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daveshack · 14-07-2007

Cant believe you guys!

Leave the blag for the cowboys..

Encourage it? i dont think so...

BrhTiling · 14-07-2007

What is wrong with a small blag if you are able to do the work to a high standard?

The customer will be happy and you will build your rep up in the local area....

only problem I can see is that this customer might turn out to be a pain in the a*se..... the type who insists on hiring someone with 10 years experience and then stands around watching over the whole job critising everything you do / telling you a better way to do it.........

14-07-2007

If you can work to a high standard there is no need to blag it. Just be honest, we all started somewhere.

And to be honest tiling is like driving. There is no substitute for experience. You can get trained but you don't really start learning until you're doing it.

stumac · 14-07-2007

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Originally Posted by McP77

If you can work to a high standard there is no need to blag it. Just be honest, we all started somewhere.

And to be honest tiling is like driving. There is no substitute for experience. You can get trained but you don't really start learning until you're doing it.

thats all very well but he wont get experience from this customer without the blag and he quite probably is capable of working to a high standard only the individual can put there hand on heart and say what they can honestly do

**Dave** · 15-07-2007

we are having a laff mcp77 none of this advise is real.......

**Dan** · 16-07-2007

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Originally Posted by BIG H

Went In To A Kitchen Shop To Hand Some Cards In The Guy Says Hes Looking For A Tiler, But He Would Like To See Sum Of My Work Or References From Previous Employers As I Said Had Been Working For Afew Years When Only Really Done Two Jobs One Kitchen Floor And One Bathroom. Any Ideas As To How To Get Round This

If you have done a few family and friends tiling work and saved a few pictures you're laughing. The kitchen compny are right to be sceptical I suppose due to the amount of bad tiling work still out there. Offer to tile a display in the store and give the guy the details to your two jobs and then make sure you keep going in to the store.

Greedo · 16-07-2007

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Originally Posted by BIG H

Went In To A Kitchen Shop To Hand Some Cards In The Guy Says Hes Looking For A Tiler, But He Would Like To See Sum Of My Work Or References From Previous Employers As I Said Had Been Working For Afew Years When Only Really Done Two Jobs One Kitchen Floor And One Bathroom. Any Ideas As To How To Get Round This

Do a job at a reduced rate and then you'll get loads back if you do a good job. Getting mates to blag might come back to haunt you as they might talk a lot of ****e if the guy asks a question they are not prepared for.

You've got a bizarre typing style may I add.

BIG H · 17-07-2007

thanks For All The Advice,think A Might Go For Offering Reduced Rate For First Job And Give Him Numbers Of The Two Jobs For Refs And See If He Gos For That

**Dave** · 17-07-2007

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Originally Posted by BIG H

thanks For All The Advice,think A Might Go For Offering Reduced Rate For First Job And Give Him Numbers Of The Two Jobs For Refs And See If He Gos For That

GOOD LUCK BIG H...LET US KNOW HOW YOU GET ON..