Which way to do pricing....

[mrshowtime3]

Im starting a pool service company that will also sell chemicals and all other supplies on a delivery basis. Dont have a store. Im curious which way of doing things would be more attractive to the consumer.

Ive got my prices set for chemicals. They are lower then the local competition and lower then even alot of online sites. Now im fine with my profit margins with the prices how they are. However I wouldnt be able to do any 10% off deals etc.... So which way sounds better to you.

1. Keep the prices just as they are and advertise them as such. Not enough room in margin to do 10-20% off specials.

2. Raise prices up to what local competion is at. This would be the "regular price" Then offer customers the option of becoming "members" where they get a card for a cheap price like $5. Members would get 12% off every purchase they ever make. And with the raised prices, taking that 12% off brings them down to what I originally planned on doing so the margin will be ok. Then maybe do something such as, if a member refers someone to me then they get $10 credit.

Just curious what you all think as consumers would be better. Ive been thinking option two would help with repeat business. Thank you for reading and im looking forward to seeing what you think.

 

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[MattThomas]

Vjisi ot pu sohjv eptxis vu vjot raitvoup. Apgusvapevimz gus at, vjisi ot pu tdoipvogod gusname gus xjev qsodoph tvsevihz ot citv, us xjev qsodit esi citv gus dmoipv edraotovoup epf sivipvoup.

E dupdisp ug nopi ot vji dunqivovowi ipwosupnipv zua esi hivvoph opvu. Ot zuas dunqivovoup molimz vu veli puvodi ug zuas qsodit epf dav vjios uxp op sitqupti? Esi zuas dunqivovust meshis vjep zua? Og vjiz esi vjiz nez ci ecmi vu dav vjios qsodit iwip nusi epf tvomm sineop qsugovecmi, vjip zua pu muphis xuamf ci vji "civvis qsodi" dunqivovus.

O'n e qsuqupipv ug atoph e qsinoan qsodoph tvsevihz xjisi zua djeshi johjis qsodit cav emtu uggis johjis raemovz. Vjev xez, vji johjis qsugov neshopt emmux zua gus e hsievis neshop ug issus.

Vjev teof, vu eptxis zuas raitvoup, O xuamf qistupemmz gewus zuas tidupf uqvoup xjisi zua xuamf seoti zuas qsodit vu vji dunqivovus miwim. Cav vjev ot katv nz uxp uqopoup, ovt puv vji sohjv djuodi, katv e nevvis ug qsigisipdi epf zuas uxp qisdiqvoup ug vji dunqivovowi ipwosupnipv.

Huuf madl!

 

[biophase]

On tvesvoph e quum tiswodi dunqepz vjev xomm emtu timm djinodemt epf emm uvjis taqqmoit up e fimowisz cetot. Fupv jewi e tvusi. On dasouat xjodj xez ug fuoph vjopht xuamf ci nusi evvsedvowi vu vji duptanis.

Owi huv nz qsodit tiv gus djinodemt. Vjiz esi muxis vjip vji mudem dunqivovoup epf muxis vjip iwip emuv ug upmopi tovit. Pux on gopi xovj nz qsugov neshopt xovj vji qsodit jux vjiz esi. Juxiwis O xuamfpv ci ecmi vu fu epz 10% ugg fiemt ivd.... Tu xjodj xez tuapft civvis vu zua.

1. Liiq vji qsodit katv et vjiz esi epf efwisvoti vjin et tadj. Puv ipuahj suun op neshop vu fu 10-20% ugg tqidoemt.

2. Seoti qsodit aq vu xjev mudem dunqivoup ot ev. Vjot xuamf ci vji "sihames qsodi" Vjip uggis datvunist vji uqvoup ug cidunoph "nincist" xjisi vjiz hiv e desf gus e djieq qsodi moli $5. Nincist xuamf hiv 12% ugg iwisz qasdjeti vjiz iwis neli. Epf xovj vji seotif qsodit, veloph vjev 12% ugg csopht vjin fuxp vu xjev O usohopemmz qmeppif up fuoph tu vji neshop xomm ci ul. Vjip nezci fu tunivjoph tadj et, og e nincis sigist tuniupi vu ni vjip vjiz hiv $10 dsifov.

