Yup same here. I doubled my shop charges and still was cheaper, and the people that tried to screw me disappeared. Lol.
Mel there are people out there that just try to find ways to rip anybody off in any way they can. We just gotta let others know who they are even though we might not like to because it will protect others. If a jerk shows up in my shop, I'll phone guys I know at other shops to warn them, because there's not too many shops around here (much less in specialty) so they're bound to end up at one of those shops!
Wow I just read that and I can agree with that 110% I have had a shop for 25 years and in the last 5 years I have honestly slowly shut down and refuse daily request for service, As I became more and more rude with customers some have respected me some never return. Pricing?
! immediately I say $85 an hour so I don't have to bother to hear the service they need as they leave my place. As an independent dealer for AMSOIL the price of the product also keeps the lowballers away from my face because I just cant pay for a client service to his vehicle.
I always tell some people who are really good at swindling the conversation, "You want me to pay you to work on your crap?" because that is usually how they try to steer the negotiation.
So after all this time at my place sadly I am in negotiation to sell my property at the moment to a new neighbor that has purchased property to my right and behind me.
So I have to find a new way to reinvent myself so now, I have been offering my unique service to large fleet companies and plan on doing as little physical labor as possible and let the sale of product line my pocket's because our GOV has ruined the working man labor market/economy with "Fair Trade Agreement's" and endless regulation in every single possible field possible. Endless permits endless fees, If you build anything the alphabet agencies will come and threaten you with a gun or a cage for any type of service you offer. So your dealing with Clients who have no money to spend and you have a county official trying to ask you permission to legally rob you if your unprepared for them.
My full time job is evading Criminals Foreign and Domestic because I own a decent sized lot. So I have been closed to the public for many years and only operate by word of mouth. I love living in a FREE COUNTRY!
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