larry merlau
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I've never had any problem being honest with folks who challenge me on price. When they give me the, "I can get that at Walmart for $89", I tell them to go for it. Most people don't understand the meaning of quality.
Don't beat yourself up. Don't cheapen your name out in the marketplace. Don't even think about taking this on. You will be losing more than money.
Encourage those folks to go for it elsewhere. Not only do they not know quality, they don't appreciate it either. They are not your core customer if you want to be in the custom woodworking business. Your customers are custom, too. Not the run of the mill who would buy that junk. Those folks failed to qualify to be your customers.
I certainly did! And I would repeat it, again and again.
Don't beat yourself up. Don't cheapen your name out in the marketplace. Don't even think about taking this on. You will be losing more than money.
Encourage those folks to go for it elsewhere. Not only do they not know quality, they don't appreciate it either. They are not your core customer if you want to be in the custom woodworking business. Your customers are custom, too. Not the run of the mill who would buy that junk. Those folks failed to qualify to be your customers.
I certainly did! And I would repeat it, again and again.
I always told them YES I CAN here sign this contract for 3600 unit and I require 50% down. I will start next week..........That shuts them up pretty fast and drives the point home
THIS for that price? i have been asked to make three of them.. and this is what they sent me to show what they want.. i am not a production shop.. not even sure karl brogger could make rate at this price?
My finisher would charge me about $140 to finish that, and I'd probably want about $250 for the box work if I wanted to make anything on it.
im not the high skilled woodworker that most of you are
Out of curiousity do you outsource all of your finishing work?