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Re: The future of the washing machine is balls!
Oh come on stop being grumpy old bas888ds, people throughout history have mocked some of the worlds most usable inventions.
Although I have to agree this one is pants, most certainly contains balls, should maybe consider callin it the scrotum.
Re: a… "how would you word things" quiz…
It is complicated, but to be honest £57.60 is more than 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the full repair for what appears to the client as doing nothing and to be honest did it take more than 10 seconds to diagnose.
If your not able to be flexible on the call of charge maybe you should take payment before calling.
Is is not better to have charged less. I understand your business has overheads and calling to clients has its costs, but sometimes charging people for those costs when they are not receiving anything for it is always going to be difficult.
You wouldn’t be happy calling to Curry’s, not buy anything and then be charged for the advice with a bill that included their costs for the fancy building, staff etc etc etc.
Re: Radio 4, am I the only listener?
Its kinda obvious really. The industry had more peeps working in it. Up to the millennium there where around 10 independent shops doin whitegoods, tv’s, vac servicing etc etc etc, hell you could still go and buy elements for kettles. Cut my teeth doing that work as a young lad.
Now there are 2, none do the small repairs and most prefer to sell an appliance.
You cannot blame brands for the change, people supported the removal of RRP, when that disappeared, prices dropped, quality was never goin to improve as the margins reduced, Europe and the far east opened up and bam, here we are today complaining.
No bring back RRP, sell machines for a grand, get rid of insurance policies, send the council/benefit scum as soon as one commits a crime or does not conform to modern society with ethics and manors, kinda 2 strikes and now your f88ed instead of prison, to a local laboratory, instead of using innocent animals to test on use these imbeciles then incinerate their arses, that’ll do away with the need to sell Haier and Beko’s at stupid prices.
Then we can all get back to doin an honest days work for a decent wage, employ people and get back to a life without having to worry about finding another job or struggling to pay bills.
I believe those days used to be called Living. 😥
Re: Customer threatening to blacken my business on FB
Martin wrote:
The boy is learning, all credit, my time not wasted. 😀
Martin.
“my time is not wasted”
You forget the third person in singular of the verb to be. :rotfl:
The boy got skills bro. :clown:
Re: Radio 4, am I the only listener?
I found an old receipt my parents kept for their old Philips series 90 Washer, they paid £279.99 in Leo’s the new supermarket back in 78.
It broke often and went through brushes like it was eating them.
I sound like my clients.
Intelligent peeps are not of the impression cheap washing machines will last forever, today £600 I would suggest is cheap, if you fact in prices from the 80’s a comparative price would be possibly close to £900 in today’s money. People today wouldn’t pay that and in a world that now attracts value for money there is demand for cheaper products, that is not the fault of the brands, that’s the fault of Capitalism.
Ken you sounded nervous and I was surprised it ended and went into a program about Love Honey, the sex toy supplier and there tights.
Re: Safe contractor scheme
The only scheme I’ve heard this week is the Kitemark certification.
See here.
Re: Customer threatening to blacken my business on FB
At one time people accepted life was not perfect, mistakes happen and so on and when they rarely complained accepted an apology, then they wanted compensation, now it seems people want to destroy a person, there seems to be very little thought as to the consequences of there, sorry Martin their actions.
Personally l cannot wait for the zombie apocalypse to arrive.
Re: Customer threatening to blacken my business on FB
Its a reflection of society and not your business.
Re: Customer threatening to blacken my business on FB
Man up would be my attitude. Your the professional, so act like one, its your business and how you run it is of no consequence to idiots, your only responsibility is to act legally and since charging a fee to attend is not illegal, why admit your dodgy and in the wrong by a refund.
People choose tradesmen for lots of reasons, some of the worst you’d be surprised to read actually get recommended because there so friendly that people don’t realise they pulled there own pants down and bent over. Even the most reliable and honest can loose customer for some of the most ridiculous reasons, I wouldn’t hassle it, Facebook is generally full of morons.
Re: Going that extra mile
Why try to help someone who stated in his first post he had no intention of repairing the appliance and simply needed a quote to have it repaired.
Going the extra mile is great if someone needs help and appreciates your help.
I don’t get why any of you kept answering this nutter, maybe ego, maybe you just don’t understand nutters.
Probably me I guess. But reading his responses he is either fishing for something or is mocking/trolling and these people for me won’t get my attention or help.
I wouldn’t be surprised if his name is adrian. :rotfl:
Re: Taking in a 15 years old boy for work experience
Hopefully the authorities will realise that these “Rules” make people just as if not more vulnerable.
Over trusting a flawed system is just as dangerous, it removes the parents from using instincts.
Re: Taking in a 15 years old boy for work experience
Martin wrote:Isn’t it rather reassuring that those in charge of other folks children have these security procedures in place?
Would you want to put your child in a kindergarten where your loved one could perhaps be in danger of strangers?
Give it some thought guys. :rolls:
There are several peeps in prison who before committing dreadful deeds or the crime would have passed the checks, its no proof of guilt, just means they have yet to be caught.
Bit like High vis vests for nursery staff, flecking useless.
