treeman82
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I have a question for you guys. What do you do if you get asked to look at a job and the customer requests a written estimate. HOWEVER while looking at the job you get the feeling that you won't get the job even if you do give the price. Do you waste your time writing it up, or just pass and say to yourself "thank you for wasting my time?"
Tonight I went and looked at a pruning / removal job (SUPPOSED TO) go back tomorow to take a better look. Told the guy it would be at least $2500 (figuring now on $4,000.) He asked me if I could do it for $2,000, but that if I weed one garden for him he will agree to $2,500. He is now going to be shopping around for other prices. I had another guy this spring waste my time in an even worse way, had me travel 45 minutes out of my way to look at a job he had no authority to have done.
Do you guys bother to give a price if it's pretty much pointless?
Tonight I went and looked at a pruning / removal job (SUPPOSED TO) go back tomorow to take a better look. Told the guy it would be at least $2500 (figuring now on $4,000.) He asked me if I could do it for $2,000, but that if I weed one garden for him he will agree to $2,500. He is now going to be shopping around for other prices. I had another guy this spring waste my time in an even worse way, had me travel 45 minutes out of my way to look at a job he had no authority to have done.
Do you guys bother to give a price if it's pretty much pointless?