Originally Posted by
gunner65
Actually in my line of work spending countless hours planning projects and quotes sometimes results in a client taking the project to a competitor due to pricing. I think my local shops make plenty of money marking up parts and pieces that we have to have by 200-300%. If you want to spend double the money and be loyal go ahead and knock yourself out it is your money but dont preach that crap to the masses no one is listening in this economy.
Take your example. If a customer or potential customer asks you to bid on a project, and they have no intent of using your company, and only wish to take your ideas in your response to the RFP to do the project themselves, would you think that was ok?
And I buy lots of things on line, that's not the point. What I don't do, and what, IMHO, is clearly wrong, and unfair is use a store's time and inventory with no intent of buying from them.