So why this guy contact me about fixing something of his. I gave him a price of how much it was going to be. And then he wanted a breakdown parts versus labor. I don’t like doing that because I know the customer is going to nickel and dime me. Sure enough he goes online and says why are you charging me x amount for this part. It only cost $30 on Amazon.
I explain why my parts cost more etc. And I don’t hear from him again. He sends me a text today asking when is the earliest I can do the job. I don’t want to do the work, I know this guy is going to be a pain in the ass. What are business appropriate reasons/ excuses I can give as to why I don’t want the business.
I used this many times as well. Sometimes people would get defensive and say something like “what do you mean?”. I’d tell them I valued partnerships of a certain type and I can tell we won’t be a good fit together. If they said anything more than goodbye I’d move to wishing them the best and have a good day. People in business who get it won’t push, so it’s really a case of red flags confirmed.