Posted by Mike/NJ on 4/13/05 9:18am
Msg #31411

Has anyone thought of a price increase

With the cost of fuel and auto insurance and just the cost of doing business I am considering a $5.00-$10.00 price increase in rates.

Price rates have remained the same for the last year or so.

Has anyone else considered this?

Reply by LawrenceOK on 4/13/05 9:40am
Msg #31414

I have thought about it, but I doubt it would do any good. 90% of the SS's are not the ones out here doing the driving, so why should they care if gas is at an all time high. jmo

Reply by Charm_AL on 4/13/05 9:43am
Msg #31415

I tried to raise my fee with one particular company and almost lost them. It really depends on supply and demand. I don't want to give my business away, so I've decided to quote a higher fee to any new companies. Once you start working for a spefic base fee, it's hard to raise it so start out higher...imo

Reply by ColleenCA on 4/13/05 9:57am
Msg #31417

I was thinking about this myself after reading an article in the local newspaper that many business that depend on driving as their "bread and butter" such as taxi services, etc, they have had to pass on the cost of high gas prices to their customers. One limo service said that they have to start charging $1.00 more per mile especially with prom season coming up.

Reply by LawrenceOK on 4/13/05 10:08am
Msg #31422

My pizza delivery man informed me last night that he will have to increas the delivery charge from 7.50 to 8.50. So by god if the pizza guy can raise his fees so can we.

Reply by Lee/AR on 4/13/05 10:08am
Msg #31423

price increase

Re this post: "I was thinking about this myself after reading an article in the local newspaper that many business that depend on driving as their "bread and butter" such as taxi services, etc, they have had to pass on the cost of high gas prices to their customers. One limo service said that they have to start charging $1.00 more per mile especially with prom season coming up. " Key words here are 'businesses that depend on driving'... do we not qualify??? Or do we not think of ourselves as a business? Fed-Ex does it. UPS does it. Truckers do it. It's a cost factor that MUST BE considered...unless you want to donate your profit to a bank! Personally, banks are not one of my favorite charities.

Reply by janCA on 4/13/05 10:36am
Msg #31433

Re: price increase/I did it

I increased my fees anywhere from $10-$25 in January of this year. My best months in this business have been February and March, so if you have repeat business, these companies are happy with your work and don't mind the increase. It costs $50 to fill my car now, and we all know the price of gasoline will be over $3 within the next couple of months. I can justify this increase and your regular customers understand it too.

Reply by PA Notary on 4/13/05 10:39am
Msg #31434

Re: price increase

In actuality, I've seen ss/tc fees DECREASE in the past year. I doubt that any ss or tc will accept any price increase, but if I were to attempt it, I think I would go with a $5 or $10 fuel surcharge and list it as such on my invoice. Hopefully that would make sense to the ss/tc.

Reply by DellaCa on 4/13/05 11:13am
Msg #31445

Re: price increase

I have been and so far they say ok, I let them know because of the gas prices right now its $10.00 more,I have not had a problem,As I said so far.

Reply by Joseph_CA on 4/13/05 11:22am
Msg #31452

Re: price increase

I hope SS are not reading this, but if you have a average distance lets say 30 miles round trip.
My vehicle giving me 15mpg thats only 2 [e-mail address]=5.18

If I pay 3/gallon thats only six dollars. So price difference will be only 82 cents!

Anyways I been putting ten dollars above my normal fee and Im getting it everytime. So this
gas prices should make a good pretext to increase our already low fees.

Joseph

Reply by BeccaWI on 4/13/05 1:00pm
Msg #31471

Re: Joseph_CA

When you say "putting ten dollars above my normal fee"...is that what you quote or add to your invoice?

Reply by Joseph_CA on 4/13/05 2:37pm
Msg #31488

Re: Joseph_CA

No, When I quote them I increase it by 10.00. If I do it after I already gave them my price, they wont use me again I think.

Reply by BeccaWI on 4/13/05 2:58pm
Msg #31491

Re: Joseph_CA

Ok Thanks! That is what I thought. Yes I am a true blonde!!