minor things that make you fume

[JLW]

The ones who give you mad quotes don`t normally want the job, hence why they give you a mad quote.

The more unscrupulous ones will also " profile " a customer and base their quotes on what they believe the customer to earn.

They slip " not so innocent " questions into small talk during the first visit to price the job up :

" What do you and your missus do for a living "

" What do houses around here go for " etc.

" That`s a nice motor, what did you pay for it "

They`re working out what you earn in their head and whether they can inflate the price.

This is so true, normally starts with “no work today mate”

 

[tommytowne]

The ones who give you mad quotes don`t normally want the job, hence why they give you a mad quote.

The more unscrupulous ones will also " profile " a customer and base their quotes on what they believe the customer to earn.

They slip " not so innocent " questions into small talk during the first visit to price the job up :

" What do you and your missus do for a living "

" What do houses around here go for " etc.

" That`s a nice motor, what did you pay for it "

They`re working out what you earn in their head and whether they can inflate the price.

We got three quotes for block paving. The dearest quote followed it up with a phone call asking how it compared to others. We told him he was a third dearer than the middle quote. He said he would match that quote. When I remarked why he couldn't have given us the cheaper price initially he openly admitted it was because of where we lived.

 

[Goat]

So 6 weeks before the wedding they just rang and said the venue isn't having weddings due to The Rona!!!

They have offered us a different venue, so its not all lost, but its not what we wanted, but oh well, its our own fault I suppose, we should have postponed it months ago.

 

[davids]

Forever Home
Do you know something we don't?

 

[Jimishorts]

They have offered us a different venue

Should be nice this time of year.

 

[ClausThomsen]

I was having a similar conversation with my mate who’s a mechanic.

He’s a one man band, little garage, low overheads and isn’t expensive, yet every week he’ll get someone moaning or trying to knock him down on a bill.

It seems that by and large the people seem to have a problem with the prices charged by anyone who works with their hands

And I'm sure even with low overheads your mate's little garage is still kitted out with very expensive machinery and quality tools that cost him a more than a few quid.

 

[Kurt.]

So 6 weeks before the wedding they just rang and said the venue isn't having weddings due to The Rona!!!

They have offered us a different venue, so its not all lost, but its not what we wanted, but oh well, its our own fault I suppose, we should have postponed it months ago.

I panicked then, thought I’d bought a suit and booked a hotel for nothing

 

[chrismpw]

The phrase "Do you want to....." issued before a request where there is no option, its not a matter of want - its a chore and if I don't do it there will be hell to pay.

Fair enough I'll put the bin out, thats not an issue but the answer to "do you want to put the bin out?" will always be "no, its not something I've always pinned my hopes on and it isn't something I've aways wanted to do"

Its manipulation is what it is. Like putting the bin out isn't a chore its a favour to me that I'm being allowed to do it.

People who use the phrase when they should be asking outright for help need burning.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

The phrase "Do you want to....." issued before a request where there is no option, its not a matter of want - its a chore and if I don't do it there will be hell to pay.

Fair enough I'll put the bin out, thats not an issue but the answer to "do you want to put the bin out?" will always be "no, its not something I've always pinned my hopes on and it isn't something I've aways wanted to do"

Its manipulation is what it is. Like putting the bin out isn't a chore its a favour to me that I'm being allowed to do it.

People who use the phrase when they should be asking outright for help need burning.

Put the bin out you scruff

 

[orly]

So 6 weeks before the wedding they just rang and said the venue isn't having weddings due to The Rona!!!

They have offered us a different venue, so its not all lost, but its not what we wanted, but oh well, its our own fault I suppose, we should have postponed it months ago.

FeelsBadMan

 

[summerisle]

Not even remotely shocked.

 

[Tea_drinker]

The amount of tramps, alcoholics, bums, thieves, dangerous scum bags wandering around town these days is way out of control. From myrtle street to the pier head they are everywhere. How anyone can sit out in Bold street having a drink or dinner while surrounded by these gummy, scar-faced mingers is a mystery to me.

 

[Paris]

Running out of bog roll so you end up having to use the shower as a makeshift 'bidet'.

 

[LEONARD]

The amount of tramps, alcoholics, bums, thieves, dangerous scum bags wandering around town these days is way out of control. From myrtle street to the pier head they are everywhere. How anyone can sit out in Bold street having a drink or dinner while surrounded by these gummy, scar-faced mingers is a mystery to me.

'Are there no prisons?'

'Are there no workhouses?'

 

[davids]

The amount of tramps, alcoholics, bums, thieves, dangerous scum bags wandering around town these days is way out of control. From myrtle street to the pier head they are everywhere. How anyone can sit out in Bold street having a drink or dinner while surrounded by these gummy, scar-faced mingers is a mystery to me.

I'm harmless really.