CURTAIN WORKROOM · WHOLESALE ONLY
Let's talk about what no one
wants to say.
You’re losing budget jobs not because the other guy is better.
You’re losing because he’s cheaper.
That's it. That's the truth.
We're a curtain workroom and we can help with that.
Cheap, properly made curtains.
Melbourne workroom, supplying retailers Australia wide.
I'm losing jobs because:
hi Simon, good to meet you today, i just sent the quote to your email
thanks mate
Thursday 3:34 pm
hey Simon, just wanted to see
if you had a chance to go over
the quote?
sorry mate, the other guys
quote was cheaper.
can you beat it?
10:11
what's your response?
THE PROBLEM
01
When the quote goes out and they all disappear.
If you’re a curtain retailer,
you already know the problem.
You pay for the lead
You answer the call
You book the visit
You drive out
You measure up
You bring all your samples
You give them your ideas
You drive back
You work out the quote
You send it through
You wait
And after all that?
Nothing.
No reply.
No deposit.
No job.
The customer takes everything you gave them and hands the job to someone cheaper.
We’re a Melbourne curtain workroom supplying cheap custom made curtains to retailers across Australia.
Our offer is simple.
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Cheap prices.
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Curtains made properly.
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Clear selections.
That's it.
CURTAIN WORKROOM · WHOLESALE ONLY
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COMPETE ON PRICE
02
Competing on price squeezes out all the margin.
Competing on price is not about racing to the bottom.
It’s about stopping price-first customers from walking straight past you.
Put the right offer in front of the right customer.
Let's be clear.
We’re not saying every job should be cheap, and we’re not telling you to stop selling premium curtains.
We’re saying this:
if you want to win the budget leads, you need an offer built for the budget leads.
Because when you use a premium sales process on customers who only care about price, you’ll keep spending hours on leads that were never going to buy from you in the first place.
And that gets expensive fast.
WINDOW SHOPPING
03
You feel like they are just shopping around for price.
You're using the wrong sales process for the wrong customer.
Some want a full consultation, extensive fabric selection, tailored design, and professional input on every detail.
Other just want a decent curtain at a sharp price.
There's nothing wrong with either customer.
The mistake is treating them the same.
Price-first Customers
They are driven by price first and expertise second.
sharp price
decent curtain
simple options
quick answer
They are not willing to pay extra because you explained weave, texture and heading styles better than the other guy.
Design-led Customers
They are driven by expertise first and price second.
the right look
the right feel
the right style
more guidance
more options
They need attention, thoughtful design input, and a result that feels properly considered through a tailored and thorough consultation.
WASTED TIME
04
Wasted hours on consults that end up nowhere.
Win the job before you get in the car.
We understand not every lead is real.
Some are serious.
Some are tyre kickers.
Some just want a number.
Some want free advice.
Some were never going to buy from you no matter what you said.
That's normal.
What’s not normal is spending three hours just to find out they were never serious in the first place.
You want to provide a great service.
But it hurts when your great service gets used against you.
Before you’ve won the job, quoting is a numbers game.
And you cannot quote enough jobs if every quote costs you half a day.
Most price-first customers reveal themselves on the first call.
When they do, don’t lead with a full consult.
Lead with the cheap curtain option first.
Without context, Price is the only benchmark they have.
So:
Get the rough size
Give the rough price
Get a yes or no
Then go onsite only when the price already works
Now you’re not driving out hoping to win the job.
You’re driving out to close it.
That’s a very different appointment.
UNPAID LABOUR
05
You gave the idea.
The cheaper guy won the job.
Stop working for free.
You did the work. The cheaper guy got paid.
Let’s call it what it is.
You paid for the lead
You gave away an hour driving
You gave away your ideas, your expertise
You gave away the solution to their problem
Then the customer took everything you gave them and handed the job to someone cheaper.
That’s not great service.
That’s unpaid labour.
And the real sting?
You didn’t just lose the job.
You helped the other guy win it.
You tell yourself their job will probably go wrong.
Maybe sometimes it does.
But they’re still the ones getting
the deposit
the review
the referral
the repeat customer
While you’re still explaining why your quote costs more.
If they keep winning more jobs than you, they keep building more proof than you.
That’s how they grow.
Not because they know more.
Not because they care more.
Because they have the right offer for that customer.
CHEAP DONE RIGHT
06
Low price doesn't always mean low quality
Cheap does not mean rubbish.
Your customer wants a lower number. That does not mean you have to give them a product that makes your business look bad.
Let's not dance around it.
A lot of retailers hear “cheap curtains” and think poor quality, complaints, and future headaches.
Fair enough.
But that's not what we do.
This is a rock solid, cheap curtain option to win back the budget job you were already losing on price.
These jobs were already halfway out the door. This gives you a reason for them to stay.
So the question is not:
“Should I offer a cheap option?”
The real question is:
“How many more jobs will I keep losing because I don’t have one?”
We’re a curtain workroom supplying cheap custom made curtains to retailers across Australia.
Our offer is simple.
-
Cheap prices.
-
Curtains made properly.
-
Clear selections.
That's it.
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BUILD REVIEWS
07
Budget jobs build reviews that drive future growth
The jobs you win today
build the business you want tomorrow.
Every retailer wants their business to achieve the same end result.
Bigger jobs, Better margins. Less advertising costs.
This is where you need to start
At the bottom, building your way up.
Quoting sharper
Winning what you can
Delivering proper service
Getting the review
Getting another chance
That's the uphill battle getting off the ground.
And none of it happens if you keep losing the job before you even get started.
That's why the budget jobs matter
Not because they are the dream.
Because they are the foundation.
They get work flowing
They keep cash moving
They build order volume
They show your work
They give you reviews
They give you proof that you are real, capable, and worth trusting.
Everything gets easier
Once you've built your foundation of reviews.
More credibility
More word of mouth
More referrals
Better customers
Bigger jobs
Higher close rate
Cheaper advertising
Bigger jobs
And once you have that foundation, the next move is yours, whether that means staying where you are, moving into commercial work, or pushing into the upper end of the market.
So no, the goal is not to stay stuck doing budget jobs forever.
The goal is to use budget jobs to build the foundation that gets you to the jobs you want.
Win the job. Build the review. Build the proof.
Then use that proof to climb.
What have you
got to lose?
Use it on a budget job you are already losing on price.
Test it there.
Put our cheap curtain option in the quote and see what happens.
If they still say no, nothing changes.
You were losing that job anyway.
But if they say yes, you keep the job, you keep the margin, you keep the cash flow, and the chance to win the referral too.
Just try this on the next budget job you are struggling to close.
That is all we are asking.
The worst that can happen is nothing changes.
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Wholesale Only · Curtain Retailers