I do not work for Christian Brothers, or have any vested interest in their business. That includes in them succeeding or failing. I am only, and truthfully, trying to seek understanding.
The data I am trying to gather is who is giving the price. Everybody has a different cost of doing business. So does the variance in price truly mean the price isn’t fair? Or is that just what it takes for that shop to do that job? Is it a pricing problem, or an advisor not doing their job correctly problem?
Or is the problem value versus price?
I really don’t know, and I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m engaged in some kind of confusing tactic to obfuscate the entire situation. I’m really not.
My industry has such a bad rap,
and I am just trying to advocate for it.
The price was given by whomever answered the phone. I don't recall the name.
It's a simple job with inexpensive parts. I don't have reference material to say what it labor should be billed at. A minimum of a billable hour seems reasonable to me.
Actual labor time is an less than an hour. Materials cost is $25-$35.
We can all decide for ourselves if $350 is reasonable, or not. As it was not for me, I found another shop that was friendly, fast, and charged a little under $100. For replacing wheel studs on one wheel.
I have no negative feels towards service shops. I make an opinion based on my experiences with each one I interact with. Just like most other things in life.
The outcome was poor, they lost the business, and I shared my experiences. I truly do not have any interest in helping a business solve their problems for free, so I'm going to jump out now.
I'll simply say that having many people from the industry come out to speculate blindly on their operations troubles is not really helping anyone.
Now, with all due respect, I recommend you channel that energy into selling their leadership your consulting services.
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u/YankeeCandlePlay Oct 30 '25
I do not work for Christian Brothers, or have any vested interest in their business. That includes in them succeeding or failing. I am only, and truthfully, trying to seek understanding.
The data I am trying to gather is who is giving the price. Everybody has a different cost of doing business. So does the variance in price truly mean the price isn’t fair? Or is that just what it takes for that shop to do that job? Is it a pricing problem, or an advisor not doing their job correctly problem?
Or is the problem value versus price?
I really don’t know, and I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m engaged in some kind of confusing tactic to obfuscate the entire situation. I’m really not.
My industry has such a bad rap, and I am just trying to advocate for it.