Am I Too Cheap

[Danny King]

we went from 4.75 to £5 last year and noone mentioned it. Going to put mine up tomorrow PU £5.50 and metal £6

 

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

Try both at £6 Danny, the work is the same and the cost of the heels aint that much different. go for it, you can allways drop back at any time.

[bristolcobbler]

£5 for both pu and metal

 

 

Thats way to cheap For Bristol in my opinion, I was charging £7 and that was over 3 years ago. And dont say people will not pay it, they will, just look at the Timpson store in the center, takes up to £7000 per week.

 

 

where my shop is positioned there is another independent shoe repairer within 500 yards so you cant get to greedy,but i think by charging £5 customers normally bring in a few pairs at a time where as if your charging 7-8 quid they might think of having only one pair this week and get the others done later,so in fact for a little more work u could earn more.xminit did you say you used to work in clifton though,money grows on trees there.

[ironplanet uk900]

Put your prices up little, and often. Big price increases upset your regulars, On stilletos I'd say 10-15p increase 3-4 times a year.

[x minit uk]

£5 for both pu and metal

 

 

Thats way to cheap For Bristol in my opinion, I was charging £7 and that was over 3 years ago. And dont say people will not pay it, they will, just look at the Timpson store in the center, takes up to £7000 per week.

 

 

where my shop is positioned there is another independent shoe repairer within 500 yards so you cant get to greedy,but i think by charging £5 customers normally bring in a few pairs at a time where as if your charging 7-8 quid they might think of having only one pair this week and get the others done later,so in fact for a little more work u could earn more.xminit did you say you used to work in clifton though,money grows on trees there.

 

 

Yes I worked all the minit shops in Brizzle, Clifton, Horsefair, Bedminster etc.

[davejones1974]

I put my prices up to £5.50 metal and rubber today.

[Guest NZCob]

Yep...I work in $$, and its always a worry about putting prices up. Just do it 50p at a time. Just imagine if you do (make it easy) 2000 ladies heels a year, you'll earn an extra 1000 quid a year (you guys are still pounds sterling right?) just by tagging that extra 50p on your price,

[Guest boonhead]

try this with a couple of customers start with a top price i.e 6.50 if there not happy come down to your normal price.do any of you put your prices up once a year for e:g.it's worth trying

['Onest Andy]

I am way , way tooo cheap.

 

£3.95 for bothPU and metal. Although I do charge extra for drill outs £2 and for new tubes £5 per shoe.

[ironplanet uk900]

I am way , way tooo cheap.

 

£3.95 for bothPU and metal. Although I do charge extra for drill outs £2 and for new tubes £5 per shoe.

 

 

Come on Andy.....get with it

[the dutch cobbler]

Hi there from the Netherlands,

 

Here are the results of the Dutch Price Survey from 2007:

 

PU in British Pounds: 5,74 Avrage price and my price is 6,34!

(sorry, no steel price average! My price for steel is 7,12!)

It makes no big difference with the UK than....

 

By the way:

 

I wish everyone a nice christmass and a happy 2008!!!

 

John the Dutch Cobbler