CHEESE2009
04-11-2010, 05:13 PM
So I got a call from someone from craigslist, OBVIOUSLY someone who couldn't read my ad properly.
This is the 7th or 8th call I had gotten from people out of my advertised area...
ANYWAY, I wasn't thinking & decided to go check out this guys property, about 40 minutes away from home.
I hate this town.... ANYWAY, so to make a long story short... I ended up on the highway about 3 times with no damn clue where to go if I got lost.
I ended up saying, "forget it"...
I got lost on a one way street, made a left and SURPRISE! Here's the lawn!
I gave him my flyers, etc. He loves it.
Now he said, "go give an estimate to MY property, this one is my fathers"
Done, his lawn IS in my area & right beside all my others :D
It's about 3x the size of my average lawns, so I hope he isn't scared of the bid I left him, especially after looking at such a great offer for his fathers place.
What originally made me go give this guys fathers place an estimate, was the fact he said on the phone,
"If you give us a fair price & we like your service, we are with you for LIFE"
Done deal sir!
Hopefully I get them, I can sacrifice getting lost every time I mow their lawn just to have his lawn in my town.:p
I hate one way streets & getting lost!!!
Did I bring a map? NO!
"Go onto X street, turn right on X street, turn left of X street, YOU ARE HERE"
what happened..
"Go onto X street, Miss the turn on X street, Go through a bunch of random crap, get turned around, Get onto the highway, Cut 3 people off & get OFF the highway, turn right/left/left, get lost, get onto the highway... " & so on...
This is the 7th or 8th call I had gotten from people out of my advertised area...
ANYWAY, I wasn't thinking & decided to go check out this guys property, about 40 minutes away from home.
I hate this town.... ANYWAY, so to make a long story short... I ended up on the highway about 3 times with no damn clue where to go if I got lost.
I ended up saying, "forget it"...
I got lost on a one way street, made a left and SURPRISE! Here's the lawn!
I gave him my flyers, etc. He loves it.
Now he said, "go give an estimate to MY property, this one is my fathers"
Done, his lawn IS in my area & right beside all my others :D
It's about 3x the size of my average lawns, so I hope he isn't scared of the bid I left him, especially after looking at such a great offer for his fathers place.
What originally made me go give this guys fathers place an estimate, was the fact he said on the phone,
"If you give us a fair price & we like your service, we are with you for LIFE"
Done deal sir!
Hopefully I get them, I can sacrifice getting lost every time I mow their lawn just to have his lawn in my town.:p
I hate one way streets & getting lost!!!
Did I bring a map? NO!
"Go onto X street, turn right on X street, turn left of X street, YOU ARE HERE"
what happened..
"Go onto X street, Miss the turn on X street, Go through a bunch of random crap, get turned around, Get onto the highway, Cut 3 people off & get OFF the highway, turn right/left/left, get lost, get onto the highway... " & so on...