Does this smell fishy???

[Last Plumber]

Personally, I'd leave it.
As soon as 'Builders' are part of the equation I lose interest.
No offence meant to any Builders, they just don't work how I like to work.

 

[WaterTight]

Because it puts people off.

Not half as much as being evasive.

Like when you get a call from some random sales pitcher and they say "Hi I'm calling from RandomChancersLimitedSaidSoQuicklyWeHopeYouDon'tClockTheNameMeansZeroToYou ...How are you?"

Like the "How are you?" is going to disarm you and you'll forget to ask what you immediately ask anyway which is, "I'm sorry you're from what?"

And then they repeat they are from RandomDataHarvestingColdCallingTosspotsForHire and you say you don't want any and hang up.

 

[Last Plumber]

I know it's rude but I just put the phone down.

 

[Welder]

I know it's rude but I just put the phone down.

To me, the only issue with that is that approach harms all of us as customers tar us all with the same brush. IMHO it is better to simply say, "Sorry I'm stacked for 9 mths".

 

[WaterTight]

A gentleman is never rude except on purpose.

 

[Last Plumber]

To me, the only issue with that is that approach harms all of us as customers tar us all with the same brush. IMHO it is better to simply say, "Sorry I'm stacked for 9 mths".

No!
Never customers. I was talking about the cold call, sales, take a slice of my pie people. I am never rude to customers.

 

[Welder]

No!
Never customers. I was talking about the cold call, sales, take a slice of my pie people. I am never rude to customers.

Sorry LP I misunderstood. Comment retracted and own wrist slapped with pleasure - not too much mind....