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At the quoting stage when people say stuff like 'it must be a nice to use your body not your brain at work' or other generally snide remarks. Usually matched with people then wanting to pay '£5 an hour as my grandson would do it for that'
Mines is landscape architects who "design" new developments with no thought for the maintenance that its going to need done when its completed,contruction companies for all the crap they half bury in the communal grass areas and drainage contractors who cant use a measuring tape and leave rodding eye pots well above the level they are supposed to be along with manhole covers left insecure, at wrong height / level, I could go on for days on this subject. BUT my real gripe is with the council building control officers who pass off the shoddy work :-(.
garden maintenance guys who cut grass and don't use a box to collect the cuttings ;)
your flymo got a grass box mick
Mick Gammage said:
yes it has actually
designers that have no idea what can be built and what will actually last
tv shows that make it seem so easy and look how much money you're saving
Suppliers that make something as simple as choosing paving a baffling conundrum for customers
landscapers who don't use decent fabric and are too tight to buy another bag of gravel to actually cover an area to a decent depth, so the fabric doesn't show through
customers who get you to do a quote in February, then do nothing to the garden until you start the job in august so it looks like a jungle, leave all their personal stuff in there and don't pick up dog mess
Local authority's who hold you to ransom on additional licences, parking bay costs etc for skips
people who don't have the courtesy to reply to follow up emails after you've done them umpteen different quotes
BUT apart rom that I absolutely love this job, seeing the end result, customers faces, and I especially love the moment when we do a children's garden/nursery or school and the children go into it for the first time
gardeners/landscapers etc who work on their own but have statements on their websites such as 'All our staff are fully qualified and experienced'.
Customers who say 'How much do you charge for gardening?' and other non specific enquiries.
Dog crap.
People who expect a silk purse from a sow's ear in respect of budget.
And Titchmarsh of course.
Spot on Chris - 'We are committed to......'At AJK landscapes our ethos is customer first'.
"Since your last visit my grandson did it to save you the trouble..."
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