Kansas Crimson

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:30 pm We have taken several bids to do some landscaping projects around the yard. We've broken it up into needs, we gotta get some piled up dirt off the siding, and wants, plant some stuff where no grass will grow.

Mrs. 99 is notoriously slow at making up her mind about which bid to take. I met and like this one dude and he submitted a bid. He texts me a day or two later and I tell him we're still making up our minds. Then again, two days later. I tell him Mrs. 99 is working and we won't make a decision for a while. Dude is nice and has a good rep, I'm inclined to use him over other bidders. Dude texts again, I say we are still deciding and I'll contact him when we've made a decision. Two days later I get a text and email. I ignore. A couple of days ago, same thing, text and email. I ignore again.

Just now, I get a FB friend request from him.

Should I be worried?

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:34 pm i can’t handle that level of pushiness, and have taken my business elsewhere for such things

TDub wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:53 pm

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:30 pm We have taken several bids to do some landscaping projects around the yard. We've broken it up into needs, we gotta get some piled up dirt off the siding, and wants, plant some stuff where no grass will grow.

Mrs. 99 is notoriously slow at making up her mind about which bid to take. I met and like this one dude and he submitted a bid. He texts me a day or two later and I tell him we're still making up our minds. Then again, two days later. I tell him Mrs. 99 is working and we won't make a decision for a while. Dude is nice and has a good rep, I'm inclined to use him over other bidders. Dude texts again, I say we are still deciding and I'll contact him when we've made a decision. Two days later I get a text and email. I ignore. A couple of days ago, same thing, text and email. I ignore again.

Just now, I get a FB friend request from him.

Should I be worried?

my unsolicited advice based on the little information I have. Run.

I do bids all the time. I would never consider adding anyone of Facebook. That's absurd.

My bids are good for 30 days. I generally don't bother the client and let them make their decision. Generally, the only time I will follow up is to just check in for scheduling. I try to block out some general time frames for the work and will contact them down the road to see what they think and to let them know that it's no problem if they don't want to proceed or want more time but I will have to slide them down the schedule and infill with other clients that have down payments in etc.


This guy us going to pretend to be friends, claim he's giving you a good buddy deal, then annoy the shit out of you throughout the process and be a general pain in the ass. He's gonna add costs along the way and use his "friend" status to give you the "yea we did this and that and yknow how it is the economy these days, can't get good help, we ran into this or that...thats gonna be another $2,000" blah blah blah

TDub wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:57 pm if hes desperate he either doesn't do quality work, or he doesn't have good value.

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