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When you have been in the game long enough you tend to sense when you're wasting your time, usually within about 2mins of discussion at a customers house or even earlier whilst on the phone.
But how many domestic customers over the years have you had, that have had the decency to contact you to say your tiling quote has been unsuccessful?
Not many? me neither.
 

John Benton

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They all ring me then confirm by email or text, yeah course they do. They don't realise that it is your time that you are not getting paid for and don't then have the common decency to let you know. I generally do a follow up call, firstly to make sure they got the quote and secondly to gauge reaction when you ask what their thoughts are on it.
 

John Benton

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Just one as I remember....

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Andy Allen

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Never........to be honest I think there to embarrassed to call you incase you give them the third degree as to why you didn't get the job........which is a shame as feed back is always good .....
Must admit I've had more than my fair share of time wasters this year.......and like you said you can tell with in minutes. .........when you turn up on time to do the quote and they answer the door and have no idea who you are and what you want.....and you have to remind them they booked you in for a quote. .....you kind of no your wasting your time
 

Sean Kelly

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In 7 years one Indian man ( a Doctor) emailed me to say I did not get the job. Strange how I remember him, but can't remember half the customers I have actually worked for!

I'm currently in the process of getting quotes for double glazing. I'm already thinking about how to let the unsuccessful parties down. Unless they are all too expensive and I have to stick with crittall windows for the rest of my life.
 
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On one

Never........to be honest I think there to embarrassed to call you incase you give them the third degree as to why you didn't get the job........which is a shame as feed back is always good .....
Must admit I've had more than my fair share of time wasters this year.......and like you said you can tell with in minutes. .........when you turn up on time to do the quote and they answer the door and have no idea who you are and what you want.....and you have to remind them they booked you in for a quote. .....you kind of no your wasting your time
Ditto.....went to look at a small bathroom floor job yesterday......measured up and said I would call later with the price..rang later that night....said who I was and what I was ringing up for and gave her the price(had to give it twice) and at the end of the call she says ''and what was your name please'':confused:
Some people eh!
 

widler

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Its the ones eho you qoute , never hear owt then they ring you weeks later saying
" right, cheers for the qoute , its ready can you start monday"
Yes yes yes , ive been sat at home for amonth praying you would ring and give me the job ####
 

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