- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
I had an interesting situation today. A local dentist contacted me by way of a referral, and was interested with me bidding the electrical work for a new dental office. He was interested in bartering dental work either as a "labor only" trade or for a deduction in the total electrical costs. I do need some dental work as it has been awhile since seeing a dentist, so I am interested in bidding the job plus getting some dental work done sounds good to me!
I will be meeting him next week to go over plans, existing electrical condition at new location, and for him to give me a free dental exam/xrays at existing dental office in exchange for my estimate, time, and input/advice.
I have traded labor with other tradesmen over the years and had no problems. I was wondering if anybody out there works with the barter system, would be able to give me some advice or let me know of success or horror stories bartering with someone (other than another tradesman for small jobs or repairs).
Any advice or things I need to consider prior to making some agreement would be extremely helpful.
Thank you!!!
Well I have a story about bartering with a dentist. It's not an electrical related barter, but barter just the same.
Years ago I was helping my Dad on a project for a dentist. We were building a couple of rooms in the dentist's basement for emergency after hours dental work.
When finished, the dentist ask me if I would trade my part of the work for dental work. I was having a problem at the time and I can't remember if I told him about it or not, or if it was just coincidence.
But I decided to take him up on it.
They don't do it now days, but dentists use to rub a numbing solution on your gums, then wait a few minutes, then give you the numbing shot, then wait for the area to get numb.
This dentist rubbed the solution on, then immediately gave me the shot, then immediately started to work on my tooth....nothing was numb!:rant:
I was trying to object and stop him but he was a big man and he put his knee on my lap and his forearm across my chest and kept working.:happysad:
He was a dentist in the military and I think he learned his techniques from there!
Long story short, I would gladly have paid another dentist to do the work and got paid from the torturer..I mean dentist.
My dad was smarter than me, he took cash!:lol: