Andy Dingley wrote:
On 30 Nov, 15:29, Stuart Noble
wrote:

So he didn't get the job. Very smart.

That's rather the point. It's winter, any half-competent roofer
already has more work than there are literally hours in the day
(daylight hours at least). The last thing he needs is to find himself
working for someone like this.

Then you just tell the customer the price is not negotiable. No need to
go into a smart arse comedy routine.