Kevin and All: We have 4 techs, (three TV and one VCR/Audio), 2 pickup and delivery, and 2 office ladies. One office lady is my wife Vicki. One of the pickup guys is my 21 year old nefphew, the other pickup guy is his best friend. One of the techs is me, another is a son of my wifes best friend. So you see, it is pretty much a family affair. Perry Bower Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" http://www.electricmedic.com Check out the Electronic Repair Screensaver We created. More Images to come! To download these Collections you must first install the Eyetide Viewer: http://www.eyetide.com/download/?s=O3OfmSLHXygGHCv1W6Gz3Bgjtq3DNNMNdcKsYSVGC "We're Number One Where it Really Counts, With our Customers" 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b Martinez, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "WE REPAIR WITH CARE" http://www.electricmedic.com/salesa.htm http://www.electricmedic.com/shipping.htm Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: APEX, Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Toshiba, Zenith -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 12:12 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: TV pick up rates for various size portables? Perry, how many techs do you have? Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Electric Medic Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 7:14 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: TV pick up rates for various size portables? We pickup and deliver free with or without a repair approval for all customers. It doesn't matter if you are a 100 year old disabled person or a 20 year old bodybuilder. We charge $35 up front deposit on a 27" TV if a customer brings us the set or we pick it up. And if they approve the repair the $35 is applied to the repair so really the estimate is free too, with repair. We do the same on PTV's. It cost the customer $100 if they bring it to us or we pick it up. Of course we bring in all sets that are called in, we have two men that all they do is pickup and deliver 8 hours a day. That way all technicians can stay on the bench where they can make us money, and we never have to worry about sending a tech to the house without all the repair parts needed and having to make multiple trips. Plus we like to cook the set for a couple of days, that really cuts down on recalls. Another good thing is that if it is a five minute fix you do not have to justify why you are charging that much for a five minute fix. For us it is the best way and it seems to be for our customers. With us picking and delivering them up everyday they get their sets back pretty fast. Perry Bower, (EHEER) Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" http://www.electricmedic.com Free Electronic Screensaver: http://www.eyetide.com/download/?s=O3OfmSLHXygGHCv1W6Gz3Bgjtq3DNNMNdcKsY SVGC 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b Augusta, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: APEX, Curtis Mathes, Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Toshiba, Zenith Provide Extended care for: AON, Circuit City, GE Contracts, Glass Agency, Philips Contracts, NEW, Rex -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Philip Bader Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:14 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] TV pick up rates for various size portables? Not to open a can of worms here but as of late probably due to our aging population (and the larger CRT sizes in "portables") More of my customers say "I understand you cannot fix it here, but it's too heavy.What would you charge me in additionto your in -shop estimate fee to pick it up? (and deliver,I assume). On my 25-32 inch portables I get 39.00 shop est fee up front,applicable to final bill. What is the average charge to, say locally go pick up a 27 inch portable? Assuming I collect my 39.00 est fee up front as well, what would be a reasonable pick up fee? And should we "split" it as a fee for pick up now, and later a fee for delivery if they cannot arrange to get it themselves? Just some thoughts. I know the deal of "you know what your time is worth" but we all do and can't get it much of the time anyway.So it's a trade off. Fifty bucks each way? Or $25.00 pick up,$25.00 del? 39.00??? What! Feed back! Phil Bader -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. 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