is this a wind up...

[Andy Allen]

this is the kind of crap im having to deal with at the momment, this is a text that was sent to me yesterday...


hi andy. my name is tom and im after a quote to have my bathroom stripped and retiled asap.already got 4 quotes ranging from £348 to £567. job is in stonehouse. all materials are already purchased. if you want to veiw the bathroom i am home this evening and after 4:30 every evening this week. many thanks tom.

4 quotes and hes still not happy, nothing but time wasters...

allso do any of you price like that?.....i would of priced £350 or £570....which is why im thinking its a wind up...

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Andy - I possibly wouldn't have been interested below the £500 mark and that just for a splashback. Txt for the meterage then wish him luck!

 

[Peter]

You will need to text back to let him know you can do it for £174 and can start on Friday.

 

[Andy Allen]

i was thinking £174.27p would be better..:lol:

 

[Ajax123]

4 quotes is nothing at the moment. I have been regularly dealing with screed projects recently where there Have been in excess of twenty people pricing. The record so far is a job in Glasgow which had 26 tendering contractors...... Nitemare.

 

[Dan]

I'd never respond by text. I'd call him and arrange to go see the job and start with the old sales speil as normal.

"Well the guy quoting £348 must be cutting corners, the guy £567 is nearer the price I think as you need to make sure time has been spent on this this and this. The setting out in here could go horribly wrong with that size tile so make sure whoever you have is spending the morning on the first day really getting it right" and do everything you can to put the bugger off the other quotes.

Dog eat dog.

 

[kilty55]

i wouldnt even grace it with a reply,your not alone andy,plenty customers like that atm....pleeeeeennnnnnnttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[Fliselege]

On the basis he does business by text I'd just delete it and carry on. But I'm a misery, hate texting, have removed message centre number from my phone, not got time to stop whatever I'm doing to (1) work out what text speak means, lol, l8r, kmp (made that one up, kiss my plums) (2)and to press little buttons to reply, gets on my wotsits. Wonder how many others he's sent it to...

 

[Ian]

On the basis he does business by text I'd just delete it and carry on. But I'm a misery, hate texting, have removed message centre number from my phone, not got time to stop whatever I'm doing to (1) work out what text speak means, lol, l8r, kmp (made that one up, kiss my plums) (2)and to press little buttons to reply, gets on my wotsits. Wonder how many others he's sent it to...

LOL, wot u bein so grumpy 4! Txt spk is the future, if u dnt use it u'll gt lft in the drk ages. Pmsl, rofl :lol:

P.S. I agree, text speak is for lazy people who can't spell :lol:

 

[Fliselege]

Bri, kmp. ;-) Not grumpy, I'm sneezy. Was always told off my my nippers mum for giving one word answers to texts so tried to get in the spirit of writing essays but it wasn't me, if I want something I will call whoever I think can help and get an answer straight away and I personally think that is the way forward. I don't mind getting texted something that doesn't need a reply but as everybody doesn't play by the same rules, I disabled it.

 

[Dan]

KMP - that's going in my book.

I can't stand texts and I'd never do business by text.

 

[Ian]

Bri, kmp. ;-) Not grumpy, I'm sneezy. Was always told off my my nippers mum for giving one word answers to texts so tried to get in the spirit of writing essays but it wasn't me, if I want something I will call whoever I think can help and get an answer straight away and I personally think that is the way forward. I don't mind getting texted something that doesn't need a reply but as everybody doesn't play by the same rules, I disabled it.

I agree, it takes about 10 minutes to have a text conversation, picking up the phone takes about 30 seconds (LOL!)

 

[Dan]

This just reminded me. Mark Ruthven from Rubi text me asking for his login details! haha I've text him back. grrrrrrr

 

[Andy Allen]

ive got talkin text on my phone .....

dont allways work though...lol

 

[Pebbs]

I had a labourer who always texted me....he had to go, his spelling was diabolical, and I couldn't understand his 'ghetto talk' also his jeans were half way down his bum, not a pretty site at the best of times.

Lynn

 

[White Room]

I hate texting with a vengeance, quick phone call is far easier.....

 

[Spud]

Text back ,"Thanks for the inquiry, I am currently extremely busy, good luck with your choice of tiler regards Andy " he will call you the following day asking how busy you are and what you would charge if you did have the time to do his job

 

[Muse2k8]

Poor guy might suffer from phone anxiety like I do (really doesn't help lol when the phone rings and you start panicking lol) and is just not satisfied with the tradesmen he's had round. I say give him a quote and see what comes.