Re: I don't do installs for other contractors

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Jan 4, 6:38=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "nick markowitz" <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Jan 4, 2:39 pm, "Bob La Londe" <onebike...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Had one of those ADT types call me the other day. I was polite at first
> > simply telling him, "I don't do installs for other contractors." He kep=
t
> > pushing and acting insulting. I supposed I should have just hung up, bu=
t I
> > cursed at him before I hung up. He called me back now trying to insult =
me
> > and my ability to run a business. I asked him what part of "no" didn't =
he
> > understand, told him there was no business here and he shouldn't waste =
his
> > time, told him to have a nice day and hung up. He called back again. I
> > have no idea what he had to say as I informed him he was now committing=
 a
> > crime and harassing me and hung up.
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> > I was seriously tempted to post his phone number on Craigslist and
> > Backpage
> > in his home area.
>
> > Free Cat Removal - May do other animals. Tell Me what you have.
>
> > Call any time day or night. Collect ok. Will remove your unwanted feral
> > and domesticated cats. Never any charges. Always free.
> > 623-555-1212. Anywhere in the county.
>
> > May also consider removing other animals. Tell me what you have.
> > Please also see my other ad for fresh low price home made sausage.
>
> > I didn't but I was tempted. If he calls again I will. No, that is not h=
is
> > phone number.
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> * What you should do is report him to ADT =A0I turn down work all
> * the time I am very selective who I work for .
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> Me too. =A0My direct clients only.
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> I used to say I would help out another small dealer, but the only ones
> whoever called me were mini mass marketers who sent me out on totally f'e=
d
> up jobs expecting me to fix everything for nothing. =A0The last two or th=
ree I
> looked at were pretty bad. =A0Panels installed inside return air ducts. =
=A0Phone
> wire cut into the nearest jack (On a trailer for goodness sake.) =A0The
> infamous sticky tape. =A0Customer who had been seriously misinformed abou=
t
> what they had... and no CS or system info or feedback to check anything.
> Pretty sad. =A0I don't want my name associated with those jobs at all. =
=A0Not in
> any way.
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> Now I just don't take work from other dealers. =A0If they want to refer t=
he
> client to me for the whole job fine. =A0I'll even send them a referral fe=
e if
> I get a contract out of it, but I will not do installs or service work fo=
r
> other dealers anymore.
>
> I don't even like to do finals where I get the client's monitoring becaus=
e
> when it gets to that point you know its all screwed up and the installer =
is
> in over their head and hoping you will fix it all just for the monitoring
> contract. =A0In the last 10 years I've only gotten three that were ok, an=
d
> they were all fire inspector tested new fire systems. =A0If they didn't w=
ork
> the contractor who installed it would be on the hook with the client, the
> builder, and the city. =A0Those were all three for new buildings where I
> already had a relationship with the client, but the builder had their own
> fire company. =A0Still its extremely rare to get anything from another co=
mpany
> that isn't totally hosed.-


When things like that happen to me I just get this "feeling" inside
that makes me do nasty things.

Very seldom now, do I get calls like this. I used to get them .....
but once I started telling them that I'd be there to do the job and
then not show up ..... after while, they just don't call anymore. Even
when they'd call and ask why I didn't show up, I'd apologize profusely
and promise "cross my heart and hope to die" that I'd be there the
next day. And oooooops ..... I'd completely forgot about it. Word gets
around after awhile.

I don't know but  ....  I just think the devil makes me do things like
that.