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 From:  Precision Laser Creations (PIZZAMAN)
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5315.1 

I have a customer who wants a logo sandblasted on 100 wine bottles. I'm thinking that I need to charge around 10.00 each but the middleman I'm dealing with says I probably won't get the order unless I can do it for 5.00. Is it worth the time at this price? I've just started sand carving and have done only 1 bottle for a sample. Any tips on doing this process in an assembly line fashion would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tony

 

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 From:  Stunt Engraver (DGL)
 To:  Precision Laser Creations (PIZZAMAN) 
5315.2 In reply to 5315.1 

Tony,

You're probably right in your thinking ($10) based on the amount of work you'll be doing.

A customer, or middleman, telling you what price will "fly" can sometimes be a good barometer, but only if the volume and the ability to establish an efficient workflow is there.

Most often, they're telling you what they would "like" to pay, without any knowledge of the nuts and bolts and how time-consuming a job like that can be.

First and foremost, the price has to make sense to you.

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 12 Nov 2006 by DGL

 

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 From:  Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)
 To:  Precision Laser Creations (PIZZAMAN) 
5315.3 In reply to 5315.1 
Tony,

The cheapest I have ever done a wine bottle is $25 ea. That was for an order of 60 bottles. I would laugh at a price request of $10, and be insulted at an insistence to do it for $5. This middleman has obviously never sandcarved.

A good barometer are the companies who supply wine bottle etching to the ad specialty industry. Etching Industries is one of the leaders. Here is a link to their site. http://www.etchingindustries.com/HTML/CustomPricing.html

Expressions Engraved
Engraved Plaques, Acrylic Awards, Crystal Trophies

http://www.ExpressionsEngraved.com

EDITED: 16 Oct 2010 by DATAKES


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 From:  Stunt Engraver (DGL)
 To:  Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) 
5315.4 In reply to 5315.3 
David,

I imagine a lot of extra care has to be taken, to preserve the original labels.

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

 

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 From:  UncleSteve
 To:  Stunt Engraver (DGL) 
5315.5 In reply to 5315.4 
AND the original contents! :P 

"Don't believe everything you think!"

 

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 From:  Mike (MIKEN)
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5315.6 In reply to 5315.5 
I recently sold my sandblasting equipment because too many people believe $5 is the price for etching a wine bottle and such. Even $10 isn't enough.

Mike
Dist. of Lazer Cutting Grid
www.stl-laser.com

 
 
     
 

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