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Regarding point 3: These are business people. In the currently excellent economic situation, the best companies won’t even respond to you. They have no interest in such games.

The best companies will not respond to enquirers, even (or especially) in worse times, if they are not sure that the enquirers understand the difference between competition and street solicitation.

Breaking these unsolicited is bad style. The temptation is great because the benefit seems great. The temptation is great because others are doing it too. It remains bad style.

This is exactly where I see the coarsening of manners: that potential clients are aware of the bad style but perceive it "by virtue of their status as consumers as their born right." Because "price-conscious" behavior aka "not being stupid" is supposedly a societal consensus, an instrument in the "class struggle" against providers who are all greedy and who, with their profit margins, only put obstacles in the way of consumers to snatch the material wealth they believe is rightfully theirs.

These are businessmen. In the currently excellent economic situation, the best companies will not even respond to you. They have no interest in such games.

I am truly glad not to live where you live. 15 trades, about 3 inquiries each, ALL responded, were friendly, willing to negotiate, took time for a personal conversation, and all build cleanly.

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15 trades, about 3 inquiries each, ALL responded, were friendly, willing to negotiate, took time for a personal conversation, and all build cleanly.

That is then fifteen trades with about two inquiries each, who took the trouble without winning a contract. At least - modern practice is unfortunately to "employ" about five or more bidders for free.

: I'm happy for you that things are going well at your construction site.