[ You know what. I just thought of another potential customer I had a similar experience with a short time ago.
There is another company who named his business Delta Carpet Cleaning (not Delta Steam Way). We get his calls because he doesn't have a listed phone number. He did cheap cleaning, when he would show up. Always advertised price. I think he is now out of business.
We get a call for an area about one half hour away. My wife said we are not who she was looking for, and not the same kind of cleaner, and that we charge more, etc. Somehow, even though my wife told her we have a $150 minimum for that area, and our rate is .45 psf. She said ok and books.
I get there and the husband is home. I give the price before I start at $225 for 500 sq. ft. He did not like that. I was ready at that point to deal a little, so I said what did you have in mind. He said Delta charged $50, and he wanted me to work hard on the melted butter/oil from his big popcorn machine.
Long story short, he was willing to pay me double ($100) but no more. I walked. Some people don't deserve my service. Some don't want to pay for it. But they all seem to want it if they can get it for someone elses price.
Now I wonder, what would Odin do?
