[PrintOwners] Black hole up 287% year over year-- profit tip

[Jodi Bowser]

We implemented a $10 OUTPUT TO DPM Charge on EVERY order
(and it is buried in the price).  We were also tired of explaining to people
that we were charging them a setup or output fee.  This covers my time
when I open/read a customers disc and for the time to open a file
(existing or new) and send back to the DPM for printing or to the front
copiers.

(And allows covering if my husband has to scan customers artwork.)
Eliminates a lot of explaining......

now to figure out a way when they bring in a disc and want to wait
for "3 copies"......that'll be 10.24 please    ha!

Jodi Bowser
Pyramid Printing
Missoula, Montana
jodib at blackfoot.net
406-728-1503
fax 406-728-0505

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Huntingford" <sos at olympus.net>
To: "Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only" 
<printowners at printweb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] Black hole up 287% year over year-- profit tip


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "larry" <eatnsleepgolf at msn.com>
> And it's mostly a lot of jobs that we've added only $20 or so to, instead 
> of giving it away free.
>
>>And for you low price leaders......no, we get no complaints.
> ======================
>
> We add $5 minimum.  We get amazing complaints. People are practically in 
> tears.  Five bucks????? for what!!!!! just to open a disk,  just to 
> download an email.  I do that all the time at home and I don't charge 
> anyone FIVE BUCKS!!!!
> What if I have two files???  Dear God it's not TEN Bucks is it????
>
> God bless you Larry and your customers, too.  Send a few up here will you.
>
> If anything drives me out of this business, it will be the whining, 
> complaining, price negotiating, idiot customers who have no respect 
> whatsoever for our expertise, investment in training and equipment and 
> hard work.
>
> Dan Huntingford
> SOS Printing
> 2319 Washington Street
> Port Townsend, WA 98368
> sos at olympus.net
> (360) 385-4194  Fax (360) 385-5860
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