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I don’t like the circus
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"😂😂 I love the circus, but not the one you are referring too! " Wierdo  | |||
"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️" I’ve always thanked them for their quote and told them I’ll let them know if they’re successful. I see that nonsense as an attempt to rip me off. | |||
"My car insurance dropped 60% this year for zero reason. I also don't bother with broadband, I got a 5g router instead for £12 a month, saves me a lot of messing about with renewals  "Yeah, I have been with three on a 5G router for a couple of years now, initially dropped from £40 a month with Virgin to £10 a month with three, but it’s gradually gone up over the two years it’s now £23. I’m wondering if the next logical move is to drop a broadband altogether and just use data off your phone, I know a couple of people doing this already. If you can cast from your phone to your TV, it uses even less data. | |||
"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️" About a decade ago Everest put us through a 2 hour hard sell and quoted 36k to replace doors and windows. It was a 2 bed terrace work 80k. We ended up getting the lot done for about 4k with a local company | |||
"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️ About a decade ago Everest put us through a 2 hour hard sell and quoted 36k to replace doors and windows. It was a 2 bed terrace work 80k. We ended up getting the lot done for about 4k with a local company "Bloody hell  | |||
"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️ I’ve always thanked them for their quote and told them I’ll let them know if they’re successful. I see that nonsense as an attempt to rip me off. " It’s just us annoying you know when that’s gonna happen when they start asking if you are married and will the other person be at home you know they’re gonna bring the circus. Then they have a bag with all little things in and start telling you that every other company is rubbish apart from them. I had one once who refused to leave saying his manager would not allow him to leave. He has to call his manager first and then his manager tried to sell me over the phone. | |||
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"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️ About a decade ago Everest put us through a 2 hour hard sell and quoted 36k to replace doors and windows. It was a 2 bed terrace work 80k. We ended up getting the lot done for about 4k with a local company "That’s insane. The units are only 3 to 500 each and shouldn’t take more than an hour each to fit, I know someone who will fit the back door for me for £50 and they sell them in Wicks and B&Q for 400 but I need a special size and I need the fensa certificate for when I sell, so I’m reluctantly using those types of companies | |||
"If I was a salesman and thought the person who was wanting to buy was a clown before we even started then I’d walk out too. Know your worth and know when someone’s wasting your time. C works on quotes for clients and I see how disheartening it is when they then use that quote to see if they can get money knocked off elsewhere. K" Then they should not offer to come out and quote, they should take your sizes over the telephone and give you a rough quotation, it’s their choice, their business model relies on stealing from vulnerable and old people | |||
"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️" I've played that game. Your conservatory will cost £36,000, would you like me to start the paperwork? We have other companies to quote for us, we're not going to make a decision tonight. Well, if you pay a 10% deposit tonight we can give you a 50% discount. Pardon, you can do what?????? That's right, we could build your conservatory for £18,000 with a £3,600 deposit tonight. Thanks, but we still won't be making a decision tonight. Let me call my area manager, he can offer additional discounts. *makes call Great news, my area manager said if you start the paperwork tonight we can build your conservatory for £12,000. In that case we definitely won't be placing an order with you. Why not, we're offering you a £24,000 discount?????? Well........ the cost of the conservatory is obviously £12,000. You just tried to con us out of £24,000 No no no, we offer discounts based on our order book, the more we sell the better buying power we have. Nope. You can't build a £36,000 conservatory for £12,000. Get out. Now. And never call us again. J | |||
"You know when your broadband or insurance goes out of contract, you have to play the circus of getting quotes and pretending to leave them just to get decent price back. But the circus I hate the most is the double glazing circus. I know exactly what the units cost and I know what’s involved fit them, about an hour per unit. So why do we have to have the circus where they give you a silly price which keeps halving as you kick them out your house ? Today I refused to make him a cup of tea even I thought it was a cheeky asking tbh not like he’s done any work, I just wanna know how much for a new back door…. I told him he’d probably need something stronger if he attempts to bring a circus into my house today, and the fucker just walked out refusing to quote 🤷♂️ I've played that game. Your conservatory will cost £36,000, would you like me to start the paperwork? We have other companies to quote for us, we're not going to make a decision tonight. Well, if you pay a 10% deposit tonight we can give you a 50% discount. Pardon, you can do what?????? That's right, we could build your conservatory for £18,000 with a £3,600 deposit tonight. Thanks, but we still won't be making a decision tonight. Let me call my area manager, he can offer additional discounts. *makes call Great news, my area manager said if you start the paperwork tonight we can build your conservatory for £12,000. In that case we definitely won't be placing an order with you. Why not, we're offering you a £24,000 discount?????? Well........ the cost of the conservatory is obviously £12,000. You just tried to con us out of £24,000 No no no, we offer discounts based on our order book, the more we sell the better buying power we have. Nope. You can't build a £36,000 conservatory for £12,000. Get out. Now. And never call us again. J" I used to feel a little bit sorry for him. They’re clearly working in a high-pressure sales environment but that’s not our problem, they they choose to work for idiots that allow even encourage that kind of behaviour | |||
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"I don’t do it. If they wanted my custom they should’ve given their best renewal price to start with, I won’t even answer their calls and mail once I’ve found a cheaper solution. " I get you but it’s kind of how it works now. It’s like a reverse auction, to get the best deal you have to get a few different prices. They know customer acquisition is the most expensive part, so they are prepared to lose money on the sale to keep or acquire a customer, but only if you do the work and give them no other option | |||
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"If I was a salesman and thought the person who was wanting to buy was a clown before we even started then I’d walk out too. Know your worth and know when someone’s wasting your time. C works on quotes for clients and I see how disheartening it is when they then use that quote to see if they can get money knocked off elsewhere. K Then they should not offer to come out and quote, they should take your sizes over the telephone and give you a rough quotation, it’s their choice, their business model relies on stealing from vulnerable and old people" It's not only old and vulnerable people that need double glazing, and your talkingabout the cowboy firms not the genuine | |||
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