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ckoch407 · 10-04-2009, 03:46 AM

There are some in my area that advertise the same nonsense ... $89.99 any sewer any drain any time.... it started out from an average sized sales oriented company as a loss leader. Of course you cant make money like that. Everybody knows that right? But the funny part is, all the people who didnt see it for what it is, or even know what a loss leader is, started doing it for the same price ,and some cheaper, thinking that they had to keep up with the Jones, or thinking that if we do a lot of them we will get all the business and make money. That thought is so cliche its ridiculous. NOBODY will be the one to get that many calls without some serious marketing campaigns, and when they try being the cheapest (not knowing its a loss leader to begin with and therefore not trying to make an honest upsell0 it attracts the cheapest shoppers, or worse, someone willing to pay a fair price that now has a diminished perception of value for that service, they wonder why they can never make a dollar, and in most cases can't even satisfy the HO because their value perception is way different from reality at that point. I think a loss leader is a clever way to combat the price shoppers that everybody whines about so much. It gets past their irrational objections on the phone so you get to their door and then its up to you to make an ethical sale and turn the shopper into a buyer.

retired rooter · 10-04-2009, 04:44 AM

http://www.learn4good.com/jobs/langu...rch/job/64562/ life was good then, older than the mountains younger than the hills , and I was 20 yrs old. I cant see this happinging now but who knows what the future might bring

retired rooter · 10-04-2009, 04:46 AM

reminds me of old Glen Cambell songs

slickrick · 10-04-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by retired rooter

reminds me of old Glen Cambell songs

Hows that?

Which ones?

bchplumbing · 11-02-2009, 08:46 PM

I charge 99.00 for drain cleaning. I guess I am to high.

breid1903 · 11-02-2009, 09:42 PM

i don't are you? breid...................

retired rooter · 11-02-2009, 11:16 PM

when I first started we charged 45 for most sewers add 10 for roof jobs 25 for sinks we had 7 trucks I was rolling nite and day and feeling it now hurtin now most sewers , sinks 185.00 , and Im not too high

service guy · 11-03-2009, 10:53 AM

$499 seems more fair to me.

Tieger plumbing · 11-20-2009, 08:25 PM

I have a guy in my area who advertises $49.95 for all sewers and drains.

I charge $175 for basins/ tubs showers , floor drains and main sewers start @ $225.00 this is the first time in over 20 years I have worked 6 days a week for the past 4 weeks.

I figured raising my prices would allow me to semi retire working a 20 hr week making the same as the guy who is charging for less money then I paid my mechanics.

I paid my mechanics $45 per hr and a decent helper $25.00.

This rat race of who can work the cheapiest is helping no one.

Imagine a call back when your charing less then a decent mechanic makes, they be out there

Tieger plumbing · 11-20-2009, 08:27 PM

I have a guy in my area who advertises $49.95 for all sewers and drains.

I charge $175 for basins/ tubs showers , floor drains and main sewers start @ $225.00 this is the first time in over 20 years I have worked 6 days a week for the past 4 weeks.

I figured raising my prices would allow me to semi retire working a 20 hr week making the same as the guy who is charging for less money then I paid my mechanics.

I paid my mechanics $45 per hr and a decent helper $25.00.

This rat race of whom can work the cheapest is helping no one.

Imagine a call back when your charging less then a decent mechanic makes, they be out there

10-04-2009, 04:44 AM	#42
retired rooter hockyoligist 1st class Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 302 My Photos	http://www.learn4good.com/jobs/langu...rch/job/64562/ life was good then, older than the mountains younger than the hills , and I was 20 yrs old. I cant see this happinging now but who knows what the future might bring __________________ If your gonna be a bear ,be a grizzley -----alabama master plumbing and gas card #01661

10-04-2009, 04:46 AM	#43
retired rooter hockyoligist 1st class Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 302 My Photos	reminds me of old Glen Cambell songs __________________ If your gonna be a bear ,be a grizzley -----alabama master plumbing and gas card #01661

11-02-2009, 11:16 PM	#47
retired rooter hockyoligist 1st class Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 302 My Photos	when I first started we charged 45 for most sewers add 10 for roof jobs 25 for sinks we had 7 trucks I was rolling nite and day and feeling it now hurtin now most sewers , sinks 185.00 , and Im not too high __________________ If your gonna be a bear ,be a grizzley -----alabama master plumbing and gas card #01661

11-03-2009, 10:53 AM	#48
service guy Licensed Drain Master Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Universe Posts: 1,917 My Photos	$499 seems more fair to me. __________________ Reliance Sewer & Drain LLC Licensed Plumbing Contractor Website: Asheville Plumber

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10-04-2009, 03:46 AM	#41
ckoch407 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35 My Photos	There are some in my area that advertise the same nonsense ... $89.99 any sewer any drain any time.... it started out from an average sized sales oriented company as a loss leader. Of course you cant make money like that. Everybody knows that right? But the funny part is, all the people who didnt see it for what it is, or even know what a loss leader is, started doing it for the same price ,and some cheaper, thinking that they had to keep up with the Jones, or thinking that if we do a lot of them we will get all the business and make money. That thought is so cliche its ridiculous. NOBODY will be the one to get that many calls without some serious marketing campaigns, and when they try being the cheapest (not knowing its a loss leader to begin with and therefore not trying to make an honest upsell0 it attracts the cheapest shoppers, or worse, someone willing to pay a fair price that now has a diminished perception of value for that service, they wonder why they can never make a dollar, and in most cases can't even satisfy the HO because their value perception is way different from reality at that point. I think a loss leader is a clever way to combat the price shoppers that everybody whines about so much. It gets past their irrational objections on the phone so you get to their door and then its up to you to make an ethical sale and turn the shopper into a buyer.

11-02-2009, 08:46 PM	#45
bchplumbing Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brumley, Missouri Posts: 44 My Photos	I charge 99.00 for drain cleaning. I guess I am to high.

11-02-2009, 09:42 PM	#46
breid1903 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: fulton, indiana Posts: 213 My Photos	i don't are you? breid...................

11-20-2009, 08:25 PM	#49
Tieger plumbing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 36 My Photos	I have a guy in my area who advertises $49.95 for all sewers and drains. I charge $175 for basins/ tubs showers , floor drains and main sewers start @ $225.00 this is the first time in over 20 years I have worked 6 days a week for the past 4 weeks. I figured raising my prices would allow me to semi retire working a 20 hr week making the same as the guy who is charging for less money then I paid my mechanics. I paid my mechanics $45 per hr and a decent helper $25.00. This rat race of who can work the cheapiest is helping no one. Imagine a call back when your charing less then a decent mechanic makes, they be out there

11-20-2009, 08:27 PM	#50
Tieger plumbing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 36 My Photos	I have a guy in my area who advertises $49.95 for all sewers and drains. I charge $175 for basins/ tubs showers , floor drains and main sewers start @ $225.00 this is the first time in over 20 years I have worked 6 days a week for the past 4 weeks. I figured raising my prices would allow me to semi retire working a 20 hr week making the same as the guy who is charging for less money then I paid my mechanics. I paid my mechanics $45 per hr and a decent helper $25.00. This rat race of whom can work the cheapest is helping no one. Imagine a call back when your charging less then a decent mechanic makes, they be out there

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