Tosh

A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« on: January 29, 2009, 02:49:43 pm »
I have a strong Oriental appearance and there's not many people who look like me in Chepstow, so I was rather taken aback this morning when a window opened and a customer who I've met on at least three occasions haughtily said, 'Excuse me, can you explain what you're doing?'.

I replied with, 'I'm cleaning your windows, Mrs Sparrow!'

She looked blankly at me, I could see the cogs turning inside her head and she apologised. 

There must be loads of Geordie-Jap window cleaners in Chepstow this time of year!

 ???

ZaNo

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Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2009, 05:25:39 pm »
Lol ::)

RO-Sheen

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Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2009, 05:50:57 pm »
Maybe Mrs Sparrow was on the rum, like her son Jack!
Formerly known as GARGAAX

Ian Lancaster

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Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2009, 06:59:50 pm »
On rare occasions I get the: "Excuse me, do you mind telling me what you think you're doing?"

My reply:  "Not at all.  I'm waiting for a bus...."

"There's no need to be silly.,..."

"Well, you started it....." ;D

jaykie

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 07:08:08 pm »
On rare occasions I get the: "Excuse me, do you mind telling me what you think you're doing?"

My reply:  "Not at all.  I'm waiting for a bus...."

"There's no need to be silly.,..."

"Well, you started it....." ;D

pmsl

jaykie

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2009, 09:19:29 pm »
Gok Wan Window Cleaning

Tosh

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2009, 09:30:09 pm »

tomo

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2009, 09:35:28 pm »
Tosh it must have been your Tom cruise smile that made her apologise... she probably still dont know who you are ;D

Tosh

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2009, 09:39:48 pm »
Tosh it must have been your Tom cruise smile that made her apologise... she probably still dont know who you are ;D

Is that the one where I smile widely displaying my missing two front teeth that were kicked out some years ago?

tomo

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2009, 09:43:24 pm »
it is distinct though Tosh not many window cleaners have that ;D

tonyoliver

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Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2009, 09:58:38 pm »
 i got asked who i was once by someone ive cleaned for for 10 years   and replyed     queen song  full opara style
  i am the killer queen ...........................dynamite with a laser beam.........................guareented to blow your mind


it left them a little lost for words  i do enjoy a little poke at the muppets every now and then tosh lots of orientals here in china town so dont lose sleep  over it dude

Tosh

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2009, 10:17:37 pm »
tosh lots of orientals here in china town so dont lose sleep  over it dude

I don't, I just thought it was funny since my horizontal-eyed-rice-pudding-eating customers all look the same to me.

macmac

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2009, 11:31:12 pm »
I would like to see a picture of you smiling Tosh, any chance of you posting one? ;D

Tony

Tosh

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2009, 11:35:12 pm »
I would like to see a picture of you smiling Tosh, any chance of you posting one? ;D

Tony

I don't want you 'perving' over pics of me.  No chance!

Paul Coleman

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2009, 07:01:27 am »
I have a strong Oriental appearance and there's not many people who look like me in Chepstow, so I was rather taken aback this morning when a window opened and a customer who I've met on at least three occasions haughtily said, 'Excuse me, can you explain what you're doing?'.

I replied with, 'I'm cleaning your windows, Mrs Sparrow!'

She looked blankly at me, I could see the cogs turning inside her head and she apologised. 

There must be loads of Geordie-Jap window cleaners in Chepstow this time of year!

 ???

Well there is a company around my way called Kung Fu window cleaning  (true). :)

Tosh

Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2009, 08:19:29 am »
I used to be called 'Whey-Aye-Banzai', so I was going to call my humble window cleaning business 'Banzai Window Cleaning', but Wor Lass thought it had connotations of 'charging' and being 'quick and heavy handed'.

But I wish I had.

AuRavelling79

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Re: A customer who didn't recognise me and was really rude...
« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2009, 09:49:54 am »
lots of customers look at me as if they dont know me when collecting,i just say you dont reckonise me without my hat clothes on!!  ;D

Above changed by me! ;D

I used to be called 'Whey-Aye-Banzai', so I was going to call my humble window cleaning business 'Banzai Window Cleaning', but Wor Lass thought it had connotations of 'charging' and being 'quick and heavy handed'. Bombing Pearl Harbor! But I wish I had.

And that!  ;D
It's a game of three halves!