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Old 10-23-2009, 05:53 PM   #1
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Do you guys give family a break or are they treated like any other customer

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Old 10-24-2009, 12:50 AM   #2
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Do you guys give family a break or are they treated like any other customer
Well… I do a lot of work for members of my wife’s side of the family when I have the time. I don’t mind because they’re nice people, but it is always a loss, since I usually don’t charge for labor and rarely charge for materials unless it’s something out of the ordinary. I think this is just the way it is for most of us when we do work for family members.
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Depends which family member. Some are clowns with lots of $$ and deserve to pay, the others I like and will work for free (they pay for parts).
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Mom, dad, and siblings are free others are given a price and referral to a friend.
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thanks guys
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Old 10-25-2009, 09:50 AM   #6
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Family is free.

For "friends", if I can drop my youngest child off at a moments notice in an emergency are free also.

Everyone else goes through the company.
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Old 10-26-2009, 09:12 PM   #7
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25 years ago i likes doin stuff on the side for free or money!
friends or family/neighbors.
now i just want to go home!!
watch lifetime television
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25 years ago i likes doin stuff on the side for free or money!
friends or family/neighbors.
now i just want to go home!!
watch lifetime television

That's some good stuff to know, except the Lifetime tee vee stuff.
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what?
you do not like valerie bertanelli and jacklyn smith?????????????

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That's some good stuff to know, except the Lifetime tee vee stuff.
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Valerie Bertanelli sure does look good these days.

As said it depends on which family member and what they want. I don't do anything for free except for my mom.
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