charity shop pricing...

[matt.leung]

just pricing up a PIR, but it is for a charity shop,

it is a 10way mem board, over 4/5 floors. only 13-15 sockets...

emg will be a LIM along with the fire alarm circuit...

trying to work out a price.. what would u say.. just cos it is a charity shop.. ray

 

[Evans Electric]

Possibly depends on the charity I suppose . I buy loads of 2nd hand books but always from Acorns which is a children's hospice . Even Aston Villa don't charge them for the sponsership on their shirts.

On saying that , it should be borne in mind that the workers in there will all be paid a wage, the landlord will be charging the full rent no doubt and the council rates will no cheaper than any other shop.

Thinking about it I think you should just put your bill in as normal to be honest .

4/5 floors eh, Its a days work , you have to charge for it . I save my charity jobs for old dears who are obviously struggling to make ends meet TBH.

 

[NozSpark]

That's what I was thinking to be honest.

If you go in too cheap they'll have you out for every piddly little thing and expect similarly cheap invoices.

 

[matt.leung]

thanks for ur advice.. i will put in a normal price.... there will be limitations which include - the fire alarm circuit will not be tested, the emg lighting gets tested weekly and logged, and IR on the lighting circuit will be between live/neutral to earth..

 

[Evans Electric]

Its a bit like a job I went to years back as an apprentii . It was a place run by nuns , the sparks I was with was obviously RC and felt obliged to do everything for nothing . I on the other hand had no such feelings TBH , but they certainly took advantage of his feelings and hardly spoke to me, they seemed to know immediatly that I was not of their persuasion .

May have possibly had something to do with greeting the Mother Superior in my Brummie accent with " Orl roight Luv, ' ow yer doing " But who knows .

 

[NozSpark]

I think that'd do it Deke

 

[wozz]

i do alot of work for charities, all shops are manned by volunteers, the only people paid are the ones that look after a few shops.

I dont always charge them what I could, popping in to change lamps and such like id never charge the going rate as it would be as much as they take in a day.

Some charities have a bit of money some have none it suprises me alot of these places are still going!

 

[matt.leung]

this charity shop is ' chislehurst churches'

 

[sellers]

Lets be honest, you have to earn a living, people wont give you money to do good deeds it comes from your own pocket. Some charities are huge and pay some of their staff big salaries. I think you'll have to look on it a job by job basis. I'd probably come at them saying I can work it on a day rate for you, then I don't have to allow extra time in my quote. loosing profit but still hitting wages.

 

[steptoe]

do you think they make big bucks?

do you reckon they pay any of the 'volunteers'?

are they local?

will they constantly hassle you?

will you get a little tingle of feelgood?

take these and a million other things into consideration, then put your price in.

 

[Ali]

Is it a charity you would happily give money to? If so, give them a great price.

We all choose which charities we want to support, but don't make the decision just because they want work done. They are the charity, not you.

 

[m4tty]

Chislehurst aye. Nice area with loads of big houses. You must be quite local to me matt.

 

[matt.leung]

where r u matty?

 

[m4tty]

where r u matty?

Dartford mate. But have worked across chislehurst, Bromley etc in the nice parts but also in the rough parts too. Where are you based mate?

 

[matt.leung]

just off chislehurst high street, i have clients all over though...

 

[m4tty]

If you ever need a hand with any work mate I'm local to ya.

 

[matt.leung]

thanks will do, same here right