Starting my new Locksmithing Job Monday

by **ststephen** » 18 Feb 2006 18:31

Well, I know I am a noob here still, but I am so excited that I landed my first locksmithing job today. WOOHOO! I start Monday and will get about 4-5 calls per day at first. The owner is pretty cool and has alot of knowledge to share. He is also very straightforward and direct, which I like.

He was impressed at the amount of knowledge I gained (mostly from here!) without any formal training. He also liked Tshock's plug spinner http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=9096 , kudos to you and thanks for sharing! Tshock, I did you you FULL credit!

I will be doing mostly lockouts at first, but I look forward to learning from him and having a chance to do something other than rekey locks. WISH ME LUCK!

Thank you SO MUCH EVERYONE! My Wife and baby are VERY happy Daddy has a job!

by **2hammers** » 18 Feb 2006 20:08

Best of luck mate I hope the jobs roll in for you and you can do justice to the locksmith trade.

by **paul1982** » 19 Feb 2006 15:26

Congratulations mate and well done. Hope all goes wel for you

by **ststephen** » 22 Feb 2006 1:57

Thanks a bunch!

So far I have been pretty busy and I like the work. I had one irate lady on a car lockout who refused to pay the quoted price once I arrived, luckily, I have them sign the Work Order/Invoice before I open the door. She saw the price and got mad, but at least I didn't have to call the police for theft of services. So, I was out some gas, but not a whole lot and I figured she wasn't worth the bother. I would imagine she would have been unhappy even if I did it free. :shock:

(Even my buddies buy me 12 pack or do me a favor in turn).

Anyway, I also helped an elderly woman after a fire burned her apartment. She had some unsavory contractors keep her door key. So, her insurance agent paid me to rekey the whole house. I was missing my Kwikset cylinder release tool, so I had to improvise. She was a nice lady and her son thanked me profusely.

So the good, the bad and nothing too ugly.

Time for sleep....

by **horsefeathers** » 22 Feb 2006 16:03

"theft of services"

what a lovely phrase - can you really call the police for that? Could do with some local police help here in UK sometimes, especially when using mica on a yale latch and opening door in 3 seconds. " I not paying all that - you were only here a minute!!"

Welcome to our world!

regards

wayne

by **vector40** » 22 Feb 2006 17:14

I'd recommend always quoting your price over the phone, stephen; that way they have a chance to balk before you go to any trouble.

by **xmanrocks** » 22 Feb 2006 17:34

Uh ststephen,
Is your new job with 24/7 emergency locksmith off of Orchard Rd. down in the tech center?

by **Chucklz** » 22 Feb 2006 18:22

horsefeathers,

If I was a locksmith and someone said they werent going to pay me, I would just lock the door right back up and begin to pack my tools up. I'm rather sure they would pay, or I would just leave.

Or you can tell them the story about the boiler repairman.

Hitting valve with hammer $0.01
Knowing exactly what valve to hit and how hard to hit it $499.99

by **Shrub** » 22 Feb 2006 18:25

Chucklz wrote:
If I was a locksmith and someone said they werent going to pay me, I would just lock the door right back up and begin to pack my tools up. I'm rather sure they would pay, or I would just leave.

Then charge for another opening

Im only kidding, ill leave that to the cowboys.

Bit hard to do on a mortice lockout though :wink:

by **horsefeathers** » 23 Feb 2006 4:14

Mind you, I didnt say that they didnt pay - just that they moaned about paying full amount quoted when job took less than a minute. Of course, being 7 foot 4 inches tall and 3 ft wide helps convince the customer the error of their ways.... :lol:

regards

by **Chucklz** » 23 Feb 2006 14:07

Sweet man! Being that big, do you even have to pick the locks, or just stare at them angrily! :lol:

by **horsefeathers** » 23 Feb 2006 14:21

Chucklz wrote:Sweet <censored> man! Being that big, do you even have to pick the locks, or just stare at them angrily!

oops - made a typo! Meant to say that I was 4 foot 7 inches tall. Perhaps they take pity on me!

:lol:

regards

wayne

by **ameriloc** » 7 Mar 2006 19:04

I tell custimers that they are not paying for the job I do. They are paying for the knowlage to do the job right.

by **Gundanium** » 8 Mar 2006 12:36

Good Luck man!! keep us posted for sure!

by **ststephen** » 13 Mar 2006 10:43

So far all is good with the new job. Many of my skills are improving. Vehicle lockouts was a big worry for me (for some reason, I don't know) but I am getting better all the time.

Seems like the customers are very happy with the work I do, so that is good.

Starting my new Locksmithing Job Monday

Starting my new Locksmithing Job Monday

24/7 Energency Locksmith in Denver?????

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