Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jul 05, 2009 3:31 pm Getting quotes from suppliers has been very difficult in the past 2 years. Most of them didn't even bother replying not to mention provide me with quotes! However, this seems to have changed in the past 2 weeks. They have been chasing ME for a change, and if feels good They are now actually following up with me and are very quick to provide me with quotes. I hope it keeps up this way at least until we are finished with our house Has anyone experienced this latelly? Re: Are suppliers NOW chasing YOU? 2Jul 05, 2009 6:26 pm Yes I’m after a shed. With all the sales talk of steel price going up, up, and up some more they never would negotiate the price. Funny now they ring me back even months after, one rang me back at 8.30pm to ask me if I make up my mind yet. Another just lately and left a message on my phone about being able to sharpen the pencil. I think this means we can do a better price. As housing slows down, credit dries up, Cash is king. I need to buy a few more things and think in 6 months businesses will be more customer focused. Pay cash, pay less. KW………… “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Re: Are suppliers NOW chasing YOU? 3Jul 05, 2009 6:32 pm Yes, I have had curtain people chasing me after 4 months since the initial quote, I agree that it's great, and this is the way it should be, if they want the work, they should be fighting for it! Hopefully this is the way of the future. Building Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13002 Site start: 8th July 2009 Handover: 11/12/2009! 5 months total build time. 40 sqs of luxuary...Bliss! Re: Are suppliers NOW chasing YOU? 4Jul 05, 2009 9:34 pm We had a steel frame guy call us the other day to ask us if we had made up our mind and that he could possibly do a better price. And after telling him we had already decided his tone of voice changed and he seemed to be very dissapointed. It's like WHERE WERE YOU 3 MONTHS AGO! Grrrrr. Serves them right for not looking after us in the first place Anybody know any good and reasonably priced Air conditioning contractors/companies that could install a ducted air conditioning system in the Central Coast NSW for a small… 0 8995 9 24808 This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 19249 |