Re: COST FOR WORKING ON OUTBOARD MOTOR
Anything is only worth what you are willing to pay for it.........Although gasoline prices are at an all time high you don't see many folks boycottting gas stations.<br /><br />Some dealerships are in fairly seasonal areas and have very limited cash flow for 5-6 plus months of the year. However the bills are still there for both the business and the home.<br /><br />As a small business owner I also get "Why are eyeglassses so expensive?" and convey the same issues that others have already addressed. There are sometimes days in mid winter when I can sit in the office without selling one pair of eyewear. Therefore, I need to make it up on a better day.<br /><br />I once had a "wiseguy" challenge me on the price of his eyewear insisting they are only two pieces of plastic in a piece of metal. I politely informed him I would gladly sell him two plastic blanks at a considerable discount plus prorate my monthly expenses so that he could go back in my lab to make his own eyewear. <br /><br /><br />Unlike my competition offering buy one get one free offers, two pair for $99 offers, free frame offers, etc. I sell quality eyewear at affordable prices......period. Folks walking into my shop for the first time will quickly learn of the different experience and therefore respect the fact that a bonus to their quality eyewear is the fact that they are also investing in my professional ability to service their specific optical needs.<br /><br />As the old saying goes "You get what you pay for"<br />If the going rate for OB repair in your area is $65/hr. I would hesitate having someone offering to service my OB for less.<br /><br />Kevin
Anything is only worth what you are willing to pay for it.........Although gasoline prices are at an all time high you don't see many folks boycottting gas stations.<br /><br />Some dealerships are in fairly seasonal areas and have very limited cash flow for 5-6 plus months of the year. However the bills are still there for both the business and the home.<br /><br />As a small business owner I also get "Why are eyeglassses so expensive?" and convey the same issues that others have already addressed. There are sometimes days in mid winter when I can sit in the office without selling one pair of eyewear. Therefore, I need to make it up on a better day.<br /><br />I once had a "wiseguy" challenge me on the price of his eyewear insisting they are only two pieces of plastic in a piece of metal. I politely informed him I would gladly sell him two plastic blanks at a considerable discount plus prorate my monthly expenses so that he could go back in my lab to make his own eyewear. <br /><br /><br />Unlike my competition offering buy one get one free offers, two pair for $99 offers, free frame offers, etc. I sell quality eyewear at affordable prices......period. Folks walking into my shop for the first time will quickly learn of the different experience and therefore respect the fact that a bonus to their quality eyewear is the fact that they are also investing in my professional ability to service their specific optical needs.<br /><br />As the old saying goes "You get what you pay for"<br />If the going rate for OB repair in your area is $65/hr. I would hesitate having someone offering to service my OB for less.<br /><br />Kevin
