George T. Geissinger,
I will agree with you up to a point. A man has to make a living but this
is an example of a TRUE rip off. This type of thing gives every shop real bad
reputation. Let's be really fair about this particular incident. So, let's
say $10 for a pair of wiper blades that retail for $6 (66%) markup. For which
they didn't pay retail, you can bet. Maybe $3.25/pr. their cost.
Now this is where it really gets rough. $40 to install. 5 minutes tops
for an untrained idiot to figure out how to put them on. (It was probably a
minimun wage helper that replaced them anyway)
OK, OK, So there is a minimum of 1/4 hour charge for any labor.
($160/HR.) BUT at 5 min. per set, that equates to $4800/HR.
Damn, I'm in the wrong business. I'll just give the blades away and
charge labor only. I'll do everything from Rolls-Royce to Ricers.
Bill
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K-N + Cool-Air, Quick-D TB, 10w-30 MOBIL 1, 180 T'STAT, SilBlades
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