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Originally Posted by Apache
It is amazing the number of people who think that they have the right to set the merchants prices. One time a woman had a screaming fit in my store because I charged to do repairs.
Most people have know idea of the costs involved in selling merchandise. I have to pay rent, payroll, payroll taxes ( Federal Withholding, state withholding, Social Security, Medicare, Federal and state unemployment taxes), property taxes, sales taxes, Insurance, Utilities, Merchandise, tools and equipment (including maintenance), computers and POS Systems Cleaning supplies, receipts, bags, paper, phones, phone lines, Internet, Printers, showcases, Displays, Security Systems, Safes (3), Cameras and last but not least Toilet Paper. This was just off the top of my head and I have probably left off somethings.
Apache
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People tend to think in terms of what they want to pay, not in terms of what a product or service actually costs. In general, I suspect that a lot of people live from paycheck to paycheck and any unexpected expense causes an emotional reaction. They literally don't have the money to pay for it. That's one reason we have payday lenders. I worked one summer in a filling station. (for those younger readers, we actually use to have places where you both bought gas and had your car worked on). There was more than one car that sat in the back for a week or so until the owner scrapped enough money together to pay for the repair.