11-05-2010, 02:45 PM
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Yeah. We usually ask for 1/3 down, 1/3 when services are started and the final 1/3 upon completion. This only leaves us vulnerable for getting ripped off on labor only. At least the cost of materials and employee wages are covered.
In this instance, this guy was slick. Matt's too nice. He's the kind who takes everyone at their word and thinks everyone has good intentions. NJ is a special case too. Everyone is trying to get over on you. it's like the state's MO. He hired Matt to do a service call. Make that two service calls. He called him on the cell because he "was stuck and on vacation and would he help him out?". Then went on into the whole spiel about how he's looking to retire and maybe hire Matt and let him take over the business over the next year or so. Now to me this is fishy from the start. Matt has only met this guy in the supply warehouse on occasion and never worked for him. He called Matt on his reputation blah, blah, lying too good to be true blah.
Matt has called him three times so far today to get no answer. So, now we're going to devise the estimate plan and do it on general principle.
In this instance, this guy was slick. Matt's too nice. He's the kind who takes everyone at their word and thinks everyone has good intentions. NJ is a special case too. Everyone is trying to get over on you. it's like the state's MO. He hired Matt to do a service call. Make that two service calls. He called him on the cell because he "was stuck and on vacation and would he help him out?". Then went on into the whole spiel about how he's looking to retire and maybe hire Matt and let him take over the business over the next year or so. Now to me this is fishy from the start. Matt has only met this guy in the supply warehouse on occasion and never worked for him. He called Matt on his reputation blah, blah, lying too good to be true blah.
Matt has called him three times so far today to get no answer. So, now we're going to devise the estimate plan and do it on general principle.
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