Date:         Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:53:04 -0800
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Automotive Shop Rate Question
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Hey Brandon.

Ya too true; you get what you pay for.

IF, it were true that they use this as a ploy to get clients, that is what
I take issue with. I mean ya. Raise your rates in a year maybe? But 3x in 4
months?

I just need to get a place with a shop!

Neil.


On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Brandon <brandon314@gmail.com> wrote:

Shop I worked at charged $95 and hr every day all day. But we were way more
> professional than most shops :-D We didn't need low prices to get people in
> the door...doing quality work meant word of mouth kept our waiting room so
> full it was standing room only most afternoons/evenings.
>
> IF they're professional, prompt, and honest...paying just under $100/hr is
> not unreasonable for quality work by competent folks.
>
> If they're anything but, that price is high :-)
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> Brandon Mathis
> KD7INF
> brandon314@gmail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:10 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> My first visit to a new shop in Sept., hourly rate: $75. The rate then
>> went up to $85 in Nov, and $90 in Dec.
>>
>>
>

> Initially the shop rate seemed a little low. Like too good to be true.
>>
>>
>


>
>> ..... I feel like they got me
>> "in the door" with a lower rate then bumped it up hoping I wouldn't
>> notice.
>>
>

--
Neil n

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