Robertson's Wildlife and Pest Control

We were very honoured to be voted #1 in Pest and WIldlife Control in 2019. The competition was strong but the fact is we have been providing GREAT service nearly 30 years to Orillia and areas and are a locally/family owned business made all the difference. Let’s see if we can win two years in a row! Vote today...click on the link below

A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job.... I answered him: $ 1500 He said: So expensive for this job? I asked: How much do you think it would cost ...you? He answers me: $ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !" - For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself. - But.... I don't know how to. - For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want - It seemed right to him and he agreed. - But to get started: you need tools: A welder, grinder, chop saw, drill press, welding hood, gloves etc... - But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job. - Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it. - Okay, he says. - Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work - But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today. - I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers. - Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks. - I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors. - That is? What is this?" - Bureaucratic, tax, vat, security, insurance, fuel etc. - Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time! - Do you have them? You can do it to me before?" - Okay! - I'll make you all the material you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6 loading the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time - At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later. ... - You know, I've been thinking. Y ' all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more. When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also: - Knowledge - Experience - Study - Tools - Services - Time to go - punctuality - Accountability - Professionalism - Accuracy - Guaranteed - Patents - Sacrifices - Safety and security - Payment of tax obligations No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost. I did not write this dialogue, but am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs.

DYK? Eight species of bats live in Ontario. Little brown bats were one of the most common species but populations have declined 90 to 95 per cent due to white...-nose syndrome. They may be starting to recover. Northern long-eared bat was the second most common species in Ontario and may become locally extinct from white-nose syndrome. Big brown bats are the bat most commonly found species roosting in people’s attics. Females give birth to twin pups, which can fly within a few weeks. Silver-haired bats roost in trees and form small colonies, or roost singly. Hoary bats migrate south for the winter flying up to 2.5 kilometres high! Eastern red bats have fur covering the back of their tail membrane, and can pull it up over their faces like a fuzzy blanket. Tricolored bats are one of the first bats to begin and one of the last to leave hibernation. Eastern small-footed bats are one of North America’s smallest bats and often roost under rocks or in rocky crevices. #MNRFScience #Batweek Image: Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Photo credit: Brock and Sherri Fenton.

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