|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Mowing the Lawn
I hate doing it. Gardening is not my thing, so I decided to get some neighboorhood kid to do it. Problem is, I'm not sure I know what would be fair to pay for the job. I had the kid next door clear my driveway (snow sucks) for like $4. Then he showed up asking for $10, saying it snowed "a lot". I fired him on the spot and had my wife do it [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] But she refuses to do the lawn. (THAT isn't excersize she says - who the heck can understand women?!?!?)
So what is the fair price for mowing a 40X40 foot lawn? I live in Toronto if any locals have hard numbers for our area. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
[ QUOTE ]
I had the kid next door clear my driveway (snow sucks) for like $4. Then he showed up asking for $10, saying it snowed "a lot". I fired him on the spot [/ QUOTE ] If I were this kids dad I would kick your ass. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
Wow are you lazy.
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
[ QUOTE ]
Wow are you lazy. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, this is true. While I can blame my health and other such crap for not wanting to do these menial tasks, let me just say that I was raised in a condo in NYC and have never experienced the "joys" of mowing the lawn and shoveling the snow - that crap is for the birds. But seriously, what is the fair price for a kid to mow your lawn? If I paid him like $25 every other week, would that be too much or too little? Some of you guys are just about his age [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img], shouldn't you know this stuff? |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
15-20 bucks / mow, american $$ though. So yeah I guess 25 bucks sounds about right.
|
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
[ QUOTE ]
15-20 bucks / mow, american $$ though. So yeah I guess 25 bucks sounds about right. [/ QUOTE ] No way! For a 40'x40' yard? $5... $10 max. That thing'll take like 10 minutes to mow. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] 15-20 bucks / mow, american $$ though. So yeah I guess 25 bucks sounds about right. [/ QUOTE ] No way! For a 40'x40' yard? $5... $10 max. That thing'll take like 10 minutes to mow. [/ QUOTE ] Remember we are talking Canadian money. Also, who is supplying the mower and gas?? If he is, then this is easily $25. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
Tell the kid that you employed someone to mow your lawn for $x, at which point he'll probably say "I'd have done it for $y" and you can hire him on the cheapest rate he would have worked for.
Lori |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
[ QUOTE ]
Tell the kid that you employed someone to mow your lawn for $x, at which point he'll probably say "I'd have done it for $y" and you can hire him on the cheapest rate he would have worked for. Lori [/ QUOTE ] That's a pretty sneaky tactic. Only we are dealing with a passive kid here with whom I don't really "chat". I'm pretty sure I will have to make an offer and see if it is accepted or not. I'll post results once they come in (BTW - I tried to google this info and it seems like there just isn't enough quality information out there about this topic - go figure). |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Mowing the Lawn
[ QUOTE ]
Tell the kid that you employed someone to mow your lawn for $x, at which point he'll probably say "I'd have done it for $y" and you can hire him on the cheapest rate he would have worked for. [/ QUOTE ] Then wait a month and tell him you're farming the job out to a Mexican..... How big is your lawn? I have a half acre that takes me about an hour to cut. I pay my nephew $25 to mow it when we're on vacation. |
|
|