[Terre]

Thanks guys, I never thought about pricing stuff that way. I will have to reevaluate how I bid, and invoice. What you have made me realize, is I'm putting in man hours on each task, and that is too much information.

I'm frequently asked my "rate" and if I have to quote an hourly rate, I quote them $25 an hour for me or my irrigation and lighting technical expert. (Read: husband) No one seems to have a problem with that, until it comes down to the manual labor part, where I have just been doing it all under one rate.

It seems silly, the most recent customer with issue, is a lawyer with a million dollar home, who is planning on spending $50K on his landscaping. His figure, not mine. But he wants to "help" so it won't cost so much. ??? He's 50 years old, I considered asking him if he knew what a hernia felt like. Obviously, diplomacy isn't my strong point.

Thank you very much for the help. I will be changing the way I do this.