Retail markup for carpet
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Comments (8)Bob Fincham has a great article regarding this on his website. I've attached a link at the bottom. Basically the price is generated by several factors including how hard it is for the cultivar type to propogate, how quickly/slowly they grow(longer time at the nursery will inevitably cost more money), how rare they are(rare things are fundamentally more coveted, and thus more expensive)as well as several factors related to the nursery owner's expenses and labor finding, caring, repotting, watering, etc of these plants. I think the biggest hurdle for me was surpassed when I realized I might go to a sh(tty movie or a ballgame and pay $20-30 - so why can't I spend $20-30 on a plant that will beautify my surroundings for years, likely increase the potential home resale value and give me so much pleasure over the years? Even for someone on a tight budget, an order of a half dozen cultivar conifers or other 'high value' landscape plants once or twice a year should be within reach. If you're 'collecting' plants, a consistent, over-time approach is probably your best bet to stay out of the poor house. Me, I decided to drive a beater, econo-car an extra couple years to begin a conifer/Japanese maple collection rather then buying a new one. :) -Will...See MoreGE Profile: is sensor worth the markup)?
Comments (3)Whether the sensor feature is justified depends on your microwave usage habits. Do you cook with it frequently, or mostly boil water and reheat? My GE OTR unit has sensor functions. I usually *don't* run sensor reheat for dinner plates as it tends to overheat ... but I do use it for baked potatoes, frozen veggies and a few other instances. The fish setting undercooks. Pasta reheat is wayyyy overdone. The rice setting works nicely. I wish it used the sensor for bacon (it has presets for bacon but by slice/time, not sensing). One of my previous units was a Panasonic that used the sensor for bacon, worked very well....See Moremarkup for furniture
Comments (1)For some high end brands (Henkel Harris, Stickley), you wonÂt get more than 45% off, even for floor samples. 35-40% off is typical. ThatÂs because the manufacturers have a minimum retail price in place, and nobody is allowed to sale less than that. Manufacturers only authorized additional 5% off once or twice a year. If you really love their stuff, that is the time to buy. Less-known brands discount more aggressively, some time even 60-70% off MSRP....See MoreDo all GC charge 25% markup on material and some labor?
Comments (10)Supplies does not equal materials in my ledger book. Supplies are the disposable and used-up goods that are necessary for a project but do not generally stay in the structure. Tape, rosin paper to protect floors, temporary walls& doors, plastic sheeting, blades of any kind, solvents, cleaning products, towels, bits, etc. It's a myriad of stuff that costs the contractor but is not reimbursed. That's why we need to make a profit somewhere besides on our hours. That said, 25% on materials is high, unless he is taking on the risk of many unknowns. Like having something made for you overseas and taking the heat if it arrives broken, if it arrives mis-measured due to a language barrier, etc. If you had ordered it yourself and cut out the contractor, you'd have to fix it yourself, at your own expense. The add-on fee gives you some insurance that he will back up the stuff he is sourcing for you. The stories I could tell. Homeowner provides "X", GC's crew shows up to install "X". It is wrong, does not fit, etc. Who pays the men for showing up and having nothing to do, finds them work for the rest of the day? etc. In this situation the CG is getting squeezed. How many times can this happen on a job before the profit is all gone? Casey...See Moreweedyacres
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