Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
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11/12/19 07:43 AM
11/12/19 07:43 AM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 129 Dudley NC
Muddawg
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I am still amazed at what people expect me to do for free!
Got a call a day or two ago. Lady wants me to come get a dead deer out of her private pond. My wife took the call. Lady tells her that her own dogs killed the deer, now it's floating in the pond and she wants me to come out and remove it. My wife tells her I can do this but there is a fee for the service.
"Oh." she says. "Well, I'll have to call my daughter. She actually owns the property." Then she never calls back.
Really? She wants me to come out and remove a dead deer floating in her pond, that her own dogs killed and thinks I'm supposed to do it for free???
What is wrong with people??
Another one that called just yesterday.
Lady tells me, "There is a stray dog that was hit on the highway in front of my house. You need to come get him." And she spoke so matter of factly like it's my job to remove dead animals from the highway.
I tell her, "Yes Mam. I can do that but I do charge for the service." She seemed to be astonished that I would have the audacity to charge a fee for working. Flustered she asked me "Then what do I do?" I so bad just wanted to tell her, "Dig a hole!" I advised her to call DOT.
Muddawg
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: Muddawg]
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11/12/19 10:18 AM
11/12/19 10:18 AM
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Posts: 28 Lemars, Iowa
NWTrapper85
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I'm listed on Google biz. Only lets you put under certain categories what's in system for what type of biz you are. So I'm under animal control closest I could get..which I do just on the wildlife side of course which isnt a option. So I get fair share of have dead cat or dead deer calls or even plain cat and dog calls. Amazes me too that they think it's free but I just explain I'm not paid by state or city.
Last edited by NWTrapper85; 11/12/19 10:19 AM.
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: Muddawg]
#6664938
11/13/19 05:11 PM
11/13/19 05:11 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 625 Adirondacks, N.Y.
trapdye
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Happens very often, As Limestone stated, Those lead companies will say anything to get their fee. What really kills me, The area I"m in, Lots of money around & it's always the ones with the multi million dollar homes that are looking for the free services.
John's Nuisance Wildlife Control If you like what you do for a living, It's better than a vacation. Most days.
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: Muddawg]
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11/13/19 05:19 PM
11/13/19 05:19 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 16,018 St. Louis Co, Mo
BigBob
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Or, want 1/2 the fur check!
Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.
Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor.
Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: BigBob]
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11/13/19 06:35 PM
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Crs89
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Or, want 1/2 the fur check! Had a farmer try that after season was over so I said sure let me figure things up. Wrote out my time, trap cost, bait cost, fuel cost and then gave him a bill after I deducted "his" half of the fur. He was astonished of the cost of things and let it go but still has me back every year to thin critters out.
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: Muddawg]
#6665577
11/14/19 09:58 AM
11/14/19 09:58 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,752 Central NC
traprjohn
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She wants me to come out and remove a dead deer floating in her pond, that her own dogs killed . While they were in violation of a leash law probably!
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: EatenByLimestone]
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11/14/19 08:53 PM
11/14/19 08:53 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,030 Rodney,Ohio
SNIPERBBB
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We used to get a lot of calls like that. I think it had to do with one of the companies trying to find us leads. We dropped the service and most of the calls stopped. I'm convinced one of the key words for searches must have been, "free". They swore this was not the case, but they had way too many of those folks for it to be a coincidence.
Occupational hazard if people call the division of wildlife(or your state's equivalent) or the local police/sheriff department and they give them your number.
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Re: Am I Supposed to be a Free Service?
[Re: Muddawg]
#6671188
11/20/19 07:39 PM
11/20/19 07:39 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,131 Midlands South Carolina
SGT. C
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Why yes, yes you are. After all, it's the Holidays. LOL. get them (calls) more and more lately. keep notes- time, date, who you spoke to and issue. I keep records of every call. Trust me, comes in handy down the road when they call you back to finish the job. Sarge
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