Porcelain Floor Tiles 300x300

[One Day]

I just think it's a really high price for what sounds like a basic job. If some one came to your house to wire some lights in or something and quotes you £500 and they did it in a day and only used a few wires, you'd be pissed.

Not necessarily. If i had bad experiences of other sparkies and if this one came on time, did the work cleanly, efficiently, safely and with respect for my home I'd be pretty pleased with a good job, done well.
Price is subjective and not always relative.
Goods and services are only worth what someone is prepared to pay.
All my quotes are clear and upfront. I never whack things on at the end.

 

[One Day]

If it was an elderly female customer would you have charged the same and slept well that night?

I'd have quoted the same and if she had chosen me for the work - yes. Why not?
Always quoted upfront.

 

[One Day]

Look at it another way: If there are people like me "over-charging", shouldn't it make it easier for others to win business by under-cutting?

 

[hmtiling]

Was it £730 + VAT?

 

[One Day]

Ok I'll come clean (bit of trolling) it was £530 inc' materials and I'm not VAT reg'd.
Took a day and a half making sure it was a minty finish.

I'm still all for charging as much as possible though. I think it's wrong and counter-productuve that we feel pressured sometimes to drop our prices whilst customer's expectations rise.

 

[hmtiling]

I'm totally with you there!

 

[hmtiling]

Did anyone get the popcorn out?

 

[Flintstone]

Ok I'll come clean (bit of trolling) it was £530 inc' materials.

Just lost a large portion of respect for you after bull ********.

 

[One Day]

Just lost a large portion of respect for you after bull ********.

Aww come on! No harm meant. I just want to understand people's reasoning behind pricing.
We're hard-wired to be suspicious or hostile to anyone "different".
I do charge more than most, but I don't think that you can over-price a job.
You can over-charge, sure. I came in for criticism from a customer a few years ago for finishing too fast - like you said - he thought I was taking the mick.
He was happy with the end result though. Lewis Hamilton doesn't get penalised for coming in first!

 

[macten]

I agree with you impish. If someone's prepared to pay it, you do a cracking job that they are over the moon with then everyone's a winner. They may just think 'that's a bit steep' and get someone cheaper (good for the cheaper bloke as he gets the work) can't see a problem - we should feel more guilty if we were driving prices down for everyone. This year I decided to up my bathroom refits by 25% as I realised I was selling myself short with the effort I put in and the quality of work I turn out. I've got a feeling I should be upping it again and may do that before the year's out. Not going to feel guilty about it - customer either wants me or doesn't.

 

[Stef]

I agree with you impish. If someone's prepared to pay it, you do a cracking job that they are over the moon with then everyone's a winner. They may just think 'that's a bit steep' and get someone cheaper (good for the cheaper bloke as he gets the work) can't see a problem - we should feel more guilty if we were driving prices down for everyone. This year I decided to up my bathroom refits by 25% as I realised I was selling myself short with the effort I put in and the quality of work I turn out. I've got a feeling I should be upping it again and may do that before the year's out. Not going to feel guilty about it - customer either wants me or doesn't.

Spot on, my prices went up again as I was on a 6 month waiting list, if they want me they will pay for me.
I'm still at a 3/4month wait & employed another tiler to go do the jobs that I price up slightly cheaper than myself doing them.
Took me years to build up the reputation I have for tiling & customers know that they pay extra for a top quality install that they just won't get in my area..

 

[hmtiling]

Agreed, good work should pay well. I'm normally the highest quote if customers bother to get others and I still win most jobs I quote for. I don't advertise or have a website and could double\ treble book myself most months.
I just though impish's trolling price was a tad ott.

 

[One Day]

Agreed, good work should pay well. I'm normally the highest quote if customers bother to get others and I still win most jobs I quote for. I don't advertise or have a website and could double\ treble book myself most months.
I just though impish's trolling price was a tad ott.

Sorry!
I won't BS again

 

[dave l and l]

nobody forces anyone into doing the job. its up to customers to get prices and take it from there,you are also in business to make money,

 

[macten]

I just need to get as fast as Ray now and I'll be a millionaire this time next year!