 |
08-03-2012, 03:42 PM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: No where, USA
Posts: 2,346
|
Memory loss...
Had a customer call and ask us to drop a circuit directly under the panel for a refrigerator. I quoted him over the phone. He said ok sounds good lets set it up for next week. I email the invoice and he responds.....
As I stated, I don't recall the quote discussion, but I'm not faulting you. It's up to me to feel that I've gotten an adequate quote before I authorize any work. I was expecting something closer to $100, so I was a bit surprised....
We usually collect before we leave. Why we didn't this time is another story. Anyway I discounted the work 5% for customer satisfaction.
|
|
|
Join the #1 Electrician Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
ElectricianTalk.com - Are you a Professional Electrical Contractor? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer. Our site is specifically designed for you and it's the leading place for electricians to meet online. No homeowners asking DIY questions. Just fellow tradesmen who enjoy talking about their business, their trade, and anything else that comes up. No matter what your specialty is you'll find that ElectricianTalk.com is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally free!
Join ElectricianTalk.com - Click Here
|
Warning: The topics covered on this site include activities in which there exists the potential for serious injury
or death. ElectricianTalk.com DOES NOT guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Always use proper safety precaution and reference reliable outside sources before attempting any construction or remodeling task!
|
08-03-2012, 03:47 PM
|
#2
|
|
Chief Electron Relocator
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cornpatch USA
Posts: 31,291
|
Perhaps some trunkslammer quoted him $100, and since we all know all electricians are alike, we ALL charge $100.
So when the trunkslammer failed to show up, the HO called you, and had $100 stuck in his head.
__________________
In winter, why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
|
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to 480sparky For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 03:57 PM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 934
|
This homeowner is the poster child as to why you shouldn't do drugs.
|
|
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 04:03 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: NY
Posts: 2,349
|
thank god it was just a small job....had it happen to me before...probably do it again....sometimes...a lot of the time...i have way to many things going on at once....I wright a hundred notes...and cant find them....then i sit here and wonder if I am going out of my phocing mind 
__________________
Are those doughnuts for anyone?? 
|
|
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 04:12 PM
|
#5
|
|
Heavily Armed Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Fascistchusetts
Posts: 29,498
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 480sparky
Perhaps some trunkslammer quoted him $100, and since we all know all electricians are alike, we ALL charge $100.
So when the trunkslammer failed to show up, the HO called you, and had $100 stuck in his head.
|
Come on , we all know $100 is WAY too much.. 
|
|
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 04:18 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: No where, USA
Posts: 2,346
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by RGH
thank god it was just a small job....had it happen to me before...probably do it again....sometimes...a lot of the time...i have way to many things going on at once....I wright a hundred notes...and cant find them....then i sit here and wonder if I am going out of my phocing mind |
I normally ask for a conformation email conforming the price. It was such a small job I didn't this time. I will from now on.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Bulldog1 For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 04:27 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Southern, Ma
Posts: 725
|
Well the receptacle cost $1.95 the box costs 2.00 the nipple .59 so you make 96.46 an hour you must be raking in the money....o wait you have to pick up material. Drive to the house....do the job....drive to the next job.....wow you only end up making 13.45 an hour ....
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to NacBooster29 For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 04:32 PM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: No where, USA
Posts: 2,346
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by NacBooster29
Well the receptacle cost $1.95 the box costs 2.00 the nipple .59 so you make 96.46 an hour you must be raking in the money....o wait you have to pick up material. Drive to the house....do the job....drive to the next job.....wow you only end up making 13.45 an hour ....
|
Tamper proof GFI cost me $11.50 plus tax. 2 feet of romex, plate and a breaker.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Bulldog1 For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 05:07 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Southern, Ma
Posts: 725
|
Sarcasm doesn't show up well in posts. Why would a Craigslist hackeroo install all that stuff?
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to NacBooster29 For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 06:15 PM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 9,902
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog1
We usually collect before we leave. Why we didn't this time is another story. Anyway I discounted the work 5% for customer satisfaction.
|
That explains why you can't afford that generator cart.
__________________
I'm innocent. I did nothing wrong. I'll take the fifth. 
|
|
|
|
|
08-03-2012, 08:07 PM
|
#11
|
|
976-EVIL
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: State of Euphoria
Posts: 13,408
|
My quotes have an "authorized signature" spot for them to sign that allows us to start.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
