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tanu01 · 02-08-2014, 02:41 PM

Okay............I'm not asking what you charge for tanning, what you would if....................

You had no new bees trying to take over the tanning world.

No run down joints with 40 year old beds

No beauty salon owner just grabbing extra cash in the spring.

Your only comp were good - well operated salons- as yours, with decent beds.

Your answer should be based on your bottom line expense, lamp changes, and labor cost. (do not excude your labor as many do)

I have always felt that an $8 cost for a base bed was fair. and that $60 for a month unlimited. (tho I get half that now).
My highest is $15 for a 70 lamp bed.

I have no HP - No more power at the store.

Keep in mind your local and economy.

Tony · 02-08-2014, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanu01

Okay............I'm not asking what you charge for tanning, what you would if....................

You had no new bees trying to take over the tanning world.

No run down joints with 40 year old beds

No beauty salon owner just grabbing extra cash in the spring.

Your only comp were good - well operated salons- as yours, with decent beds.

Your answer should be based on your bottom line expense, lamp changes, and labor cost. (do not excude your labor as many do)

I have always felt that an $8 cost for a base bed was fair. and that $60 for a month unlimited. (tho I get half that now).
My highest is $15 for a 70 lamp bed.

I have no HP - No more power at the store.

Keep in mind your local and economy.

$9.99 a month for unlimited tanning dude! It works great :)

peach · 02-08-2014, 05:53 PM

After you wiped out your comp with your 9.99, you would then charge 99.99. But it will never happen.

DH · 02-08-2014, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanu01

Okay............I'm not asking what you charge for tanning, what you would if....................

You had no new bees trying to take over the tanning world.

No run down joints with 40 year old beds

No beauty salon owner just grabbing extra cash in the spring.

Your only comp were good - well operated salons- as yours, with decent beds.

Your answer should be based on your bottom line expense, lamp changes, and labor cost. (do not excude your labor as many do)

I have always felt that an $8 cost for a base bed was fair. and that $60 for a month unlimited. (tho I get half that now).
My highest is $15 for a 70 lamp bed.

I have no HP - No more power at the store.

Keep in mind your local and economy.

I charge exactly what I want. My comp is fair, nice, and competent. We overall play fair with each other.

We're getting good prices for our stuff. $8 100watt, $16 160watt, $24 mix beds, $32 HP.

We get MSRP for lotions. Life is good. My comp is getting higher than MSRP for lotions.

crosbytan · 02-08-2014, 07:03 PM

I am the only salon in town and am battling regaining customers that left from mistakes another family member made when they had the salon. In 3 months i've done a complete 180 with the salon however do still have 8-15 year old equipment. I was charging 30 for basic month and 60 for unlimited. i recently raised by $5 each and no customers are complaining. i also raised basics to $7 from $5 per session and supers are $13 from $10. That is where the customers are complaining.

tanu01 · 02-10-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony

$9.99 a month for unlimited tanning dude! It works great :)

I was not referring to wipeing out the family run market.

Besides, I have not heard anything good about 9.99 stores except thier cheap

peach · 02-10-2014, 10:58 AM

The whole premise of the $9. 99 stores is that you get everyone on an EFT; so you get $120 a year from everyone. If you have 2000 clients signed up, that is 24k a month, year round.

This is NOT a new idea or a new business model. (I know Tony wants to think so). It is exactly the same model that the fitness industry and Netflix uses. Nothing new or innovative here.

sbt501 · 02-10-2014, 01:40 PM

Peach you might redo your math you are about 5k off per month.

gravesmc · 02-10-2014, 02:43 PM

Our competition is STC and they are doing the $9.99/mth unlimited tanning in our city. I've looked at the STC prices in surrounding cities, and they are $19.99, so I don't understand the pricing being so different in similar cities. I'm actually surprised a franchise this large would devalue tanning like this, besides no way can they make money on this price no matter how many people sign up for it. My base beds are about the same as theirs, and I charge $18.95/mth, and only 3 mth min, instead of 1 year like STC. I'm sure they have alot of people will just let their card expire, or change the card, when they want to stop it anyway.

gravesmc · 02-10-2014, 02:51 PM

[quote=peach;15082649]The whole premise of the $9. 99 stores is that you get everyone on an EFT; so you get $120 a year from everyone. If you have 2000 clients signed up, that is 24k a month, year round.

2000 people????? And if 1/4 of those people came in on a single day, that would be 500 tanners. Not making money on this one.

02-08-2014, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
tanu01 "The Man" Join Date: Mar 4 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 4,015 Rep Power: 23	Only if................ Okay............I'm not asking what you charge for tanning, what you would if.................... You had no new bees trying to take over the tanning world. No run down joints with 40 year old beds No beauty salon owner just grabbing extra cash in the spring. Your only comp were good - well operated salons- as yours, with decent beds. Your answer should be based on your bottom line expense, lamp changes, and labor cost. (do not excude your labor as many do) I have always felt that an $8 cost for a base bed was fair. and that $60 for a month unlimited. (tho I get half that now). My highest is $15 for a 70 lamp bed. I have no HP - No more power at the store. Keep in mind your local and economy.

02-08-2014, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
peach Join Date: Mar 18 2005 Location: GA Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 20	Re: Only if................ After you wiped out your comp with your 9.99, you would then charge 99.99. But it will never happen.

02-08-2014, 07:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
crosbytan Join Date: Dec 29 2013 Location: TX Posts: 171 Rep Power: 11	Re: Only if................ I am the only salon in town and am battling regaining customers that left from mistakes another family member made when they had the salon. In 3 months i've done a complete 180 with the salon however do still have 8-15 year old equipment. I was charging 30 for basic month and 60 for unlimited. i recently raised by $5 each and no customers are complaining. i also raised basics to $7 from $5 per session and supers are $13 from $10. That is where the customers are complaining.

02-10-2014, 10:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
peach Join Date: Mar 18 2005 Location: GA Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 20	Re: Only if................ The whole premise of the $9. 99 stores is that you get everyone on an EFT; so you get $120 a year from everyone. If you have 2000 clients signed up, that is 24k a month, year round. This is NOT a new idea or a new business model. (I know Tony wants to think so). It is exactly the same model that the fitness industry and Netflix uses. Nothing new or innovative here.

02-10-2014, 01:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
sbt501 Join Date: Jan 15 2005 Posts: 204 Rep Power: 20	Re: Only if................ Peach you might redo your math you are about 5k off per month.

02-10-2014, 02:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
gravesmc Join Date: Aug 29 2010 Location: iowa Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Re: Only if................ Our competition is STC and they are doing the $9.99/mth unlimited tanning in our city. I've looked at the STC prices in surrounding cities, and they are $19.99, so I don't understand the pricing being so different in similar cities. I'm actually surprised a franchise this large would devalue tanning like this, besides no way can they make money on this price no matter how many people sign up for it. My base beds are about the same as theirs, and I charge $18.95/mth, and only 3 mth min, instead of 1 year like STC. I'm sure they have alot of people will just let their card expire, or change the card, when they want to stop it anyway.

02-10-2014, 02:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
gravesmc Join Date: Aug 29 2010 Location: iowa Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Re: Only if................ [quote=peach;15082649]The whole premise of the $9. 99 stores is that you get everyone on an EFT; so you get $120 a year from everyone. If you have 2000 clients signed up, that is 24k a month, year round. 2000 people????? And if 1/4 of those people came in on a single day, that would be 500 tanners. Not making money on this one.

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