Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
Some of us try to deliver more than we promised.
Absolutely, and when you over deliver, you get raving fans and great reviews.

In essence, it's not that hard to not only satisfy, but get very happy customers who are paying more.

When you charge £1,000, they don't really have 4 x the expectation of a £250 DJ.

Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
Interesting. That's why we use contracts.
Of course. And it's never the case that a cheap DJ means a poor service. I'm very happy to say there are some excellent DJs going out for way less than they are worth, and are comparable to those charging at least twice their fee. I'd argue they were under charging if anything!

However, here's what a bride sees:

She'll have heard somewhere the horror of a 'cheap DJ not turning up'. It could be an experience a friend has had, an article in a magazine, or a post on a Facebook wedding group.

At that point, she doesn't want to take any risks, and the logical solution is to pay more to ensure reliability. At that point, you can be the best £250 DJ there is - but you'll be discounted as being too risky because you're cheap.

Even with the knowledge us DJs have from the DJ Facebook groups: when was the last time you saw a £500+ DJ cancel last minute on a bride...

In essence, the less you pay. the greater the risk there is of something going wrong with the DJ (not turning up, equipment breaking, not experienced enough), whereas the more you pay, the less the risk there is of this happening.