Ironing

[snala]

Hi, im thinking of setting up ironing at home.
Locally people charge £1 per lb or between 75p - £1 per item. I thought I would charge per basket.£15 small, £17.50 medium, £20 large does that sound ok?

Locally people boast about using plastic sleeves on hung items and supplying the hangers, I thought about asking people to supply own hangers and not using sleeves to keep cost down and be greener? Any thoughts??
Any feedback on what you pay / charge would also really help. Thanks.

Hi, im thinking of setting up ironing at home.
Locally people charge £1 per lb or between 75p - £1 per item. I thought I would charge per basket.£15 small, £17.50 medium, £20 large does that sound ok?

Locally people boast about using plastic sleeves on hung items and supplying the hangers, I thought about asking people to supply own hangers and not using sleeves to keep cost down and be greener? Any thoughts??
Any feedback on what you pay / charge would also really help. Thanks.

We pay £8 an hour (which she divides into half hours when calculating the price) which turns out to be a very consistent sum each week, which I much prefer, and we supply own hangers, although she has a supply of cheap plastic ones that she also uses as she also hangs things I wouldn't. It's a bit of a pain trying to make sure they all go back to her but she says not to bother since it all goes round in one big circle.

How many items do you send roughly? what is the cost on average? (if you dont mind)

I used to pay £8 an hour, supply my own hangers and send along dress covers (the zip-up ones) so that it was easier to transport it all home. I used to send at least one large basket a week, and that would take two hours to do.

I did try a couple of ironers before I found one I was happy with. With one of them, my clothes came back smelling of smoke .

Erm, doing a rough estimate: dh work shirts x5, 10 adult tops/tshirts, 3-4 pairs of adult trousers/jeans, 2 skirts, 3 duvets + 6 pillow cases, dc's school uniform, and 12-15 children's tops/trousers.

It usually takes her 2 hours so we pay £16 a week. There is someone else nearby who charges nearly double through the pay per item/weight but is pricing herself out of the local market. Friends in south pay upto £30 a week.

Do you think my suggested prices are about right? Im in lincolnshire. Thanks for your input.

I can't work the price out the other way! I would say my basket is definitely x-large, since it an rectangular one and always overflows at the top.

I found mine when she advertised through the Rural Trader which is a magazine that drops through everyone's door in the area. It cost her £25 to advertise and was much easier than doing a leaflet drop herself. You could also put an advert in several local newsagents' windows (and check out prices of others offering the same service).