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Craigp

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2014, 10:57:16 pm »
Quote from: davep on April 07, 2014, 08:16:11 pm
Difference is the lounge will only take a hr vs a few days painting  ;)

Exactly, that will put them off the whole idea, LOL
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jim mca

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2014, 11:11:41 pm »
Cheers Mike
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bennymon

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2014, 01:43:15 pm »
Mike when I was a member of bni I got 1 decent job all the rest was my mum wants her bathroom carpet cleaned can you do a deal. Yes the deal is she pays me and I clean her carpet .  Del
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brencarpetman

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #23 on: April 09, 2014, 11:57:27 am »
Quote from: garyhumphreys on April 07, 2014, 03:19:52 pm
Mates get it for free although I tell them they're helping.

If it bothers you that your losing money, they can't be real friends can they?

So charge them accordingly.

Well said Lad.
Thats how I feel as well.
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Carpet Dawg

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #24 on: April 09, 2014, 07:10:13 pm »
Quote from: brencarpetman on April 09, 2014, 11:57:27 am
Quote from: garyhumphreys on April 07, 2014, 03:19:52 pm
Mates get it for free although I tell them they're helping.

If it bothers you that your losing money, they can't be real friends can they?

So charge them accordingly.

Well said Lad.
Thats how I feel as well.

Me too.

The times I have cleaned for friends they have always insisted to pay me and I always  end up charging a reduced price.

Its only ever been one or two carpets at a time never a full house. I would hate to say i'll do a full house for free!  :-[
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Len Gribble

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #25 on: April 09, 2014, 07:51:17 pm »
I feel very sorry for some of my wife’s friends most have Coutts accounts not that mean anything to me!

As for mates I do a lot for them non cc related, it works out well free labour only have to pay for materials, then I get them at cost shop owner owes me too!

I know we should declare it as a business person! One look at the MP who resigned!

Yoda
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Barry Livingstone

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2014, 03:00:22 pm »
The one i hate is " i will pass you LOADS of work" yeah rite if i had a £1 for every time I heard that I wouldn't need to clean carpets.

On the other hand the Ones that Dont ask for mates rates are the ones that DO pass you lots of work as they No your work will be good enough for others not to MOAN back at them ;)
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Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #27 on: April 10, 2014, 04:04:54 pm »
Quote from: Barry Livingstone on April 10, 2014, 03:00:22 pm
The one i hate is " i will pass you LOADS of work" yeah rite if i had a £1 for every time I heard that I wouldn't need to clean carpets.

On the other hand the Ones that Dont ask for mates rates are the ones that DO pass you lots of work as they No your work will be good enough for others not to MOAN back at them ;)

How true!
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swanson

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #28 on: April 10, 2014, 08:00:03 pm »
I don't work for mates or family  :'(
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Mike Halliday

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Re: Mates rates
« Reply #29 on: April 10, 2014, 08:31:11 pm »
That's cos your an orphan who has an odour problem
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