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Doing work for others
Bob_Acid:
:-X bit strong maybe...
i'll delete that till you get paid
dordymush:
lol your on form tonight bob
Bob_Acid:
You know me Dave ;)
oldschoolace:
--- Quote from: Darren K.A.P on September 08, 2012, 12:32 AM ---
--- Quote from: oldschoolace on September 07, 2012, 11:58 PM ---Get the money up front Darren.
I imagine unless its an unknown like our kids celica you can give a pretty accurate price or at least ask for 3/4 of what you think it may be. I never start any work without at least 50% up front no matter what the job is :daumenhoch:
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When it's a car build i ask for 1K as part payment but it's non returnable , but i've never asked in the 19 years of being in business for cash up front for repairs / spraying etc i just fund it .
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I hear you Darren and i used to be exactly the same but have been in too many situations in the past with people playing silly buggers. Thankfully since i started my own business all the customers i have seem to be great and a few have become friends but back when i fitted kitchens and bedrooms it was another story.
I'm a cabinet maker not a bailiff and i hated standing in a customers house demanding money. On a few occasions the company i worked for told me to start to remove the work if the customer started acting up..... its amazing how quickly these people found the money once you called their bluff.
The long and short of it is you are providing a service (and a good one at that) so if people are not prepared to show faith in you by handing over a deposit, why should you show faith in them out of your own pocket.
It sounds harsh i know but not one of my customers has ever had any problem with deposits and it leaves me safe in the knowledge that my materials and some of my time are covered should something happen :daumenhoch:
hotdog:
It's bad enough them not paying you but when they've not even got the common courtesy of getting on the blower to explain why and you're the one spending time and money doing the job and then chasing them for money... it's a proper wind-up! They're not only taking the pesh out of you Darren but also out of the way this forum/community runs. Get 'em named and then they might just get they're finger out.
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