Price shopper call......

[Farrell]

I advertise. I would estimate that about one out of every 20 or 30 calls is a price shopper like that. Not many. And I've never had anyone accuse me of being rude! (I hope that's not rude to say.)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:56 PM
Subject: Price shopper call......


> List- a play in two acts:
> 
> Let me start by saying that I don't normally get calls from price shoppers.  
> I'm part-time, never advertised, so most of the people that call know what 
> to expect when I start talking with them.
> 
> Just got a  call last nite, I must've left a card with the guy at the 
> mega-music store close to work, (45 mins. from home) because this woman 
> mentioned getting my name from the store.
> 
> SHE: A couple of note not working, needs a tune, what do you charge?
> (I'm not sure I even want to tune over there, I prefer closer to home)
> 
> ME: A "normal" tuning costs $95, with any additional work billed at $60/hr.
> 
> SHE: Big pause..... "Wow, that should be around $45" (Uh, oh, did I hear the 
> Twilight Zone music...? Better back out of this one)
> 
> ME: Well, maybe you'd have more luck checking the Yellow Pages...?
> 
> SHE "Do you know what I charge my students for a lesson? $5.00! How about if 
> you just come and fix the keys? (This person is a piano teacher?!?  Oh man, 
> get me outaa here!)
> 
> ME: That would just be my labor rate, with a one hour minimum charge.
> 
> As she launched into the next portion of this pleasant digression from 
> dinner, I decided I was done, interupted that she might want to check the 
> Yellow pages, and hung up.
> 
> Imagine my surprise when she called back a few minutes later. (Isn't caller 
> ID nice?)
> 
> SHE: "You're very rude" (Thanks, I'll add that to my resume..)
> 
> ME: Would you like to hire me, or just lecture me?
> 
> SHE: "You're very rude" and SHE hung up!
> 
> (Ah, closure to our little relationship...)
> 
> 
> So, those of you that advertise, do you get this a lot?  Yikes!
> 
> Ron Koval
> Chicagoland
> 
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