Sometimes doing little jobs is worth more than money !
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Took a call at about 10am saying her vertical blind had "broken" - not one we supplied but I said I would call round to have a look "sometime today".
Popped in an hour or so later, removed the blind, unscrewed the endcap & refitted the chain she had pulled out.
She asked if I knew how much the bill was or if we would send an invoice & I told her "no charge, 10 minutes is nothing & I was passing". She INSISTED on paying me & gave me a tenner which I either had to accept or offend one very nice old lady !!
Sometimes it's such a pleasure dealing with the public & one like this makes up for the few arses we meet on our travels.
In contrast to that, she was telling me how the local washing machine repair man spent 15 minutes a few weeks ago & hit her with £40 callout charge (no parts) ......... yeah he's a better businessman than me but I can look in the mirror each morning.
Popped in an hour or so later, removed the blind, unscrewed the endcap & refitted the chain she had pulled out.
She asked if I knew how much the bill was or if we would send an invoice & I told her "no charge, 10 minutes is nothing & I was passing". She INSISTED on paying me & gave me a tenner which I either had to accept or offend one very nice old lady !!
Sometimes it's such a pleasure dealing with the public & one like this makes up for the few arses we meet on our travels.
In contrast to that, she was telling me how the local washing machine repair man spent 15 minutes a few weeks ago & hit her with £40 callout charge (no parts) ......... yeah he's a better businessman than me but I can look in the mirror each morning.
So true. I deal with loads of people in my job. It has to be said the vast majority of people are pretty sound. Its always a bonus when you know your extra effort's been acknowledged. Not just by means of getting a tip or whatever especially with old folk its nice to reassure them that not all the younger generation are money grabbing rip off merchants!
Nobody You Know said:
About half way through that story I really thought it was going to end-up with you banging a nice lady senseless.
Yup line two, and in my head the porno music had started. 
wacka wacka boww boww, wacka wacka boww boww :music.I was really disappointed by the end. Worst porno ever.
Oh yeah, nice one chap - long love altruism!
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