On 11/1/2010 12:15 PM, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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Hi,

We are getting kitchen cabinets made by a local custom cabinet maker.
The total cost of the project is about $20k.

We have just asked him whether the two island pieces can be stained with
a different dyes (he uses dyes rather than stains). He said that it
would cost an extra $750.

I did not expect to incur an extra cost here, so I was very surprised by
this answer. Before I ask a follow up question, I'd like to educate
myself as to what might the reason for the extra cost. My naive thought
was that there should not be an extra cost to closing a jar, putting it
back on the shelf and opening a different jar, but clearly there is more
to it than that.

What is it?

Thanks in advance,

Sam


First off, changes after the fact do cost money. FWIW I am having a home
built by a know builder. Adding 1 more ceiling fan to the previously
agreed on 8, resulted in the extra price for the fan, plus a $350 admin.
fee. They absorbed the admin. fee with out me asking, as a courtesy.


An "admin fee" of $350??? If they hadn't waived it, you definitely
should've asked what the hell kind of "admin" they were talking about.



FWIW, when buying my last 2 cars, from two different dealerships owned
by the same firm, they wrote up the invoice with a $150 "administrative
fee". Both printed new invoices without that fee upon "request". Hope
that may save someone some $.

Bill