surcharge revisited

[Don]

Hi Willem,

Just raise your rates and be done with it. I check the inflation rate for
the last year and every year I raise my rates. I am getting the exact same
purchasing dollar as when I was at $35.00 per tuning (now at $114 and rising)

At 09:41 AM 03/30/2000 EST, you wrote:
>As you recall, I asked the question on charging a little extra for my
tunings 
>to compensate for the increase in gas prices. For the most part, it was 
>recommended I bite the bullet, and wait it out.
>
>Well, guess what, folks. Yesterday by Keyboard Carriage delivered two piano, 
>and the bill was $30 higher than normal. The normal delivery charge is $130 
>per piano. Not only had they raised the price to $140 per piano, but they 
>also added a $5 surcharge to offset the increase in diesel fuel prices. It 
>will be interesting to see if they remove the surcharge in a couple of weeks 
>when prices are supposed to come down. 
>
>Next week I going to add a $2 surcharge to my tuning bill. 
>
>Willem
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts

drose@dlcwest.com
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3004 Grant Rd.
REGINA, SK
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