TIL to add twenty percent to my quotes after a library chat

Brian Coleman · 2026-03-06T05:21:02.42208+00:00

At the library, a guy saw me struggling with a price and said he always adds twenty percent.

Adding twenty percent seems like a shortcut that could really backfire on a complex job.

9

But what if that buffer makes your quote too high and you lose the job to someone who prices tighter? Then you're stuck with no work at all.

1

lee4597mo ago

Actually mitchell.christopher, that 20 percent has saved me on a few surprise problems. It's just a good buffer for the random stuff.

0