Tony, I have no experience whatsoever in traveling such long distances. Certainly I think you should figure your charges in such a way that all your expenses are covered, and it appears you are doing that. As to the specifics, well, as you say, they're happy and you're happy. There's a lot positive to be said for that, to be sure. Regards, Clyde Tony Caught wrote: > Hi Clyde, > > I go to Alice Springs, about 1,500 kilometres away. stay for two weeks, eat > drink and work. The point is it is not just the mileage but also the > accommodation and the rest of the expenses. > > Now when I go down there I generally tune 40/ 50 pianos, I loose two days in > driving there and back and I guess that to make money you have to charge a > fair price. I hate sawing that 'this will cost you $100 and you percentage > of the extra expenses so I figure that it is fairer to give them a straight > up price of the total cost of getting their piano tuned. > > Their happy, I'm happy. > > Regards > > Tony > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:23 AM > Subject: Re: Under an hour tuning > > > Tony, > > > > Having different hourly rates based on where people live looks very > > risky to me. The ethics will almost certainly be called into question > > if any country people find out they are being charged $20/hour more than > > the town people. > > > > If I have to travel 20-25 miles from home to tune a piano, yes, of > > course I charge more than for pianos that are within 15 miles, but the > > mileage charge is a separate item on the invoice. The tuning charge > > doesn't change based on location. I have a very clear policy, I can > > easily explain it, and it has never been a problem. > > > > Regards, Clyde > >
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