[pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing

[David Love]

Do you mean would I assess the situation based on my relationship to this
customer, how often they call me for work, how long it took me to stop by
and do a 2 minute operation, and whether the stop was out of my way or not
in determining whether I would charge them my full minimum, partial minimum
or no fee at all?  The answer is still yes.  What's the difference if I'm a
plumber or electrician?  Now if I was a hooker, two minutes might be all
they were good for and then, yeah, full fee.    

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gerald Groot
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:46 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost
nothing

So, I take it then, if you were an electrician or a plumber you would do
likewise? 

-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love 
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:44 PM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost
nothing 

I don't believe that.  Sometimes doing a favor and being a human being gets 
you more business in the long run.  I do favors not infrequently including 
donating my services to various institutions at times.  It's not hurting my 
ability to make a living and I've never had anyone that I've ended up 
charging say "but, you didn't charge so and so".  Take a chance, make a 
judgment call as to what seems appropriate under the circumstances and don't

look back.  In strictly adhering to the letter of the law sometimes one can 
lose sight of the spirit of the law.  They're not always the same.    

David Love 
www.davidlovepianos.com 


-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf

Of Gerald Groot 
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:33 PM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost 
nothing 

Agreed.  We are a service industry.  Give it away if you want, but I thought

we were in this to also make a living?  We didn't drop the pencil in 
there...  You might as well go and tune a piano instead and make money in my

eyes.  

If you do one for nothing or charge on client less than another, word gets 
around on that too.  It is fair to charge the same rate for everyone, every 
time in my opinion.  

Jer Groot RPT 



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