Posted on 1June2016
5. What you think things cost and what they actually cost. You need something done. Something fixed. Something you don't normally need worked on. The general person has a cost vs. quality perception that gives them the *general* idea of what something is going to cost.... I'd say I'm pretty good at guessing the cost of something.... or at least get myself in the ballpark. Then there are times where I'm either blown away or happily surprised verses the cost I thought it was going to be. Here's an example just in our experience. Building signs. You see signs everywhere. Buildings, store fronts, billboards. Painted, acrylic, Vinyl, wood, plastic, lighted, neon.... the material and design goes on and on. We recently wanted to refresh the building and started at looking for a company to replace our signs. I had an "idea" of what it would run me.... well a guess actually. Boy, was I wrong! The idea I had in my head was approximate labor and materials. What I was ... read more