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03-28-2023, 03:50 PM
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Landscaping Company Thinking They Can Take Advantage
Got a little spread in the burbs of Charm City, like 2 miles outside the city limits so occasionally bullets land in our yard...jk or maybe not jk...
Anyways I have a nice pool in the back with tons of landscaping and lots of gardens and landscaping throughout the rest of the property. We always gets these dudes from "south of the border" to pull the weeds from all the gardens, put down mulch, and trim our bushes. I know I know but I'm getting old and it's a lot for this dude and his bish to handle. Anyway, with the cost of mulch I pay around $1,400 cash. Well we decide to get an estimate from a local company this year. They say they'll pull the weeds, round up, throw down a weed barrier, mulch, put some rocks around the pool equipment, and trim the bushes. Says it will be 6 guys for a day and half.
Estimate = $5,500.
Like I know they're doing more than my Modello loving bros, but they're charging me 4x as much? If they would have said $3k, I'd have given them the job but I ain’t about getting phuked so some landscape company owner can buy another $100k sports car toy. Luckily my normal crew is available.
Anyways I have a nice pool in the back with tons of landscaping and lots of gardens and landscaping throughout the rest of the property. We always gets these dudes from "south of the border" to pull the weeds from all the gardens, put down mulch, and trim our bushes. I know I know but I'm getting old and it's a lot for this dude and his bish to handle. Anyway, with the cost of mulch I pay around $1,400 cash. Well we decide to get an estimate from a local company this year. They say they'll pull the weeds, round up, throw down a weed barrier, mulch, put some rocks around the pool equipment, and trim the bushes. Says it will be 6 guys for a day and half.
Estimate = $5,500.
Like I know they're doing more than my Modello loving bros, but they're charging me 4x as much? If they would have said $3k, I'd have given them the job but I ain’t about getting phuked so some landscape company owner can buy another $100k sports car toy. Luckily my normal crew is available.
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03-28-2023, 03:53 PM
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I'd tell them to kick those rocks and also fist themselves with their trimming equipment.
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03-28-2023, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted By hendrixfreak70⏩
For real. Say it is 6 dudes for call it 15 hours. At what, $35/hr all in that's $3,200. Mulch and rocks maybe another $600. So the owner is profiting $1,700 or almost 50%? Nope, not off Sillie's back. And particularly not when I have some bros who love me since I buy them pizza and beers that day.I'd tell them to kick those rocks and also fist themselves with their trimming equipment.
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03-28-2023, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted By dabbmw2002⏩
Dang, why must everyone be such a puss? Duck and cover and don't walk in a straight line FFS.I think there is a 2K surcharge for coming within 10 miles of Baltimore.
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03-28-2023, 03:58 PM
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$5,500. Lmfao
Tell them you can get Pepe and his goon squad from Home depot to do it for $500 and a 24 pack of budlight and some scratchers.
Tell them you can get Pepe and his goon squad from Home depot to do it for $500 and a 24 pack of budlight and some scratchers.
03-28-2023, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted By SamIAm1892⏩
To pull weeds, trim some bushes, and throw down some mulch. Hell I've done it for free a million times when I was younger and less lazy. Oh and I forgot to mention my Medello bros also plant a bunch of banana trees for me. This dude wants more to do that.$5,500. Lmfao
Tell them you can get Pepe and his goon squad from Home depot to do it for $500 and a 24 pack of budlight and some scratchers.
Tell them you can get Pepe and his goon squad from Home depot to do it for $500 and a 24 pack of budlight and some scratchers.
Greedy gringos...SAD
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03-28-2023, 04:03 PM
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This boomer at work was regaling me about how he tried to hire some mezzis outside Home Depot to do some work, and they were telling him it would be $20/hr and he had to hire a certain amount of them. Dude was fuking shook lol
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03-28-2023, 04:07 PM
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Number Juan landscaping has NO overhead pays no taxes and if anything gets damaged no insurance. Will be willing to bet he also pays his cousins next to nothing but it’s daily cash so they do it.
Oh and you probably heard about Juan from a friend because he puts no money into advertising other than the stickers on his truck.
That’s why there is such a difference.
Oh and you probably heard about Juan from a friend because he puts no money into advertising other than the stickers on his truck.
That’s why there is such a difference.
03-28-2023, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
I need to do this myself and i was thinking of using a legit company.Got a little spread in the burbs of Charm City, like 2 miles outside the city limits so occasionally bullets land in our yard...jk or maybe not jk...
