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GazTech
As I served my time as a chippy, it was drummed into me by my tutors when you want to buy something, choose very wisely. I would buy branded and trusted tools , when others were buying cheaper tools and more often. I still have tools today I purchased when serving my time, for instance a TYZACK tennon saw which cost me £8 27 yrs ago is still as shiny and sharp as it was the day I got it, I have of course treated it with respect and know how to sharpen/oil it. In 22 years of self employed tiling, I only ever bought and charged for BAL & ARDEX materials being of the opinion they are the best. Many and many a time I have come across folks here who don't question the quality of the materials they supply but only have interest in how much it costs,and how much can they save, in my experience the customer will bow to your knowledge if you tell them the adhesives and grouts are the best you can buy, after all they deserve the best dont they, sometimes skimping on the cost of materials can have bad consequences and give you a bad name.Just to sum up, John Ruskin put it into words........Gaz
THE LOWEST BIDDER
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the job it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and, if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.
JOHN RUSKIN, Author-Economist (Feb. 8, 1819 - Jan. 20, 1900)
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the job it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and, if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.
JOHN RUSKIN, Author-Economist (Feb. 8, 1819 - Jan. 20, 1900)
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