---------- > From: Wimblees@aol.com > > Which brings me to Ron T. I want to ask him how he explains his prices to his > customers. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be the highest priced tuner > in town, but how do you explain to one customer, whom you charged $100 to > tune the piano, and only $75 to tune her sister's piano, why there is a > difference in price. (presuming you only tuned the piano, of course). I am > not trying to get you, nor everyone else, to charge the same, nor am I trying > to tell everyone how much they should charge. As Tom Cole said, it should be > your own personal ethics that dictates how you should charge your customers. > As i said, if you can live with yourself charging different rates to > different customer, go for it. It's just not my cup of tea. > Willem, Well said. I've worked on the "Do unto others the way you want done unto" rule for 25 years. I can't justify charging different fees to separate customers for different work. Sooner or later it'll catch up with you (i.e. the sisters, cousins, classmates, etc.) I'd feel ripped off if I was charged $100 for something my brother got for $75.00 and if I got the low price I'd question the integrity of the technician and/or their skill and/or the quality of the service that I received. Del Gittinger, RPT Registered Piano Technician of the Piano Technicians Guild delgit@acc-net.com Marion, Ohio
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