HD Making Tile Substitution Suggestions To HO's

Originally Posted by kevjob

If the client wants to shop at Creepo or has bought all materials already thru creepo I back out of the estimate, they are looking for someone, anyone to just put these together and why should they pay someone 75.00 per hour when Jose will do it for 12.00. I would never allow any of my clients to go to creepo for anything ever.

Originally Posted by Mike Finley

That's good for you, but if you are talking about taking your customer to Home Depot, I will drop freak'n flat out dead on the hard cold cement before I will ever step foot in Home Depot to go shopping with a client. No way, no how, never ever.

That's what our trade partners are for. Customer wants flooring, take them to your flooring trade partner, keep them in business and get a mark up on the product just for fun!

For that matter that exposes the other reason why the hell I would never step foot in Home Depot to shop with a client. If I send them to a trade partner I don't even have to go there with them!!!!

That's the difference between the two. Home Depot is filled with mouth breath'n idiots, your trade partners are filled with qualified professionals who care about you and care about taking care of your customer for you!

Your customer is getting screwed in the ass long term, the only thing they might be doing out of going to Home Depot is saving $300. They'll get back in return $3000 worth of grief and heart ache, usually the missed opportunity of purchasing a superior, specialized product that they would get more enjoyment out of then the 6 generic pieces of crap Home Depot carrys.

Carry on.

Originally Posted by bwalley

I don't take or send my clients to whore depot, I met her at ProSource, they are a membership flooring broker that only sells to the trade.

They aren't the cheapest, nor the most expensive, although sometimes they can be, but they have a great selection and are very knowledgable about their products.

Originally Posted by Mike Finley

That's good for you, but if you are talking about taking your customer to Home Depot, I will drop freak'n flat out dead on the hard cold cement before I will ever step foot in Home Depot to go shopping with a client. No way, no how, never ever.

That's what our trade partners are for. Customer wants flooring, take them to your flooring trade partner, keep them in business and get a mark up on the product just for fun!

For that matter that exposes the other reason why the hell I would never step foot in Home Depot to shop with a client. If I send them to a trade partner I don't even have to go there with them!!!!

That's the difference between the two. Home Depot is filled with mouth breath'n idiots, your trade partners are filled with qualified professionals who care about you and care about taking care of your customer for you!

Your customer is getting screwed in the ass long term, the only thing they might be doing out of going to Home Depot is saving $300. They'll get back in return $3000 worth of grief and heart ache, usually the missed opportunity of purchasing a superior, specialized product that they would get more enjoyment out of then the 6 generic pieces of crap Home Depot carrys.

Carry on.

Originally Posted by Mike Finley

Good! I wasn't sure. We have Prosource out here too, I don't use them much since we rarely do hardwoods or carpet but the times we have they have been great.

Originally Posted by dkillianjr

And I thought I was the only one that called it the "Creepo"


Dave