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Completely normal.
sbiddle:Completely normal.
Some do, some dont. I tend to never get the ones who do back. I found one in my area that doesnt now.
electricaldirectltd sales basically at trade prices, and I can get trade prices at JA Russel via a connection.
richms:If you're calling tradies and getting quotes, they will pad them out to the extreme to cover unforseens, and their time they take to make the quotes etc.
Electricians make money two ways - on labour and parts.
You don't go into a restaurant with your own steak and then expect the chef to cook it and give you a big discount..
thats not how I see it. and I dont think its a far comparison.
You hire a builder/plumber/tiler/electrician to do a job. that job takes so much time, charge a hourly rate thats fine. Some jobs would require heaps of materials, some jobs not much and more labour intensive. Sure all materials the tradeperson supplies they make a cut on it, thats far, they have to stock it and get it etc. But if the customer supplies the materials (some materials tradies simply cannot get) their hourly rate should not go up. Sure they may not want to take that job, thats far, but blatantly charging more, piss off.
reven:thats not how I see it. and I dont think its a far comparison.
You hire a builder/plumber/tiler/electrician to do a job. that job takes so much time, charge a hourly rate thats fine. Some jobs would require heaps of materials, some jobs not much and more labour intensive. Sure all materials the tradeperson supplies they make a cut on it, thats far, they have to stock it and get it etc. But if the customer supplies the materials (some materials tradies simply cannot get) their hourly rate should not go up. Sure they may not want to take that job, thats far, but blatantly charging more, piss off.
and when you do supply your own crappy arlec sockets and they fail who is the first person you blame? the sparky of course, stick with the pdl 600 series as its a good reputable brand and it works and has done for years, looks half decent too
sparkz25:and when you do supply your own crappy arlec sockets and they fail who is the first person you blame? the sparky of course, stick with the pdl 600 series as its a good reputable brand and it works and has done for years, looks half decent too
Stu1: I asked the sparky out of interest how much he would charge for a pdl plug price was 13 plus their markup so around 16 bucks per plug.
sbiddle:
Electricians make money two ways - on labour and parts.
You don't go into a restaurant with your own steak and then expect the chef to cook it and give you a big discount..
You also don't pay a chef by the hour.
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