Comments on: People! http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/ The trials and tribulations of a modern crofter Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: India http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4812 India Mon, 07 May 2007 17:14:02 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4812 I think a fair price for a fair product is, well, fair! It's one of the problems with 'western' lifestyles' - so many people wanting so much for so little. Mind you, it kind of works two ways. I wanted some'beauty treatmentss' from someone who was doing it from home. When I asked how much the salon was charging, I said I thought she was too cheap, even allowing for the lack of shop overheads. I was prepared to pay more - I got some odd looks after that... India I think a fair price for a fair product is, well, fair! It’s one of the problems with ‘western’ lifestyles’ - so many people wanting so much for so little. Mind you, it kind of works two ways. I wanted some’beauty treatmentss’ from someone who was doing it from home. When I asked how much the salon was charging, I said I thought she was too cheap, even allowing for the lack of shop overheads. I was prepared to pay more - I got some odd looks after that…
India

]]> By: stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4732 stonehead Sat, 05 May 2007 13:13:17 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4732 Following on from this, it never ceases to amaze me how the more open you are about the way you do things, the more people suspect you're up to something. All the details of our pigs, their prices, how we rear them, how we feed them, how we house them, how we worm them and more can be found on this website. All the information, going back to when we first started with pigs on the croft, is categorised under "<a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/tag/livestock/pigs/" rel="nofollow">pigs</a>" and most of the information can be found even more quickly by using the <a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/pigs/" rel="nofollow">Pigs page</a> as a starting point. And for people who still find that hard to believe, then please feed free to find someone else to buy weaners from. Following on from this, it never ceases to amaze me how the more open you are about the way you do things, the more people suspect you’re up to something.

All the details of our pigs, their prices, how we rear them, how we feed them, how we house them, how we worm them and more can be found on this website.

All the information, going back to when we first started with pigs on the croft, is categorised under “pigs” and most of the information can be found even more quickly by using the Pigs page as a starting point.

And for people who still find that hard to believe, then please feed free to find someone else to buy weaners from.

]]> By: lilymarlene http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4723 lilymarlene Sat, 05 May 2007 01:47:42 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4723 And make sure you remember their number and mark them down as timewasters and cheapskates for next time. If £40 is what they're worth you'll get it in time....! And make sure you remember their number and mark them down as timewasters and cheapskates for next time. If £40 is what they’re worth you’ll get it in time….!

]]> By: brightfeather http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4719 brightfeather Fri, 04 May 2007 20:22:17 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4719 My husband and I have run into these kind of people too. They can be maddening. However, The best line to take with them is not to give in and compromise on a price that's already fair. My husband and I have run into these kind of people too. They can be maddening. However, The best line to take with them is not to give in and compromise on a price that’s already fair.

]]> By: Eileen http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4713 Eileen Fri, 04 May 2007 11:52:25 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4713 How rude!! Some people want a kicking!! How rude!! Some people want a kicking!!

]]> By: stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4711 stonehead Fri, 04 May 2007 11:06:43 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4711 It was definitely a try on. When I spoke to the bloke last night, he's a farmer who breeds pedigree Highland cattle, he said "they're £40 each, aren't they". I said yes. He wanted to know if I was interested in a part swap for straw or oats, but as we need to pay a few bills ASAP I said no, cash please. Then his wife tried it on this morning. I told the Other Half I suspect it's something they've done before by the way the conversation went. It's extremely annoying as we'll now have to pay to advertise the weaners and have to wait a few more days before paying the bills. It was definitely a try on. When I spoke to the bloke last night, he’s a farmer who breeds pedigree Highland cattle, he said “they’re £40 each, aren’t they”. I said yes. He wanted to know if I was interested in a part swap for straw or oats, but as we need to pay a few bills ASAP I said no, cash please.

Then his wife tried it on this morning. I told the Other Half I suspect it’s something they’ve done before by the way the conversation went.

It’s extremely annoying as we’ll now have to pay to advertise the weaners and have to wait a few more days before paying the bills.

]]> By: welshgirlsallotment http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4708 welshgirlsallotment Fri, 04 May 2007 09:37:00 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4708 I hate people who think that they can try and screw somebody else - she obviously knew they were £40 as otherwise she would not have rung you to barter - you did the right thing tell her to bugger off - tell your other buyers and they may buy the other pigs ! I hope the day gets better I hate people who think that they can try and screw somebody else - she obviously knew they were £40 as otherwise she would not have rung you to barter - you did the right thing tell her to bugger off - tell your other buyers and they may buy the other pigs !
I hope the day gets better

]]> By: Helen http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4699 Helen Fri, 04 May 2007 07:46:33 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/people/#comment-4699 How bad mannered! Not only because they rang so early but also to try and bargain after the a verbal contract had been struck How bad mannered!

Not only because they rang so early but also to try and bargain after the a verbal contract had been struck

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