[Terry_Burrows]

great story the good lord moves in funny ways...

[dai]

Well done mate, A similar thing happened to me a few years back, A similar amount of money too.
In my case the wallet had a photo membership card for a caravan club. The guy was of Arabic appearance, I still remember his name, Sawiki. I sat in the car counting out the money. It was just before Christmas, and I have to be honest I was tempted. At the end of the day I knew the money wasn't mine so went to the police station with it. An hour later this guy posted a thank you note through my door with a £20 note.
It's the same when a customer tells you that they are going away for 3 months, but still want you to do the windows, you just have to do what's right.
That hug from the old dear will be your best Christmas present for years to come mate, you lost nothing, it wasn't yours, but you gained one hell of a lot. What you were able to do for her, neither of you will ever forget. Dai

[Feen]

Well done Elginn Sparrowhawk. It's a pity some folk here don't take this attitude when ripping people off with silly charges. As someone said "what goes around comes around". Season's greetings.

[tonylee]

calm down feen
we all charge what we think is fair and what the customer is prepared to pay.
they can always say no, and it is easier to reduce a charge than it is to put it up.
merry christmas to you too
tony
 

[NWH]

If you give a price and the customer says go ahead and do it,you are not ripping them off at all.When you quote it`s a gamble whether you get the job or not,the higher the price the bigger the gamble any fool can work for nothing.

[tonylee]

well said fella

[Feen]

Tony, Have you read some of the posts on here? £50/60 for 40 mins gutter clean Now read the original post of the thread you replied to
NWH, We all know that. But we all (should) know that there is also a perception of value. If we do the job very quickly the customer will expect it to be cheaper. I think we should all be a bit more honest. Tell them that you work at £x per hour. You think the job will be 1 hour or whatever. If it's less, charge less etc

[NWH]

Complete rubbish,if i give a price it is for what i want for doing the job end of story.That`s why i never get involved with how much do you charge per hour mr WC,if i was to charge per hour i would be doing myself out of cash big time,i can clean loads and loads of window`s or gutters or weather boarding in an hour if i was to charge say £20 an hour i might aswell give up because at the moment some of my jobs take me an hour and i can get £70 upwards per job.At the end of the day i`m in business,my TAX bill has just shown me that so i`ve got it in writing,people will only pay what there prepared to pay and if there not willing to pay my price i shout next and move on.Merry christmas.

[cleanandshine]

Tony, Have you read some of the posts on here? £50/60 for 40 mins gutter clean  Now read the original post of the

What wrong with the prices ,,,£50/60 for 40 mins work ,,if thats what someone,,, as charged for the job and the customer was happy to pay it whats the big deal ,,,the only time you are ripping the customer off ,i,

[Feen]

Well NWH enjoy your Christmas. Cleanandshine, you,ve missed the point. When quoted £50/60 custie probably thought it was a big job. When done in 40 minutes, custie thinks " that's quick. Not worth the money". I'm not suggesting the custie shouldn't pay, I'm suggesting the pricing should be more honest. Hence, my reference to the original post. Please read it, it's to do with honesty.

[NWH]

What`s dishonest about it,you want £x for doing a job for me i say yes that`s fine i couldn`t give a S*** how long it`s going to take you i just want it done.If you agree a price for a job providing it`s done properly there should none of this that was to quick to pay you business,if i had customers like that i`d get others.Happy christmas.

[cleanandshine]

What`s dishonest about it,you want £x for doing a job for me i say yes that`s fine i couldn`t give a S*** how long it`s going to take you i just want it done.If you agree a price for a job providing it`s done properly there should none of this that was to quick to pay you business,if i had customers like that i`d get others

Well Said,,,Looks like theres some people on here who dont kow how to price

[Elginn]

Come on guy's its going off topic, and its the season of good will, Lets show some to one and other, even if its just for a couple of days, it will show were all human and some of us make mistakes and others guide us.

Merry christmas Guy's I hope you and all your familys have a real good one.

[cleanandshine]

Come on guy's its going off topic, and its the season of good will, Lets show some to one and other, even if its just for a couple of days, it will show were all human and some of us make mistakes and others guide us.

Merry christmas Guy's I hope you and all your familys have a real good one

Well Said merry xmas everyone

[windowwashers]

it is very sad this was dragged into this post, you are a true gent  

Happy Christmas to you and all, it is a time to be happy and get fatter  

[matt]

Tony, Have you read some of the posts on here? £50/60 for 40 mins gutter clean  Now read the original post of the

only 50 / 60 quid

you will never be earning 5 K a month with them sort of prices

follow us to the land of earning 30 quid a 3 bed semi, this time next year you too could be a millionaire 

[Feen]

 NWH said "i couldn`t give a S*** how long it`s going to take you i just want it done." If you believe all customers think like that you're mad.

[cleanandshine]

NWH said "i couldn`t give a S*** how long it`s going to take you i just want it done." If you believe all customers think like that you're mad

Feen forget about it mate ,,go get your self into bed and wait for Santa  and injoy your xmas ,,look not everyone runs there companys the same ,,all you should worry about is your own comapny ,,,have a great Xmas

[NWH]

I don`t care what anyone thinks,i`m not dragging any job out or pricing it to low just because someone is not sensible enough to see that i`ve invested in my business with van and equipment to get the job done quicker and better.I don`t moan at the local quick fit fitter because he fitted my tyres in 10mins,even though it only took him 10mins it still cost me £160,i could have got some bloke who didn`t know what he was doing it might have taken him allday.Happy christmas.

[jouk45]

i would like to praise you elgin, for what you did, there is not may folk out there who would hand a purse full of money in, you where that old ladys true christmas spirit, you and your family have a nice christmas, you deserve it,
PS for a few seconds there i thought i had clicked on the wrong topic