Anyways I have a nice pool in the back with tons of landscaping and lots of gardens and landscaping throughout the rest of the property. We always gets these dudes from "south of the border" to pull the weeds from all the gardens, put down mulch, and trim our bushes. I know I know but I'm getting old and it's a lot for this dude and his bish to handle. Anyway, with the cost of mulch I pay around $1,400 cash. Well we decide to get an estimate from a local company this year. They say they'll pull the weeds, round up, throw down a weed barrier, mulch, put some rocks around the pool equipment, and trim the bushes. Says it will be 6 guys for a day and half.
Estimate = $5,500.
Like I know they're doing more than my Modello loving bros, but they're charging me 4x as much? If they would have said $3k, I'd have given them the job but I ain’t about getting phuked so some landscape company owner can buy another $100k sports car toy. Luckily my normal crew is available.
Anyways I have a nice pool in the back with tons of landscaping and lots of gardens and landscaping throughout the rest of the property. We always gets these dudes from "south of the border" to pull the weeds from all the gardens, put down mulch, and trim our bushes. I know I know but I'm getting old and it's a lot for this dude and his bish to handle. Anyway, with the cost of mulch I pay around $1,400 cash. Well we decide to get an estimate from a local company this year. They say they'll pull the weeds, round up, throw down a weed barrier, mulch, put some rocks around the pool equipment, and trim the bushes. Says it will be 6 guys for a day and half.
Estimate = $5,500.
Like I know they're doing more than my Modello loving bros, but they're charging me 4x as much? If they would have said $3k, I'd have given them the job but I ain’t about getting phuked so some landscape company owner can buy another $100k sports car toy. Luckily my normal crew is available.
Thanks for the warning, jzus kryst, 4 times the price, no bueno!
I will do some of it myself and call a friends "guy" and have him do the things that my equipment won't reach.
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I wish I could put a 'bidendidthis' sticker on your puckered A-hole. Embrace the suck and pay it bitch...u voted for it. Fkn lmao
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
5.5k?!Got a little spread in the burbs of Charm City, like 2 miles outside the city limits so occasionally bullets land in our yard...jk or maybe not jk...
Anyways I have a nice pool in the back with tons of landscaping and lots of gardens and landscaping throughout the rest of the property. We always gets these dudes from "south of the border" to pull the weeds from all the gardens, put down mulch, and trim our bushes. I know I know but I'm getting old and it's a lot for this dude and his bish to handle. Anyway, with the cost of mulch I pay around $1,400 cash. Well we decide to get an estimate from a local company this year. They say they'll pull the weeds, round up, throw down a weed barrier, mulch, put some rocks around the pool equipment, and trim the bushes. Says it will be 6 guys for a day and half.
Estimate = $5,500.
Like I know they're doing more than my Modello loving bros, but they're charging me 4x as much? If they would have said $3k, I'd have given them the job but I ain’t about getting phuked so some landscape company owner can buy another $100k sports car toy. Luckily my normal crew is available.
Anyways I have a nice pool in the back with tons of landscaping and lots of gardens and landscaping throughout the rest of the property. We always gets these dudes from "south of the border" to pull the weeds from all the gardens, put down mulch, and trim our bushes. I know I know but I'm getting old and it's a lot for this dude and his bish to handle. Anyway, with the cost of mulch I pay around $1,400 cash. Well we decide to get an estimate from a local company this year. They say they'll pull the weeds, round up, throw down a weed barrier, mulch, put some rocks around the pool equipment, and trim the bushes. Says it will be 6 guys for a day and half.
Estimate = $5,500.
Like I know they're doing more than my Modello loving bros, but they're charging me 4x as much? If they would have said $3k, I'd have given them the job but I ain’t about getting phuked so some landscape company owner can buy another $100k sports car toy. Luckily my normal crew is available.
I would’ve probably cussed them out, lol.
Get the mulch delivered and get a few Home Depot homies. $500 max.
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03-28-2023, 04:46 PM
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Got dayumm
Be honest OP..
How loaded are you/how much are you "showing off", for this guy to have the cohones to quote you $5.5k? LMAO
If you're not showboating then I guess welcome to Biden's America
Be honest OP..
How loaded are you/how much are you "showing off", for this guy to have the cohones to quote you $5.5k? LMAO
If you're not showboating then I guess welcome to Biden's America
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Originally Posted By RICHSTRONG⏩
f*cking this exactly pendejoI wish I could put a 'bidendidthis' sticker on your puckered A-hole. Embrace the suck and pay it bitch...u voted for it. Fkn lmao
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Sounds like that company has more than enough business lined up and was giving you a 'Go away, I'm too busy' price.
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Originally Posted By dopamine72⏩
Zero showboating. My crib is a 1,500 square foot 1950 rancher on 1/2 acre. My pool is nice and I did make lots of nice gardens. But zero flex on my part. Just greedy gringos.Got dayumm
Be honest OP..
