To late in the morning after another almost sleepless night nursing a 12oz cup of expresso trying to get the ambition/energy level up i was wondering what to put my lack of energy into today..
anything needing to much brain power or effort was out of the question..
then i remembered the box of chains at the end of the bench i been meaning to get to.. yeh thats easy enough and not hard to do..
then i got an email for some stuff i had listed on CL for free and forgot to delete the ad..so i deleted it..
then the "free" and chainsharpening came together....
why not put a FREE ad on CL for chain sharpening and maybe get some new people to the shop
so i put a listing on for free chainsaw sharpening,no strings attached etc..
now my intentions here are exactally as discribed,,free sharpening,look around and see what i do and "would you like a couple of cards ? " on the way out.. no selling no nothing but some cards out..
in the responses i sent to inquiries i made a note that i like old or broken ,unwanted or chainsaw parts..
the responses were something else !!
emails like,ok ,heres a quote " You are a true inspiration! Thank you for your kind offer and May God bless you and your family this Holiday season!
Deke " and several others..
then people started showing up ,,,it was like an impromptu party..i never gave a card out,they asked for them..i stood at the grinder and answered questions..
everyone said thank you and i will be back when i need something done..
one sneaky guy dropped his chain off to pick up later,he asked what i charged if he needed sharpening in the future...when he picked it up he tried to give me $5,,i told him it was FREE !!!! he dropped the bill on the ground and walked off saying he would be back..
the last guy brought a husky 350 with a messed up B&C and asked if the chain was worth sharpening..cant say i ever saw a BENT chain before but this one was !! LOL !! wouldnt run in the bar.. then i found the bar sprocket tip splayed
the hammer and the anvil did the bar ok ,,..
the chain needed the hammer and anvil also,and some grinding on a couple of the DL's..told him did the best i could but,,,,,,,..
after finished it did work ok ..told him if this wasnt a freebie i wouldnt do it and wouldnt recomend it...he was happy with it..
put the saw in his trunk and handed me a husky 41,said it runs but needs work.... awsome guy...
So it seems my little ploy at advertising worked.. i worked 6 hours,,sent out a dozen cards,got $5 and a junk husky 41..and maybe something in the future...
met some REALLY nice people today and found a LOT of them unhappy with thier relationships with dealers..
i hope some of them come back..
good day,i like it when that happens..
