[niceandclean]

150, got to be worth at least 250 quid judging by the pics!

[Moderator David@stives]

2 words Cuckoo and land

[craig jwc]

Rich

Tell me where they live and i'll come put a higher price in

As for my pants mate, i've put aside a pair for you which i've had on all week for when they say "NO"

Craig

[Ian Lancaster]

This business of "bottling" when you quote prices, it's nothing to do with what you want for the job, it's the fear of rejection .  Nobody likes to be turned down, so if you sense a "no" or a "I'll let you know" coming, you instinctively backtrack and drop your price.  Afterwards you wonder why you did it, and you feel disappointed and somehow cheated.  I've always known this, and still I do it

One trick to defend yourself is to say to yourself before you quote "How much do I really need this job?"  The answer is simple: you don't, so ask what you want for it, not what you think the customer might pay.  That way you get the job at the price you wanted, and the customer's happy, or you don't, but neither of you have lowered your sights to the  point where you wonder if it's worth it.

Cheers,

Ian

[Moderator David@stives]

Ian

you are correct as usual you wise old bird

Rich

any update yet

Dave

[P @ F]

Well lets just say it looks at the moment like im going to be chewing on the gusset of Craigs Y~fronts   

 Have faith and it will come !

 Rich P @ F 

[Moderator David@stives]

Should of listened to the expert !!!!!

[P @ F]

SOMTHING TELLS ME dAVE , By this time tomorrow i will have the job , its hammering down here in Plymouth at the mo , and guess whos gutters are going to be overflowing like crazy again !

 Im a winner ! 

 Rich P @ F

[Moderator David@stives]

Did you get it

[macleod]

just a quick story...
asked to quote a building to clean windows - they say they are desperate
anyway they say do you clean gutters as well
i say yes
they say how much
i say i will get a quote to include cleaning windows
anyway i email the quote and the window cleaning (£55) a 'fair' price (i do building next door for £75) but the sting is this... i charge nearly £1500 to clean their gutters, but sub contract the work for £650

so the moral is as Ian Lancaster said: this business is about "bottling" whether you do or dont.

[Fast 1 *]

The soak away might be blocked,meaning clearing the gutters will be pointless.Does the down pipe possess a shoe at the bottom,or does the pipe go into the ground?

[P @ F]

Still no word on the job 

 Rich P @ F 

[craig jwc]

Don't worry about it mate - PANT'S are in the post 

I can't see them getting it done cheaper

Craig

[Pat Purcell]

sometimes people ask for a price hoping you will be very cheap when you"re not they just decide to do it themselves dont let it bother you when they do it they will realise how much of a pain it actually is and next time your price wont seem so bad

[S.A.J]

But if that is the case with the wife bit then what is the alternative , they asked me to do them , they are horrendously overflowing by their own admision .
I cant honestly see any body doing them for less than £150 .
If i dont get the job i will eat Craig JWC 's underpants !

God i hope i get this job now i have said that !

 Rich P @ F

Alright Craig JWC, Hope you where in Plymouth today delivering your pants for Rich to eat.

[craig jwc]

Hi SAJ

I was trying to get a coffee out of the tight git

Only went down to get some resin, noticed the tds had started to rise.

I've wrapped my pants up to give him for xmas

Craig