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Went from quoting jobs on napkins to using Google Forms last month

I used to scribble estimates on whatever paper was handy, usually a napkin from Flying Star on Central. Then a client laughed at my handwriting and said it looked like a ransom note. Now I use a Google Form template with line items, and I save about 20 minutes per quote. Anyone else switch from chaos to a system like that?
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charlieh74
Hey @blairm77, did you hear about my buddy who used a napkin estimate and lost a $3,000 job because the ink smeared?
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william_craig7
Man, I read something similar on a contractor forum the other day where a guy lost a big deck build because his handwritten quote got coffee spilled on it. It's wild people still trust paper for anything important in 2024. A free template on Google Docs would've saved that dude three grand easy.
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blairm77
blairm773d agoTop Commenter
I still use a napkin for my grocery list every Sunday morning.
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