Raising rates on Carrier maintenance plans - anyone else struggling?

Been running my HVAC side hustle for 8 years, and I'm bumping my annual Carrier service agreements from $250 to $325 starting next season. Customers are already whining about the increase, saying they can find it cheaper on Angi. Feels like crap, but parts and fuel ain't getting cheaper.

man i feel that, same boat here with my Trane contracts.

i hate these rate hikes, but my back's killing me from all the overtime.

ugh, same struggle every spring.

yeah, its rough out there.

bump it to $350 and offer a free filter change, theyll bite.

those big box stores and their cheap plans are screwing us all over.

totally feel you, been putting it off too long.

i know the pain, my regulars are loyal but prices gotta rise.

how do you explain the increase without losing them?

homeowners act like gas is free, pissed me off last job.

damn, the insurers jacked my premiums too, no choice but to pass it on.

watched a Bryan Orr video on pricing, helped me justify it to clients.

haha, told a customer its either $300 or they sweat it out next summer.

sharks in the industry eating our lunch with cutthroat rates.

SharkBite for HVAC? nah, but yeah rates need to go up regardless.

been there, it gets better after the first few no's.

bundle it with a tune-up discount, upsell works wonders.

Angi and Thumbtack leads are poison, full of lowballers.

customer called pissed, i said 'blame Biden' and laughed it off.

try $400, filter em with the cheapos.

PE firms buying up shops and slashing rates, its a racket.

totally, my Trane plans are next on the chopping block.

yeah, fuel costs alone ate my margin last year.

these corporate hvac chains are the real villains here, underbidding to monopolize.