Posted by Barb25 on 10/19/12 6:09pm
Msg #439272
A serious question
What would be your fee to drive 50 miles round trip, have one document signed and notarized, collect ID, fax this this info and then fedex to appropriate party. Very serious question.
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Reply by Gregory/CA on 10/19/12 6:15pm
Msg #439274
Considering a perfect day; i.e. no traffic, weather is good, and travel time, I would charge about $75.00 for a single document. Not sure if you are paying for the FedEx or not, but that fee will be additional. Hopefully, the appointment is near other appointments, if not, then $75 works for me.
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Reply by snowflake/PA on 10/19/12 6:19pm
Msg #439275
$75.00 is reasonable for your time and what is being asked of you.
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Reply by John Tennant on 10/19/12 6:27pm
Msg #439276
Under ideal conditions $75.00 would be good for me. However, regularly the conditions are not ideal. Considering that, if I was quoting, the fee would be $100.00.
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Reply by JanetK_CA on 10/19/12 6:32pm
Msg #439278
I agree, John, especially with gas still well over $4.50/gal here. However, depending on which direction I'm heading and what time of day, it could change.
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/19/12 6:44pm
Msg #439281
Ok here was the situation and the reason for the question
I accepted such a signing while at a signing. Then when I got home realized the distance and also realized that I had done a similar signing much closer for the SS at a fee $5 higher than the fee they had quoted me.. I sent them an email. I told them that the 50 mile was normally more than what I woudl have accepted for a singing like this had I realized it was that distance. However, I committed so I would do it. But could they at least pay me the fee that they paid me for the last time I did a signing such as this which was much closer to me ($50) or if not could they get another notary. I received an email. They reassigned it. All over $5.00. Okay. I am good with that I just hope they pay me for the first one.
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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/19/12 7:02pm
Msg #439283
In my area, I'd get $50 for this..if I'm lucky
that being said - if I quoted a fee and got home and discovered info after the fact, I wouldn't have e-mailed the company for more money - I've have sucked it up, done the job as agreed and made a mental note to myself for next time to never ever again accept a job and quote a fee without all the info at my fingertips.
JMO
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/19/12 7:21pm
Msg #439284
Well Linda, I really don't think this is about $5.00 do you
Under any circumstances,, there will not be a next time. It is about mutal respect, not $5.00. IMO
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Reply by Linker Loan Signings on 10/19/12 8:00pm
Msg #439290
Re: Ok here was the situation and the reason for the question
Quite frankly, I've done the same thing and accepted jobs for a said fee then realized later that it should have been more, but that is MY FAULT for accepting it and not checking it first! So, I just eat the difference. It is the professional thing to do, in my opinion. If the same people call with a similar request another time, only then will I let them know that I accepted a fee lower than I should have, but that it was my mistake so they made out that one time.
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/19/12 8:13pm
Msg #439291
You know you may very well be right and that is why I asked
the question However, I think they got their knickers in a knot and could have said look you accepted it and in the future we will understand you will not take less than $50. This is after all about $5.00 But this is what went down/ Here is my email and theirs follows/
my email;
I accepted this sigining when I was at another signing today. This job is further than I would have preferred to go for a job like this because of fee restrictions. Having said that I took it and I will do it if you still want me to But I would appreciate if you would at least give me the $50 you gave me for the last job which was even closer. If you cannot do that then I would ask that you get someone who is closer to Zephyrhills as it is a 50mile round trip for me.
The response;
We’ll reassign it. Thank you.
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Reply by kathy/ca on 10/19/12 9:32pm
Msg #439302
I would have honored my commitment $5 is not worth whining! n/m
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Reply by John Tennant on 10/19/12 9:47pm
Msg #439304
Re: I would have honored my commitment $5 is not worth whining!
I am with Linker and Kathy. Once I quote something, it is fact. Your failure at the quote is not their fault. Honoring your commitment is the most important aspect of you.
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Reply by Buddy Young on 10/19/12 10:04pm
Msg #439305
Re: I would have honored my commitment $5 is not worth whining!
