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What R They Thinking.....

PMG

PMG

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IM STUPID:doh:.........had a customer bring in this photo of one of his vans...said he got this van done for $450.00 both sides and the rear installed and needed another new van just as this one is.........i cant even touch this job for $450.00:banghead: I would be more like double that, Installed....................:frustrated:
 

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speedmedia

New Member
As I like to say...

Have fun with that, you won't get me off the couch for a job like that with no margin...

Thanks,
Kurt
 
Marlene

Marlene

New Member
the question I would ask the customer is why are they bringing this to you? they got it done for $450 and seem happy so why are they at your shop?
 
Shovelhead

Shovelhead

New Member
C'mon....minus the digital....you all would do this for cash for 3 hours of your time on a Saturday!!!!
pa-leeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz.
A6 of course.
 
Billct2

Billct2

Active Member
Yea, I'm always suspicious of why they hadn't gone back to the place that did it before.
 
Bigdawg

Bigdawg

Just Me
We're actually working on one that's a similiar situation... they went with a competitor because it was about $500 cheaper... then came to us... complaining of the quality of the other shop's print and the installation (it was not good)... but would we match that price? Kudos to my boss who said absolutely not. You got what you paid for at the other shop and we pay attention to the details, which is why we charge what we do.

So we got the job... at our price... but what a PITA to match to their crappy layout... really wish he would have come to us first... it kills me to see him spending a couple grand to wrap a car and the layout be so sucky.
 
Mosh

Mosh

New Member
Didn't you just charge $350 for a single application?
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Printed and lamed on good film is why. The van I'd slap some 651 on the van. Most of these jokers are not in business 5 years anyway.
 
grafxxx

grafxxx

New Member
i just gave a quote for a 12 cube van at about 900 both sides and back with 3 colors cut vinyl oracal 751 and the guy wrote back saying he got it cheaper than i quote. just hope my design is not on that truck when i see it...
 
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scarface

Guest
Tell him look, you got it done for $450. Now that guy is not around and a good guess would be the low pricing of this job. So you can either pay me what i need for the job or take a hike lol
 
Mosh

Mosh

New Member
I just got a job to do 12 cube vans, $700 Each. Sides and back. 651 vinyl, customer had the design.
 
weaselboogie

weaselboogie

New Member
grafxxx said:
i just gave a quote for a 12 cube van at about 900 both sides and back with 3 colors cut vinyl oracal 751 and the guy wrote back saying he got it cheaper than i quote. just hope my design is not on that truck when i see it...
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Mosh said:
I just got a job to do 12 cube vans, $700 Each. Sides and back. 651 vinyl, customer had the design.
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Cast, Calendared. A world of difference.
 
Pat Whatley

Pat Whatley

New Member
$450 is kind of low but not ridiculously so, it's a crap layout and it looks like everything was set up to save vinyl and make application easy.

You got about 15 minutes in set up, two hours MAX to prep, cut, weed, and apply. $65 in materials (plus cost of digital print). Not every van lettering job is gonna make you $1000 profit and be a portfolio piece. Sometimes you've got to do those bread and butter jobs, too.
 
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