Did I rip myself off?

[topquark]

then again, earlier this year, i was called out to an elderly gent who's outside socket had stopped working. found that it was spurred off a kitchen socket which was also dead. after 45 minutes searching for the fault, i traced it back to a FCU supplying the cooker hood. the sockets were wired from there and the fuse has blown. fitted fuse, sockets working. he then asked me to look at a fault in his shed. 3 double sockets, spider wired from a JB, no earth sleeving anywhere. disconnected all the cpc's and sleeved them, told him it really wanted rewiring but he said he couldn't afford that. checked my watch. i had been there 1hr.45min. told him £40 and he said i was ripping him off. miserable old sod.

Next grumpy one, tell him you'll take payment in homebrew kits

 

[PB1]

then again, earlier this year, i was called out to an elderly gent who's outside socket had stopped working. found that it was spurred off a kitchen socket which was also dead. after 45 minutes searching for the fault, i traced it back to a FCU supplying the cooker hood. the sockets were wired from there and the fuse has blown. fitted fuse, sockets working. he then asked me to look at a fault in his shed. 3 double sockets, spider wired from a JB, no earth sleeving anywhere. disconnected all the cpc's and sleeved them, told him it really wanted rewiring but he said he couldn't afford that. checked my watch. i had been there 1hr.45min. told him £40 and he said i was ripping him off. miserable old sod.

Well of course there are always the Victor Meldrews to balance out the lovely old people!

 

[telectrix]

yes but why do the old buggers always phone me and not the competition?

 

[topquark]

yes but why do the old buggers always phone me and not the competition?

Coz they come on here and see you know what you're doing and are a soft touch (well you did ask !).

 

[Dan the spark]

Sounds like you done an old gent a good deed, and probably done yourself a good turn in the long run as I'm sure he will recommend you to others. When I first done my own charging I was the same, u soon learn how much to charge

 

[ruston]

Sounds like you done an old gent a good deed, and probably done yourself a good turn in the long run as I'm sure he will recommend you to others. When I first done my own charging I was the same, u soon learn how much to charge

Yeah , when you've been in the game for a good few years you will know more than Freud lol

 

[timo1]

Good for you mate. One of the best things about working for yourself is being able to do someone a good turn, especially when its an easy fix. Quite often Ive only charged petrol money to rest an RCD or replace a fuse, loose wire etc. Its paid for itself time and time again as people pass your number on and has led to rewires and consumer unit changes penny foolish = pound wise, or something like that lol!!

 

[mackers]

"what goes around comes around" repeat business is the key! good job at a fair price. most people get ripped off once and once only!
recommendations and repeat bussiness goes on for years but takes some building up , over charge and that gets around very quick!
"your only as good as your last job"

 

[trev]

Like many have said, you could have charged him £100 and he probably would have paid up without too much problem. However who would he or his friends and family call when they next need a spark? That's right, someone else. This way it's you getting the calls and the good feeling of doing a good turn for an old guy

 

[trev]

PS
I've done exactly the same thing in exactly the same circumstances

 

[alarm man]

as the rest really,sometimes its not about money but doing the right thing,ive had a few jobs like that,you turn up and you know they have got nowt,just put it down to doing the right thing its only a bit of your time helping the old fella out,it doesnt pay well but it makes you feel good all the same..

 

[La Poste]

I think you've done really well mate.

You know one of the biggest problems I have is asking people for money.

Especially people I know who have not got much.

If you want to look at things in the long term then you have definitely done the right thing, if you look at things in the very short term then maybe you could have got a bit more cash but I think it is always better to look at things in the long term.

 

[D80]

Long term? He is 92 and your snookered for repeat work!

But you can sleep well tonight knowing you did good:yesnod:

 

[La Poste]

Long term? He is 92 and your snookered for repeat work!

...

:lol:

 

[alarm man]

Long term? He is 92 and your snookered for repeat work!

But you can sleep well tonight knowing you did good:yesnod:

youve never watched cocoon then....:tongue3: