Domestic Tiling Quotes

[gamma38]

I never get told, to be fair I have usually made my mind up within the two mins as to whether i'm even going to send them a quote. If they don't say the right things to me then i'm not going to waste any more time with them.

 

[Andy Allen]

A good 20% don't even get past my phone interagation stage.......fed up of wasting my time looking at crap !!!!

 

[macten]

Usually 1 or 2 a year.

On a side note - I've got loads on at moment so can cherry pick but I did make the mistake of quoting a bathroom rip out/refit for a previous local customer but she does my head in and now I've got much better (more profitable and easier jobs) and I really want to get out of it now!
Anyone got any good ideas? Or am I doomed into doing it if I want to stay professional?

 

[Sean Kelly]

I sent out 2 estimates on 27th Aug to the same customer.
I got a text from her on 11th Sept asking where are the quotes.
I replied with 'I have resent the estimates, but look for the originals in your SPAM folder.
I do not get a reply, so the next day I text her 'Did you get the estimates I resent to you yesterday?'
Her reply was 'I did. Will try and let you know asap'

From now on I am going to text customers to ask them if they received their estimate...........they have to reply......don't they? !!

 

[Qwerty]

I text too if no reply. Good customer service IMO

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

ok now i play the devils avacat you come to price a job for me you are a pro tiler you should know your job and cost at a blink of an eye but you need to go home and think about it realy .this tiler must be going to top me up he even has find out what he has to do .so if you priced the job up on the spot and said email me if you want to go ahead .if they say ok you are not going to get the job .every job i priced up on the spot i knew there and then if i had it.

 

[AD Ceramics]

I give them my meterage rate over the phone after I have taken a description of the job that needs doing, if they accept that then I will go and give them a firm quote.
I can't bear dealing with these numpties half the time, I had one bum hole the other day who told me I had the job, I ordered all the tiles and adhesive etc through my account and gave them all my discount they paid for tiles cancelled adhesive and gave the job to someone else.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

I give them my meterage rate over the phone after I have taken a description of the job that needs doing, if they accept that then I will go and give them a firm quote.
I can't bear dealing with these numpties half the time, I had one bum hole the other day who told me I had the job, I ordered all the tiles and adhesive etc through my account and gave them all my discount they paid for tiles cancelled adhesive and gave the job to someone else.

never never give some one your accoutt they buy there products on this next thing you know you have gone over the vat thershould and its all in your name

 

[AD Ceramics]

never never give some one your accoutt they buy there products on this next thing you know you have gone over the vat thershould and its all in your name

I'm already vat registered anyway, I didn't give them my details I ordered the stuff for them as they had already got a sample from there and I I was supposedly doing the job I ordered the stuff for them.