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I agree.
Not a judgement here about this or any other situation. Just my general view on things. Maybe deposits should not be asked for, or paid, until such time as the job can actually be started and completed in a satisfactory time frame.

 

Here’s the challenge with trying to book jobs without taking deposits, then people book things and never follow through.

 

Yes, I totally get that, but how does that justify businesses taking deposits and not following through. I have been in business since the mid 90's, and I have always tried to operate in a fair and honest way. I will not take a deposit until the client is ready to proceed AND I am in a position to immediately begin ordering and fabrication of the job.
Maybe it's just me.....????

I will add that I have seen a lot of guys in business misjudge their position purely because the bank account is fat with deposits, and they start to get a bit spendy, thinking they are in a better financial situation than they actually are.
They are usually the ones with the most toys..... (Well, at least for a while.)

 

I honestly think that it’s a no win situation sometimes. Like everything in life there is no perfect method.

 

The old fashioned handshake and trust method mostly worked ok way back when.
Unfortunately, that all seems to be a totally forgotten art these wonderful modern days.

 

It probably didn't work as well as we'd like to think.

 

True, but it was THE original form of agreement to terms, that, and your word!

 

Yup there is a reason deposits started being taken and they are not a new thing.

 

Agree. Someone is going through a life-changing business loss, after what appears to be significant health problems at home. Looks like he is doing the right thing instead of hiding behind bankruptcy, a rare thing. My guess is that all he will walk away with from this is his honor. Conjecture-mongering is like bayonetting the wounded.

I had a HAMBER trust my (virtual) handshake this week and send some stuff COD. Made me stop and realise there are some truly good people out there still. This world is what we make it.

Cheers,
Harv

 

Worked fine for 35 years for me , but I live in a small Midwestern town where everybody knows many generations of anyone , including the bankers & lawyers .

 

It worked a damned sight better than it does today. As humans, it seems that our collective sense of society and community reached it's peak sometime in the past, and we have been in a rearward slide for a while now.