05/21/2026
All 3 number foils came out defective, and that’s when most people realize their pricing has a hole in it.
Because it’s not just the balloon you lost. It’s the helium. The trip to the supplier. The time. The gas. The scramble to fix it on a deadline.
None of that shows up in your price if you’re not accounting for it. And if it’s not in your price, it’s coming out of your pocket.
After 9 years running , here’s the simplest way I can put it:
Price = True Cost × Your Multiplier
True cost isn’t just the product. It’s everything that balloon touched before it got to the client.
I’ll share how I build my pricing in the first comment below, but first, tell me: are you actually accounting for defects and setbacks when you price your work? 👇🏻