Phil Pascoe
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I've had a guy from Anglian at the door. They are apparently paid to recycle old uPVC frames, so they could pay me up to £3000, which would give me up to 47% off my new windows!
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mind_the_goat
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These people are little better then con men who offer to fix old peoples gutters and then escort them to the bank to get the $500 cash for the job.
On the plus side, I've got a few old frames in the garden, send him round here. I'll happily part with them for £500.
On the plus side, I've got a few old frames in the garden, send him round here. I'll happily part with them for £500.
Actually you can recycle old UPVC frames. They might be worth £20 for the metal.
So if he's offering £3,000 you should sign up NOW!!!! Don't forget, he's probably a complete fool. One born every minute or so they say.
So if he's offering £3,000 you should sign up NOW!!!! Don't forget, he's probably a complete fool. One born every minute or so they say.
mind_the_goat
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I think the point was that the base price was over 100% more than anyone in the know would expect to pay, but for those who don't know what double glazing costs, the offer of a huge discount (in this case supposedly paid for by some government scheme) would persuade customer that it was a good deal.MIGNAL":p0xqc9ui said:
Phil Pascoe
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Yes, but its only to come off my new £6383 windows. For a small bungalow... I think not :lol:
novocaine
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6k thats cheap.
we had a qoute of 13k for a door. not all doors, 1 door, that he could knock some off for us. when he said 13 I thought he meant 1300 and with a bit knocked off he was getting close to a decent price till I realised he meant 13k, at which point I laughed so loud he was shocked then showed him out the door he wasn't replacing. (I also taught him how unsecure his unpickable lock actually was)
we had a qoute of 13k for a door. not all doors, 1 door, that he could knock some off for us. when he said 13 I thought he meant 1300 and with a bit knocked off he was getting close to a decent price till I realised he meant 13k, at which point I laughed so loud he was shocked then showed him out the door he wasn't replacing. (I also taught him how unsecure his unpickable lock actually was)
mind_the_goat
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Tell him you don't want him to fit your windows but as he's a nice bloke offer him your old ones for £1500
Mark A
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While renovating our last house an Everest rep knocked on the door, and since we were making enquiries to double glazing companies at that time we thought we might as well get a quote from him. Total came to £27,0000, but if we took advantage of the "50% off manager's special one-day-only sale" they could supply AND fit the windows for just £13,500!
In the end we went with a local firm who charged around £2,500 for the windows and rear doors, plus £700 for a composite front door. The quality wasn't bad either - certainly better than the windows and doors fitted in the house we are currently renting (3-year-old Charles Church new-build). Saying that the workmanship of this house is so shoddy I think anything would be superior...
In the end we went with a local firm who charged around £2,500 for the windows and rear doors, plus £700 for a composite front door. The quality wasn't bad either - certainly better than the windows and doors fitted in the house we are currently renting (3-year-old Charles Church new-build). Saying that the workmanship of this house is so shoddy I think anything would be superior...
mind_the_goat
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MIGNAL":2ofl0mj1 said:
yeah, figured that out after I'd posted
WoodMangler
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We had a similar experience with that mountainous company. All we wanted was 3 small secondary-glazing units. Having firmly declined the mountain-man's attempt to quote for every window and door in the house instead, his initial quote for the three was about £5500. The usual discount kerfuffle followed, got down to around £2500. I say it's still too expensive, to be told "I just remembered we have a cheaper range (just remembered !?, really ?!!) and could do it for £1750 - do you want me to ring my manager and get his OK ?" etc. I think he'd realised he wasn't going to make a sale by the time he left, as he didn't offer to shake my hand...
In the end I got some made and shipped to me by a company I found on the net, for a little over £600, and my son and I fitted them in one afternoon. The house was much warmer this last winter, well worth it.
In the end I got some made and shipped to me by a company I found on the net, for a little over £600, and my son and I fitted them in one afternoon. The house was much warmer this last winter, well worth it.
Lons
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Not just dg either.
There's a very hard sell operation at the minute on solar panels and I'm considering replacing the standard 14ft up'n' over door on my workshop,, with a motorised roller door. Having fitted several for other people I know the costs involved and had done a little research so around £1000 - 1200 for reasonable quality door, supply only to fit myself. Got a call from a company who said they would be competitive but needed a site visit so I let them. The guy quoted me nearly £6000 but knocked it down to £4000. I was very polite, gave him a coffee and sent him packing - but not before I'd relieved him of £20 for one of my slimline pens :wink: :lol:
cheers
Bob
There's a very hard sell operation at the minute on solar panels and I'm considering replacing the standard 14ft up'n' over door on my workshop,, with a motorised roller door. Having fitted several for other people I know the costs involved and had done a little research so around £1000 - 1200 for reasonable quality door, supply only to fit myself. Got a call from a company who said they would be competitive but needed a site visit so I let them. The guy quoted me nearly £6000 but knocked it down to £4000. I was very polite, gave him a coffee and sent him packing - but not before I'd relieved him of £20 for one of my slimline pens :wink: :lol:
cheers
Bob
RobinBHM
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phil.p":773kg39j said:
This recent sales pitch that the upvc industry has introduced, started from the car scrappage scheme, to give customers the impression they were getting a real grant.
I always laugh when I hear the safestyle adverts: 'you buy one you get one free' and 'it really is free fitting'...............
Phil Pascoe
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My friend, a builder and tarmacer, asked a salesman if he had a mirror he could borrow. The salesman asked why, and my friend said he just wanted to see if someone had tattooed **** across his forehead without his noticing.
Flynnwood
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True story I heard; think 1980's hard close - without any sales ethics, whatsoever.
DG salesman to husband and wife after doing the presentation (2 hours - wife wants to buy, husband does not want to).
Salesman eventually turns to the mantle (in desperation) and points to their wedding day photo.
Then he turns to the husband and says; "Ah - the happy day. I bet there wasn't anything you wouldn't have done for your wife on that day?"
"No" - the husband replies ... "Of course not". (What else can he say?)
The DG salesman turns to the wife and says ............
"So whats changed between that day and today? ................"
You can imagine the look on their faces ...... :roll:
DG salesman to husband and wife after doing the presentation (2 hours - wife wants to buy, husband does not want to).
Salesman eventually turns to the mantle (in desperation) and points to their wedding day photo.
Then he turns to the husband and says; "Ah - the happy day. I bet there wasn't anything you wouldn't have done for your wife on that day?"
"No" - the husband replies ... "Of course not". (What else can he say?)
The DG salesman turns to the wife and says ............
"So whats changed between that day and today? ................"
You can imagine the look on their faces ...... :roll:
