of these kind of customers,just thinking a raise in prices might weed out some of the cheapo's.
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Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:21pm
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Andy here is the ICS Answer
TO THE MOON BABY TO THE MOON N1 |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:28pm
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Terry is right! When I went up from .10 in 1997 to .50 in 2000, I lost about 80% of my customers. This is good, because most of those were the cheap ones that I did not want anyway.I replaced them with customers that pay me my price without arguing about it. Find out what the highest competuitor charges in your town and plan on getting that in 3 years time. For instantance, if you are at .20 but he gets .35, raise your rate .05 each year for the next 3 years . Not hard to do if you believe you are worth it. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:32pm
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ken you had no where to go but up and out of business.
49 dollar whole house to Canada highest priced cleaner from ZERO TO BRICK WALL OF TRUTH. BUMP! when no knows what company it is. N1 |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:36pm
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It was called Aqua-jet till August 2003, Terry. Now it has a different name since my nephews bought it. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:41pm
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Oh brother.. ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 7:52pm
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lol Kenny kenny kenny...lol Just Charge what you know you're worth.... if your prices are High but you work is good....even if they try the cheaper guy the quality might not be there... they'll call you back... if they like the cheaper guy.... soon that guy to will get fed-up...lol ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 8:01pm
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when you whore for Sears and others your pretty low on the food chain and have not much control over prices
just crumbs the big boys send your way. N1 Searsbitch |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 8:29pm
Padman: After cleaning with the OP machine and seeing first hand just what it is capable of in the hands of a rourkie. Yes the one job I did do. I will not use it for less than $.35 a sq. ft. Or maybe more? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 8:34pm
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Go for .50 Doug. That will tell your customers what you are really worth. I went up in my business in .10 increments. No real resistance was encountered from most till I got to .50. You can do the same, and get that too. People will think it must be good if you price it that high. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Harry
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 8:43pm
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Ken just dropped HIS prices on Glides.........does that mean they must be "junk" ? I have been very pleased with my padding jobs and since I've done four times the number of jobs as Doug has, I MUST be an expert. :-)
------------- Be Juan in a Million - be a Leatherwright. |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 8:53pm
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Service is a different animal Harry. Low rate on a service means it is usually not that good. Low price on a good product is a great deal. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 9:30pm
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Ken sold the highest priced company in canada no one has ever heard of.
1/2 million dollars of HOT AIR. N1 |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 9:39pm
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when I was at a class in Calgary the locals had heard of him
they just thought he was FOS about what he sold it for really trying to start some threads that are not ken or glide related |
Posted By: Harry
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 9:48pm
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That would explain all the "great deals" spread pit around Ken's "great deal" of a house. I suppose that the HF acetal Glides will also be "great deals" too, by Kenny's twisted logic.
------------- Be Juan in a Million - be a Leatherwright. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 10:27pm
------------- Just My opinion |
Harry wrote:Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 11:37pm
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I was hoping we called a truce mr Nordic 1... no need to be insulting each other like two senseless cows... but if you must know I make more with sears that when I was on my own....I can pull anywhere from 12 grand a month right up to 24 grand a month... I sure never did that on my own.. if I'm taking one up the butt...hell it feels good ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 06/January/2005 at 11:50pm
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24 grand I love this
I dont think there are enough hours and days for a sub to make that much but then again when no one knows who you really are you can say any numbers you wish. N1 |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 12:01am
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You do the math... I work in an area with a very large population.....the burbs I have 2 of 3 trucks... we book 20 calls a day adverage call is 150.00 book no upsells when it's rolling i'm doing 5-8 calls a day Nodic man your foolish... when I said 24 grand in a month I was holding back ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Nordic 1
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 12:32am
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you see that is the fun of being anonymous name any numbers you want why stop at just two trucks why not just say you have a fleet of vortex. Whos to know Brag all you wish you should really start posting on ICS where all the other bragards post you can swap your stories of riches with the best of them. N1 |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 1:20am
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Hey Terry, I disagree! Nobody tells the stories as good as I do. I have many who will vouch for that fact. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 6:18am
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I'm not bragging... I'm giving you the numbers and you can't even add them up... I guess it doesn't help that your father has sex with goats and you where conceived behind the cow shed.... your mother is a stubborn headed old goat... and you lost your dic in a fence jumping accident... no wonder you have nothing to brag about Nodic...Nobrains...NoRaibbeeShots ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 9:27am
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Well, who can top that? ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Harry
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 9:52am
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Four different Jobs, Doug....all went very well and so now that I'm an expert I'll have to start 'splaining all the intricacies of Pad cleaning to PadMan and how my testing has resulted in a superior but cheaper Pad and machine..........actually the world's best, you will be the first to hear about my new Phantom ZXfu72 Pad Machine.
------------- Be Juan in a Million - be a Leatherwright. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 11:13am
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Harry... fingers where made to type, Kenny is just doing his thing...we've heard your rant before... companies make false claims every day ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 11:33am
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companies make false claims every day
But shoud that be acceptable? ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 12:26pm
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Why shouldn't it be John. You make false claims about me and about your business every day! Pots do enjoy calling the kettle black don't they? lol ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 1:39pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 4:29pm
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I guess that makes me th only honest one here? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 4:53pm
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I am sure it does Doug. Maybe not one in a million like Harry, but maybe 1 in 300? ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 5:10pm
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SOMEDAY I AM GOING TO LOG ONTO A BOARD AND PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY STICK TO THE TOPIC. EVERY BOARD'S TOPIC ENDS UP ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC BY THE 3RD OR 4TH POST AND FROM THERE IT IS FREE FOR ALL. PASS THE TYLENOL, ANOTHER HEADACHE COMING ON.
------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 6:49pm
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I haven't made false claims about you Ken, I have simply SHOWN you for what you are. ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 7:49pm
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You have, wether you want to believe it, or can believe it. But you have, and the more you keep claiming to the contrary, the worse it gets to resolve this. Sometimes keeping one's mouth shut is the wisest policy. We both suffer in this regard, so I know I am far from perfect here as well. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 07/January/2005 at 9:29pm
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