I have a local guy in town that has a moving service. When I need to pick up and deliver these bigger t.v`s He charges the customer $25.00 each way. Which is not bad. I never go to the customers house. I tell them up front the set needs to come to the shop no matter what. And I also tell them that there is a house call fee if they want me to leave the shop to go there so it is much better to have it delivered to here.This service of the fellow gives me is good for the projections, this saves alot of time in removing light boxes and in some cases the ones that don`t have and also i don`t need to make more than one trip to the house and also I don`t loose the time on travaling to and from there place. So yes I think that $25 bucks each way is good. Harry Fogarty Prince Rupert Repairs Prince Rupert B.C. Canada >From: Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [TechAssist] TV pick up rates for various size portables? >Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 09:14:15 -0400 > > >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. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 >Fax (863) 299-8821 >email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >***************************************************************************** >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/