10/12/2020
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A customer friend asked me how much it would cost to make a balloon decoration.
𝗠𝗲: For a package of 6 name balloons, 2 pillars and 1 cake arch depends on the theme and motif, price starts at P2,500.00 only. ☺️
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Ang mahal naman. 6 name balloons, 2 pillars at 1 cake arch lang, P2500 na??
𝗠𝗲: How much do you think it would cost you?
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: P1000 maximum... Madali lang naman yon diba?! Saka mura lang ang lobo tapos bubuuin mo lang.😁
𝗠𝗲: Ok, since magkakilala naman tayo pwede namang ikaw ang gumawa at tuturuan na lang kita. ☺️
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Pero hindi ako marunong maglobo 😂
𝗠𝗲: For P1000 tuturuan kita, nakasave ka pa ng P1500. You'll get the knowledge na kailangan mo. 😉
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Sige, pwede na din.😁
𝗠𝗲: But to get started, may mga kailangan tayong gamit. Please see the list below.
Electric balloon pump (P2000-P4500)
Manual balloon inflator (P50-P180)
Balloon ties (P150-P300)
Size 10" thick rubber balloons (P200-P550)
Size 5" thick rubber balloons (P150-P350)
Foil character balloons, depends on theme and design (P35-P450)
Foil letter balloons (P25-P120)
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Hala! 😣 But I don't have all these stuff. Bibili pa ba ko niyan? 6 Name balloons, 2 Pillars and 1 cake arch lang naman ang gagawin ko 😥
𝗠𝗲: Well then, I will let you rent my tools and equipment for P1000 para makagawa ka ng balloons 🙂
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Sige Sige 🙂
𝗠𝗲: Okay! Saturday, 8am is your event right? Come by at 4am and I'll lend you my stuff. And do your own decorations. So you'll all be set before 8am.
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: What 4am??? And I can't come on Saturday, I only have time today.😢
𝗠𝗲: I'm sorry, but I'm only available on Saturday at 4am to teach you, lend you my stuff. Sunday to Friday are busy days with our other customers kasi. 😔
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Saturday and give up my other tasks.😣
𝗠𝗲: I forgot. To do the job yourself, you also have to pay for the non-productive factors.🙂
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Totoo ba? Ano naman yun?😲
𝗠𝗲: Tax, Internet connection, electricity, fuel expense, cellphone load, etc.
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Jusko! Ang dami ko namang babayaran at masasayang na oras bago ako makagawa! 😲 Sige. Yung mga gamit ok naman na?
𝗠𝗲: Sure, nasa akin naman na yung mga gamit, but for the other things, you'll need to buy it since sakto lang ang balloons ko for my existing orders and clients who are already paid. And wait you'll need to find the exact brand, okay? Hindi pwede yun kung ano lang ang available na makikita mo sa market. May specific kaming ginagamit, pag wala kay supplier 1, hanap kay supplier 2, 3, 4 hanggang sa makita mo ang need mo. Kaya pag wala sa bayan, pumupunta pa ko sa kabilang bayan.
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: isang balloon decoration lang tapos ganyan kadami need ko hanapin?😂
𝗠𝗲: Hindi pa kasama pamasahe mo dyan.
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: P1,000 sa turo, P1000 sa rent, eh P500 na lang ang kulang parang ikaw na din ang gumawa 😂
FYI, when you pay for a service, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also for the..
- Knowledge and Experience
- Trainings and workshops
- Tools and equipment
- Time and punctuality
- Accountability
- Accuracy
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.
𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔.
