Ultradog MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Twin Cities
Last Thursday Kenny asked me if I was going to Fleet Farm anytime soon. He needed some bolts for his pie weights.
I told him I was going up to my land in the morning and could stop by FF on my way.
"Oh great." He said. "I need 24 5/8X3" grade 5 bolts."
I told him, "Sure, I can get those. I'm going to charge you freight though."
Ken, "Freight?. How much is That going to be?"
I said, "How bout 10 cents per mile?"
He thinks about it for a second and then says, "Well Ok."
So I went on up Friday morning and came back that afternoon. I called him when I got back and said I had his bolts.
He was glad and came right over to get them.
We're having coffee and he asks; "How much were the bolts?"
I said "$22. Plus freight of course."
He kind of grumbles about it and then asks; "How much is the freight?"
So I told him "21.50"
"Twenty One Fifty!??
How could it be so High?
Fleet Farm is only 15 miles from here.
It should be about a buck and a half!"
So I said; "Well it didn't seem like $1.50 was very much money."
He said, "So. You set the price"
I said, "So I bought the bolts on the way up."
He says, "And?"
I said, "Well, it's 115 miles up there from here and I bought them on the way up so I charged you 10 cents a mile both ways."
He sputtered, "Well! You can't do that!!"
I said, "A guy's got to make a living somehow doesn't he? I didn't even charge you from here to FF on the way up so I saved you a buck and a half."
He said, "Oh no. I could have driven to Fleet Farm twice for that. You sure know how to gouge an old man don't you? How did I ever get into this mess?"
I told him I was going up to my land in the morning and could stop by FF on my way.
"Oh great." He said. "I need 24 5/8X3" grade 5 bolts."
I told him, "Sure, I can get those. I'm going to charge you freight though."
Ken, "Freight?. How much is That going to be?"
I said, "How bout 10 cents per mile?"
He thinks about it for a second and then says, "Well Ok."
So I went on up Friday morning and came back that afternoon. I called him when I got back and said I had his bolts.
He was glad and came right over to get them.
We're having coffee and he asks; "How much were the bolts?"
I said "$22. Plus freight of course."
He kind of grumbles about it and then asks; "How much is the freight?"
So I told him "21.50"
"Twenty One Fifty!??
How could it be so High?
Fleet Farm is only 15 miles from here.
It should be about a buck and a half!"
So I said; "Well it didn't seem like $1.50 was very much money."
He said, "So. You set the price"
I said, "So I bought the bolts on the way up."
He says, "And?"
I said, "Well, it's 115 miles up there from here and I bought them on the way up so I charged you 10 cents a mile both ways."
He sputtered, "Well! You can't do that!!"
I said, "A guy's got to make a living somehow doesn't he? I didn't even charge you from here to FF on the way up so I saved you a buck and a half."
He said, "Oh no. I could have driven to Fleet Farm twice for that. You sure know how to gouge an old man don't you? How did I ever get into this mess?"