CRAZY mole pricing...
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12/20/14 11:53 AM
12/20/14 11:53 AM
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Just a few recent calls I've received - One was for considerable mole damage with current activity. Competitor came out and set three traps in one area, left, and hadn't returned in over three months as well as no calls being returned. Customer asked me to pull the three traps and they were all rusted up and unable to even fire. I set eight traps and caught the mole overnight. Another call was about another competitor who placed two boxes of Talpirid worms and charged the customer $400 with guaranteed results and a return visit if needed. Of course the moles are still there and he won't return her calls. So she called Terminix and received a quote of $1200 to spray the lawn to "kill the food source" so the moles would leave. Of course she declined. Referred her to a friend who was very close to her. The funny thing is I have had some Terminix employees call me seeking employment due to layoffs because business was way down. One said that 26 had been let go just from one area. At those prices I can see why.
Last edited by Mike K.; 12/20/14 07:09 PM. Reason: spelling
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Re: CRAZY mole pricing...
[Re: Mike K.]
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12/26/14 10:50 PM
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So she called Terminix and received a quote of $1200 to spray the lawn to "kill the food source" so the moles would leave. Of course she declined. You mean EARTHWORMS ? ...which are the bulk of a moles diet year round. What's legal to kill earthworms ? Nothing! Whoever said that is so full of crap!
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Re: CRAZY mole pricing...
[Re: Mike K.]
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12/27/14 04:36 AM
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Over here in the Uk everyones on the mole bandwagon, and theres some crazy prices being quoted. I always try and go in competetively and rarely lose a job, and thats despite making sure that theres alot of profit in it for me. I went to price upa sports pitch the other day.....they were about 20 mole hills and , at a guess, no more than 5 moles. They'd been quoted £450 i found out later. Anyway, I said £160 and they agreed. it will take me about 20 minutes to set them and ten minutes to lift them. AND they also said because I'm so reasonable they want me to look at their rat bait boxes and i am talking them into a mole contract..... so sometimes, it pays not to try and milk every last penny out of a customer.....i have a motto...always leave them smiling.
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Re: CRAZY mole pricing...
[Re: Mike K.]
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12/27/14 07:56 AM
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I charged them almost $250........ they had been quoted over $700
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Re: CRAZY mole pricing...
[Re: Mike K.]
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12/30/14 01:01 AM
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Still trying to figure out the pricing myself.I had several small residential yards I contracted for $300.00 flat rate. One of those I pulled 12 moles out of this summer(was next to a cemetary) lol it was an all summer job, owner was thrilled with his yard though.One of the others I have pulled 8 out of.Recolonization was a plague for me lol.Going back to the drawing board before spring.
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Re: CRAZY mole pricing...
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01/02/15 02:30 PM
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Still trying to figure out the pricing myself.I had several small residential yards I contracted for $300.00 flat rate. One of those I pulled 12 moles out of this summer(was next to a cemetary) lol it was an all summer job, owner was thrilled with his yard though.One of the others I have pulled 8 out of.Recolonization was a plague for me lol.Going back to the drawing board before spring. Thats the problem with yards and gardens. You really do not want to give the houseowner more than a 2 week guarantee. Otherwise you'll be back and forth and not make a dime. I often charge $120-$140 for clearance, but they only get a week or two guarantee.....that way you often egt two bites at the cherry in a year. I learnt my mistake when i gave a guy a price for the year, i had to be competative as i knew he'd had others around, so i underpriced myself if i'm honest. I ended up making a lot of trips to that garden! HOWEVER.....me and the home owner got along great, and this year the price has gone up to $220 for the year and i have managed to talk him into letting me do his rat control too....so all in all, it worked out ok in the end!
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Re: CRAZY mole pricing...
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01/02/15 05:01 PM
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Well, theres moles all over the place, but there are also isolated areas with no moles. But they're spreading and its all good news for me! I would say that there aren't many places where you'd have to travel far to see the moles....
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