posted May 15, 2001 10:05 PM
I don't normally charge a rush charge even if it is a rush but this time I am thinking it may be needed. Here's the scoop...
A fairly good customer ordered on Monday the following items and needs them Wednesday afternoon.
(4) 4'x20' banners (6) 2'x10' banners (49) 18"x2' corplast signs (7 copies of 7 different signs) with wooden "picket" type stakes on them.
Roughly here is what my normal pricing is using intermeadiate vinyl and making my own banner blanks with 14oz banner material:
With some creative time management and materials acquisitions getting the job done will not be a problem (I hope!), but since the size of the order and the sheer amount of time I have to dedicate to this one order how much extra (if any) should I tack on for the lack of planning on their part???
------------------ Greg Gulliford aka MetroDude Metro Signs and Banners 1403 N. Greene St. #1 Spokane, WA 99202 509-536-9452
posted May 15, 2001 10:35 PM
Yes, do charge a rush fee, but not because of your client's lack of planning. Do it because it is forcing you to reschedule some of the jobs you have in house and force you into paying overtime.
posted May 15, 2001 11:15 PM
I charge a 50% up charge on my shop labor rate only, not on materials. A job that big on such a short notice wouldn't get done though, since I'm a one and a half man shop, and won't kill myself for any amount of money! Unless, of course, these were two or three word banners, no logo, one color, simple layout (a real "knock out" job).
------------------ Tim Whitcher Quality Signs & Design 107 E Adrian St Blissfield, MI 49228 qualitysigns@cass.net
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posted May 15, 2001 11:55 PM
Thanks for the input guys! Tim, I am a 1.5 man shop also and normally wouldn't do an order like this on such a short notice but there are always the exceptions to the rule. These banners and signs were fairly simple one color with art work that was ready to cut from the disk. The funniest (so far) part of the whole thing was the way I had to get my banner material. Since it was too late for UPS to pick it up, I had to have a friend pick it up south of Seattle, he then drove it over the mountains (80 miles) to one of my customers who owns a trucking company and then they brought it the rest of the way to me (almost another 250 miles). It was here by 8:30 this morning and it beat UPS by about 5 hours. Now granted, I'll be doing favors for my friend for life and will have to do something for my customer in a big way but in the end it worked out and by tommorow night I'll have a nice check in my hands (the important part).
------------------ Greg Gulliford aka MetroDude Metro Signs and Banners 1403 N. Greene St. #1 Spokane, WA 99202 509-536-9452
Unless, of course, these were two or three word banners, no logo, one color, simple layout (a real "knock out" job).
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