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Old 06-06-2006, 10:01 PM
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Why would you give a warranty on a pershiable product without an automatic irrigation system AND a maintenance contract ??

You have no control over the care of the plant material after you install it, yet you want to guarantee it even if it is not cared for properly ??

We had to replace 4 deodar cedars trees that a client probably killed. Our net loss on the replacement was about $ 1500 in labor and materials. This was on a job where we netted $ 2,200 since the guy turned out to be an hole.

The good news is that our residential business is now down to less than 20% of our gross revenues, and our net profits are up.

We are still in the hole overall, but should make some progress towards a yearly net profit by seasons end.
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