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Permalink Reply by Rob Glassborow on September 10, 2010 at 7:26
Permalink Reply by HM GARDENS on September 10, 2010 at 15:46 

I usually arrange a quote within a few days, ( certainly no more than a week ).
You will always get people who book a quote for 3 days hence and then the next day leave a message to say they have had someone out and accepted their quote, (even with our line of work which is always valued in the thousands ).
I probably get 2 or 3 of these in a year and they don't concern me in the slightest because if they are that quick to judge a quote then we are probably not the company for them anyway.
That said, I think it is a common mistake by people in business to say that anyone who beats them in a quote must be cheap / will lose money / is short of work or whatever. It's a mistake because it certainly isn't true all of the time.

What do you mean by 6' x 6' palings David ? Presumably not 6' x 6' fence panels available at £15 - £20 each !
David Cox said:Interesting you say that, as often when beaten to a quote I enquire as to by how much - and just last week was informed someone was installing fencing at £65 per panel (Palings "6x6"), and doing the math I cant see how they are making any money, let alone covering their costs? Sometimes people must either be short of work, or not paying their dues somewhere else.
Gary @ Acer Paving said:I usually arrange a quote within a few days, ( certainly no more than a week ).
You will always get people who book a quote for 3 days hence and then the next day leave a message to say they have had someone out and accepted their quote, (even with our line of work which is always valued in the thousands ).
I probably get 2 or 3 of these in a year and they don't concern me in the slightest because if they are that quick to judge a quote then we are probably not the company for them anyway.
That said, I think it is a common mistake by people in business to say that anyone who beats them in a quote must be cheap / will lose money / is short of work or whatever. It's a mistake because it certainly isn't true all of the time.
Permalink Reply by Nick Donaghey @ Garden Gurus on September 10, 2010 at 21:29
Permalink Reply by John on September 10, 2010 at 21:39
Permalink Reply by Boxelder Landscapes on September 10, 2010 at 22:54
Permalink Reply by John on September 10, 2010 at 23:06 John, what is it with those Sunday am quotes ? I only do them occasionally but like yours, they always seem to lead to really good jobs !!!
John www.acegardenservices.co.uk said:If I am busy in the week then I usually ask them if a weekend visit will be ok, quite a few Saturday evenings have been ruined by Sunday morning estimates, but it is these jobs that you normaly get for some strange reason? , some of which I still have after fifteen years.
I would never leave it to the following week.
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