a little rant

[RLF]

My farrier text my bill for my neds the other day, as he comes when im at work and my neds are angels to shoe,
Well the bills increased by £15, i text back asking "why", he said "petrols gone up"
He shoes my two when he's in the area which i am very flexible about and he lives very local so its not like he's driving 20 miles or so to see me especially.

I text back saying my petrol costs have gone up too and i would be sending him his final payment out.

Has anybody esles farrier put up the costs of shoeing because of pertol price increases???

Rant over

 

[hotellie]

mine hasnt yet but in the last 5 years a full set has incresed for me from £40 to £60.

 

[Donkeymad]

My farrier has not put up any prices for 5 years, suspect there will be an increase soon. Quite honestly, you have to expect them to need to charge extra, but that is a lot.

 

[Chunkie]

Mine put his up in January - now paying £65 for a full set.

 

[merlinsquest]

Mine went up when he became VAT registered

from £60 to £70 and some pennies???

I was a bit disapointed, but he is an excellent farrier and always on time..... nice to chat to and hard to offend!!!! so rather unlike most farriers that I have ever met

Worth it in my eyes

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Mines gone by up £10 (now £65 for set). Combination of fuel costs and steel costs.

 

[allijudd]

my god...£15 per set??

 

[appylass]

Mine's just put a £5 charge on for fuel but as there are usually 2 or more to do it's not unreasonable. And to be fair fuel has gone up so much he has to make it up somehow. He travels about 10 miles to us.

 

[Missmac]

Mine came last week and when It came to pay he mentioned that he hadn't put his rates up yet. Dont like that YET word tho.

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

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my god...£15 per set??

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I think that there are 2 horses. My farrier has put up our shoes from £35 to £55 in 3 years, he's still worth it though, he's a great farrier and always on call

 

[Bounty]

The cost of steel has gone up hugely as well - between that and the fuel prices most farriers are working at a loss at the moment as they are too scared to put their prices up and offend their customers.

 

[LCobby]

Steel has gone up a lot, vehicle fuel, vehicle tax, vehicle insurnace, gas for the burner,
60 to 65 a set seems normal price

 

[RLF]

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my god...£15 per set??

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NO £15 increase for petrol, not even taking into account the cost of shoeing

 

[dozzie]

So if steel prices come down...will they charge less????

Dont think so!!!!!

 

[Weezy]

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The cost of steel has gone up hugely as well - between that and the fuel prices most farriers are working at a loss at the moment as they are too scared to put their prices up and offend their customers.

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Sorry Bounty, but NO farrier works at a loss earning £65 per 45 mins/hour

My old farrier didn't discount for re-fits because, and I quote, "the cost of the actual shoes is negligible"...