Competition from the Amish

The other day I had a request to price a gazebo for a previous customer, this is something I could do but not exactly my target market, maybe my enthusiasm for the project was reflected in the price I quoted so it didn't surprise me when I didn't get the job. It did surprise me to find out an Amish man and company got the work. We went over for some customer service work and found 2 guys putting this thing together. The only thing that said I am Amish was those black hats and plain looking homespun clothes. They drove to the site in a 1 ton Duel wheel diesel pickup pulling a trailer with a full compliment of modern tools, generator, compressor. an assortment of nail guns I would like to have, the latest in radial arm and mitre saws. They had the gazebo premade in sections and really only needed to assemble it on site. I guess I was expecting mules and wooden pegs and that old world craftsmanship evryone is searching for. It turned out to be a nice looking job but it looked like one of those kits you buy from home depot or something. I guess the guy is capitalizing on his Amish heritage, sort of an odd twist on buiseness, but it seems to work for him and thats great I wish him all the best, but he works just like the rest of us heathens.