lee_dewing

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Working for neighbours 🤨
« on: August 04, 2020, 09:34:30 am »
Go cardless is the answer, which I’m now setting up.

But got asked to clean a neighbours windows
I did, 1st clean in June. In and paid.

This clean July / out.

Bill put through door, as customer out.

Wrote on bill

could you please post payment
Through my door or email/text me
You can have my bank details for online payment if easier

Coming up two weeks now £7.50
Realise pitiful amount

What would you do, knock for payment ?
Then tell them politely go cardless?

Miss them out until paid

Must add I live back to back house and share a wall with them
Their front door is around the corner
I use to clean their windows 9 yrs ago and sacked them off as got bad with paying

They’re busy bodies and always moaning or complaining about somebody
I’ve politely pointed out their faults when they’ve had a moan 😁

Funny we say hello but really don’t like each other

I know I’m a mug 🤦‍♂️

What would you do
Thanks
Mr muggy muggings
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

Richard iSparkle

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2020, 10:28:53 am »
get everyone to pay by DD

then this never happens again. ever...
iSparkle Window Cleaning

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lal

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2020, 10:30:43 am »
  They became bad payers 9 years ago,  you don't really like them, but decided to give them another chance, Fair dues,
  but it looks like History is repeating itself,   i would just write the measly £7.50 Off they are messing you about for,
  its not worth your time to be worrying about selfish neighbours like these for £7.50,  just sack them off, never ever
  clean for them again.

alank

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2020, 10:34:42 am »
I used to do about 30 properties in the village where i live it used to take longer to clean them and longer to get paid off some of them than any other off my work. So i sold the lot onto another window cleaner that I've know for years best thing i did.

Tom-01

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2020, 01:59:37 pm »
Nope I don't clean for neighbours.

There's a guy who does most in my road, I make him a coffee when he's here. I might get him to do my windows as they are a PITA now we've had an extension - I wouldn't take my house on!  :D

NWH

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2020, 03:41:51 pm »
  They became bad payers 9 years ago,  you don't really like them, but decided to give them another chance, Fair dues,
  but it looks like History is repeating itself,   i would just write the measly £7.50 Off they are messing you about for,
  its not worth your time to be worrying about selfish neighbours like these for £7.50,  just sack them off, never ever
  clean for them again.
Complete rubbish Larry you don’t half try and lead us on we know you don’t clean anything for under 300 notes 🤣🤣🤣🤣💪.

Shrek

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2020, 04:18:55 pm »
Is it a full house you clean for £7.50?

M & C Window Cleaning

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2020, 05:50:50 pm »
I must be fortunate. I clean most of my immediate neighbours and have done for years and had very few problems.
We have a choice! We can do one or the other, the opposite, both, or neither depending on which way the wind is blowing.

dazmond

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2020, 05:52:52 pm »
Go cardless is the answer, which I’m now setting up.

But got asked to clean a neighbours windows
I did, 1st clean in June. In and paid.

This clean July / out.

Bill put through door, as customer out.

Wrote on bill

could you please post payment
Through my door or email/text me
You can have my bank details for online payment if easier

Coming up two weeks now £7.50
Realise pitiful amount

What would you do, knock for payment ?
Then tell them politely go cardless?

Miss them out until paid

Must add I live back to back house and share a wall with them
Their front door is around the corner
I use to clean their windows 9 yrs ago and sacked them off as got bad with paying

They’re busy bodies and always moaning or complaining about somebody
I’ve politely pointed out their faults when they’ve had a moan 😁

Funny we say hello but really don’t like each other

I know I’m a mug 🤦‍♂️

What would you do
Thanks
Mr muggy muggings

do you really need the £7-50 now?id roll it over until the next clean on a 4 weekly if that was me......
price higher/work harder!

Ascjim

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2020, 06:56:54 pm »
Just don't do it again ya c

windowswashed

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2020, 07:26:11 pm »
Never clean neighbours, friends or relatives

deeege

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2020, 07:41:53 pm »
If you don’t like him then don’t ever ask him for the money.

£7.50 is a great price to not have to speak to a nobhead neighbour again.
"....and it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink, and mother wake me early in the morning."

Gringo

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2020, 07:45:17 pm »
 ;D great answer Deege my thoughts exactly I'd go upto £100 not to ever have to speak to one of mine

dazmond

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2020, 07:46:26 pm »
Never clean neighbours, friends or relatives

unless its for free.......ive cleaned mine and my girlfriends neighbours windows for free many times.....and of course my parents house....
price higher/work harder!

NWH

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2020, 08:34:31 pm »
I’ve never had a problem with jobs close to home if I take any on I just look at it as bonus money on the way home if for any reason you stop doing them he ho it’s not your “proper” work anyway.

lee_dewing

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2020, 11:37:39 pm »
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Is it a full house you clean for £7.50?

Front (small) 2x 2 pane windows
1x 3 pane and 1x 3 pane bay

Easy peasy (if you get paid)
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

lee_dewing

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2020, 11:38:58 pm »
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[£7.50 is a great price to not have to speak to a nobhead neighbour again./quote]

👍
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

lee_dewing

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2020, 11:46:33 pm »
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[/do you really need the £7-50 now?id roll it over until the next clean on a 4 weekly if that was me...... quote]

Yeh usually Daz

Did write on envelope, can you post through my door or pay online

Say I go next time and they have no money 🤔

Awkward 😁

9 yrs ago she’d bump into me and set reminders on her phone that she must pay me

Fool me once shame on you 😁😁
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle

dazmond

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2020, 08:36:32 am »
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[/do you really need the £7-50 now?id roll it over until the next clean on a 4 weekly if that was me...... quote]

Yeh usually Daz

Did write on envelope, can you post through my door or pay online

Say I go next time and they have no money 🤔

Awkward 😁

9 yrs ago she’d bump into me and set reminders on her phone that she must pay me

Fool me once shame on you 😁😁

My rolling debt list can be anything between £500-£1500.....I see it as money in the bank.....it all comes in eventually....

The trick is to get in front with your bills and always have 4k or 5k in your current account at anyone time......
price higher/work harder!

lee_dewing

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Re: Working for neighbours 🤨
« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2020, 10:31:40 am »
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My rolling debt list can be anything between £500-£1500.....I see it as money in the bank.....it all comes in eventually....

The trick is to get in front with your bills and always have 4k or 5k in your current account at anyone time.....


Good advice Daz 👍
My average is around £400 outstanding

But you know a p1ss taker pretty quick 😁

I’ve squirreled 🐿 up some money and reinvesting into my equipment

I’m going Spinaclean 14th to look at there add ons

I’m gonna get a gutter vac
And be doing that too

Obviously we can do f/s/g and Connie cleans too

Don’t know what the economy will be like soon so I’m adding another string to my bow

I think as window cleaners will be pretty safe
But there might be even more start ups soon 🤔
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.     - Aristotle