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I Wonder Why The Building Trade Has A Bad Name
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<blockquote data-quote="IzzyS" data-source="post: 387384" data-attributes="member: 11110"><p>I always tell prospective customers that they will probably be able to buy the parts on the internet more cheaply than I can provide them. If they want to source <strong>all</strong> <strong>the correct parts</strong> I will install at my hourly rate, and won't provide any warranty for the parts. I also state that I will charge for the time it takes to obtain all the bits they didn't even realise they needed. </p><p></p><p>At that point they usually ask "What exactly do I need?". </p><p></p><p>I then tell them the cost of producing the bill of materials, as it requires design time. It's make or break then, and if I'm lucky they inflict their skinflint job on someone else. When they're haggling for a discount before you've even started, alarm bells should start ringing. </p><p></p><p>My favourite was being told "Electricians earn an average of £12 per hour, the materials are only £18.50 and it will take you 35 minutes at most, so it will be £25.50 for an extra socket". He was the CFO of a multi-million pound corporation, tighter than a gnats chuff, and is probably still waiting for someone to do the job...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IzzyS, post: 387384, member: 11110"] I always tell prospective customers that they will probably be able to buy the parts on the internet more cheaply than I can provide them. If they want to source [B]all[/B] [B]the correct parts[/B] I will install at my hourly rate, and won't provide any warranty for the parts. I also state that I will charge for the time it takes to obtain all the bits they didn't even realise they needed. At that point they usually ask "What exactly do I need?". I then tell them the cost of producing the bill of materials, as it requires design time. It's make or break then, and if I'm lucky they inflict their skinflint job on someone else. When they're haggling for a discount before you've even started, alarm bells should start ringing. My favourite was being told "Electricians earn an average of £12 per hour, the materials are only £18.50 and it will take you 35 minutes at most, so it will be £25.50 for an extra socket". He was the CFO of a multi-million pound corporation, tighter than a gnats chuff, and is probably still waiting for someone to do the job... [/QUOTE]
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