What would you do

[richardwale]

Rush, Rush, Rush, give up. You made a schoolboy error. No harm done, but don't defend yourself. Just admit, pretty much EVERYBODY Has agreed you should have had the dollar to pay there and then like EVERBODY does with a cash deal.

[Le Sanglier]

Agreed, stop digging!

[skyhuck]

As per pretty much everyone, I'd have paid the man. My customers pay me when i deliver, I pay my suppliers when they deliver, everyone's happy.

 

Had I put myself in the embarrassing situation you put yourself in where you'd loaded the product but hadn't the tin to pay for it (which I wouldn't) I'd probably have appologised profusely and left my driving licence and watch with the guy overnight as security and returned first thing with the cash and some beer money on top for dicking him about.

 

[Lyn Ed]

ive delivered logs to customers who know i am coming and when i get there they say oh i havent got cash on me now, do i get arsey with them and loose a customer?, what i tell them is you'll have to drop the money off with me, like no rush said the guy knew where he lived, he got paid the next day, so lighten up some people

[New Forest DEAN]

ive delivered logs to customers who know i am coming and when i get there they say oh i havent got cash on me now, do i get arsey with them and loose a customer?,

 

Not the same situation: The OP is a sub-contractor, not a customer. One is a business, the other a consumer.

 

With a customer you have an advertised rate and implied contract by action - i.e. you delivered the wood, they took delivery.

 

With the subby (unless there is a written contract or impartial witness) there is no record. In short, the subby can b*gger off with the wood and you don't get paid.

 

As you say, with a new customer you have to balance offending them / future business if you get arsey over the immediate payment (that said, it is very annoying when customers do this and it's wrong). Longer term and more trusted customers get more flexibility.

 

Some flexibility can be extended to subbies, but only after trust has been established. But its still a bloomin' good way to get stung, particularly in the current climate.

[Bodders]

HI RUSH i think but thats just me to come on to a open forum and go on like you have the chap who sold you wood must be having a right old :001_rolleyes:AT YOU NOW IF YOU WERE THAT UP SET SAY TO HIS FACE :thumbup1:BUT THATS JUST ME THAT IM SAYING JON

 

Blimey mush....use these from time to time - (,.)

[Andy Collins]

punctuation police!!!

Its Jons way, he doesn't use punctuation, he's a busy man

[Taupotreeman]

Blimey mush....use these from time to time - (,.)

 

Jon ain't the kinda guy you want to go upsetting 😄

 

 

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[treequip]

Blimey mush....use these from time to time - (,.)

 

Upper case and lower case and cider is all you need, ref:

[felixthelogchopper]

Blimey mush....use these from time to time - (,.)

 

With the amount of posting that Jon has done, most of us understand him pretty well.