Re: Gas Sur-charge?

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've always found that adding surcharges, trip charges usually pissed
> people off. I just raise my service rate a little bit and let all the
> clients absorb some of this gas problem...why penalize the clients that
> live farther away...bump the service rate a couple of bucks on everyone
> (or whatever you think is fair).

That's the best solution.  Chubb introduced a "gas surcharge" of five bucks
for every call (I know because a client showed me one of their invoices and
boy was he pissed!).  Everyone recognizes that costs are increasing.  Adding
$2.50 an hour to your service rate (depending on how much service you do)
won't be that hard to swallow...