Thread: Christmas happens the same time every year so why do people not prepare earlier

I well remember when I ordered a new head for the D2. Ordered Thursday and arrived at my doorstep Monday lunchtime.
At the same time my wife ordered a small item from Dandenong and it took a week despite it being express delivery. To be fair that wasn't Aust. Post though. We live in Moe so Dandy ain't that far...

And why oh why do people need to do 27 days worth of shopping just before the stupormarket closes on Christmas eve....???

Originally Posted by V8Ian

\To add insult to injury, they asked me for another quote months later.

I love those ones. I have a check-box in my accounting system called "***** Tax". It automatically raises the rate by 250%. I've actually had one client request and accept the job on those rates and I was happy to do it. They were happy to pay the rate, and I was happy to perform the service with a smile.

They haven't come back, and I'm not upset so we all win.

***** the system changed my word for willy (starts with a pee and ends with 'ick'. It's important to explain as it has 5 letters and isn't quite considered as rude as those that only have 4 stars.

Originally Posted by Eevo

its xmas?

It's beginning to look a lot like it...

I know an ex Oz Post manager who worked a Christmas day, delivering parcels on the postie bike, so people got their pressies on time.

Originally Posted by BradC

I love those ones. I have a check-box in my accounting system called "***** Tax". It automatically raises the rate by 250%. I've actually had one client request and accept the job on those rates and I was happy to do it. They were happy to pay the rate, and I was happy to perform the service with a smile.

They haven't come back, and I'm not upset so we all win.

***** the system changed my word for willy (starts with a pee and ends with 'ick'. It's important to explain as it has 5 letters and isn't quite considered as rude as those that only have 4 stars.

When quoting trucks and machinery to ****** and iceholes I would insert a line "NFRAA" in my figures. No f-ing reason at all.

Originally Posted by BradC

I love those ones. I have a check-box in my accounting system called "***** Tax". It automatically raises the rate by 250%. I've actually had one client request and accept the job on those rates and I was happy to do it. They were happy to pay the rate, and I was happy to perform the service with a smile.

They haven't come back, and I'm not upset so we all win.

***** the system changed my word for willy (starts with a pee and ends with 'ick'. It's important to explain as it has 5 letters and isn't quite considered as rude as those that only have 4 stars.

At a large company I worked for I instigated a 'Simon' tax for one site as the manager was an arse. (Get us the to draw up a spec, quote it, then shop it around. And we were the contracted contractor!)

The account manager and my boss thought it was hilarious and rolled with it

In my Quotes to 'certain' people I always added in a "Haggle Tax".


Like Ian would have said with his Gyprock load. "It costs when people who should know better **** you around" or he would have said that if he had thought of it.

Originally Posted by rick130

At a large company I worked for I instigated a 'Simon' tax for one site as the manager was an arse. (Get us the to draw up a spec, quote it, then shop it around. And we were the contracted contractor!)

The account manager and my boss thought it was hilarious and rolled with it

Thats why my quotes were so expensive!