Rounding off

[Clyde Hollinger]

Terry,

I'm happy to clear things up for you.  Yes, I charge a normal retail markup, which as we know is pretty good.  That should answer also your questions 2, 3, and 4.  If I sell a part retail for $10.00, when my normal markup might make the part price say $10.84, I am still left with a reasonable profit, all things considered.  Yes, I will be happy to order parts for you -- selling them to you at the
normal retail price, of course, plus shipping/handling.  <G>

Regards,
Clyde

Farrell wrote:

> Do you not charge a normal retail markup on your parts? What about your expertise used to choose that part? What about your investment of stocking the part so that it is available when the customer needs it? How about the time it took to order the supplies? And then you round the cost down? Of course your clients don't object to that policy. Perhaps you would consider ordering some parts for me?
>
> Sorry Clyde, not trying to give you too much of a hard time, but this is a fairly significant concept. What are your feelings on this?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> > For what it's worth, except for the minimum parts charge I round everything down
> > to whole dollars and have been doing so for years, both labor and parts charges
> > (not taxes, though).  If the parts cost $8.70 the client pays eight bucks.  No
> > one objects to this policy.  Messing around with pennies and dimes is too much
> > trouble.  It just isn't worth it, in my book.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clyde Hollinger, RPT