customers paying up.

[aldo]

Truthfully, I haven't had one yet but tomorrow I have a customer whom I am suspicious of. one of those wives who has to run everything by her husband.

I am not into working for free but I have agreed to a payment method, after I have obviously finished and the husband gets home and checks the work and approves of it.

I am thinking of ringing back in the morning and asking for cash at jobs end.

What do you think?

It's an easy job with good payment but I have a gut feeling.

This lady rang me this morning and wanted a quote over the phone. I said not possible. I told her I would call through in the arvy for a quote. She told me that she already has a quote. But has that annoying attitude that the job will have to be cheap. I said I quote what I see and that's it.

She rings back and says that she has had another bloke out and she seems fairly happy but could I now give her an hourly rate. I say again, I don't quote without seeing. She begs and I say I have plenty on the books, you sound like you know what you are doing, I'll pass up this one. She says thank you and good bye.

An hour later she rings back and says the other fellow had some issues and she would like me to come back.

My curiousity got the better of me and I had to see this tree that blew over in a storm.

Easy work, no climbing, it's all on the ground.

Ask for cash, whaddya reckon?

 

[Little Al]

I would ask for the cash not cheque mind before I would leave the job. Find out if hubby`s got to OK the job what time he`s at home & finish the work just before/after he arrives home & i wouldn`t leave with out the cash

 

[lxt]

Have them sign a contract!!!! Put the method of payment & terms in it, whats the big deal? unless you just want cash?????




LXT.............

 

[outofmytree]

Have them sign a contract!!!! Put the method of payment & terms in it, whats the big deal? unless you just want cash?????




LXT.............

:agree2:

My SOP is to lay out my terms on the day of the quote. I have sadly been gypped twice in the last 4 years and am out of pocket a total of $290. Getting it in writing is a sound course of action. I don't know anthing about US law but the debt collection company I spoke to here said have a clause on your invoice that says the customer is 100% responsible for any late collection fees and if you are owed $100 or $100,000 you get EVERYTHING back after a succesful prosecution.

 

[rarefish383]

Our estimate forms had terms of payment stated on them and an agreement/release to work statement, that the customer had to sign. In about 30 years we only got stiffed once, and believe it or not it was by a church. The pastor got way over his head trying to help people in the city and wound up going bancrupt.

Another thing, in the states at least, check with your accoutant. I think it was that incident that our accountant told us to write a letter to the person owing us the money and forgive them of the dept, and it became a tax write off. At least we didn't have to go to court over $500. Joe.

 

[aldo]

The tree has landed on a fence which is still partially standing and the house is being sold. If I need to chase my money these owners will be gone.

No I don't just want cash, I want to get paid and the gut feeling is perhaps what the other two tree guys got which is why they must have passed the job up.

I probably should have thought all this yesty and knocked the job back.

I am hoping that photgraphs of the site in relation to the fence will help out if the try the "you ruined our fence line".

Suprisingly she kept screwing for the absolute lowest price and the house is being sold for a $mill plus.

 

[treeslayer]

she is on a mission to prove to her husband she can get it done, or he is making her do all the legwork. either way, give her the lonely housewife discount AFTER she invites you inside for your tip...........:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Treecutr]

she is on a mission to prove to her husband she can get it done, or he is making her do all the legwork. either way, give her the lonely housewife discount AFTER she invites you inside for your tip...........:hmm3grin2orange:

AMEN! Unless shes an ugly broad. I'd do the signed contract cash deal.

 

[aldo]

Fellas this lady is an absolute glamour.

I threw the job in over the phone after the second call and when she called back again I thought I just have to see the job knowing two blokes have turned it down.

Then she came to the door and business sense disappeared and the dumb male turned up and said yeah I'll do it

 

[Treecutr]

Fellas this lady is an absolute glamour.

I threw the job in over the phone after the second call and when she called back again I thought I just have to see the job knowing two blokes have turned it down.

Then she came to the door and business sense disappeared and the dumb male turned up and said yeah I'll do it

SUCKER!!, hope she does give you a tip LOL

 

[aldo]

I rang back and asked for cash and all was good. Difficult access though. I new I should have bought a 4wd ute.

I'll never be a ripe old age the amount of worrying I carry on with

 

[WSTREE]

Truthfully, I haven't had one yet but tomorrow I have a customer whom I am suspicious of. one of those wives who has to run everything by her husband.

I am not into working for free but I have agreed to a payment method, after I have obviously finished and the husband gets home and checks the work and approves of it.

I am thinking of ringing back in the morning and asking for cash at jobs end.

What do you think?

It's an easy job with good payment but I have a gut feeling.

This lady rang me this morning and wanted a quote over the phone. I said not possible. I told her I would call through in the arvy for a quote. She told me that she already has a quote. But has that annoying attitude that the job will have to be cheap. I said I quote what I see and that's it.

She rings back and says that she has had another bloke out and she seems fairly happy but could I now give her an hourly rate. I say again, I don't quote without seeing. She begs and I say I have plenty on the books, you sound like you know what you are doing, I'll pass up this one. She says thank you and good bye.

An hour later she rings back and says the other fellow had some issues and she would like me to come back.

My curiousity got the better of me and I had to see this tree that blew over in a storm.

Easy work, no climbing, it's all on the ground.

Ask for cash, whaddya reckon?

if you have a bad feeling don't do it. you will probably get burned.