Nick Mitchell
04-13-2005, 11:00 AM
Wait! Let me explain :D
My wife works for a small (5 lawyers) but very high profile criminal law firm in Toronto. These guys are brilliant at what they do, are extremely succesful and I love them dearly. Why? because they are completely useless in anything that doesn't involve criminal law or golf :rolleyes: They are without a doubt my best customers.
I do mainly custom furniture but I also do a few kitchen jobs, renovations and some landscaping. I like the variety and anything that pays the bills is good for me.
My lawyer buddies can't screw in a lightbulb without help (not exaggerating) so that's where I come in.
Last night the wife comes home and tells me that one of the lawyers has just bought this massive (17'x15'x10') jungle gym playground for his young daughter and he wants to know if I'll pick it up, deliver it and assemble it for him. Well, of course I will! haha Now I know these pre-fab things can be an absolute nightmare to put together but I'll give it a go. So I called him this morning and in the midst of our conversation convinced him that he also needed to excavate aroung the playground and put in a sandpit and kiddie-pool. :cool:
So basically a small assembly job turned into a few days work at my normal shop rate. Plus while I'm there I can finally talk his wife into spending the $15k on the entertainment centre we've been talking about......which will hopefully lead into a full home theatre design and build...
When you find these good clients, do everything in your power to keep them, even if it means assembling their childrens toys for them :D
I guess this is kind of a gloat but i thought you all might find it funny
My wife works for a small (5 lawyers) but very high profile criminal law firm in Toronto. These guys are brilliant at what they do, are extremely succesful and I love them dearly. Why? because they are completely useless in anything that doesn't involve criminal law or golf :rolleyes: They are without a doubt my best customers.
I do mainly custom furniture but I also do a few kitchen jobs, renovations and some landscaping. I like the variety and anything that pays the bills is good for me.
My lawyer buddies can't screw in a lightbulb without help (not exaggerating) so that's where I come in.
Last night the wife comes home and tells me that one of the lawyers has just bought this massive (17'x15'x10') jungle gym playground for his young daughter and he wants to know if I'll pick it up, deliver it and assemble it for him. Well, of course I will! haha Now I know these pre-fab things can be an absolute nightmare to put together but I'll give it a go. So I called him this morning and in the midst of our conversation convinced him that he also needed to excavate aroung the playground and put in a sandpit and kiddie-pool. :cool:
So basically a small assembly job turned into a few days work at my normal shop rate. Plus while I'm there I can finally talk his wife into spending the $15k on the entertainment centre we've been talking about......which will hopefully lead into a full home theatre design and build...
When you find these good clients, do everything in your power to keep them, even if it means assembling their childrens toys for them :D
I guess this is kind of a gloat but i thought you all might find it funny