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    Abusive and threatening customer

    Thanks for all your replies, and I am happy to know I am doing the correct thing, although, as you can imagine it was not my initial reaction regarding threats to my wife, but that would probably of ended up badly. As regards to the job itself, there is no problem with actual fitting etc, he...
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    Abusive and threatening customer

    i have a small flooring shop, and have recently had a customer turn nasty. In short he has chosen a carpet and does not like it, so is trying to say it's dirty. He has paid most of his money, but owes £127.00 He is an older man, and may have a drinking problem. Which is not any of my business...
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    Limited or sole

    I have read many articles on limited vs sole trader but still unsure if I am on the right method. I was sole trader for nearly 27 years as a floor layer, then I expanded last year and took on a shop, with my wife running it, I wAs advised to go ltd, and had been thinking about it for a while...
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    Customers and payments

    The supplier eventually agreed to take back with a handling charge, trying to get customer to pay, but not holding out much hope. Have another non payer now, fitted the carpets four weeks ago, was supposed to pay fitter on completion, but she said she would rather drop money off into shop as...
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    Customers and payments

    Thanks for all the advice. The 1st customer has paid in full, after a little discussion. Second customer, unfortunately we have no signed order, so I think we will be chasing a ghost with this one. She has contacted me to say that I am able to send the order back as it is covered by distance...
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    Customers and payments

    I have a couple of questions. I run a flooring shop and I have a customer who is disputing his final invoice. To keep it short. The area needed some degree of levelling but as it was covered in carpet i provided a cost for supplying and fitting the wood floor, and a separate price up to a...
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    Company director and self employed

    Nothing to do with vat, shop is registered and I was registered as a sole trader and have no issue with it, if needed. Thinking about it, I was looking at the getting paid regularly for my fitting, as I used to, but in the end I expect it would cost me more in tax, as I would not be taking as a...
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    Company director and self employed

    I was self employed for 27 years as a flooring installer, and in the last 6?years been running a mobile carpet shop. I have now opened a flooring shop (bricks and mortar) and have set up as a ltd company and ceased trading as a sole trader. I was running the shop but as it's got so busy I am out...
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    Wine to give away as promotion

    Calais wine store. Amazingly low prices. Hardys for around £2 per bottle. Half price tunnel crossing, and a day out.
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    Wine to give away as promotion

    Hi, would anyone know if I am able to buy some wine in France, but give away in my flooring shop as a promotion. Eg spend over £300 and recieve a case of wine. I know you are not allowed to sell it etc, but unsure if giving it away to customers is legal. Thanks
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    on line flooring

    Looking at starting an on line flooring company, selling carpets mainly,its been done a few times but only in a big way, and I want to put a new twist to it. My biggest problem I have thought about is the delivery to the customers house as carpets are at 4 or 5m wide and heavy. EG a 7.70mx 5m...
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    Flooring?

    I am in the flooring trade and have been for 25 years now. The cheap laminate is so cheap I would not even put it in domestic, it chips so easily, and will absorb moisture and will need replacing very soon. The slate effect tile I assume is also a laminate so would only use with caution, as it...
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    shop or not

    I only advertise in a local magazine, and a couple of Parish magazines. And the van is sign written. Tried papers at great cost and nothing. Thinking about leafleting etc. Most work is domestic, which I prefer as payment is made on completion,contract work is a risk as many dont pay for...
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    shop or not

    not enough enquiries, I estimate I get around 90% of what I price for, as i am able to offer discounts etc as low overheads.
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    shop or not

    I run a mobile flooring shop, all run from my home office, and samples brought to clients, Its hit and miss at the moment, good then bad. I also do the fitting, but I keep thinking maybe its time to give up the tools and just sell, but theres not enough business to keep the bills paid without...
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