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[HaxorNubcake]

A guy that I know gave me a call about 20 minutes ago saying that he needs a hard drive installed and formatted today (as in right at time of call) So around how much should I charge for this type of emergency job / basic hard drive install

 

[Garet Jax]

The max he will pay.

 

[FoBoT]

don't do it
he'll blame you when it crashes from spyware/trojan 189 days from now after he checks all the pr0n sites on the intraweb

 

[Aimster]

$5000000000

 

[Heisenberg]

I always demand the first-born child for those type of emergencies.

 

[HaxorNubcake]

well it's an office job so hopefully the pr0n will be under control. otherwise, i'll charge him again when that time rolls around

 

[HaxorNubcake]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I always demand the first-born child for those type of emergencies.

so...in a monetary value...how much would that be worth. (doesn't that suck...babies are expensive to maintain)

 

[imported_Pablo]

$75 an hour.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

cost of HD + $25/hr + 15% markup for Harddrive cost


(this is purely OOMA-outofmyass)

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I always demand the first-born child for those type of emergencies.

so...in a monetary value...how much would that be worth. (doesn't that suck...babies are expensive to maintain)

Well you don't keep the child. That's what the black market is for.

 

[HaxorNubcake]

hmm looks like bestbuy "geek squad" charges 40 dollars for a normal installation. Are emergency fees usually exorbitant?

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake
hmm looks like bestbuy "geek squad" charges 40 dollars for a normal installation. Are emergency fees usually exorbitant?

Charge $40 for the install and another $20-40 as the last-minute-scheduling fee (outta my ass too but I would expect to pay 50-100% more for a last minute job)

 

[BrokenVisage]

I ran the numbers and compute a price of $33.33 dollars, with .33 repeating of course.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake
A guy that I know gave me a call about 20 minutes ago saying that he needs a hard drive installed and formatted today (as in right at time of call) So around how much should I charge for this type of emergency job / basic hard drive install

Is he also expecting his data backed up and restored? If so that drives up the cost quite a bit.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
I ran the numbers and compute a price of $33.33 dollars, with .33 repeating of course.

HAHAHHAAA

 

[Bryophyte]

I used to charge about $60 (1 hour labor) plus cost of drive, if I recall correctly. That was 5 years ago.

*This is the "OMFGEMERGENCY!!ONEONEONE" price.

 

[slycat]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
cost of HD + $25/hr + 15% markup for Harddrive cost


(this is purely OOMA-outofmyass)

$25/hr?!...i'd rather stay home and play ps2.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I used to charge about $60 (1 hour labor) plus cost of drive, if I recall correctly. That was 5 years ago.

*This is the "OMFGEMERGENCY!!ONEONEONE" price.

:thumbsup:

 

[Alex]

i charged $10/hr in uni or beer... but that was cheap as hell cause i wanted as many customers as possible

 

[KB]

A plumber will charge 30 - 50% markup/hr for emergency services. You should do the same.

 

[JoeKing]

$50. More if he wants any software installed.

 

[Maleix]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
I ran the numbers and compute a price of $33.33 dollars, with .33 repeating of course.

LEEEEROY JANKINS!!!!!!

 

[HaxorNubcake]

got 60 dollars plus a free lunch. Thanks atot