Phone Call Today

[aperfectlawn]

The last 2 nights i have put out over 500 flyers. Today I get 2 phone calls?
The first guy asks 3 questions:
1. Do I have a license to work in the city?
2. Do I have a license with the state plant board?
3. Do I have insurance.
The second guy calls 15 minutes later and asks for an estimate for a first of the year mowing. Before I can say anything else he asks if i have a riding mower that bags. I said no, but i do have two push mowers that bag. He says ok thank you and hangs up.

I think the first call was from another lawn care company being rude. Because he knew everything you need to have to have a lawn care business in Arkansas. I think the second call was his buddy just asking what I have.
What do you think these phone calls were about? I am pissed.

 

[poolboy]

Do you have caller ID or *69 (if that still works)?????

 

[VMAX]

yea i have some friends that do that kind of thing to me too,they just love you.

 

[ipm]

You need to ask yourself. "Do I have time to worry about these phone calls?"

Get out more flyers and decrease your odds of BS.

 

[aperfectlawn]

I do have caller-id. The first call was a cell phone. The second call was from a house. My friend works at the cell phone place the number is from. I plan on asking him to give me a name with the number. My wife has a book at her work called a "cris-cross" you can have someones telephone number and it will give you a name and an address.

 

[Flipperneck]

Put the numbers into google and search. But some people do prefer one kind of mower on their lawn over others. The guy I used to work for we had to used what the customer wanted sometimes over what was efficiant but he charged accordingly.

 

[precisioncut]

They were just checking you out! I've done it-but for prices.

 

[jajwrigh]

Don't even worry about that crap!! Stay focused and keep searching for good potential customers!

 

[NNJLandman]

try www.superpages.com you can do reverse searches on registered phone numbers.

 

[mtdman]

What are you going to do if you find out it is a competitor? Confront him? Just let it go, try to stay above the bs.