No one seams to care

37 chief · Apr 27, 2020

No one seams to care about raising what I pay for about everything: Insurance, doctors, Cable, You name it and it goes up every year I have been doing some jobs for quite a few years for the same price. I have raised some, maybe 10.00 (Woupee) It's hard for me to tell someone I am raising your price, to be in line with everything else. Some of my disking customers are going to get a surprise. Since I no longer, after 26 years, will be doing disking anymore. I am a 1942 model, and my AC M's are older than that. It's time for both of us to stop. Someone else will do their work for a lot more than I have been charging. I will still do mowing. Sow much easier. Stan

300jk · Apr 27, 2020

My wife is self employed. She rents a chair at a salon and is a hairdresser. She has many clients whom she has had for years. She has to raise her prices according to the cost of supplies and rent increases. Some people have left her over the years, but most do understand.

Geo-TH,In · Apr 27, 2020

Stan,
Indiana farmers insurance has yet to raise my premium for the past 10 years. Wish my property taxes didn't go up every year.
Same with my trash service. Yet to Jack rates. Been with Same company for many years.

I feel very lucky.
I pay insurance in August. Won't know if rates increase.
George

JMOR · Apr 27, 2020

2020 tax appraisal notices came last week.....133% to 137% of 2119, depending on which property

David G · Apr 27, 2020

I am in same boat, I work for a lot of fortune 500 companies, my prices have gone up a LOT less than my costs. I hear people tell me their politicians are in it for them, no politician is in it for anyone but themselves.

showcrop · Apr 27, 2020

I had a pain-in-the-B#** custom hay job that I did well with 6-8 years but then there were problems. I switched from $/bale to machine time in my billing which brought it back up. I then cut back and turned the job over to a friend. He did it one year then turned it over to another friend. I know that they would have paid him a lot more, and now it is growing weeds and brush.

Traditional Farmer · Apr 27, 2020

Well if you didn't charge more its your fault if you didn't get more for doing the work,need to go up a little every year not a large amount at once.

Bruce from Can. · Apr 27, 2020

All of my cost seem to go up every year too, and every year I try to cut my cost of production. This year fuel prices are down, prepared feed costs are down and I am buying less expensive seed corn as well. These few things will not offset the increased cost of insurance and property taxes and a host of other input cost that nickel and dime us. The one big hurt I am getting right now is that cull cows and bull calves are nearly worthless on the market. Yet go buy some beef, if you can afford it.

Steve@Advance · Apr 27, 2020

I've heard property taxes are going up more this year than in the past.

Going to be interesting to see how that plays out with all the unemployment.

Going to be a lot of abandoned properties...

Hoofer B · Apr 27, 2020

I agree with TF. You should have been raising it a bit each year or two. So who are you mad at anyway???

Traditional Farmer · Apr 27, 2020

That is the basic problem in much of the US economy farming,business,banks,etc expecting the gov't to come in and play Sugar Daddy.Totally out of hand now anyway.

WGM · Apr 27, 2020

My property/real estate taxes went down from the previous year.

NC Wayne · Apr 27, 2020

I raise me labor rates a little each year, and have no issues charging some customers more, or a bit less, than others.

For instance, an old guy needing brakes on his mowing tractor, and pays cash, gets around $10 hour off my regular rate. On the other hand, the BIG, corporate customer who has decided they set the payment terms gets changed at least $10 more an hour, for them using my money for an extra 30-60 days (where I'd be expected to pay immediately if I purchased something from them).

Tony in SD · Apr 28, 2020

About 15 years ago I put an ad in the paper to custom bale small squares for $1.00 per bale. Got a call from a guy who was 30 miles away and wanted to know if I?d reduce my price for 300 bales. I asked him if he would risk his life driving his equipment 60 miles round trip @ 15 MPH to my place. Then work a few hours if all goes right and supply the twine, fuel, repairs, etc for less than $300. He said no he would not. That was the end of the conversation.

Butch(OH) · Apr 28, 2020

Sons and I have preformed mechanical work on the side for over 30 years. Very early into it I found out the hard way that being fair with people does not quarrenty fairness in return. We started charging enoung for our labors to make a small profit and 75% of our work went away,, boo hoo. We also lost all of our "customers" who were a pain in the neck and kept most of the ones that we enjoy working for.
Moral of the story is there is always people around who are willing to take advantage of others but it is not those who charge fairly for thier labor who take advantage but indeed those "users" of others kindness.

Sprint 6 · Apr 28, 2020

I learned early in my mechanic career that people will complain if you charge $10 or $100, so I charge $100 and make it worth listening to.

BarnyardEngineering · Apr 28, 2020

(quoted from post at 16:22:10 04/27/20) Well if you didn't charge more its your fault if you didn't get more for doing the work,need to go up a little every year not a large amount at once.

The vast majority of customers will shut you down if you dare to raise your prices, even incrementally.

Does not matter how good of a job you do, or how good your product is. Doesn't matter if you're always on time, neat, courteous, go out of your way to make sure the customer is happy. Does not matter how hard you work. There's always some hack waiting in the wings to do it for $1 less than you, and they never do as good of a job, but most customers don't care because it's cheaper.

showcrop · Apr 28, 2020

Everyone knows that prices are going to go up. If you lose a customer to an incremental increase, they are just useing it as an excuse. If you are giving them good dollar value they won't go anywhere.

Traditional Farmer · Apr 28, 2020

I do some custom work have raised prices a few times never really had a problem,then again I already charge less than most for things like brush hogging since I'm using $2000 tractors instead of $50,000 tractors.Could do more if I wanted.Deer/food plots are the best, hunters and hunt clubs are willing to pay.

rusty6 · Apr 28, 2020

It would be great to be able to raise your prices as costs go up but that doesn't happen in my business. We take what the market will pay. My costs go up but I can't ask for an increase in my price per bushel for canola or wheat. Grain companies can increase their handling fees. Truckers can increase their charges to cover the higher cost of fuel, tax, etc. But not me. I can take what they pay and try to get by until I get tired of it. 1990s prices for our grain at 2020 input costs. How long can that work?

Texasmark1 · Apr 30, 2020

Protest it. You, like I, may have an "Intern" doing your figuring who doesn't know the difference between rural, specific use, aged, structures and new
brick homes in the "uppety" neighborhoods in town. Your land is probably in ag. so doesn't make that much difference. Well worth your time.

BarnyardEngineering · Apr 30, 2020

(quoted from post at 07:23:16 04/28/20)

Everyone knows that prices are going to go up. If you lose a customer to an incremental increase, they are just useing it as an excuse. If you are giving them good dollar value they won't go anywhere.

When you lose so many customers to an incremental increase that you can no longer keep your head above water, the few loyal ones that know the value of a dollar don't mean a thing.

showcrop · Apr 30, 2020

(quoted from post at 07:13:46 04/30/20)

(quoted from post at 07:23:16 04/28/20)

Everyone knows that prices are going to go up. If you lose a customer to an incremental increase, they are just useing it as an excuse. If you are giving them good dollar value they won't go anywhere.

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When you lose so many customers to an incremental increase that you can no longer keep your head above water, the few loyal ones that know the value of a dollar don't mean a thing.

Sorry barnyard, but when you lose a lot of customers due to a small increase, it wasn't the small increase.

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