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Yes I'm in Brighton.
It's funny as I've been gardening for decades now and seem to have slipped into the "getting stuff at the weekend" headspace without realising it... I have a few "old dears" that I'm happy to go the extra for but some customers do seem to be benefiting from this "service" without realising it's a presumption.
Thank you babes.
Btw, isn't working in this town feeling more and more pressured?
Parking in the centre is just a no-no for me now as some places are £3 per hour to park. (Again, do we charge the customer and add another £18 onto the bill!!??)
Anyway, thanx again for ya feedback.
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No actually I'm one ov those anonymous small white van women! Lol. Though I have an orange wheelbarrow strapped to the roof rack so I'm like a Belisha Beacon!!! Lol.
I'll look out for you as well.
Seána
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@Seána @Helen
Sounds like you could both benefit from a meet-up:)
Yes your right.
Some don't appreciate it and I've been feeling more and more resentful and with fuel prices up as usual it's hitting my pocket!
Thank you again Harry.
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you're mad. you need to factor that time and the cost into the job and do it on the days you do the job, or set aside some time. you are effectively doing the work cheaper than what you are charging and running yourself into an early grave. im guessing most of it is small stuff you're buying that cant be delivered to the jobs by suppliers?
Im in shoreham and we cover brighton and hove, but ive given up doing anything in central brighton, or east of the lewes road. its a waste of time and therefore money and far too much hassle to even contemplate working n those areas. in areas we do work lke hove etc then its part of our terms and conditions that they provide visitors permits for all our vehicles. You HAVE to charge the client for these things. its part of business, not charity. still a nightmare even fining places to park and arranging street licences and bay suspensions for materials etc. mind you they were goo last week. turned up to a job, with 2 cars parked in a suspended bay we had parked for. they had ticketed them already and the tow truck turned up 5 minutes after we got there to move them out of the way
Yes, you have to charge... but I agree that some (typically elderly) clients seem to object.
The other dilemma I have is do I pass on any discounts you achieve becasue of trade accounts.... so the easy one is Wickes - 10% trade discount, do you pass it on, or pocket it? . I don't declare it to my clients - and on a patio recently that meant I charged around £500 more than it cost in materials thanks to a deal that was going at the local builder merchants.
It's straight in the ol' sky-rocket, and off to the Pie shop!
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