Pricing.

[Dustydazzler]

I would rather make no money and sign on the rock n roll than work at a loss

 

[Dave Appleby]

And......

Guess who called me at 11 last night?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

 

[timhoward]

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Not Bueller, he would have been on line 2

 

[DPG]

Free Ferris!

 

[nicebutdim]

And......

Guess who called me at 11 last night?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

I'd have paid good money to listen in on that call.

 

[Dave Appleby]

I'd have paid good money to listen in on that call.

Wasn't actually very long... ??

 

[Electrics]

£600 would be below min wage

Nah, 36 hours for the job, £600/36 = £16.66/hr.

Which is crap money for the job but someone's obviously happy with it.

 

[Dave Appleby]

 

[Vortigern]

140 x 60 £8400 plus disposal at £3 per tube 560 x 3 1680 (optional) Sensors, change switch arrangement, sort out any probs 1k to 3 K around 14k in all. Never been interested in prices that don't motivate me and make profit. Based on 20 mins per fit. That is with panels. Without - 3.5k less. No disposal less 1680. bringing it down to circa 8-10k

 

[123]

Nah, 36 hours for the job, £600/36 = £16.66/hr.

Which is crap money for the job but someone's obviously happy with it.

You are assuming 1 person could do it and no materials would need to be supplied, it's not necessarily purely labour only. As per post #14 its £4.29 a fitting. Add in something like a click flow, and it's down to about £2 a fitting.

As the OP has been called again, I guess it's all not worked out too well???

 

[Electrics]

You are assuming 1 person could do it and no materials would need to be supplied, it's not necessarily purely labour only. As per post #14 its £4.29 a fitting. Add in something like a click flow, and it's down to about £2 a fitting.

As the OP has been called again, I guess it's all not worked out too well???

If the price is for X hours then that's X hours no matter how many men are on the job. If you charge for 2 you get it done twice as fast.

With everything supplied and you just doing the fitting, it's £16.66 an hour and you need to do 4 an hour.

 

[nicebutdim]

Which is crap money for the job but someone's obviously happy with it.

Someone might have been happy, but subsequent posts from the OP would suggest it wasn't the customer.

 

[ipf]

If it's a respectable supermarket, for £600 I'd be expecting free weekly shopping for the next couple of years, as an Arthur Daley cushty. ?

 

[rapparee]

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Right so

What happened

 

[LukeD]

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And remember the customer will at this point not have much money..... We have all seen it ,done it , been there etc .Never get involved .Put the phone down with a smile and forget them

 

[Dave Appleby]

Apparently, and I quote the incredibly informative customer.

Nothing is working properly.

 

[rapparee]

Apparently, and I quote the incredibly informative customer.

Nothing is working properly.

Are they expecting you to get involved?

They need to get the £600 guy back

 

[Dave Appleby]

Are they expecting you to get involved?

They need to get the £600 guy back

I'm tempted to quote silly money.. But, honestly, I don't give a s*it.

Their choice

 

[Vortigern]

Well you should. And quote properly. At least everything is in situ. Rescue them get a loyal customer and nice bit of wedge. But....if it has really been b***lsed up then, maybe not.

 

[123]

If the price is for X hours then that's X hours no matter how many men are on the job. If you charge for 2 you get it done twice as fast.

With everything supplied and you just doing the fitting, it's £16.66 an hour and you need to do 4 an hour.

It's a priced job, not an hourly rate, and from OP only thing supplied was the panels. If having to supply parts it could be under £2 a panel. I guess that's why nothing is working ???