You've gotta laugh

[macten]

Worse thing is she was giving me the sob story when I was measuring up and came away thinking I don't want it. As it is I'm free next week and with a baby due in 4 weeks need all the work I can get - God I sound like her!!

 

[macten]

The owner of the bathroom I'm tiling this week calls me 'Mr Tiler Man'.
'Hello Mr Tiler Man'
'errr Hi, my names Nick'
'Have you seen the Kitchen Mr Tiler Man?' (kitchen fitter in)
'Yes'
'It's nice isn't it Mr Tiler Man?'
'Yeah it's alright isn't it' (rough to be honest)
She corners me as she's leaving - 'Don't tell the kitchen fitter how much you're charging Mr Tiler Man'
'Goodbye Mr Tiler Man!'
'Have a good weekend Mrs Customer Woman'

She's called me Nick all day today!:hurray:

 

[MTiler]

After looking at your work Miss Tiler I wouldnt excpect you to be cheap either.

Get what you pay for imho, same problems up here also thats why I try and stick to subby work pricing the now would drive you mental!

It was the first domestic job I'd quoted on in a while having mainly done sub contract work lately, I may come round to your thinking Gall.
My pricing for domestic and commercial work are very different. My domestic prices arent expensive except when put them against a cheapo tiler.
Quoting for domestic work is more trouble than its worth.

missyT

 

[Mike]

i had a call on saturday off a previous customer (i tiled her bathroom a few months ago) firstly to apologise for accepting a cheaper quote for tiling her large kitchen floor, and as she's not happy with the floor would i be willing to tile her hallway. she said never mind how much i charge, she just wants it done properly. some people learn by their mistakes :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Daz]

There's a tiler local to me that is advertising his rates in the local press at £75 per day!!
The thing is, I'm picking up loads of his clients because he prices and wins the job and then never actually turns up???? He never calls or accepts calls from these clients and just disappears off their radar. He's spending a wedge load on the advertising but not doing himself or his customers justice. Still it's getting me loads of work :lol::lol:.

 

[Bolter]

I get "ive got a plumber mate who'll do it for £x, can you beat his price" and I always say "good luck!" and walk off. I dont even try to compete, my price is my price.

 

[MTiler]

Ive never understood the mentality of people who dont turn up to start a job or leave half way through.

 

[Gall.B]

It was the first domestic job I'd quoted on in a while having mainly done sub contract work lately, I may come round to your thinking Gall.
My pricing for domestic and commercial work are very different. My domestic prices arent expensive except when put them against a cheapo tiler.
Quoting for domestic work is more trouble than its worth.

missyT

Lots of tubes out there willing to do it for next to nothing!

 

[macten]

'tubes' ha haaa