CAN I SURVIVE WITH A KIRBY!!!!

« **on:** February 02, 2004, 05:03:03 pm »

HI EVERYONE,IM KNEW,JUST WONDERED EVERYONES EXPERIENCED OPINION ON THIS....
DO U THINK I CUD SURVIVE IN THIS BUSINESS USING ONLY A KIRBY CLEANER WITH ITS SHAMPOO SYSTEM AND HARD FLOOR KIT.IT ALSO HAS A VERY USEFUL UPOLSTERY TOOL?

« **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2004, 05:30:28 pm »

« **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2004, 06:14:58 pm »

no chance
no
no
no
no
no

Lee G

« **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2004, 06:20:48 pm »

im no expert but can you not do friend and family ..get some cash and pick up a good machine
i know nothing about carpet cleaning..im sure its all good fun and all but i'll stick to the windows ..it calms me

...
im sure you could pick a decent 2nd hand machine of one of the guys here or here
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2593415333
do i come across as slightly warped!...just wondered

« **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2004, 06:25:41 pm »

LOL!!!

« **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2004, 06:44:43 pm »

Hi VGC

Slightly warped!!!!...... you have to be absolutely mad to stand any chance with this lot!

Keep the comments coming sunshine

Regards
Derek

« **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:11:33 pm »

I will not bite to this obvious attempt to get us going.

You aren't related to Mike Halliday are you?

« **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:18:07 pm »

I would not have thought so in all honesty !

« **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:27:00 pm »

Are you trying to pull our tassles? You stand a better chance trying to get Jordan

to eat a Sharks eyeball than run a business with a just a Kirby

Why not get a posh bucket, a sponge and a bottle of 1001. Then you'll be able to clean a BIG, BIG carpet, for less than half a crown

And it'll end up "Squeeky Clean"

Safe and happy cleaning:)
Ken

« **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:45:43 pm »

Alex, what do you mean by that comment?

have any of you sat through a Kirby sales presentation? perhaps if you had you might give this question some serious answers.

they are sold as a total carpet maintainance system. The sales reps tell the potential customers they can be used to proffessionally clean carpets.

this guy might be taking the mickey but he also could be serious.

Mike

« **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:48:53 pm »

No offence intended Mike but I think of you as bit of a cheeky chappy to likes to get a rise out of people.

Alex

« **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:50:26 pm »

Taking the Mickey....I like that

Very apt

You chose just the right words Mike..... or do I call you 'Mickey' from now on?

Derek

« **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2004, 09:01:26 pm »

Mike,

If you remember that advertising slogan, you'r showing your age

John.

« **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2004, 09:05:34 pm »

Mark2

If you are who i think you are then why don't you explain your experiences of kirby as I'm sure we'd find it very interesting.

thanks
Mark Roberts

« **Reply #14 on:** February 02, 2004, 10:35:24 pm »

Thats nearly as bad as someone I knew, who was so impressed with his Vax machine (

??) he started putting himself around as a professional cleaner - youve gessed it he didnt last.
Dave.

« **Reply #15 on:** February 03, 2004, 04:47:01 pm »

I WAS ACTUALLY SERIOUS U LOT!!
HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY SEEN THE LATEST KIRBY,ITS A COMPLETE HOMECARE SYSTEM,SHAMPOOS CARPETS,WAXES FLOORS AND CLEANS UPOLSTRY ETC.
JUST THOUGHT IT WUD B A GOOD BASIC TOOL IF U WANTED 2 START FROM SCRATCH ON A LOW BUDGET?

« **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2004, 05:45:27 pm »

You thoughts are misplaced.
To be a professional, you need professional training and professional equipment.

« **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2004, 06:04:48 pm »

:)Hi Mark2

How much is this system going to cost?

Len

« **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2004, 06:18:40 pm »

Hi Mark2

Kirby always seem to do a hard sell on their equipment ...although it is an extremely good vacuum system there are others which can compete.

Rather than argue the finer points of carpet cleaning... if you are really serious about taking up carpet cleaning as a business, please do go on the NCCA course later this month... you will begin to see why some on this board have been a mite critical...

NCCA Tel: 0116 2719550

seriously Mark I do think you will see an entirely different perspective.

Kind regards

Derek

« **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2004, 07:44:09 pm »

Kirby

We used to play that as a kid with a ball.

« **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2004, 07:48:41 pm »

Go ahead knock yourself out.

I will even buy you your first gallon of kirby shampoo

IVAR

« **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2004, 07:57:45 pm »

Mark

Assuming that your question was serious the answer would be a definite no.

If you turned up at a customers house with a Kirkby to clean the carpets they probably would not let you in.

And if they did, they would throw you out once you had attempted to clean the carpets using it.

( just a small point, please take your cap lock off as posting in capitals is like someone shouting in your ear, if that makes sense. :-/ )

« **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2004, 12:41:51 am »

Got a call today from a lunatic asylum wanting a quote, i will pass you there details on....

« **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2004, 01:30:23 am »

Hi Steve

My local loony bin are now having houses built on it ranging from 350k to 750k if you get a call from them call me first other wise the Kirby’s may get in.

Len

« **Reply #24 on:** February 05, 2004, 09:35:50 pm »

Trouble is Len its not the houses the Kirby men should be going in

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« **Reply #25 on:** February 05, 2004, 10:56:21 pm »

Hi Steve

I agree but saying that I stand more chance of rectifying a Kirby screw up than the ½ price merchants using the Numatic charles professional carpet cleaning system, I’m not joking.

Len