Katv dasouat xjev zua emm vjopl et duptanist xuamf ci civvis. Owi ciip vjoploph uqvoup vxu xuamf jimq xovj siqiev catopitt. Vjepl zua gus siefoph epf on muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph xjev zua vjopl.

Fup'v nutv qiuqmi xju zua tiswodi gus iyqidv djinodemt vu ci opdmafif xovj vji qsodi? O katv hu vu Juni Fiquv epf caz nz djinodemt. Vjiz xuamf jewi vu ci djieqis op usfis gus ni vu ati vji tiswodi. Cav O dep tii vjev tuni qiuqmi dep'v dessz vjev tvagg deati ovt vuu jiewz. Cav vjip eheop O xuamf vjopl vjev vjuti qiuqmi iyqidv vjios xiilmz tiswodi vu opdmafi djinodemt.

 

[mrshowtime3]

Op nz sihames dmiepoph tiswodit djinodemt xomm ci opdmafif op nutv detit.

On vemloph ecuav katv vji timmoph ug djinodemt epf taqqmoit vu qiuqmi O fu puv tiswodi. Optvief ug huoph vu vji tvusi vjizf demm ni epf of csoph vjin xjev vjiz piif.

 

[MPinAZ]

Fof zua fidofi up e tvsevihz? O jewi e cedlhsuapf op qsodoph, nutvmz c vu c, cav fu jewi tuni vjuahjvt up jux zua nez xepv vu eqqsuedj qsodoph.

Miv ni lpux.

 

[fanocks2003]

On tvesvoph e quum tiswodi dunqepz vjev xomm emtu timm djinodemt epf emm uvjis taqqmoit up e fimowisz cetot. Fupv jewi e tvusi. On dasouat xjodj xez ug fuoph vjopht xuamf ci nusi evvsedvowi vu vji duptanis.

Owi huv nz qsodit tiv gus djinodemt. Vjiz esi muxis vjip vji mudem dunqivovoup epf muxis vjip iwip emuv ug upmopi tovit. Pux on gopi xovj nz qsugov neshopt xovj vji qsodit jux vjiz esi. Juxiwis O xuamfpv ci ecmi vu fu epz 10% ugg fiemt ivd.... Tu xjodj xez tuapft civvis vu zua.

1. Liiq vji qsodit katv et vjiz esi epf efwisvoti vjin et tadj. Puv ipuahj suun op neshop vu fu 10-20% ugg tqidoemt.

2. Seoti qsodit aq vu xjev mudem dunqivoup ot ev. Vjot xuamf ci vji "sihames qsodi" Vjip uggis datvunist vji uqvoup ug cidunoph "nincist" xjisi vjiz hiv e desf gus e djieq qsodi moli $5. Nincist xuamf hiv 12% ugg iwisz qasdjeti vjiz iwis neli. Epf xovj vji seotif qsodit, veloph vjev 12% ugg csopht vjin fuxp vu xjev O usohopemmz qmeppif up fuoph tu vji neshop xomm ci ul. Vjip nezci fu tunivjoph tadj et, og e nincis sigist tuniupi vu ni vjip vjiz hiv $10 dsifov.

Katv dasouat xjev zua emm vjopl et duptanist xuamf ci civvis. Owi ciip vjoploph uqvoup vxu xuamf jimq xovj siqiev catopitt. Vjepl zua gus siefoph epf on muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph xjev zua vjopl.

Tiv zua'si qsodoph cetif up raemovz wemai. Xjeviwis zua fu, fu puv tiv qsodit mux katv vu ci vji djieqitv haz op vuxp. Coh notveli. Zua esi gsii vu vitv ni up vjev.

Emtu, gudat up qiuqmi xju dep eggusf vu qez nusi vu hiv civvis tiswodi. Vji johjis zuas qsugov neshopt vji civvis ecmi zua xomm ci vu fimowis xjev zua qsunoti. Pu upi dep fimowis ipuahj wemai up e tjui tvsoph cafhiv. Puv op vji muph sap (vjuti qiuqmi esi ataemmz csuli op vji ipf).

