Horse Blanket Repair Business – Charging For Travel
Do you charge Travel Charges when starting a Horse Blanket Repair Business? This has been a debatable thought for me.
I put some fliers up, and I put the word out with some friends of mine that I had started this blanket repair business. And most everybody that I have done work for is around this area.
However, a lady called today, who is 35 miles away. That’s quite a distance, but I asked her how many blankets she had, and she said that she runs a training stable, and with all her clients together, she has about 25 blankets. YIKES!
Wow! I was stunned for a minute…and was trying to do the math in my head. How many miles versus how much with all the blankets.
I always try and be fair about what my charges. This is considered upper level math! I had to get a calculator and started doing some calculating. So 25 blankets for washing at 12.00 per blankets, minimum would pay $300 just for the washing, and she said just about all them had some kind of repair. At a minimum that would $125.00, but usually it’s about twice that, if I am charging $6-$15.00 per blanket for repairs. The estimate was around $675.00.
Now the thing I had to consider was that it’s not just one trip, but two round trips, that adds up to 140 miles. Geeze, and then a couple of hours of driving. Those two hours of driving, could translate into getting a couple of blankets done at home with washing, and repairing.
Well, I thought I would strike a compromise. I told her I would waive the trip charge if she picks the blankets up. They would all cleaned and bagged. Otherwise I would have to charge 25.00 to 30.00 for a trip charge. Well, there was no second thoughts on that suggestion. She said yes!
That was a win win for both of us. I was glad I thought of it!
Boy, this is amazing. I have already made a good amount of money in a short amount of time, and it’s fun!
