[jim285pro]

I don’t give free estimates except for certain Contractors I do a lot of work with. Even them if I have to diagnose things with tools then I charge a diagnostic fee. As far as people I don’t want to work for I tell them I’m not the right plumber for you, thanks for the call and Have a nice day. On the sewage in crawl space, get a restoration company to clean it up then I’ll go in.
i Had one the other day that had an extremely tight crawl space and it was filthy Underneath. I informed them that there was no access that was acceptable or safe to work from. Open up the floor from above and make it accessible. Not my problem whoever built it didn’t make it accessible, it’s their problem cause it’s their house.

 

[Tom F Ohio]

How about the ones that you get lucky and repair a job quickly and then the person has the gall to ask you if they owe you anything.

 

[sparky]

How about the ones that you get lucky and repair a job quickly and then the person has the gall to ask you if they owe you anything.

I tell them the reason it didn't take long was because we are good at what we do and part of the charge is for our knowledge

 

[TerryTotoSucks]

How about the ones that you get lucky and repair a job quickly and then the person has the gall to ask you if they owe you anything.

I literally laugh in their face and hand them the invoice. No joke ✌

 

[Pipewrench78]

“You owe me nothing, After you pay me our minimum charge of $129.50. Will you be paying with cash, check or card?”

 

[Pipewrench78]

Guys, under no circumstances should a client be turned away. Even if you're not interested. You have to name such a price that he himself will refuse you. But you can't refuse!

I HAVE to? Ummm no.

The only things I “HAVE” to do in this life is stay white and die.

I cannot disagree with you more. Are you even a plumbing contractor?

Your vague intro blows by the way.

Even if you are, I’m already not a fan of you.

Giving a high price in hopes of rejection by a customer has its place, but to use it as strategy instead of straight up saying “no”, is AWFUL advice IMHO.

 

[juniperidge]

That’s what you get for telling lies.

I’ve got those ppl calling every 6 mos seeing what my “schedule” looks like. It is hard to flat out say no, find someone else. Like an ego thing.