ricgem2002 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 a mate of mine who has been asked to plaster a full house and take out 2 walls and fit rsj. the so called customer is buying all materials my mate just doing the labour. when I asked him whats he charging her he replied she wont pay more than £600 . I asked him if his response to her ended in off . what do others think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace* Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Sign of the times I think,I know someone who is a mobile mechanic some of his customers say how much was that ball joint ? Well I can get that on line for less,never factoring in postage or his time and fuel costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFrank Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Thrre are some dodgy people about in all trades but some dodgy customers as well who will play the "cowboy" slur to avoid paying... ir get a discount.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 a mate of mine who has been asked to plaster a full house and take out 2 walls and fit rsj. the so called customer is buying all materials my mate just doing the labour. when I asked him whats he charging her he replied she wont pay more than £600 . I asked him if his response to her ended in off . what do others think ? He must think it's reasonable or he wouldn't be taking the job on ??? What's the problem ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 He must think it's reasonable or he wouldn't be taking the job on ??? What's the problem ? He's only been offered the job, not taken it on. The problem being the woman only wanting to pay 600 quid for such an involved job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InigoMontoya Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 a mate of mine who has been asked to plaster a full house and take out 2 walls and fit rsj. the so called customer is buying all materials my mate just doing the labour. when I asked him whats he charging her he replied she wont pay more than £600 . I asked him if his response to her ended in off . what do others think ? Surely he supplied a quote and agreed a price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryBooth Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Someone above has said 'a sign of the times' implying I think times are hard. No, there is a boom on and a serious labour shortage. But maybe this lady? Thinks the trade is still hard up. As mentioned, she needs to be told something that ends in 'Off'. As for Cowboy customers there are plenty of them and as customers need to be on their guard against the rogue builder us builders certainly needto be on our guard against rogue customers. But they are only human and us humans love getting something for nothing. I personally avoid single women as customers, they are the worst. But we can always ask ourselves 'why are they still single'? People may think they are vulnerable but I find them as hard as nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Surely he supplied a quote and agreed a price? I'd guess what happened is that he supplied the quote and the punter said I'm not paying that,I'll give you £600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_Boy Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Don't see the problem here. If the plasterer doesn't think £600 is a fair price for the work he'll be doing then he should just say no and move on. I deal with customers on a daily basis that want my advice for free because I get paid a commission from the provider I recommend, I just wish them luck finding a quality advisor that doesn't charge fees and move onto the next client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slordy71 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 ha ha funniest thread of the day, £600 for a whole house plaster + 2 walls out i dont think so, thats 2 weeks for one guy at least and thats if hes crap tell her to do one!!! we charge that for 2 days trade labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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