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couple of websites like this could help.
Check a customer.com
Rate my customer.com
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Check a customer.com
Rate my customer.com
We live in hope boys
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Do you find that generally works? Should probably add something along those lines into my t&c, also probably need to be a bit less lenient and understanding!
TBH, I simply cannot comprehend how this happens to anyone these days. There are literally endless posts about it and yet trades ignore them and carry on in the blind that it'll be okay...
The simply fact is it's downright bl00dy stupid NOT to have a formal contract with a customer. Yes, STUPID. We are not stupid so why does it continue? I know, I think, that it's the age old fear/embarrassment of talking money. Well get a grip. Let's put it this way. You work to keep your family safe and healthy and a roof over their head. Your embarrassment IS causing your family to suffer. So, who do you care about most? Your family or your embarrassment.
I know thats all very harsh, but there is no apology nor excuse for hurting the ones you love. I've been there, I've done it, I've realised I was being pathetic.
As I've shared with others, I've a contract anyone can have. Just DM me.
Doesn’t make much difference if they have signed anything if they are just delaying payment til payday or what ever reason they have.
By the time you ask a few times and threaten court or debt collectors they will probably pay
You have to get into the mindset of some customers, -
In their eyes,
They have done you a favour by giving you the privilege of their custom,
You will be earning a small fortune for their job,
The work isn’t really too difficult or stressful to do, compared to their 9-5 job.
You are not in educated profession, unlike theirs.
They are busy people and you will just have to work around their busy schedule, including when they get around to paying you
Probably the most bang on post about the modern day customer.
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That is the sort of crap we have to put up with on regular basis now . People are usualy rude or ignorant and full of their self importance nowadays
You must be very lucky though. I remember not long ago, I went out for a boiler breakdown. Before I entered the property I asked politely if he would like me to diagnose and perhaps solve the problem, he gave me the go ahead. I worked for an hour and half and found out that one of the pcb’s were faulty and needed replacing. I have given him 2 options either replacing a couple of parts due to some leaks and or go and change the 17year old boiler. He was like ok thank you for coming out. I obviously asked for my payment due to me working on the boiler. He went like, what you want me to pay for, you haven’t fixed the boiler and it’s still not working. And I tried explaining in order to fix the boiler I would need a part which can be bought the very next day. However, he always went back to his old lines and said, it was working 2 days ago and there was nothing wrong with it and you can see there is power to the boiler. Long story short he just didn’t understand the fact that the boiler was broken and doesn’t work until he would change some parts. In the end I drove 14miles for free and never got paid and that happened a couple of times. I haven’t found out yet how to deal with people or situations like this but I will get there eventually. That also causes frustration which may lead to bad mood which you will bring home and therefore having some bad atmosphere at home that’s all because of a **** who didn’t pay me or you.I always find that if you set the rules from the beginning and stand your ground this relarely happens. Either that or I’m very lucky.
Trust me H. I did tell them that and many times in a very polite way but if he doesn’t even understand that things are made to break down than he won’t understand that I have a call out charge. What do you mean with the question could you explain me what lgsc means?You tell them that you have a call out charge that is payable even if the boiler need parts. Would you not charge for a service or LGSC if the boiler was AR or ID?
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