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Price gouging in the flood zone
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:47 pm
what have you all seen so far? My brothers best friend lives in Albany and told him a tile company already has over doubled their prices when they were getting estimates.
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Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:48 pm to moffettduck
Yep. This is going to happen. Especially with labor. Lots of competition for laborers. They'll hop around from one place to another for a few dollars per hour more.
ETA: I'm replacing floors in my house right now. And the they're jacking their prices up in the near future for installation trying to keep their people. Sucks for those in need right now.
ETA: I'm replacing floors in my house right now. And the they're jacking their prices up in the near future for installation trying to keep their people. Sucks for those in need right now.
This post was edited on 8/19/16 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:49 pm to moffettduck
Do the right thing and report price gouging here to the OT police 
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:50 pm to moffettduck
People who want to pay the most get served first
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:51 pm to Gulffisherman
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Do the right thing and report price gouging here to the OT police
So if someone offered to pay you, say, twice what you make right now because there was a high demand for your services, you would tell them no?
And the OP is talking a tile company. Not a store jacking up prices on water and baby formula.
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 2:31 am
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:53 pm to moffettduck
quote:no such thing
Price gouging in the flood zone
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:58 pm to moffettduck
If a laborer wants to increase his price, I'm all for it. If a guy wants to sell his tile for a price, that is within reason, higher than the original price, I'm all for it. Selling a 24pack of water for $15 is a different story.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:03 pm to moffettduck
Sportsmans Crossing guys got arrested for price gouging today matter of fact. Several Yelp reviews about it.
This post was edited on 8/21/16 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:04 pm to moffettduck
Supply
Demand
Demand
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:04 pm to Jizzy08
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Selling a 24pack of water for $15 is a different story.
Someone will put their price at $13 and get the business.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:10 pm to moffettduck
I didn't price gouge a single person for cutting trees after Katrina. The people I did work for said I was 3-4x cheaper than other guys. I was fricking stacked with work, and only had to "cold call" my first five or so houses. After that, it was all word of mouth
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:13 pm to Hammertime
You're a nice guy
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:18 pm to moffettduck
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:22 pm to Bmath
who cares, theres a market. Welcome to america brah
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:25 pm to moffettduck
It's simple supply and demand. And in any case, tile certainly isn't a necessity. The product goes to the highest bidder as always.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:30 pm to moffettduck
Unfortunately gotta wait until the out-of-towners leave to get the prices back to where they should be. If you don't mind waiting a month or two living on concrete you can do pretty well.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:33 pm to Hammertime
So many people willing to do the work free so it's got to be hard to make money out there right now.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:42 pm to moffettduck
Joe Blow sees 10 cans of soup on the shelf for $1 each. He buys all of them for $10 to take home 'just in case.' Next guy finds an empty shelf.
Or, Joe sees 10 cans of soup for $10 each. He only buys what he absolutely needs. Next guy has a chance to buy some soup.
Which way is better for the population as a whole?
Or, Joe sees 10 cans of soup for $10 each. He only buys what he absolutely needs. Next guy has a chance to buy some soup.
Which way is better for the population as a whole?
This post was edited on 8/19/16 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:57 pm to southernelite
Ripping stuff out can be done for free, but you need a licensed contractor for legit rebuilding
Posted on 8/19/16 at 11:16 pm to PatDyesPants
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Joe Blow sees 10 cans of soup on the shelf for $1 each. He buys all of them for $10 to take home 'just in case.' Next guy finds an empty shelf. Or, Joe sees 10 cans of soup for $10 each. He only buys what he absolutely needs. Next guy has a chance to buy some soup. Which way is better for the population as a whole?
This stupid recitation doesn't really apply to tile flooring, now does it. Joe Blow isn't buying 10x the amount of tile he needs just in case. But, morons see this stupid rationale and repeat it like mindless parrots.
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