I agree with the others about honoring your commitment. I would make a note of it and the next time the company calls me I add $5 to my fee. I've always done it that way.
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Reply by Roger_OH on 10/19/12 11:26pm
Msg #439313
At that distance I'd refer it to a colleague there n/m
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Reply by NVLSlady/VA on 10/20/12 1:04am
Msg #439322
Re: At that distance I'd refer it to a colleague there
Was thinking exactly the same!! Then would have asked the referral party to send me $5 for a cheap lunch (:
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/20/12 2:47am
Msg #439330
Re: At that distance I'd refer it to a colleague there
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/20/12 2:48am
Msg #439331
Re: I would have honored my commitment $5 is not worth whining!
Well I hope that is not true LOL
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/20/12 2:54am
Msg #439332
Re: I would have honored my commitment $5 is not worth whining!
disregard comment above - it's in wrong place. sorry
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Reply by ikando on 10/19/12 11:26pm
Msg #439314
Re: Ok here was the situation and the reason for the question
And then there are the companies who call you and you let them know that for "this ONE job" you'll do it for the fee they propose. They then put that amount in their system as your regular rate and that's all they offer going forward.
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Reply by DaveCA/CA on 10/19/12 11:48pm
Msg #439316
Here is a twist...
Had you gone home and found out it was only 40 miles round trip and not 50, would you have charged less? I'm with the others on this. An email to them telling them that this is farther than you anticipated but that you are going to do it because you committed to it.
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/20/12 8:17am
Msg #439341
To ikando and Dave
As I said below the $5.00 itself was only part of the equation probably the least. Ikando hit the nail on the head in as much as I just set a new fee for myself because the first job I got $50 for a closer distance. So to answer you question the mileage would not made a difference. But shame on me for not realizing on that because I was in a hurry to get off the phone at a signing.
As some "poster" was nice enough to point out that I should stop my whining.. I hadn't realized that is what I was doing. But I asked for opinions and most were helpful. Most times when people overreact as I did in this case there is a reason and certainly it was more than $5.00. Because it certainly wasn't a serious issue that I needed to lay out there. And I guess with the help of my good fellow notaries I worked it out and that will help me in the future how I handle things for myself. Isn't that part of what this forum is all about It should be. I mean that.
If you read my post below, you will see what I think was my bigger picture.
Thanks.
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Reply by Barb25 on 10/20/12 2:43am
Msg #439329
You are all correct because it was not the $5.00 and
I have screwed up before (and will again I am sure) by misquoting. And I have always and I mean always sucked it up before. I have only worked for this company once before and am still awaiting payment. But that is not the issue. It is not yet 30 days. I guess I was annoyed, perhaps unjustifyably, that this time they offered less to go further. My bad. Guess just business but not nice on their part. If they had come back and said you committed. I would have sucked it up. They didn't. It's over. I've learned a lesson to take a deep breath when at a signing when you get a call like this (a topic on the forum the other day).
More important lesson, FOR ME, note I said for me, I if I am going to drive 50 miles or more round trip I want to do full signings not 1 page. Because once I have driven that far whether I am there 10 minutes or 45-60 minutes, I don't care. I have already spent the time driving and the gas money.. So I want a fee for a full signing. That was probably my problem all along. So no more 1 page signings for me unless I can almost see the destination from my front window.
Wow. Here it is 3:38 AM. This has been like group therapy. Thanks guys.
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Reply by LKT/CA on 10/20/12 7:35am
Msg #439339
This is why I'm huge believer in fee schedules
A fee schedule narrows down the various scenarios of a signing. It covers type of assignment, travel and extended distances, time of day (business hours/after business hours), rush signings, tolls, etc. Therefore, the discussion with the scheduler doesn't determine the fee for the job....the fee schedule determines the fee for the job. The scheduler may genuinely not know the full details of a job. A fee schedule prevents you from undercutting your fee and stops them adding services after-the-fact, that were not part of the discussion (original order). Food for thought.......
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