On 19/05/2021 05:32, Richard wrote:
On 18/05/2021 21:39, wrote:
I've been talking to a rural plumbing firm about a small job that I
could do, but didn't fancy doing, and had agreed their published rate
of £90 for the first hour followed by £50/hour thereafter. I guessed
the job would take between 1 and 2 hours. Today I found out they were
going to charge more than £150 for parts that I could easily buy for
£50 at retail prices. When they wouldn't justify the mark-up I
cancelled and will do the work myself when the warmer weather arrives.
I was prepared to pay the (OTT) labour rate but they blew it by
putting such a huge mark-up on the parts. Because of greed they lost
the job.
I feel sorry for people who don't have the option to do things
themselves, or who don't know anything about the time jobs take and
the cost of materials.

So you are on minimum wage then?
If not, maybe you're just being greedy.
Neither, 'just moaning about excessive charging and pointing-out that
they lost a lucrative (but small) job by over-doing it.