Re: Acceptable time from walk-thru to quotation delivery

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cam-man wrote:
> Let's say I walk thru a customers place of business to give them a
> quote on a new CCTV system.  For example an 8-camera system with
> outdoor housings and semi-complex cable runs.  What is an acceptable
> amount of time for me to return the proposal?  I've been pretty busy
> and have some bids to do that are 3 days old, I don't want to lose the
> business because the bid is not coming back right away.  Any thoughts
> on this?

I turn almost all bids around within 2 days, 3 max. Some I get it out the
same day I walk the job. I can't tell you how many times I've called back a
week later to check the status only to hear "Well, we're still waiting for
the other guy's bid."
Give me a break, and get a fucking clue.

Sometimes I don't know why I bother.
js