Bill
Fact they want their items logo-branded - that their end-customers don’t see this as an added value worth paying more for - shouldn’t have been influencing my price for engraving! ‘least, not to the extent that it has. More I think ‘bout it: his cost for “branding” could, or should, perhaps be coming out of a different line expense, and not associated with his cost-of-goods. - maybe, treated as an advertising, or marketing, expense?
I've seen you mention it a few times how the customer should or could justify, expense, or categorize your cost. Frankly it's non of your concern how the customer runs their business and figures their cost.
You have 1 job to do and that's to engrave what they want and charge a fair asking price for your work. How the customer handles their cost is their problem.
That's just my advice.
Jeff Body
Go-C Graphics
China 50W Laser
Model # SH-350
Controller RDC6442
Vinyl Plotter Graphtec CE600-60
Software used
Inkscape, FlexiStarter, VinylMaster 4, RDWorksV8