new business years resolutions?

[oldwoodcutter]

The fact that customers are often after something for nothing is a never ending affair. Like most contractors I get it all the time, usually the customer will ask an employee instead of me, but that doesn't work neither as my lads are well briefed as to the why's and wherefores of customers.

They will keep coming out of the house, after watching you closely with one more little job after another, and seem shell shocked that it's going to cost them extra.

An old trick of course is they bring out tea and biscuits then before you've finished stirring it,they come out with another 'can you just' .

I just resent being taken for a mug at every other job we turn up at.

[Mark Bolam]

Getting rid of lowballing customers is the single best thing you can do for your business IMO.

 

 

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[Steve Bullman]

My New Years resolution is to pay less tax. First order of the day was to sack the accountant

 

 

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[eggsarascal]

Brilliant.

 

Let's all pay less tax. Let's not complain when we have to wait hours in the hospital, or when our local school, library closes down.

 

I'm flabbergasted at times.

[Steve Bullman]

Haha eggs. You misunderstand me. I have no problems paying tax, but for some years now I I've been ill advised by my account, resulting in an astronomical(to me) tax bill this year that could have been avoided somewhat. My accountants been working for the tax man and not me.

 

 

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[dan494]

Or we could give 100% to the government and all be allocated food vouchers and a council house

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Would we get a tv and Xbox though?

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

A 58in HD 📺 Steve.

[eggsarascal]

Most of us know that very little of our tax goes to benefit street.

[Steve Bullman]

Where it goes isn't the issue for me eggs, it's the fact that I seem to pay more tax than people I know who are far better off that myself.

 

 

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