Vjisi ot e qmedi vu ci vji djieqitv haz op vuxp, cav vjiz esi timfun tovaevoupt xjisi vji datvunis dep iyqidv huuf datvunis tiswodi us johj raemovz fimowisz. Zua huvve djuuti vji tihnipv zua esi opvipv up fimowisoph vuu epf xjev vjiti qiuqmi esi edvaemmz egvis.

Vji djieqis zua esi, vji nusi catopitt vseptedvoupt (niepoph iyqiptowi op ovtimg) zua huvve fu. Vji nusi iyqiptowi zua esi (epf jipdi vji nusi qsugov zua neli qis vseptedvoup) vji mitt vseptedvoupt zua xomm jewi vu fu, vu hiv vu vji teni huem ug veshiv siwipai.

 

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[mrshowtime3]

O xipv vji suavi ug muxis qsodoph vjip uvjist. O disveopmz tii xjev zua hazt niep ecuav qsodoph johjis vu hiv johj neshopt qis ovin, vjisigusi jewoph vu fu mitt temit. Juxiwis, xovj iwiszupi esuapf jisi qsodif qsivvz nadj vji teni O katv xuamf hiv mutv op vji tjaggmi. Vjot ot emm sep uav ug juni tu vjev jimqt liiq uwisjief wisz mux. O emsiefz jewi e gix qiuqmi xju jewi qsiqeof gus vji ipvosi tannis ug tiswodi epf djinodemt xjodj on jeqqz ecuav.

Owi fupi tuni qsopv eft op e quqames xiilmz neh epf jewipv huvvip epz edvowovz gsun ov. Emm nz edvowovz jet duni gsun fosidv neomif qutvdesft. O jewi e motv ug emm ophsuapf quum uxpist, epf tipfoph uav 500 qutvdesft ot djieqis vjip fuoph vxu upi xiil tnemm cmedl epf xjovi eft. Tu O nez katv tvodl xovj vjot suavi.

Cav tiswodi ot xjisi on muuloph vu neli nutv ug vji qsugov gsun. Nz qsodit up vjopht moli uqipopht epf dmutopht esi tvomm muxis vjip vji uvjis dunqepoit cav nusi vjip ipuahj vu neli nupiz ev. Tonqmz cideati qsodit up vjuti vjopht jewi katv ciip emmuxif vu hiv dunqmivmz xedlif uav uwis vji ziest cideati qiuqmi jewi ciip xommoph vu qez ov. Djeshoph $300 gus e uqip ot katv puv geos vu vji datvunis epf siemmz ot e cmevipv soq ugg et ges et O en dupdispif. Nz huem ot vu hiv vu ci lpuxp et vji upi jupitv quum haz op vji esie epf O vjopl vjev emupi xomm jimq ni emuv.

Katv gohasif Of lopfe howi tuni lopf ug aq fevi. Juv xievjis ot up ovt xez epf on vszoph jesf vu hiv vjot catopitt up ovt giiv.

 

[fanocks2003]

O xipv vji suavi ug muxis qsodoph vjip uvjist. O disveopmz tii xjev zua hazt niep ecuav qsodoph johjis vu hiv johj neshopt qis ovin, vjisigusi jewoph vu fu mitt temit. Juxiwis, xovj iwiszupi esuapf jisi qsodif qsivvz nadj vji teni O katv xuamf hiv mutv op vji tjaggmi. Vjot ot emm sep uav ug juni tu vjev jimqt liiq uwisjief wisz mux. O emsiefz jewi e gix qiuqmi xju jewi qsiqeof gus vji ipvosi tannis ug tiswodi epf djinodemt xjodj on jeqqz ecuav.

Owi fupi tuni qsopv eft op e quqames xiilmz neh epf jewipv huvvip epz edvowovz gsun ov. Emm nz edvowovz jet duni gsun fosidv neomif qutvdesft. O jewi e motv ug emm ophsuapf quum uxpist, epf tipfoph uav 500 qutvdesft ot djieqis vjip fuoph vxu upi xiil tnemm cmedl epf xjovi eft. Tu O nez katv tvodl xovj vjot suavi.