How loaded are you/how much are you "showing off", for this guy to have the cohones to quote you $5.5k? LMAO
If you're not showboating then I guess welcome to Biden's America
Be honest OP..
How loaded are you/how much are you "showing off", for this guy to have the cohones to quote you $5.5k? LMAO
If you're not showboating then I guess welcome to Biden's America
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so the tradie has a $100k car you say?
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
you're paying $1,400 for half an acre?Zero showboating. My crib is a 1,500 square foot 1950 rancher on 1/2 acre. My pool is nice and I did make lots of nice gardens. But zero flex on my part. Just greedy gringos.
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Originally Posted By 1hardgainer⏩
This,Sounds like that company has more than enough business lined up and was giving you a 'Go away, I'm too busy' price.
No one else knows what they're talking about
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I know a lot of guys dismiss landscaping companies as just a bunch of low tier tradies, but there are legit college courses/degrees for this field. There are a lot of multi-million dollar operations in play that only do landscaping. There are plenty of businesses and individuals that'll pay 100K or more for a landscaping job.
I was at a property awhile back and the owner payed 1.2 million to have his property landscaped and he pays 80K per year to have the grounds maintained. This is a private residence. Its about a 60 hour per week job to keep the property up. Which is 40 acres.
Most likely scenario is the owner doesn't want to waste his time with a small job. Stick to the Mexicans and buy them a couple of sixers for good will/as a tip.
I was at a property awhile back and the owner payed 1.2 million to have his property landscaped and he pays 80K per year to have the grounds maintained. This is a private residence. Its about a 60 hour per week job to keep the property up. Which is 40 acres.
Most likely scenario is the owner doesn't want to waste his time with a small job. Stick to the Mexicans and buy them a couple of sixers for good will/as a tip.
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Originally Posted By guest89⏩
I'm well aware, Sillie has a history of referring to tradesmen as uneducated and poorI know a lot of guys dismiss landscaping companies as just a bunch of low tier tradies, but there are legit college courses/degrees for this field. There are a lot of multi-million dollar operations in play that only do landscaping. There are plenty of businesses and individuals that'll pay 100K or more for a landscaping job.
I was at a property awhile back and the owner payed 1.2 million to have his property landscaped and he pays 80K per year to have the grounds maintained. This is a private residence. Its about a 60 hour per week job to keep the property up. Which is 40 acres.
Most likely scenario is the owner doesn't want to waste his time with a small job. Stick to the Mexicans and buy them a couple of sixers for good will/as a tip.
I was at a property awhile back and the owner payed 1.2 million to have his property landscaped and he pays 80K per year to have the grounds maintained. This is a private residence. Its about a 60 hour per week job to keep the property up. Which is 40 acres.
Most likely scenario is the owner doesn't want to waste his time with a small job. Stick to the Mexicans and buy them a couple of sixers for good will/as a tip.
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
Rocks and mulch just fly there magically. Trucks arent free. Gas isn't free. D plates and heavier are thousands yearly. Insurance on machinery, corporate liability insurance. Payroll insurance.For real. Say it is 6 dudes for call it 15 hours. At what, $35/hr all in that's $3,200. Mulch and rocks maybe another $600. So the owner is profiting $1,700 or almost 50%? Nope, not off Sillie's back. And particularly not when I have some bros who love me since I buy them pizza and beers that day.
I could go on and on.
Not saying you can't find cheaper than 5500, but the dollar isn't worth **** and working a 6 man crew for less than a couple Gs of profit is asking for disaster.
You also don't have some bros who will come do it for pizzas.
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5.5k just for redoing the landscaping for a day and a half, hope you told those ***gots to go fist themselves, that would probably be 2-3k of work with labor including any supplies needed
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Originally Posted By RICHSTRONG⏩
So Biden is the cause for this stupid quote huh? What would the quote have been if Trump, the guy who spent 3x what Biden did and increased the debt $8T, had *shudder* actually won? Like $2k?I wish I could put a 'bidendidthis' sticker on your puckered A-hole. Embrace the suck and pay it bitch...u voted for it. Fkn lmao
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
Not sure about USA but in Australia he would also have to paySo the owner is profiting $1,700 or almost 50%?
Business Insurance
Workers compensation premiums
Vehicle maintenance, fuel, loans
Tool maintenance, saving for new tools
GST (10%)
Super (10%)
Pay workers for down time, holiday, sick leave
Pay or allow time for accountants, book work, advertising
So a gross 50% margin can quickly turn into more like a 15 or 20% net profit margin
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