This call may make you laugh or angry

[CJ CERAMICS]

7.45pm tonight i received a call on my mobile asking for a quote to tile a kitchen floor.

when i asked for the address the reply was "why do you need that?"

So i can come round and price up for you.

Oh can you not give me a price over the phone,

sorry but no, i need to evaluate the work before committing to a price so a visit to your home will be necessary.

oh well i have another 10 tilers business cards to go through, if i have no joy with them i will give you a ring back.

then to finish the conversation the lady stated that she ran her own business and refuses to give prices over the phone so she understood where i was coming from.

:yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::mad2::mad2::mad2:

chris

 

[doug boardley]

yep, nutters!!

 

[doug boardley]

moved this into Arms Chris, don't want potential customers reading some of the replies that I can foresee:lol:

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

quite understand doug or should that now be "king"

as in King of the.....well you can guess the rest

 

[kilty55]

lol...

 

[merlecollins]

I had a string of emails in a very similar vein once - the sender simply would not tell me where the job was and refused to meet me:yikes::mad2:

They claimed to be a builder who knew everyone on the island and that I was obviously too expensive if I wouldn't give them an hourly rate:incazzato:

The next day i asked a few questions in the right places and nobody had heard of them - obviously a competitor trying to suss out what I charged:mad2:

 

[White Room]

Was she on the same planet:yikes:

 

[user123]

:lol: :lol: weirdos....

 

[widler]

yup,get em all the time. the best ones are the ones who say "its 6m x 8m with a bit sticking out on the corner,how much"
don't ya just love em and wanna cuddle em:7:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

All just part of the job:lol: you just got to love it:mad2:

 

[nybor62]

bonkers bonkers bonkers

 

[aph257]

I normally say, whats the point in me giving you an estimate, subject to me seeing to job. Adding i'll change it to reflect what it should be.

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Customers...who'd ave em!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Going one step further, did you find out where she got your number/card from.
Who collects 11 business cards for estimates.:mad2:

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

yes john she got it from a local tile shop who last time i was in which was about 1 week ago has a stand with business cards in 15 in total 3 rows of 5