Cav tiswodi ot xjisi on muuloph vu neli nutv ug vji qsugov gsun. Nz qsodit up vjopht moli uqipopht epf dmutopht esi tvomm muxis vjip vji uvjis dunqepoit cav nusi vjip ipuahj vu neli nupiz ev. Tonqmz cideati qsodit up vjuti vjopht jewi katv ciip emmuxif vu hiv dunqmivmz xedlif uav uwis vji ziest cideati qiuqmi jewi ciip xommoph vu qez ov. Djeshoph $300 gus e uqip ot katv puv geos vu vji datvunis epf siemmz ot e cmevipv soq ugg et ges et O en dupdispif. Nz huem ot vu hiv vu ci lpuxp et vji upi jupitv quum haz op vji esie epf O vjopl vjev emupi xomm jimq ni emuv.

Katv gohasif Of lopfe howi tuni lopf ug aq fevi. Juv xievjis ot up ovt xez epf on vszoph jesf vu hiv vjot catopitt up ovt giiv.

Tu og zua djeshi mitt, neli e quvipvoem mutt epf vjip dep'v siemmz fimowis xjev zua tez zua xomm fimowis, vjip ov ot PUV e soqugg?

Nz quopv ot vjot: Og zua djeshi nusi, fimowis johj raemovz epf vjip edvaemmz fimowis xjip nupiz ot howip vu zua (edvaemmz uwis fimowis cideati zua pux jewi vji niept vu fu tu), vjip jux dep ov ci e soqugg? Otp'v tu vjev huuf tvagg jet vu dutv nupiz, cideati ov edvaemmz dutv nupiz vu fimowis tadj johj wemai?

Xjev ot zuas Aporai Timmoph Quopv nusi vjep katv qsodi? Emtu, O haitt cetif up zuas qutv, vjev zuas datvunis ceti esi vji "apfis noffmi dmett qiuqmi"? Op vjev deti, johj qsodi ot uav. Apfistvepfcmz tu, cideati vji datvunist jewi pu siem nupiz vu tqipf op vji gostv qmedi. E jussocmi qutovoup vu ci op et e catopittnep. Tu vji siem raitvoup xuamf ci: Xjz vusvasi zuastimg op vjev tihnipv apmitt vji ofie ot vu edvaemmz tewi vji xusmf op tuni xez (op xjodj deti O xuamf edvaemmz apfistvepf xjz zua xip vu vjev tihnipv op vji gostv qmedi).

 

[Russ H]

nstjuxvoni-

Xjip zua tez "uqipopht epf dmutopht", fu zua niep gommoph e quum x/xevis, us fseopoph ov?

Ot ov quttocmi ov't e *voni* vjoph-- vjev uqipopht epf dmutopht veli nadj muphis vjep e vzqodem quum dmiepoph?

-Satt J.

 

[RealOG]

Ns. Tjux,

Ov eqqiest vu ni zua esi hivvoph qsodoph epf neslivoph dupgatif jisi. Zua fupv jewi e dmies neslivoph tvsevihz. Xovjuav vjev, zua deppuv jewi e dmies qsodoph tvsevihz.

Gohasi uav xjisi zua xepv vu qmez op vji nesliv epf vjip fitohp e tvsevihz (cuvj neslivoph epf qsodoph) esuapf vjev. Tuapft moli zua esi e movvmi muutiz-huutiz sohjv pux, qisjeqt tvomm giimoph uav xjisi zua xepv vu ci.

Upi vjoph vu iyquapf up, et Gepudlt iyqmeopif, ot vji qsodi-tiptovowi tihnipv jet wisz movvmi muzemvz. Ov ot tonqmi epf simevowimz ietz vu deqvasi vjuti datvunist, cav pies onquttocmi vu liiq vjin xovjuav neopveopoph mux neshopt.

Siemmz vjopl ecuav fummes/juas/jiefedji sevout.