Upselling trim work is killing me, clients just say no every time

I've been painting interiors for 8 years now, mostly residential jobs, and trying to upsell things like crown molding or baseboard refreshes is a total crapshoot. Just finished a whole house in Benjamin Moore Aura on the walls, quoted $800 extra for the trim detailing with Sherwin-Williams ProClassic, but the homeowner shut it down flat saying they wanted to DIY it. We're in Texas so the humidity makes everything take longer anyway, and I'm tired of leaving money on the table. Saw a post on r/paintingbusiness about using option sheets, but it didn't help much. Someone in the Painting Contractors Facebook group mentioned bundling it with the main job for a discount, but these clients act like it's gold-plated. FML, how do you guys actually close these upsells without pissing people off?

same here man, every job feels like pulling teeth.

try showing them a before and after pic on your phone from a past trim job, works 60% of the time for me.

ugh i feel that, just did a kitchen and they skipped the cabinets too.

proud of my crew, we hit 75% upsell rate on trim last quarter by prepping samples.

bundle it as a package deal from the start, quote the full interior including trim at a slight premium.

damn, lost a $600 trim upsell last week, hurts.

screw these cheapskates, insurance companies are worse though.

we're at $250k this year mostly from upselling exteriors to full packages.

homeowners acting like pros now with their tiktok tips, total BS.

got so frustrated i stopped pushing and lost a whole month of revenue.

i know the feeling, trim jobs pay my bills.

never upsell without a visual mockup, had a client freak out on colors once.

PE firms buying up painting outfits and dictating no upsells, rage inducing.

contractors getting screwed by these lowball expectations.

just show the value, like how trim makes the walls pop with that Emerald urethane.

SharkBite for plumbing but for paint, upsell or die trying.

clients ghosting after the quote, hilarious in a bad way.

had a guy say no to $400 baseboards then called back begging after seeing the bare look.

these DIY wannabes ruining the game for all of us.

yep, same crap with my tile jobs.

watching idaho painter's ig stories helped me frame upsells better.

bundling is key, but clients still whine about the total.

i hear ya, upselling in this market sucks.

trim work takes half the time but doubles the profit, don't give up.

lost out on a $1200 exterior trim upsell to some hack.

we're all in this together, clients be damned.

i feel your pain, especially on repeat jobs.

same boat, but try educating on why trim prevents wall wear.

quote it separately but mention the seamless look with Duration paint.

how do you track your upsell close rates?

trim no-gos make me wanna quit some days.

solid advice from the house painting professionals group on this.

yeah, clients thinking they're experts now.

i get it, upselling fights every time.

try the good better best approach for trim options.

that texas heat makes clients rush decisions anyway.

saw a similar rant in contractors network.

controversial take: charge more upfront to weed out cheapos.

client said no to trim, then tripped over the old baseboard, comedy gold.

all these no-upsell clients are killing small painters.

totally feel you on that frustration.

same here man, every job feels like pulling teeth.

proud of my crew, we hit 75% upsell rate on trim last quarter by prepping samples.

got so frustrated i stopped pushing and lost a whole month of revenue.

contractors getting screwed by these lowball expectations.

SharkBite for plumbing but for paint, upsell or die trying.

clients ghosting after the quote, hilarious in a bad way.

watching idaho painter's ig stories helped me frame upsells better.

i hear ya, upselling in this market sucks.

lost out on a $1200 exterior trim upsell to some hack.

i feel your pain, especially on repeat jobs.

quote it separately but mention the seamless look with Duration paint.

trim no-gos make me wanna quit some days.

yeah, clients thinking they're experts now.

try the good better best approach for trim options.

saw a similar rant in contractors network.

client said no to trim, then tripped over the old baseboard, comedy gold.

totally feel you on that frustration.