JD McGee
somebody shut me the fark up.
After being repeatedly out-bid on several catering gigs Rhana and I decided to throw in the towel...we refuse to do cheap-ass-bbq!
Good luck all!
JD
Good luck all!
JD
Gettin out of the catering business...
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lcbateman3
is Blowin Smoke!
I hear you brother. I had a few jobs I quoted and was come back with company XXX can do it for this much. I told them that was great, if you must go with them, go with them. But I can promise the quality will not be there. It is an throat cut market for sure. I'm not in to loose money or break even.
Bbq Bubba
somebody shut me the fark up.
As fast as you cook you should cut your bids in half. 
WineMaster
Babbling Farker
landarc
somebody shut me the fark up.
Story of my life JD, as a person who has to propose for most of his jobs, especially since 2001/2, when a lot of offices left the market, I get underbid constantly and by considerable amounts. I don't really understand how it can be, but, it is truth.
The truth is, a ratio of 10 proposals to one job was always good, I bet it is a lot worse now.
The truth is, a ratio of 10 proposals to one job was always good, I bet it is a lot worse now.
JD McGee
somebody shut me the fark up.
As fast as you cook you should cut your bids in half.
They were!!!...that's the problem!
Lol!
Mo-Dave
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Well its no consolation but maybe you can take some orders for hams, turkeys, ect. for the holidays.
Had the same problem with landscaping years ago. Spent the better part of my day doing bids that were most often out bid.
Dave
Had the same problem with landscaping years ago. Spent the better part of my day doing bids that were most often out bid.
Dave
HBMTN
is One Chatty Farker
I don't understand why it is that people feel BBQ should be so cheap. There are caterers charging $30-$40 per head in my area for food that taste worse than Cracker Barrell and people keep them booked up but want BBQ for $7 a head. Sorry that it has to be that way JD
Midnight Smoke
somebody shut me the fark up.
I am guessing people will settle for a Rubber Chicken dinner anymore.
And that's why I have prices on the interweb. I do not negotiate for the most part.
When they call me they have already considered the price!
When they call me they have already considered the price!
Bigmista
somebody shut me the fark up.
Same here. People say what can you do for $6 a person? I say, "Give you a recommendation to Subway."
Bbq Bubba
somebody shut me the fark up.
and applied for a remortgage of their house. :twisted:
D
Dave of Pavone Brothers B
Guest
That is why I only do Comps
Bbq Bubba
somebody shut me the fark up.
Can't make any money doing comps. :thumb:
JS-TX
is One Chatty Farker
I guess people figure that BBQ is a backyard/informal thing and anybody can do it. These same people are probably used to skanky Q too.. shame.
landarc
somebody shut me the fark up.
The thing I have found is that folks will come to you and ask for a price, then wander off muttering, you sometimes get to talk to them later and they complain about the cut rate job, when you tell them you can't expect great service for what they paid, they admit that they knew that, but, thought since they were paying less, they might get less, but, not that much less. You ask them how they could have thought for $5 a head from a taco truck they thought it would compare to $40 a head from a caterer and they will tell you they think it just isn't that hard.
We have become a culture of people that simply over-value what we do and under-value what others do. I continue to be amazed at all the people that tell me that their time is worth hundreds of dollars an hour to them and then complain that paying me $100 an hour is outrageous just to design a garden.
We have become a culture of people that simply over-value what we do and under-value what others do. I continue to be amazed at all the people that tell me that their time is worth hundreds of dollars an hour to them and then complain that paying me $100 an hour is outrageous just to design a garden.
Mo-Dave
Quintessential Chatty Farker
This tread is one of the reasons I ask awhile ago about just renting my rig with the probability of offering myself as cook for hire. Set prices just have to deal with time schedules and no real investment since cooker is payed for and my time, well I can live with that loss if I have to. Also no dickering or at least much less, probably no big last minute changes to deal with or being forced to sneeze a buck, wont make as much but a lot less headache I think.
Dave
Dave
Ryan Chester
is Blowin Smoke!
I don't blame you JD. Even cooking hot and fast is a pain in the ass. Gotta make cheddar to justify it!
bizznessman
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swamprb
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