This Week's Frequently Asked Question.. DO YOU CHARGE FOR AN ESTIMATE?
Do you know how sick of hearing that I am?
I swear every other phone call or email, the first thing they ask is "do you charge for an estimate?"
When I say "no, but I charge for a design or consultation" some of them then try to get me to come out there and weasel a consultation out of me anyway.
Yesterday I had an appointment that was a complete and total waste of time, eventhough I thought I qualified this broad ahead of time. Her first question out of the chute was "do you charge for an estimate"... I spoke with her at great length on the phone and she made it sound like she wanted a patio and landscaping...blah blah blah.
Well, the patio turned out to not be a patio at all, but instead, a dangled carrot... and the landscaping turned out to be replacing 5 - one gallon plants and touching up her mulch.
I gave her such a high price, she almost passed out right there and got all insulted that I wouldn't work for nothing.
The noive of sum peeple... grrrrr
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