Eric Blair Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 As clients are reduced, prices go up. Dog's teeth cleaning before Pandemic, $850. Dog's teeth cleaning now, $1,000. Plus unknown costs for antibiotics. Kids ain't cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevator Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 MY god, that is about six dollars. Just have them put down. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Darn I guess the exchange rate really went wild since yesterday 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Ops, wrong exchange rate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 A business model that may prove to be counterproductive, since it will eliminate certain clients and reduce demand. Have seen this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, HoneyBee said: Ops, wrong exchange rate... Yes, especially if you consider that other nationalities exist Lakeside using different currencies, based on their country. A practice well worth considering...Mexico is pesos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 You are correct Alpha since I am from Switzerland (Suisse pour les Quebecois). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, elevator said: MY god, that is about six dollars. Just have them put down. Nope, about $43 US depending on the rate you are using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 How much would you charge to clean a dog’s teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Unfortunate that some businesses lakeside that cater to the foreign community are way overpriced. More unfortunate that people continue to use them. Best way is vote with your feet and go elsewhere. And let them know that you did it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Mostlylost said: Unfortunate that some businesses lakeside that cater to the foreign community are way overpriced. More unfortunate that people continue to use them. Best way is vote with your feet and go elsewhere. And let them know that you did it. It seems to me that the people who frequent “overpriced” businesses are the people who can A. afford to and B. believe the higher cost is worth it to them. Those who can not afford the higher prices or do not believe the added cost is worth it have plenty of other options. People know they vote with their wallets and that they can choose the lower cost options. They are choosing not to. <edited to remove last three words which were unnecessary.> 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Consider it a Covid surcharge, just like some restaurants nob are adding to their bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Xena said: It seems to me that the people who frequent “overpriced” businesses are the people who can A. afford to and B. believe the higher cost is worth it to them. Those who can not afford the higher prices or do not believe the added cost is worth it have plenty of other options. People know they vote with their wallets and that they can choose the lower cost options. They are choosing not to. Get over it. I am way over it. No need to make a personal attack or insults You and I are entitled to opinions I would never insult you based on your opinion OP was stating how his vet has raised prices. Having an extensive Mexican family I know who overcharges and who doesn't. Just stating facts. If you want to pay more it is your option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#HarryB Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 No, prices have gone up from Costco to the veggie stands and assuredly everyone will feel it. How could you avoid it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdmowers Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, Xena said: How much would you charge to clean a dog’s teeth? per tooth? how many teeth do they have? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Just now, Mostlylost said: I am way over it. No need to make a personal attack or insults You and I are entitled to opinions I would never insult you based on your opinion OP was stating how his vet has raised prices. Having an extensive Mexican family I know who overcharges and who doesn't. Just stating facts. If you want to pay more it is your option. Please point out the “personal attack” or “insult.” I honestly see neither. I expressed my opinion about your opinion. I explained the basis of my opinion. I did not disagree with you about some businesses charging more because of the larger foreign population. I did not say it was right or fair or good. I do not need an “extensive Mexican family” to know who “overcharges.” Most of all, I did not say where I shop or which vet I go to. You have no idea what I pay for goods and services. Why jump to the conclusion that because I understand why people pay more that I am one of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Xena said: Please point out the “personal attack” or “insult.” I honestly see neither. I expressed my opinion about your opinion. I explained the basis of my opinion. I did not disagree with you about some businesses charging more because of the larger foreign population. I did not say it was right or fair or good. I do not need an “extensive Mexican family” to know who “overcharges.” Most of all, I did not say where I shop or which vet I go to. You have no idea what I pay for goods and services. Why jump to the conclusion that because I understand why people pay more that I am one of them? " GET OVER IT" And at no time did I quote or mention you in my post that you quoted telling me to "get over it" It is certainly correct that I have no idea what you do or pay, and I made no comment about you in my post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, flummoxed said: Yeah, I think the "get over it" part is what he reacted to. Well, it is my opinion that we’d all be better off if we stopped judging how other people spend their money. But, point taken. I will remove the offending sentence. Thank you. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Has anyone stopped to consider the exchange rate change since mid-February? Spot rate USD Feb 15 $18.54 USD today over 24.......... so in fact you might be "paying" less than before. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Mostlylost said: " GET OVER IT" And at no time did I quote or mention you in my post that you quoted telling me to "get over it" It is certainly correct that I have no idea what you do or pay, and I made no comment about you in my post. Who were you talking to when you quoted my post and in your response to me said, “If you want to pay more it is your option“? Do you understand how I might think you were talking to me since you were, well, talking to me at the time? If you were not addressing me in the last sentence you would have said, “If people want to pay more it is their option.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Sounds like several people got up on the sensitive side of the bed today...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Blair Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 hours ago, bdmowers said: per tooth? how many teeth do they have? That isn't really a joke. I knew someone decades ago that went to have his teeth cleaned. There was an advertised price. He literally had only about half of his teeth left. He asked for a discount since it was less work for the dentist. He got 40% off. This was in the U.S. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#HarryB Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 It looks like the Hernandez Brothers are putting in an econo box housing project just to the east of Los Sabinos. Sadly these buyers will not have support programs to assist them. Any emergency event will put them in distress. In the past the smaller more intimate village did fund raisers to assist others. In the bigger less personal picture these events won't happen/ be supported. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, #HarryB said: It looks like the Hernandez Brothers are putting in an econo box housing project just to the east of Los Sabinos. Sadly these buyers will not have support programs to assist them. Any emergency event will put them in distress. In the past the smaller more intimate village did fund raisers to assist others. In the bigger less personal picture these events won't happen/ be supported. Harry your post sounds a bit disconnected/rambling . Also can you please share details with us/me the details of this econo-box project...maybe the entry level housing I am looking for now that Ajijic has become a high end location (or was until the Pandemic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#HarryB Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 No, it is as clear as I can get it? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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