I’m not sure the curse of competing against less than reputable contractors ever ends. The problem you are describing was happening when sealer was 90 cents a gallon and latex was 45 dollars a bucket. But, as one of our former Presidents said, “I FEEL YOUR PAIN.” It seems we at Gem Seal are notified of a pending price increase on something almost hourly, and most of these increases are energy related. All we can do is try to educate our customers about the people that like to take shortcuts.