Oh, i thought you abused the "craap" out of him, lol.
Oh, i thought you abused the "craap" out of him, lol.
no just told him the truth in a calm way up close and personal lol
Ive a had few just like that Dean ... Mainly in Burwood NSW.
They make an appointment and nobodys home or nobody knows about it..
I had one who said how much for this and that and the job kept on getting bigger and bigger...
He bargained for the quote.... I thought. ok . this is a day job. He said he will be there all day. 8am sharp.
So i cleared the day for him. Got there and his wife said he.. no. home.
When will he be home? No... He no home.
Im here to do the lawns and hedges.... No. no no. My husband didnt tell me.
So i called his number : of course no answer)
OK. Thank you I said. Then walked away. The front door slammed shut...
Took 1000 deep breaths........ Then drove...
I left a message on his home phone that night.....
Everything looks good with a haircut.... ɐuıɥɔ ɯoɹɟ pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐl ǝɥʇ sʇɐɥʇ
Underquoting and underestimating the true amount of work needed on a job. Screwed myself on one yesterday.
Oh, and migraines...
So what would happen if you go to a job and give your quote, client says "YUP",book in for a few days, no prob, ok so you write the service details in your diary, then ask for part payment,with reciept book in hand ready to start writing, say 20 bucks on a 60 dollar job, (40 owed on completion). If they say they have no money for deposit and cant find ten buck's to book you in then you know the answere.
99% of my pest control jobs were quoted over the phone, and occaisionally the estimate would be give or take 20-30 dollars, i might have had a couple of "no shows" but cant rembember as they were so few and far between.
So i'm thinking if a job was out of your normal area and involved a substantial amound of work i'm certain i would be asking for part payment up front...(just sayin)
Is it just me getting them? you know! The phone calls from those companies with call centres in the Philippines and India
Don't know what they have been trying to sell me because the young ladies and fellas have not got a chance to say much after " Good morning Sir, or Good day Sir"
In the last 4 days I have answered 8 calls - all with no number showing.
What do you guys do other than just hang up? I think it's may be a good time (winter that is) to give them a bit of payback
I don't answer private numbers, if they are genuine customers they will usually leave a message
I have had the ones lately that say they are ringing about my windows laptop, so I tell them I don't have a computer, they always then say sorry sir. Get em all the time lately I sometimes say I am busy with my girlfriend and tell them what she is doing to me. Hows this though I told this to one shelia and she rang me back 10 minutes later and asked if I was finished, I said no I was just getting warmed up ring back in a couple of hours. Then another I told what I was doing and she said ,at this time of day..cracks me up when I think about it, some, I ask do they want a quote for mowing, when they say no I say well fark off then, They really cop it if the news is on
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Text message from one of my regular lawn mowing clients today - Matt, could you please give the driveway a whip all the way to the back as well each visit. I will pay an extra $10 each visit.
My response - Hi Grant, much smarter if I weed sprayed the driveway each time. Same cost, but more effective.
Response from client - Matt, could you please give the driveway a whip all the way to the back as well each visit. I will pay an extra $10 each visit.
Seriously ? What the ???
Matt - Colorscape Gardening
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yeh been getting heaps
last one was best
phone ring rings I answer it , straight off the bat bat hes into it
hello mr xxxxxx this is bakool ringing you from Melbourne queensland how are you this afternoon ??
me = afternoon ????? its fu------ 7pm
him = im sorry been so buisy ive lost track of time ,now you listen me as im ringing about you having your roof repaired and repainted as once only deal .
me = not interested
him = but why you not interested we have good deal packaged just for you ?????
me = because I have a colour bond roof mate and why are you ringing me im on a no call regester , so I need your full name and your mangers name and contact details , so I can lodge a complaint = rude fu-----r hung up on me .
Go to the tip with a load of green waste today, already quoted price including $30 each tip visit (5 needed). Girl hops out of the booth, measures width, height and length and tells me I've got 3.6 cubic meters in the trailer. Then goes on to tell me they only take up to 3 m, but she'll let it through this time even though they should refuse me. Guess how much they wanted each trailer load......
$105 !!!
Had to ring client and recommended a chipper or find a mate with a bonfire pile. Also had to up quote from $800 to $1000 to cater which really annoyed me- its not professional. But at the same time neither is absorbing tip costs and working for nothing!! Luckily my client knew he was getting an awesome deal and wasn't stressed.