what would you charge

[ALAN'S LAWN CARE]

ok i had a guy call me up and asked me to go look at his yard....he wanted someone to mow it...he told me it was 80x 100 and he didnt want to spend more then 10.00..went and looked at it it was about a medium sized yard so i told him i could do it for 18.00 (usuailly start at 20.00)he said it takes him 45 minutes he does half one day and then does the other half..i told him id trim edges and around all his trees (he has alot of trees)and blow off sidewalk..he just wants to get it done for free moreless i think....

[meathead1134]

ok i had a guy call me up and asked me to go look at his yard....he wanted someone to mow it...he told me it was 80x 100 and he didnt want to spend more then 10.00..went and looked at it it was about a medium sized yard so i told him i could do it for 18.00 (usuailly start at 20.00)he said it takes him 45 minutes he does half one day and then does the other half..i told him id trim edges and around all his trees (he has alot of trees)and blow off sidewalk..he just wants to get it done for free moreless i think....

I would have told me have a nice day

[SnoMan97]

I have to agree with Meathead. I wouldn't even unload my equipment for under $25.00 for an 80x100 lot. Especially if there are alot of trees to trim around.

[mastercare]

When he said on the phone that he wanted to keep it under $10, I would have told him to find a neighbor kid to do it, and good luck.

I have only one lawn this year that is $20. They told me they wanted to keep it to a $20 price.....so tha'ts what I did, and I only cut the front. The back yard is hard to get a mower to, and not much grass, so they cut the back. It's an open area with no obstacles, takes me 10 mins tops, maybe 15 when its long and gets edged.

[Lawn Sharks]

most of the subdivision lots around here are that exact size and the going rate is 50-60 for mow, edge trim and blow. I would have said "have a great day sir and I hope you find what you are looking for"

[gogetter]

[QUOTE=mastercare]When he said on the phone that he wanted to keep it under $10, I would have told him to find a neighbor kid to do it, and good luck.

/QUOTE]

Exactly! No way would I waste a minute longer with a dumbass like that.

[Green-Pro]

Some of the lawns I picked up from LCO that wanted out are at twenty dollars and under priced in IMO. I told these folks since I was taking over a month or so into the season I would not change the price for this season.

All lawns I picked up on my own no matter how small are told up front I have a twenty-five minimum (most residential lawns are forty to fifty-five dollars). Next season all twenty dollar lawns will be told they will be increased to that minimum.

-Geoff

[Duramax99]

If you can mow a lawn for $18.00 and make money have at it. I would walk a way. Be afraid be very afraid.

[Todd's lawncare]

If you can mow a lawn for $18.00 and make money have at it. I would walk a way. Be afraid be very afraid.
NOW this is what bites my a** . you got people say they will mow acres for 15 -35 bucks and you will go down to 18 and some of you don't get out of the truck for less then 25 and then some are 40-55 . How can people do this is beyond me . But i guess I'm the one who's seeing it wrong ??? who knows?? But if any one can point out the point please do !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its like this the other day a local cheap skate asks me if i can do a yard in a small town about 4 mins away for 25 he said it wont take no more then 10 min ok. So i go look at it it hasn't been cut all year and its a good size at least 50X100 and then 75X75 i tell him its 60 dollar when its kept up for that it will be 145 . I thought he was gonna die . I cant play them price game I'm always high and if i get a feeling i go higher and then work it down to still more then what the next guy will pay !!!!!!!!!!!!!! But with some of the prices some of the guys on here use i find it hard to see them doing it for beer money .

[SCAG POWER]

Let the kid next door do for that littlemoney. It's not worth it.Pluse don't let him snow you into thinking he can get you more business, it almost never happens. :waving:

[Mo Green]

Keep it under $10 for an 8,000 sq ft lawn??? This should have told you something from the get go. Don't walk away.....run.

[Pro-Scapes]

NOW this is what bites my a** . you got people say they will mow acres for 15 -35 bucks and you will go down to 18 and some of you don't get out of the truck for less then 25 and then some are 40-55 . How can people do this is beyond me . But i guess I'm the one who's seeing it wrong ??? who knows?? But if any one can point out the point please do !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its like this the other day a local cheap skate asks me if i can do a yard in a small town about 4 mins away for 25 he said it wont take no more then 10 min ok. So i go look at it it hasn't been cut all year and its a good size at least 50X100 and then 75X75 i tell him its 60 dollar when its kept up for that it will be 145 . I thought he was gonna die . I cant play them price game I'm always high and if i get a feeling i go higher and then work it down to still more then what the next guy will pay !!!!!!!!!!!!!! But with some of the prices some of the guys on here use i find it hard to see them doing it for beer money .

different areas will tolerate different prices. I cant get 50 an acre for a 2 acre lawn here when it aint picture perfect but you can beti will mow it for 75 or 80. If i have to make perfect lines and worry about weeds and such it would be more. I have some really nice yards in the city that go for 50 and up for less than an acre just because there is edging (many country properties here have NO edging). Its all about where your from and the image your project as well.

[ALAN'S LAWN CARE]

ive heard the going rate up here were im from starts at 20.00 and goes up from there its just not me..some lcos also have it set to 20.00 and up from there

[FloridaMowMan]

I have to agree with most everyone on this one. When people start talking about not wanting to pay more thank 10.00 - 15.00 for a cut. We have got to as an industry never give into that!!!. :realmad: If you have a plumbing, electrical, sheetrock, roofing, garage, driveway, flooring or any other home maintenance problem and call someone in that profession to correct the problem, 99% of people will not give a second look at their prices. But because so many have allowed themselves to be talked down, we are all having a hard time getting the prices for lawn and landscaping up to where they SHOULD be. Guys, this effects each and everyone of our standards of living. In my area, it is a rare site for a lawn-landscape owner to be doing very well. However, there are a number of other construction, maintenance industry players who are living high on the hog. The reason...they dont take no BS when they charge.

[Pro-Scapes]

I have to agree with most everyone on this one. When people start talking about not wanting to pay more thank 10.00 - 15.00 for a cut. We have got to as an industry never give into that!!!. :realmad: If you have a plumbing, electrical, sheetrock, roofing, garage, driveway, flooring or any other home maintenance problem and call someone in that profession to correct the problem, 99% of people will not give a second look at their prices. But because so many have allowed themselves to be talked down, we are all having a hard time getting the prices for lawn and landscaping up to where they SHOULD be. Guys, this effects each and everyone of our standards of living. In my area, it is a rare site for a lawn-landscape owner to be doing very well. However, there are a number of other construction, maintenance industry players who are living high on the hog. The reason...they dont take no BS when they charge.
I agree but one thing is.... people dont have plumbers or electricians knocking on thier doors competing for thier business. You most definatly have more than one LCO competing in your area. Any time there is competition you will see price wars. I agree we should band together and keep prices where they belong but unfortunatly not every LCO is on lawn site. People can price shop for some services. It's like the airline industry and sometimes they go into price wars. It's sad and hurts us all but it seems to be a fact of life and will remain so as long as people with low overhead( Im not going to say the S word) exsist in your market area

[Shawns Lawns]

I would of told him that i will see him soon and when he calls you because you have not shown up in a month i thought he was kidding when he wanted it done for $10 :waving: