B&BGaryC
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I thought I had turned over a new leaf. Be nice to my competitors, shake their hands and say hello when we are cleaning across the street from each other.
Did jiust that today. Forgot that I recently took a property management firm away from this guy and I was at one of the properties. Started asking him about business, see if he did commercial work. See what he charged for residential. He said he would have to see the place. I pointed inside and said "this place"
This is blank property mgmnt?
Yes
None of your business
And he walked out.
I called him, told him sorry I wasn't trying to pump him for info, I just wanted to know if he still wanted all the customers I was sending his way when they said I charged too much.
He said that was of no use to him, wanted to know what I charged. I told him, he said he was only mad because I took his biggest account and didn't know why. I said it was because I helped them out of a jam and I think in the end it came down to the quality of the work.
"Yeah right! Like you're better than me! Kiss my ass pal! And don't ever call here again you jackass!"
Sorry. I guess I handled that wrong.
Do you guys bother talking with your competitors or do you just wave?
Did jiust that today. Forgot that I recently took a property management firm away from this guy and I was at one of the properties. Started asking him about business, see if he did commercial work. See what he charged for residential. He said he would have to see the place. I pointed inside and said "this place"
This is blank property mgmnt?
Yes
None of your business
And he walked out.
I called him, told him sorry I wasn't trying to pump him for info, I just wanted to know if he still wanted all the customers I was sending his way when they said I charged too much.
He said that was of no use to him, wanted to know what I charged. I told him, he said he was only mad because I took his biggest account and didn't know why. I said it was because I helped them out of a jam and I think in the end it came down to the quality of the work.
"Yeah right! Like you're better than me! Kiss my ass pal! And don't ever call here again you jackass!"
Sorry. I guess I handled that wrong.
Do you guys bother talking with your competitors or do you just wave?