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Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 07 3:08 pm Post subject: It's Christmas....!!!
How do I know this? I spend half my time answering e-mails such as "I've just posted the cheque, will my order arrive by Sunday?" Q: Has my order been despatched yet? A: No, I've been too busy replying to e-mails about when orders will arrive What fun Now, must go to the Post Office...

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 07 3:29 pm Post subject:
Trade dried up here a week ago, we did have one busy week, but nothing for several days now.

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28118
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 07 4:39 pm Post subject:
myfreeforum seems to have a Christmas slump As we rely on advertising income that is counter intuitive, but we are following a similar pattern to last year on this

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 07 4:56 pm Post subject:
Trade has been rubbish, but there are still the last minuters out there it seems.

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 22780
Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 07 6:46 pm Post subject:
You need to do what his Nickness does - take the money now and deliver in six months A.

oldangrey

Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Posts: 48
Location: Melton Mowbray, Liecs

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 07 6:12 am Post subject:
I got asked last week if i could make a chicken house, in sections and deliver it Christmas morning.....It was a very short conversation

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 07 2:53 pm Post subject:

oldangrey wrote:

I got asked last week if i could make a chicken house, in sections and deliver it Christmas morning.....It was a very short conversation

I hope you said "Yes, but..."

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 07 4:35 pm Post subject:

I cover a service contract on Christmas Day. If the machine breaks, I have to deal with it. If it breaks, I get Da Big Moola.

Where Big = enough to more than make up for missing out on one of the biggest family days of the year. Make 'em pay!

You just have to work out how much you want to persuade you that a trip to wherever late on Christmas Eve. £100? £250? £500? You never know, someone will pay...

And, as Andrew says, get money now, for products later. People are only too happy to pay a deposit. If nothing else, it helps them spread the cost. I wonder, should I be regulated by the FSA...

dottyspots

Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 286
Location: South Yorks

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 07 5:16 pm Post subject:
Dh is also self-employed, we've had a few months run of messages along the lines of 'the cheque is in the post'. One is now almost 12 weeks outstanding

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 7834
Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 07 5:22 pm Post subject:
we can beat that - did a job for the NHS at the beginning of July - finally got paid just before xmas It was our biggest job ths year and would hae been what we lived on - instead we lived on my settlement which was meant for the house. Why people think they can mess about with the self employed beats me....

dottyspots

Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 286
Location: South Yorks

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 07 5:57 pm Post subject:
That's awful! I've done work for Social Services (emergency foster daycare) and they're also notoriously bad at paying. I ended up phoning them every day to hassle them. I think it has something to do with being public sector

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18409

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 07 6:03 pm Post subject:
Public sector are always slow payers. But generally unlikely to default. Trade-off. Remember to factor that into your cash flow when you deal with such organisations.

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