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Posted by captain ken (Member # 742) on :

So mant times I have hear " is that your best price" or "can you give me a discount " yada yada yada it was nice to submit an estimate to a local general contractor for some signs on one of his jobs.
Hear is how it went:

me) "here is the quote you wanted on that airport job, and a sample of the color

GC) "Hey thats beautiful, is this for the whole job"

me) "yeah"

GC) "including installation?"

me) "no"

GC) "are you comfortable with that price?"($1,850

me) "yeah, why did someone else come in way over or under mine?"

GC) as he flips through his files "make it $2,400 I will send you a PO"

me) uh...OK!

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"A wise man once said that, or was it a wise guy?"

Ken McTague
The Witch city
Salem, MA

Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :

Be very nice to that Contractor!!!!!

You don't get many like him!

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Si Allen #562
La Mirada, CA. USA
(714) 521-4810
ICQ # 330407
"SignPainters do It with Longer Strokes!"

95% of all accidents occur immediately after the words "Hey...watch this."

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Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :

Si,
That guy must be working on a "cost plus" job. I've seen guys pay the lower price then pocket the rest. You're right, he should be very nice to the man. I'm a retired utility contractor, therefore I too realize that they are few and far between.

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Kathy Joiner
River Road Graphics
41628 River Road
Ponchatoula, La.70454
PH. (504)386-3313
casey@i-55.com

Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.

Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :

Kathy....most of my work is for General, or Painting contractors. After working with them over the years, you get to trust each other and give each other some perks!
Also, after a while, contractors get a feel for your prices and may have allowed too much for the signs a ND graphics, and as a result of you busting your butt to get some previous jobs done on a short schedule, it's a way of saying thanks.

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Si Allen #562
La Mirada, CA. USA
(714) 521-4810
ICQ # 330407
"SignPainters do It with Longer Strokes!"

95% of all accidents occur immediately after the words "Hey...watch this."

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Posted by Mikes Mischeif (Member # 1744) on :

All of my high-end transportation customers say this.

Another example: A 4 x 20 banner at $560 gets me "Wow, thats expensive, you must be living the high life" at the local Honda dealer.

Across the street at the Mercedes dealer, the manager always says: "Are you sure you're making money on these".

It's a matter of scale people are used to during the day. The Honda dealer sells tail light lenses at $56.00 for the accord.

A tail light lens for an "S-Class" runs about $490.

The Honda banner said: "Everything drastically marked down"

The Mercedes Banner said: "Affordable new C-Class coupes Starting At $44,999"

Now there's perspective!

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Mike Duncan
Lettercraft Signs
Alexandria VA

From here on down, its all up hill.

Posted by Joe Rees (Member # 211) on :

Ken, it has to make you wonder what those other bids were. And if the others were higher, why weren't your's. It always spooks me if I get the message that my prices were 'good'. Makes me wonder if I'm screwing myself.

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Joe Rees
Cape Craft Signs
(Cape Cod, MA)
http://www.capecraft.com
e-mail: joerees@capecraft.com

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