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I can't get my head around this. Supplied the paint, but to do it was charged a not insubstantial amount for something that wasn't white. I even asked and was more or less told that was less than he would normally charge. I didn't get an explanation that made sense.


I'm sure someone knows why and will let me know.

Sue Wrote:

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> Did you ask him the reason for the difference in

> price, and if so did his answer make sense?



Yes and no Sue. As this was the last part of refurbishing the bathroom I wasn't going to argue about ?70 having spent several thousands on it.

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Who knows, but if that's his price, does it matter

> why? Take or leave.

>

> Trades quotes can often be somewhat unscientific.

> 'Other tradespeople are available'.



As explained above/below I wasn't really in a position to take it or leave it. I am just genuinely puzzled by it.

Odd question. ?70 quote. Collectively if we costed our time at ?25 an hour the loss of productivity as the thread is considered and replied to costs more than the quote. I am multitasking watching Pointless so my great views come free.

Did work in a paint factory once and opacity (ie coverage) varies greatly by colour and by make. High quality whites with titanium dioxide as the pigment cover very well.

But why not have a ditch auction, force the cost down to a few quid, cash in hand, that someone working illegally living in a squat does, and then have a thread complaining when it all goes wrong.

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