tiedeman
03-31-2006, 12:55 PM
Ok, I went and did two estimates for lawn applications today (in which I landed both of them, hot dog up to 6 new customers this week alone).
I went to go do this one estimate and this husband and wife own a dog kennel place as well. *I knocked on the door, in which the husband answered, said that the wife would be out in a little bit, and then he shut the door. *I was like ok, just leave me standing out here in the rain (it was light sprinkles).
I stood there, and stood there. *The husand opened the door again and said to me," Don't worry she is coming, she is talking with a customer in regards to dogs right now." *I was like trying to be polite, "No problem."
Well, as I am standing there the window was open and I could hear the wife and the customer talking about BS. *Which was making me mad. *I am standing out in the rain waiting, while they are there inside talking BS.
I swear to you it was like 3 mins of waiting....then 5 mins (I kept on telling myself just hang in there a little longer)......7 mins.....10mins went by, and I finally said, forget this. *So I slowly started to walk back to the truck, taking my time, hoping that she would see me and come out. *
Finally, as I was about 10 ft from the truck, she came out with the customer, rushed them off with their new dog, and then finally turned her attention to me. *And I made mention to her, "I was just about ready to leave." *Well, she apologized and everything, wanted me to give her an estimate for the lawn. *
So I measured, presented the price to her, and then she said, "Can I pre-pay for the year?" *
"Sure you receive a 5% discount for pre-payment," I said.
"Great, I just got paid from that woman so here you go." as she wipes out a fat stack of cash from her pocket and pays me right then and there.
So the moral of the story is, it pays to wait.
I went to go do this one estimate and this husband and wife own a dog kennel place as well. *I knocked on the door, in which the husband answered, said that the wife would be out in a little bit, and then he shut the door. *I was like ok, just leave me standing out here in the rain (it was light sprinkles).
I stood there, and stood there. *The husand opened the door again and said to me," Don't worry she is coming, she is talking with a customer in regards to dogs right now." *I was like trying to be polite, "No problem."
Well, as I am standing there the window was open and I could hear the wife and the customer talking about BS. *Which was making me mad. *I am standing out in the rain waiting, while they are there inside talking BS.
I swear to you it was like 3 mins of waiting....then 5 mins (I kept on telling myself just hang in there a little longer)......7 mins.....10mins went by, and I finally said, forget this. *So I slowly started to walk back to the truck, taking my time, hoping that she would see me and come out. *
Finally, as I was about 10 ft from the truck, she came out with the customer, rushed them off with their new dog, and then finally turned her attention to me. *And I made mention to her, "I was just about ready to leave." *Well, she apologized and everything, wanted me to give her an estimate for the lawn. *
So I measured, presented the price to her, and then she said, "Can I pre-pay for the year?" *
"Sure you receive a 5% discount for pre-payment," I said.
"Great, I just got paid from that woman so here you go." as she wipes out a fat stack of cash from her pocket and pays me right then and there.
So the moral of the story is, it pays to wait.