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Anybody know which font this is? I have found a few similar but customer wants to match exactly...

This picture attached is why I get upset by the lack of respect being shown by the NFL player who choose to sit, kneel, or yes, even exercise during the Anthem. The picture is of my 18 year old son. He chose to serve his country and I am exceedingly proud of him for doing so. He is Active...

Just had this same problem. Spent hours trying to figure out wtf happened. Even reloaded Flexi thinking it was a software issue. Next time I will come here first LOL

Thank for the replies everyone. I just spoke with my customer and since the some signs did not get installed over the weekend as was originally planned due to color issues with signs365, I may end up losing this order plus may not get anymore until I have a printer in-house. Guess that the...

The plotter I have is an old FC700-100 - not wide enough for the work my customers are sending me - all jobs are 48". I did mention buying a house, thanks for your concern but the down payment money for the house is totally separate from my business operating funds. That is the reason I pay...

I kind of figured the $0.65 was pie-in-the-sky Sales team numbers. But for it to really be double, that would almost make it not worth the hassle. Why so much waste? Is the equipment not very efficient? BTW - just signed up for the webinar I saw your site is having on the 28th.

As far as do I have the extra time, not really but I am thinking between the wasted time I spend waiting for the FedEx guy, the time I will no longer be cutting, weeding and transfer taping vinyl, and then the money I save, I will either end up having the time or having the money to hire another...

My 2 biggest customers have gotten away from cut vinyl and are now requiring pms-matched four-color process printed vinyl graphics. I have a long history with both clients and I really think I need to stop outsourcing my printing. This week alone I have spent well over $1000 in outsourcing...

I use ADP. Mainly because of the taxes being calculated and paid without any brain power on my end. I have myself plus one full-time and one part-time employee. I never want to have to worry about the IRS, so that keeps it simple. I have negotiated the monthly rate down to $29.99 for their...

Gino - thanks, as always for the sage advice. You are one of the main reasons I hang out here sometimes. I truly appreciate your replies. That said, I am submitting my bids later today :)

Yeah, I wish i could get the installation costs from them as well. That could be a huge difference - I am a small 2-man operation (hope to add a third soon) and my overhead is super low. The "other guy" is a much bigger "national" company with locations in Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte...

I was able to lower my costs by shopping around to different materials suppliers and got my hard costs down to about $295. Also, a bird whistled in my ear that another supplier (I assume the one that gave them the other less than stellar install) is selling these to another division for $575...

Oh - ACM is aluminum composite bond. Heard it called dibond but never ACM. Duh... Thought about doing it that way already and will probably present it as an option..

PVC is what they specified. What is ACM? Not familiar with that term.

Landed in my lap because I guess the regional boss likes the style better than what they had been doing locally. Signs usually don't need to last more than 2-3 years as they generally sell out of a community within that time frame. Longest I have ever seen them having been needed is 4 years...

Gino, I only have to do one of the large one and one of the small one at a time. Whenever they open up a new sales center

Here are some pics of the actual signs in the field (made by another sign company)

My biggest customer, DR Horton Homes, has come up with a new style of sign for their Sales Centers. It is basically a mini monument sign made from 1/2" PVC. 60"*36"*7" is the size. I am working on the pricing and it seems crazy to me. I have $654 in costs before I do anything. No...

That's right. I don't have to like it - they do :)

Perfect - thanks again