Flipping customers.....ggrrrrrrr

[skyhuck]

Posted dated cheques only work if you don't pay them in, the staff often don't look at the date.

 

The customer has to real trust that you won't pay it in until the agreed date.

[Mark Bolam]

Why are you lot so sackless about saying that payment is required upon completion? Why would I cut a tree down then wait a month for someone to pay me for it?

 

Credit is a mugs game any way you look at it.

 

Would Tescos give you 6 months to pay for a tank of diesel? And they haven't even got a mortgage.

 

Some of you might enjoy lying down and taking it without lubrication from the big companies. I don't, and won't.

 

Before anyone starts bleating on about losing big contracts etc., they want to suck you in and hope you go tits-up before they have to pay out. Fact. They've been doing it to suppliers for years, farming wise pigs first now dairies.

[Robert_S]

Block his drive with the pick up so he can't go his holidays, when he comes out tell him the pick up has broken down and you have no money to fix it!! If I only had some money but people won't pay me!! What have I to do??

[tommer9]

Block his drive with the pick up so he can't go his holidays, when he comes out tell him the pick up has broken down and you have no money to fix it!! If I only had some money but people won't pay me!! What have I to do??

 

[skyhuck]

Why are you lot so sackless about saying that payment is required upon completion? Why would I cut a tree down then wait a month for someone to pay me for it?

 

Credit is a mugs game any way you look at it.

 

Would Tescos give you 6 months to pay for a tank of diesel? And they haven't even got a mortgage.

 

Some of you might enjoy lying down and taking it without lubrication from the big companies. I don't, and won't.

 

Before anyone starts bleating on about losing big contracts etc., they want to suck you in and hope you go tits-up before they have to pay out. Fact. They've been doing it to suppliers for years, farming wise pigs first now dairies.

 

Sorry but thats just nonsense.

 

Even if you go bust the receiver will still want the money off them. Fact.

[Stephen Blair]

Posted dated cheques only work if you don't pay them in, the staff often don't look at the date.

 

The customer has to real trust that you won't pay it in until the agreed date.

 

I didn't say he was to put it in the bank:)

he doesn't have to trust you, both will of signed a contract, so if you do something not agreed upon, the other person has his rights in black and White. And vice versa

 

Huck your personality is your customer filter, some people don't have what you have so others will try it on:)

[Pedroski]

You can't run a business worrying about 1 or 2 late bills.

In the end they all get paid so knuckle down and get some money in the bank then you will be more chilled when someone makes you wait.

In fact- you probably won't even notice it

Fall out with the customer and thats a lot of hard work down the pan

 

Man, you're opening another can of worms that I'm finding hard to swallow at the moment I'm self employed, working 99% of the time for a mate's firm doing landscaping work. I get £100/day out of which I pay my own expenses, tax, NI etc, and take unpaid holiday time, while I'm charged out at just under £200/day. So firm makes £100/day out of me (before corporation tax), while I end up with £55-£70 to support family after I've paid my expenses and taxes. I also supply some of my own tools (hedgecutter, strimmer etc). Firm doing well. Good turnover, and the accompanying big tax bills. I moan about the money I get. Mate claims to take not much more than me, conveniently ignoring the fact that his tax is paid by the firm, as are his expenses, as is fuel for the family motor, etc, so in reality I probably end up with about half or less of what he does. When I moan about my tax bill he says he wishes his was as small as mine....again conveniently ignoring the fact that his tax is paid by the firm and doesn't come off what he takes as a wage. I'm working my bollocks off day in day out making more for a mate than I get myself, and after all these years it's getting to me. Never ever ever let him down, amd beginning to feel that for too long I've just been too grateful of the work.

 

So finally, the chance came along to quote for some work myself, all ok'd with my mate and lots of notice given. Put a good price in, mate got bit stroppy despite the fact he had plenty to do elsewhere as he wasn't needed on this job. All looking good. Thoughts of money in bank to tide me over while mate goes on hol for 2 weeks, and money to pay my tax bill. Then the flippin' customer delays me a week or more. Does wonders for my confidence, NOT. Christ, I'm mid 40s, highly qualified, recent B.Sc. and D.Phil and struggling to support family, pay mortgage etc, on £55-70/day. I know times are hard, but when people rub my nose in it (whether it's a customer mucking me about, or mate saying I should be grateful for a small tax bill and saying "money isn't everything"), I just wanna explode!

Edited December 14, 2011 by Pedroski

[Mark Bolam]

Wrong Dave.

If I went tits up this week because Tescos owed me £20k, but I had no debt, there would be no receivers called in.

[Mark Bolam]

Wrong Dave.

If I went tits up this week because Tescos owed me £20k, but I had no debt, there would be no receivers called in.

 

My Stella bill never gets that bad mind....

[skyhuck]

Wrong Dave.

If I went tits up this week because Tescos owed me £20k, but I had no debt, there would be no receivers called in.

 

You can't "go bust" without debtors .

 

If you close down your own Co without any debtors, when your owed £20k, your a bloody fool.