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Post by tomplum on Mar 17, 2016 20:30:16 GMT
today i did, A bloke rang me, he spoke in a wigan accent but not entirely Wigan, "Does tha fix toilets lad" It sounded odd but i went round, he was an Indian in full traditional pyjama's , I thought, well I'm here so i'll have a look, His toilet was not flushing it was the old syphon type but he wanted it updating to a 'push button' type, Ok i said It will be £70, Straight away he started the ole hard luck story about how he has't much money bla bla bla and could i do it for £60, I turned to walk out, So he said ok ok when can you do it, anyway I did it, when i finished he started the I've no cash in the house, can you come back routine, and after a few minutes of me saying ok I'll take the toilet bits out again and going upstairs, his wife and him had a barney in 2 stroke lingo ( putt putt putt putt} and he asked his son to lend him the money, so i got paid, why do they always have to be so much hard work? , they're doing their selves no favours, i won't go back there again, smiley-sad056 nay
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 18, 2016 8:09:45 GMT
I agree
It's always a discount or can you do this as well
Plenty in my area, I try not to work for them
To much hassle
If I go to a job & I get the 'I haven't got enough to pay you' I just say no problems, I'll pop back but it's another £30 to cover my time
Money is usually found
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Post by joinerjohn on Mar 18, 2016 11:46:47 GMT
Dunno why Asians are always like this Tom. I've been done by them in the past and now am very careful of taking on any job for them. One job I was on was replacing floor joists and floorboards in a living room. I'd quoted the price, which they were happy with. Anyway, while I was there, the lady of the house came in and asked "Do you fit door locks?" I replied that "Yes, I do indeed fit door locks. " She went away and an hour later turned up with 7 mortice locks and says "These are for the bedroom doors, the kitchen door, the bathroom door and the hallway door." and dropped the bag on top of my toolbox. Anyway, when I'd finished the flooring, I went round to their "other" house and told them I'd finished.. Got my money (without any bartering) and went home. A couple of hours later the phone rings and it's the woman,,, "You have not fitted the door locks and we've paid you to fit them. " I told her to calm down dear, then explained that my price had been for the joists and flooring only. There followed a flurry of "But, but, but ,but, but , but,,,,, you said you could fit them." I explained that she'd asked me if I fit door locks, and I had not agreed to fit them. Told her I could give her another quote to fit the locks. She said she thought I'd have fitted them while I was there (must have thought they'd only take minutes to do) Anyway,, I gave them a nice quote to fit the locks, which they declined (knew they would) Fookin idiots.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 18, 2016 14:44:20 GMT
They always want extras for nothing
In not interested in them.
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Post by pipeslice on Mar 18, 2016 21:04:50 GMT
Should have told him £ 90 tom and then let him barter you down to £ 75 , that way everyones happy........... 1787034013 yippee
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