Was my price to high? help

[david11g35]

Sometimes I wonder if the price we charge attracts a particular kind of customer??? I believe so, so with that being said, charge what YOU want to be paid and what you think is fair, then stick to your guns. No need to give a thorough explanation. If they don't like it, they don't have to hire you. Negotiating for free upgrades is understandable, but the more confident you are in your pricing, the more likely they are to believe you're worth the cost. Think about when you're shopping for something. Sometimes we wonder how or why some charge so cheap and then realize we got what we payed for. You live in L.A., so do I. There is a huge market for high priced detailers. Raise your rates accordingly and the cheapskates will stay away.

Thank you for the great feedback. I try to keep my rate about $20-25 per hr. I spent 4 hrs in the acura interior so I think it was more than fair

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[cleanmycorolla]

I know a Los Angeles detailer that charges that much for every hour of everyday. Your price was very reasonable IMO

Tell him to take it down the road...

:iagree:

I have a detailer friend out in Burbank, he charges $80/hr regardless of what he is doing interior/exterior on any type of car, exotic or daily drivers, he just does good work as do you, so hold firm on your price!

 

[Sailfish]

That is a very fair price, the job was worth way more then what you charged.

 

[Vegas Transplant]

If the guy told you that you are ripping him off he is not a customer that you would want to deal with.

Ed

+1 to Ed's post. Most people like that will just be trouble. They might pay, but they'll be kicking and screaming all the way.

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[oldmodman]

The person that you gave the estimate to belongs to a subset of customers that way too many people belong to.

Some business owners call the cheapskates.

Personally, I call them assholes.

But in either case you don't want them as customers. Do you have any other detailers that you hate?

Send him to them.

 

[tuscarora dave]

I'd just not respond to the guy, but if you feel you must respond...I'd tell him that he can spend hundreds of hours in front of a computer gathering some of the best detailing information available, spend hundreds of hours in the shop learning how to turn that info into reality on the car and go out and spend $1000 dollars to buy all the tools and stuff he needs to do it himself or pay your price, or go elsewhere. What people don't realize is that we didn't just wake up one day as great detailers, we sacrificed a LOT of time, frustration and money to get where we are as detailers. To me that's worth a minimum of $50 per hour.

 

[david11g35]

I'd just not respond to the guy, but if you feel you must respond...I'd tell him that he can spend hundreds of hours in front of a computer gathering some of the best detailing information available, spend hundreds of hours in the shop learning how to turn that info into reality on the car and go out and spend $1000 dollars to buy all the tools and stuff he needs to do it himself or pay your price, or go elsewhere. What people don't realize is that we didn't just wake up one day as great detailers, we sacrificed a LOT of time, frustration and money to get where we are as detailers. To me that's worth a minimum of $50 per hour.

Thanks Dave!! This reminded me of you and Jack. :thumbup:

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