Another thread about businesses...

[RICHARD]

Welcome to the world of 'amatures with no professional business experience thinking raking in the dough is easy'. I see stuff like this all to often. And unfortunately because those types undercut the market, they get the business from people wanting things cheap. While they usually don't stay in business long, there seem to be a lot of others willing to take thier place, and plenty of suckers to hire them. *sigh*

Out here?

Some businesses will trim the tree, then charge for taking it to the 'dump'.

They then sell it to either a wood chopping business or to a chump like me. I see what you mean about under cutting other businesses.

My thought was to help guy unload the wood and had he called back or made the effort to help me out?

I would have given him a ton of business. I have no problem with chopping the wood, for me the battle is to find someone to dump it in my driveway, I'll do the rest.

So, I'll find someone else. It's just really irritating to make the effort to work out a deal that's beneficial to both parties, then have one totally ignore the offer.

It's not the wood, It's the idea that this -- can't or will not pick up the phone to tell me, "I'm not selling now", that load is promised to someone else or if you are interested maybe I can deliver another some other time?

--------------

Wom,

I finshed a class on masonry in December and have signed up for the next few courses.
I wished you lived closer, the practice would do me good...

[wombat2u2004]

Wom,
I finshed a class on masonry in December and have signed up for the next few courses.
I wished you lived closer, the practice would do me good...

Good on ya mate. Knowledge like that never goes astray, and you can do stuff for yourself, and not have to rely on some overcharging unreliable flea.