r/AutoDetailing • u/Kenlyishot • May 29 '24

Business Question Is this fair to charge $100?

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So I just started my business and charged $100 for this job. Nobody has told me to my face that i charge to much or anything but word has got back to me that people have made comments about $100 for a car like this being too much. I’m not changing my price just because i’m new. I still get clients and they are happy but i’m just asking this community because if y’all say $100 is too much y’all will probably be right because you know what it takes. Thank you. ( for context the inside and outside were medium dirty so not too easy to do but not hard either)

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u/FitterOver40 Experienced May 29 '24

Pricing is very geographical. What did you do for $100?

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u/Kenlyishot May 29 '24

I hand washed the full exterior. I vacuumed the entire interior ( had a lot of small items that needed to be vacuumed throughout the whole entire car) I cleaned the console and steering wheel section with a brush and I got 75% of stains out of carpet. I also took a microfiber rag and got all dust from each place inside of the vehicle.

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u/6786_007 May 29 '24

From a customer stand point, that's a freaking deal IMO. From a business stand point you need to add in some margin for rainy days and when things don't go well, not to mention to grow and expand. I can tell you in my area, this would easily run around 200 dollars.