05/03/2024
BAKIT MAHAL ANG BONSAI?
A customer asked me how much it cost to buy my fully-developed bonsai.
๐ ๐ฒ: 10,000php po. Half the price bec I want you to start the hobby with the right footing.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Masyado namang mahal, tapos, maliit lang? Medium sized?
๐ ๐ฒ: How much do you think it would cost you?
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: 3,000php maximum... Madali lang naman yon diba?! Bunot ka lang ng maliit na tree tapos wire lang.
๐ ๐ฒ: hmm puwede naman ikaw nalang gumawa
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Pero hindi ko alam kung paano...
๐ ๐ฒ: For 1,000php tuturuan kita for 10 sessions, nakasave ka pa ng 9,000php. You'll get the knowledge na kailangan mo.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Sige, pwede na din.
๐ ๐ฒ: But to get started: May mga kailangan tayong gamit:
โBonsai wire: P550/kilo
Bonsai tools P1,000 per piece. Youll need the basics. Branch cutter, branch splitter, wire cutter, bonsai saw, trimmer, ordinary long nose pliers (P88)
Fertilizers P140/kilo
Lime sulfur P500/500ml bottle
Terracotta Pot P500
Bonsai material P500
Riversand medium P50
Turntable P100
Rotary tool for shari/jin detailing P2,500
Torch blower P500 for shari/jin detailing
And as you progress with the bonsai development, you'll be needing branch bender P500, Freehand router or power carving tool or die grinder P3,500, pruner, k**b cutter, etc.
All in all, it's P8,000
Nakatipid ka pa ng P1,000.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Hala....But I don't have all these equipment. Bibili pa ba ko niyan?
Me: Wala kasing nagpapa-renta ng mga gamit pang-bonsai.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Sige Sige
๐ ๐ฒ: Okay! Thursday I'll wait for you to start doing this work ha.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: But I can't on Thursday I only have time today.
๐ ๐ฒ: I'm sorry, but I'm only available on Thursday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with my real work for my other clients na kasi.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Okay! That means I'm going to sacrifice my Thursday and give up my other tasks.
๐ ๐ฒ: I forgot to mention, you also have to factor in and pay to the utility company for the productive factors like water & electricity for 10 years. Electricity? Because you'll like working on your bonsai at night than on daytime. Daming distractions at mainit sa daytime. You'll need electric fan too while working on it even at night. Mga P3,000 in 10 years ang part ng bill mo sa kuryente at tubig ng bonsai.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Totoo ba?
๐ ๐ฒ: Internet connection, gusto mo ng sounds havabg naggagawa, power tools, etc.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: 1,000 sa turo ng 10 sessions, 8,000 sa tools ng stuff, 3,000 sa utilities for 10 yrs. P12,000 na. Hindi ko pa na compute pagod mo at bayad sa taga dilig kung bakasyon kayo ng pamilya. Eh, bayad ng bonsai artist pa, kung busy ka sa work at nawalan ka ng panahon sa bonsai mo.
Konti nalang din naman ang idadagdag mo kung ikaw na pala gumawa.
Customer: Bilhin ko na lang sa 10k. Naka-mura pa pala ako. Wala pa dun bayad sa effort at time mo for q0 years.
When you pay for a bonsai, you pay not only for the equipment used but also:
-Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time for his work
- Time for your job/work
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed bonsai life
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security.
No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of certain works can only help you in guesstimate pricing of goods.
SUPPORT YOUR BONSAI SELLERS AND ARTISTS, AND OTHER BONSAI JOBS.
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-Nolan Sison
