Really funny old forum topic - Lot's of old RCS'ers - BLOWING THE CONTRACT!

TOPIC:

TOM H- What are 3 sure ways to blow getting the contract?

REPLIES:

JSC - A flame shooting out of your mouth because the Jack Daniel’s ignited when you lit your stogie?

BOSS- 1. When you open your door to get out, a few beer cans fall out of the truck. 2. You wrote the estimate on a cocktail napkin from the local 3rd shift bar. 3. Before you go up to the house, you open your truck door as if you are looking for something and you take a pee between the door and the truck…as the neighbor is watching.

GAK - 1. You break the window setting up the ladder to measure the roof. 2. Politics comes up and you’re on the wrong side of the issue. 3. You look at his daughter.

SHINGLEMONKEY - Leaving your estimate stuck in the door and the other contractor throws it away when he comes to do an estimate before the homeowner gets home.

ANITA - 1. “Wow, whoever installed this roof is a moron” (homeowner installed it) 2. Won’t leave till the contract is signed…even though they give you all the signals or flat out tell you they are not signing right now. 3. Miss your scheduled appt. TWICE.

JED - 1. When you pull up to their house you walk by their brand new BMW and spit. 2. You are on the back roof and don’t think anyone is looking when you scratch that right butt cheek and break wind. The customer watched the whole thing… 3. While chatting with Mr. homeowner you both relate to a restaurant. You talk about how crappy the food is and find out he’s the chef…

HATRICK - 1. You set your ladder up, climb it, then you run up the steep roof and after you’re at the top you realize you can’t get down. 2. After they’ve agreed, you realize you forgot to double the square footage, for the rear of the house and you have to double the price.

JET- My question is, how do you people know all these things?

Well, the other day, a RCS'er gave a reroof price that was darn near the same as my price to repair it. :laugh: I was standing there while he did it too. :laugh:

What no new additions? Am I the thread killer?

I still stand behind my answers !!

1) You discover that your price is $3,000 over the other two and spend the next 30 minutes explaining how your that much better only to find out you just repeated what the first two guys said.

2) The home owner asks for your license and proof of both workers comp and GL and you start sweatin' like a hooker in church with a hundred dollar date waiting in the parking lot.

3) You end your closing comments with "When I get home to the office".