With the possible onset of a national minimum wage increase to $15/hour be prepared for price hikes across the boards everywhere. i.e. Starbucks pretty much capped their employees wages and most Baristas don’t ever earn more than $12/hr unless they become assistant managers/ managers/ district managers. If minimum wages go up, either less people working or price hikes expected ... or maybe both?
How does that translate to Beckett? If you want more timely pricing, they have to hire more employees which in turn raises hard overhead expenses... and that cost gets passed onto the consumer. With the current economic uncertainty, I’m sure they are trying to keep overhead low by not hiring new people right now so when the wage hike happens they can start planning now by incrementally starting to raise monthly fees.
How does that translate to Beckett? If you want more timely pricing, they have to hire more employees which in turn raises hard overhead expenses... and that cost gets passed onto the consumer. With the current economic uncertainty, I’m sure they are trying to keep overhead low by not hiring new people right now so when the wage hike happens they can start planning now by incrementally starting to raise monthly fees.
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I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.