[M.Acorn]

Don`t know what`s been going on ? Have tried going down lower with prices,have tried going in higher,but not had a sniff.
I have done about 8 commercial quotes recently,one i did last week has just been in touch saying they have got all the other quotes back,and would i be prepared to lower mine slightly,so it`s more competitive ?
Had quoted £365 pn 1360 ish sq foot of offices and corridors .
Said ok,as it will be an ongoing contract i will go in at £320 for the first visit,then knock the next one down too £280,as they are looking at twice a year,pretty prestigious place ,offices worldwide 
At last

[Colin Day]

Good luck from now on mate...

I had some bad luck yesterday, I was cleaning the inner glass of an oven door when it just shattered into thousands of tiny pieces. I'm still wondering what the hell happened

£64 down 

[M.Acorn]

Gutted !
Ovens used to scare the life out of me ! Very easy to break or drop something,especially when they parts are wet,or covered in baby oil !

[Colin Day]

That's my first gaff with an oven.... Best make it my last eh

[M.Acorn]

Right just got back from my latest com quote 2495 sq ft + stairs and 26 chairs.
Reasonably tidy,most furniture going..
Gone in at .24p fingers crossed !! £598.80 + £52 FOR Chairs

[Joe H]

If you getting commercial at £2 sqyd then you are doing very well.

cant get that round here - I have been as low as £1 to get, 1.40 and its gone.

[M.Acorn]

Have told them that other options are available,can hire a rotary for a day for £25,if they want to go l/m,but did say h,w,e will get more muck out.And also said get back if you get a better price than me.think people round here must be going in quite a bit lower than me,but then i have booked that other small one,and only had too knock off £40 odd

[jasonl]

I got some tyres the other day ,, when I was getting quotes 2 places said words to the effect of ,,, if you get a better price , let us know and we will beat them....

I told them both that I wanted the best price now , surely that is a more honest way of quoting, I always give my lowest quote first, though as I am providing a service and not goods , the nly way I will knock money off is through lowering the service level offered or insisting on immediate payment.

[JandS]

Went in at £1.40 at a posh Audi garage a couple of weeks ago.
Bill was only going to be £210 but someone beat me.

John

[M.Acorn]

Get in !! Just heard back from the job i quoted this morning,they said if i would do the job for £500 it`s mine !!
They will the pay separately for the chairs,as they are in another office.
Woo hoo !

[Helen]

Get in !! Just heard back from the job i quoted this morning,they said if i would do the job for £500 it`s mine !!

£1.88 sq/yd that's a bit more like it.
As Joe said about £2 and over, if you can get that then you must be a good salesman.
We've lost out on commercial quotes when going as low as £1 and you start to wonder at that point just what's the point.

[clinton]

You should get more for the chairs mark,i did i few hundred a week ago and got more than that mate..

some will be really gruby and once you start extracting you will maybe have to go over them again if any wick back mate..

[M.Acorn]

Chairs were all more or less new,just wanted a spruce up,got them booked in now too on the 26th,over £800 worth of work booked next week now,going to get myself a new pump,and then i will have a good ish spare,and a pump in warranty,will also cover getting the van sign written,and some left to put towards the private plate on the roc,which family put into,might even get plate for the van with mgd on  .
Would rather firms did contact and say are you prep to drop slightly,have done loads of quotes and not much response from them