Mole Trapping

[morton 5,368]

Catching a mole is sometimes easy,if it took me an hour to hang a door and then need to re-check,id get a better and cheaper door hanger.

[Mr Muddy 141]

  On 20/04/2014 at 20:31, morton said:

I can walk down the highstreet and buy a bed for £500,i can walk a little further and source the exact same bed for £350,work it out?.

 

Mate, you’ve unwittingly made a very good point there.

 

The bloke selling the £500 bed has presumably bought it for £250 trade, he sells it and makes an honest £250 profit. Good for him.

The bloke selling the £350 bed has also presumably bought it for £250 trade.

So while he might think he’s being a smart arse by massively undercutting the £500 bloke; what he’s actually doing is running around like a blue-arsed fly dealing with all the Chavs and misers, and he still has to sell twice as many beds as the £500 bloke to make his 250 quid!

 

Morals of the story?

A. massively undercutting your competitors just means you’re over-worked and still skint.

B. never open a furniture store morton, you’ll be f****d.

[DIDO.1 22,851]

  On 20/04/2014 at 21:01, morton said:

Catching a mole is sometimes easy,if it took me an hour to hang a door and then need to re-check,id get a better and cheaper door hanger.

 

not really the point I was making, if a tradesman came to your home 3 times he would want more than 70 quid.

 

people will do it for less.....for cash.....with no insurance....but a full time pest controller cant do that.

[moxy 617]

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:12, Mr Muddy said:

  On 20/04/2014 at 20:31, morton said:

 

B. never open a furniture store morton, you’ll be f****d.

 

Never judge. You may be surprised.

[Mr Muddy 141]

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:20, moxy said:

 

 

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:12, Mr Muddy said:

  On 20/04/2014 at 20:31, morton said:

 

B. never open a furniture store morton, you’ll be f****d.

 

Never judge. You may be surprised.

 

Sorry moxy, you’re quite right.

 

Morton: Give up mole catching and open a furniture store instead.

[moxy 617]

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:30, Mr Muddy said:

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:20, moxy said:

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:12, Mr Muddy said:

  On 20/04/2014 at 20:31, morton said:

B. never open a furniture store morton, you’ll be f****d.

 

Never judge. You may be surprised.

Sorry moxy, you’re quite right. Morton: Give up mole catching and open a furniture store instead.

 

:laugh:

 

Not quiet what I meant but touché

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

If I had a mole problem i,like most people would go for the cheaper option,don't care if he was a pro,jack the lad or even jack sparrow as long as he catches mole,why pay £70 when some one will catch it for a £10, it pays to shop around these days as with any service you don't just ring the first one and use them,you ring a few more to get the best price.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

...........

Guys that are into trapping moles/rabbits for profit, as opposed to sport and recreation ,.are in it,.for the vonga...

I've made a living from this game, for a long while and quite frankly,..the bottom line is,..it is real easy to be a busy fool,.and by that I mean,..it is not sensible to be working cheap...

Admittedly, you will get plenty of work and be loved by all and sundry,.but a pat on the back,.don't pay the rent...

My brief, is always to be fair to the customer/client/farmer,...and do what is agreed,.. no more, no less.

If the customer does not want to pay my fee,.then I move on,..no hard feelings,.they can employ anyone they like,..and as a self employed guy,....I can work for who I like..

Simples...

No right or wrongs,..just the way of things....

 

My philosophy is to do the job, be fair and honest, but make as much money as you can, from your labours,..

 

I am a saviour of valuable grassland,....not the fecking good Samaritan

[TOMO 27,023]

Lloydy,,, muddy,,,diddo,,,,,....

 

Same old mole threads,,lol,, I used to charge 90 for a domestic,,,,

 

I'm amazed you get so upset about it teapot,,,,yeh you can get your mate from round the corner to do it if he knows how for a pint,,,,but if you get a pro company in your going to pay,,,,same as any contractor ....

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

  On 21/04/2014 at 08:12, Mr Muddy said:

 

  On 20/04/2014 at 20:31, morton said:

 

I can walk down the highstreet and buy a bed for £500,i can walk a little further and source the exact same bed for £350,work it out?.

Mate, youve unwittingly made a very good point there.

 

The bloke selling the £500 bed has presumably bought it for £250 trade, he sells it and makes an honest £250 profit. Good for him.

The bloke selling the £350 bed has also presumably bought it for £250 trade.

So while he might think hes being a smart arse by massively undercutting the £500 bloke; what hes actually doing is running around like a blue-arsed fly dealing with all the Chavs and misers, and he still has to sell twice as many beds as the £500 bloke to make his 250 quid!

 

Morals of the story?

A. massively undercutting your competitors just means youre over-worked and still skint.

B. never open a furniture store morton, youll be f****d.

I don't really care if the one who undercuts the other has to work twice as hard,if he sorts problem out for a fraction of the price I'm happy if he's running round like a blue arse fly that's his problem ?

[StephenWalsh 73]

Don't feed the trolls!

[DIDO.1 22,851]

A local farm had a ewe in with a scissor mole trap on its foot, it had nearly cut through and the farmer actually cut its dead foot off.

 

Thank f*ck it was just an old ewe and not a pedigree texel tup....Thank F*ck it was the local overnight mole catcher that set that trap and not me.....Bet that farmer wont simply phone for the cheapest price in future! Wish id got a picture of it.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

  On 22/04/2014 at 14:58, DIDO.1 said:

A local farm had a ewe in with a scissor mole trap on its foot, it had nearly cut through and the farmer actually cut its dead foot off.

 

Thank f*ck it was just an old ewe and not a pedigree texel tup....Thank F*ck it was the local overnight mole catcher that set that trap and not me.....Bet that farmer wont simply phone for the cheapest price in future! Wish id got a picture of it.

perhaps if he looked over his stock on a daily basis it would have been spotted and fixed.....

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

  On 22/04/2014 at 21:21, perthshire keeper said:

 

  On 22/04/2014 at 14:58, DIDO.1 said:

 

A local farm had a ewe in with a scissor mole trap on its foot, it had nearly cut through and the farmer actually cut its dead foot off.

 

Thank f*ck it was just an old ewe and not a pedigree texel tup....Thank F*ck it was the local overnight mole catcher that set that trap and not me.....Bet that farmer wont simply phone for the cheapest price in future! Wish id got a picture of it.

perhaps if he looked over his stock on a daily basis it would have been spotted and fixed.....

??

If he went amateur molecatcher farmer saved plenty of money for vet bill ??

[morton 5,368]

When im not selling furniture,i do a little mole control,my mole work comes by way of mouth and advertising,the amount of people that I get work from because they have been unwilling to pay others prices,keeps me in enough work to keep me ticking over,until another wardrobe or bookcase is sold.The amount of times I quote a price and tell the customer to get other quotes,then I often still get the job,until some twat quotes cheaper,market forces have always dictated the market,i care little what others charge and how big a bank balance they require,i get by on what I earn and would expect them to do likewise,if they are not earning enough,either charge more,charge a rate that the local market dictates,or sell furniture as well.