Why I rarely convert weekend quotes

[cr0ft]

Just had someone call me up asking if I can fit them in for a quote on a Saturday morning. Sure thing I said, but I can only do up till 10am start at the latest as I'm off to Leeds with the missus this weekend. Oh, can't you do midday they ask? We have to travel down from Leeds. It's 2 hours away tops lol.

So basically they can't be arsed to have an evening appointment like everyone else does and want me to run around after them at the weekend for a small en-suite job. I think I'm working out why I've yet to convert a weekend quote. They will be wanting the job done for sod all next too.

I really should be charging for quote appointments at the weekend to be honest.

End of grump.

 

[lame plumber]

I just go, 0900 Monday is ok for me, then listen to the silence. Same as those that say can you get to us on a weekday, I finish and get home at six thirty, my reponse is normally, I've been home since six, more silence

 

[southcoastboile]

I lost 2 boiler quotes last month because I wouldn't do the quote on the weekend or in the evening.

I would rather loose the job than give up a Saturday for a boiler change quote that you might not get anyway. If I'm quiet then I probably would but if they won't make the effort to leave work earlier or take a day off then I won't go out.

I won't quote for anything other than a boiler chAnge or large job that's more thAn a days work. I just quote hourly rate plus materials. I make so much more money by eliminating time wasters or cheap skates and can concentrate on actual paid work rather than waste hours on surveys and typing up quotes.

 

[tomplumb83]

These are the same people that are complaining they cant get hold of a plumber.

 

[cr0ft]

I lost 2 boiler quotes last month because I wouldn't do the quote on the weekend or in the evening.

I would rather loose the job than give up a Saturday for a boiler change quote that you might not get anyway. If I'm quiet then I probably would but if they won't make the effort to leave work earlier or take a day off then I won't go out.

I won't quote for anything other than a boiler chAnge or large job that's more thAn a days work. I just quote hourly rate plus materials. I make so much more money by eliminating time wasters or cheap skates and can concentrate on actual paid work rather than waste hours on surveys and typing up quotes.

+1 to this!

 

[LPC]

I lost 2 boiler quotes last month because I wouldn't do the quote on the weekend or in the evening.

I do all my quotes in the evenings. Think you're missing a trick there.

 

[southcoastboile]

I do all my quotes in the evenings. Think you're missing a trick there.

I'm always really busy and can't keep up with the work I have as it is so I don't need the work. If I was ever quiet I probably would.