I didn't think you were David, and I thought it was a rather appropriate response. No, Jer didn't say that exactly, but the tone of his post was on that level for sure..... Ter On Oct 31, 2010, at 8:18 PM, David Love wrote: > I was joking. > > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> > Sender: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:54:24 > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Reply-To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] billing dilemma with pitch raises > > Now did I actually say up yours David? Come on! Why is it some of > you take > what I say incorrectly and so readily pounce? Of course we have to > explain > it, we explain it every day. --- Justify: "To defend or uphold as > warranted or well-grounded." Mechanics do not "justify" why they > charge us > $90 + an hour, they just do it. That is to what I was referring. > Take it > or leave it. Do they explain what they did to our vehicles or what > it needs > in advance? Of course they do. We do likewise. After that, it is > then up > to the client to either hire us or not. > > I charge x amount for every single tuning. My clients know this. I > charge x > amount for pitch raises and x amount per hour. They know this too. > Otherwise, I explain my prices when asked but, I do not need to defend > (justify) why to my client and I will not. Either they wish to pay > it or > they do not. Most are fine with it because they know me. I've been > in > business full time for 36 years. Most of those that do not want to > pay our > fee, are merely price shoppers anyway and almost always will go for > the > cheapest regardless of who they are. > > When another technician asks me how do you "justify a certain price" I > explain to them that those are my fee's based on my experience and > qualifications. So, charge accordingly. > > Does that help? > > Jer
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