All of us in business know the experience of receiving price complaints. And they can dent our confidence. It could be a raised eyebrow, a potential customer who simply walks away, or maybe a full-blown whinge. But the root cause of price complaints is nearly always around value: the customer doesn’t see the value in what you are offering. Whether it’s an expensive Michelin star meal or my attempt at a plum crumble, potential customers need to see that they’re getting something they value.
Price complaints are about value
And that doesn’t necessarily mean your products or services are over-priced. It could be that this particular customer just happens not to value whatever it is that you sell. He may even give voice to his feelings in a way that assumes everyone else will share his low opinion of the value. But of course that’s nonsense. For me there’s no value in tickets for a Formula 1 Grand Prix (unless I could see an opportunity to sell them on) but opera tickets have a lot of value; other people would see the value very differently.