[Jewelry making - Article 00549] - Re: [Orchid] Certified Bench Jeweler

[sbright]

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    Hi David You still haven't sold me on unions althought I respect your
    opinion..  It does feel good to fix up somebody's heirloom and make
    them totally happy. That's why I do bench work.  It started with "Why
    can't you drop a little bit of solder on that lobster catch?"  and
    went from there.  By the way- you may be happy with $65 for a repair
    job which took you an hour, but I'm sure people like David Geller
    would disagree with you. (No, I dont own his system - I  price my own
    stuff) But do a small calculation: Add up the stores overhead
    including rent,insurance,payrol, electric, plumber, etc and divide it
    by hours open to get a $$ per hour it costs to have the lights on. 
    (I know you rent your workspace, but I wonder if that rent is
    proportionate to the space you're using or are you getting "hooked
    up" so the store can have a jeweler on the premise?)  My store's
    number is roughly $36 per hour.  Are you still happy with the $65
    repair job?  How long did it take to sell it and deliver it?    What
    I do in my store is have a published price list and have the
    salespeople sell the repair jobs.  Prong tips are $21 first, 12 each
    additional.  I find that they won't discount my labor as quick as I
    do. 

Have a great day!
-Stanley Bright


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