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Old 04-16-2006, 11:20 PM
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I am just curious to know what folks would do in this situation.

You get a call from an occasional client. Needs a medium sized Mugo pine removed. A hand tool/chainsaw job.

I estimated $78.00 for the labor and debris disposal= ($38 for supervisor, $30 for helper, $10 for truck and minor debris), figuring 1/2 an hour to an hour of time. The mugo takes literally 5 minutes to remove, the woman comes out and pays the bill instantly, grateful we responded to her call so quickly and did such a nice job.

What do you do? I'm just curious. I just chalked it up to the fact that some jobs go better than others but it did bother me that I was so steep for such a little thing like that. (We do follow the minimum 1 hour charge rule but this seems like a little outside of that)

I am just curious, not looking for advice. Just curious.
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