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#158252 04/11/06 11:38 PM
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Jim M Offline OP
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Check out this link to see what some of us are up against.
http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=260227

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#158253 04/12/06 10:24 AM
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Jim,

Why should we be surprised that people don't feel we are worth any money? Contractors on this very board don't feel that we are worth any money.

If we can't even convince ourselves, how can we convince others?

#158254 04/12/06 03:30 PM
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Exactly why I don't want to deal with the general public.



[This message has been edited by electure (edited 04-14-2006).]

#158255 04/13/06 06:53 PM
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Would anyone really want to work for veronica or fuente? Then they wonder why their contractor experience turns into a nightmare. The line I hear all the time about low-bid contractors is "I tried to get him back but he isn't returning my calls".

Dave

#158256 04/13/06 08:05 PM
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But Tiger, how and where did they learn to think this way?

We've taught the general public to think this way for 100 yrs. Question our price and we drop our pants.

We don't have the ability to teach those in the industry about pricing, how can we teach those out of the industry?

#158257 04/13/06 08:44 PM
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I'm still waiting for the revolution. One day we (as a society) will wake up and figure out quality costs money. Right now people only seem to look at price.


Greg Fretwell
#158258 04/13/06 11:07 PM
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How bout' that bonehead Fuente? " I had no intention of hiring an electrician, I just wanted to get bids to see how much I was going to save" and "my uncle was an electrician for 30 years". Nitwits like this I cant even post here how I feel about them.

#158259 04/14/06 12:17 AM
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I registered just to respond to that moron.

#158260 04/14/06 01:09 AM
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I just went to the site: "http://forum.doityourself.com" and looked around a bit.

I can only wonder how they do not kill themselves.


Thanks
Steve
#158261 04/14/06 08:29 AM
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had to chime in. I quit this industry, anyone know an industry where you make alot of money and don't have to deal with people? [Linked Image]

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