Thread: Honing cost inflation.

Reality check here.
Even if you paid $50 for a simple hone. It would still be cheaper than what any tradesman charges for their time.

I was charged $120 per hour for work on my computer & that was years ago. How I paid for that whilst charging $15 a razor, I still don't know. Can earn more on the dole or stacking shelves at the supemarket.
needless to say my prices went up too since then.

Anybody hire a lawyer recently? I would not complain too much about honing costs.

Bob

Maybe its me but prices of things being high usually have few things going for it 1. Urgency: eg. you need this done now or your life will be compromised some how. 2. Expertise: eg. "Yes Jim, I can remove that brain tumor and I swear your I.Q. wont drop a point." 3. Availability: eg. "Yes Mr. Bond im sorry your Gulfstream's engine quit mid flight we'll have our top man look at it unfortunately hes working in Dubai at the moment and wont be back til spring but I may be able to help you if its a rush order. $$" So reality check is how much is one willing to pay to get a razor sharp obviously if it was too little there wouldn't be anyone doing it. Too much and either every one would get into the game driving cost down or folks would just buy a three year supply of DE's and forget the whole silly venture.

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

Maybe its me but prices of things being high usually have few things going for it 1. Urgency: eg. you need this done now or your life will be compromised some how. 2. Expertise: eg. "Yes Jim, I can remove that brain tumor and I swear your I.Q. wont drop a point." 3. Availability: eg. "Yes Mr. Bond im sorry your Gulfstream's engine quit mid flight we'll have our top man look at it unfortunately hes working in Dubai at the moment and wont be back til spring but I may be able to help you if its a rush order. $$" So reality check is how much is one willing to pay to get a razor sharp obviously if it was too little there wouldn't be anyone doing it. Too much and either every one would get into the game driving cost down or folks would just buy a three year supply of DE's and forget the whole silly venture.

As one of our upholsterers is fond of saying, Good , quick or cheap...pick two

Sign in a custom car speed shop .........."Speed Is Expensive, How Fast Do You Want To Go ?"

From the providers point of view they need to look at what it costs them (materials plus what they think their hourly rate is worth plus any incidentals such as post office trips etc), as more people get inspired to work on their own the number of items for them to work on goes down thus pushing up the cost, not just from a perspective of actual income but also how long the incidentals take.
For example I have 10 razors to return:
5 mins to package and arrange postage =50 mins, plus 30 mins to drive to the post office and back =80 mins plus $5 in fuel. As a reasonable hourly rate I would expect maybe $30 per hour so we would be looking at $40 plus fuel which I would expect to pay maybe 20% premium on so $46, or $4.60 just to return each razor.

If I have 5 razors my time to pack and send each razor won't change so 25 mins, I still need to spend 30 mins driving there and back plus my fuel so a cost of $32.5 to post the razors or $6.5 per razor just in postage.
Then take into account that if these guys get half the work but are going to continue doing it they need enough income to not just find another job and the fact that cost of living increases over time then it isn't unreasonable.
Not to mention that round numbers are just easier so if you are currently charging $15 then the hop to $20 makes sense, plus what is $5 really worth these days anyway.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Sign in a custom car speed shop .........."Speed Is Expensive, How Fast Do You Want To Go ?"

I think that came from the 1st mad Max movie

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Sign in a custom car speed shop .........."Speed Is Expensive, How Fast Do You Want To Go ?"

Funny..I have a sign which says we don't fix flats. Once and a while, I will plug a tire for someone, an older person, single mom.
I tell them I plugged their tire, but no charge. They insist on paying sometimes, I just refer them to the sign.

About the same way with honing. I don't charge for it and do very little...Honing sucks, IMO!

The free market sorts all this out.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I think that came from the 1st mad Max movie

Very well could have been where I saw it. Been awhile, and I remember the sign, but not the source .......... at my age, you settle for what you can get .......