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Started by: Tommy Two Stroke (15202)

Tom

I completely disagree.

Over the years I have watched That's Life and Rogue Traders and I don't believe that they tarred all tradesmen with the same brush, if anything it showed that folk DON'T have to put up with the rip off merchants, but in any trade as well as having bad tradesmen, you also have bad customers, whether that be a plumber or a taxi driver, and they just don't want to pay, even if you give them a good price, they still think it is too much, and that you should do it for nothing, and some of these big companies are the worst for that, and they insist that small companies give them three months credit, and then company accountants, and that is the name given to them, but in reality they are just there to avoid that company paying, and they look for ways to avoid paying, by querying bills, and finding fault with the work etc, so in reality a small firm, or even a sole trades person, can be owed up to six months account work, having to stand six months of wages, and materials and other costs, and then that company may not pay and you have to take them to court.

So being an honest trades person, does not mean that you are going to get honest customers, so never mind the general public, tarring all trades persons with the same brush, the opposite is true, in that a honest trades person, who has had some bad customers, and as not been paid, then that trades person ends up thinking that all customers are bad.

You have for to have a nose for these things, and suss out if a potential customer is awreet and will pay and appreciate a good job done, or you have a feeling that you are going to have trouble with a customer, in which case you make an excuse and tell them to choose someone else, and it does not matter how good your nose is, yoo will get it wrong and get your fingers burned

So then it's like when you fall off your bike, you get straight back on it, and carry on cycling

Unless yoo have broken your leg, and then you can't

Replied: 1st Dec 2020 at 14:49

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