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Pricing cock up


Tom D
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I do this every once in a while; look at a job, put a price on it, get it, and then turn up a few weeks later and think WTF was I thinking! I thought 1 day to get it all down and pop back for the rest of the timber the next day.

 

Its not the end of the world,

We took a full load of chip and another of timber and there's still as much again left if not more.

 

Thats what happens when you price jobs in the dark.:001_smile:

 

It was bigger than it looks in the pics.

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I've done the opposite. Quoted 2 'large oaks' in july. Quite a lot of money.

 

Client asked me back to have another look. The job's yours he said, then I looked at the trees with no leaves. God they look small. He wanted a large pine out so I said I'd do that for free. Fell better and right about the job now

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I was just thinking about this the other day when a job took longer than expected, more through the job parameters changing, than under-estimating.

 

Nevertheless, there was more to it than I had imagined when first quoting.

 

It only maybe happens once a year, but the common factor was squeezing in looking at the job on the way home, in failing light before the clocks change.

 

Still havn't learnt! :001_tongue:

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Why we gotta love this job...cock ups included but they do get you down,but chin up mate as long as you dont break anything! its all a learning curve evan if you end up working the week end to finish it!.......and im still learning 15 years in to this game and still making mistakes pricing!

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