joispoi
Senior Member
You run your business your way -That's what I'm stuck with lol.-...I have no beef with that. It is none of my business.
When I talk of shadows, I am offering my opinion from a customer viewpoint. When someone posts their numbers I am more apt to call them in the first place than one who doesn't. When someone doesn't list their prices, it begs the question, for me anyways, why not? Are they looking to score off me. Call me jaded, but unfortunately, I've witnessed firsthand bs like that. If you're not jaded, you're not in the business. If they're that curious, they'll call.
In a tight market, one might get the competition undercutting you, but that is capitalism for you...money goes where it is efficient (supposedly). However, if I see two places with similar prices, I go with the one that has a track record, and good word of mouth. More often than not, I get odd jobs from neighbors of the place where I am. They are cautious around heavy machinery, so it takes a bit, but I see them chatting with homeowner about what I am doing, how much etc...then they work up the nerve to approach me...lol
OT - one area that really rankles me is lumber stores...I know prices fluctuate, but with today's computerized world, it isn't all that hard to list up-to-date prices online. I spend hours calling all the stores in my hood to put together a price list...or am forced to send emails to all and wait days to get a quote back.
With the few prices posted here, it's pretty clear to me that I'm working in the wrong part of the world.
These are not my prices, but the advertised local prices:
You can hire a late model JCB 3CX with a set of 3 quick attach buckets, fuel and operator (lever puller) for 350 euros per day from one of the bigger hire outfits. A 5 ton excavator with 3 buckets, fuel and operator (lever puller) is about 450 euros per day here. A 26 ton dump truck gets 560 euros a day.
How much would that help your business if you posted your rates next to these numbers? :Banghead