[Wayne Thomas]

Actually, I'm not yet wfp, next month. This was still traditional!

You'll find it a LOT easier cleaning in the rain with WFP than Trad and you won't look such an idiot cleaning in the rain with a pole than up your ladder. Also you won't get trad window cleaners coming up to you giving you grief

[East coast window cleaning Services]

worked a the ran today one point in woolwich it was tipping down knocked customers door didnt batter an eye lid did the job 15 mins later £15 in me bin. Joy of wfp

[johnny_h]

i started a job today half way through it rained the customer came out handed me the money said thank you for turning up on such a miserable day "cant stop i dont want to get wet" and off she went 

[Ian_Giles]

i wear black struass work trousers, and the £80 quid set they do, i got navy blue & black  with free embroide
the navy blue not light blue     
you get 2 polo 2 sweatshirts, 1 bodywarmer which is very good, and a jacket which is very warm. not bad for about £120.

Jon, no offence my friend, but I'm going to delete the link in your post, due to the link you have put in, it is almost an unreadable thread as a result!

So my apologies for removing your thread, if you can find a way to truncate the link, feel free to re-post

Ian

[windowwashers]

I would have said read my van 

[Londoner]

I had the reverse, arrived at a customers in the dry spell between showers and the man came out and made a big thing of holding his hands out to see if it was raining then pulled a face and said "I didn't expect to see you in this weather". Basically he was saying he didn't really want me to do the windows even though it wasn't actually raining then.

I don't like him, he's very picky and has had me re-do a couple of things. Also he asks you things like "Did you do the one above the extension?" then looks like he doesn't believe you when you say "yes". Then he says "are you sure"And you have to say "yes" again.
He goes round checking the windows before he pays you which I find insulting. I have picked up some new customers recently so I think its time to say Bye Bye to him.

[windowwashers]

I had the reverse, arrived at a customers in the dry spell between showers and the man came out and made a big thing of holding his hands out to see if it was raining then pulled a face and said "I didn't expect to see you in this weather". Basically he was saying he didn't really want me to do the windows even though it wasn't actually raining then.

I don't like him, he's very picky and has had me re-do a couple of things. Also he asks you things like "Did you do the one above the extension?" then looks like he doesn't believe you when you say "yes". Then he says "are you sure"And you have to say "yes" again.
He goes round checking the windows before he pays you which I find insulting. I have picked up some new customers recently so I think its time to say Bye Bye to him.

he is not good for your mood, I would ditch this customer personally, as if it was me this would affect my daily working, I have had a few like this over the years.

Thats one thing I will not put up with anymore.

Ian

[Dean Aspects]

Have to agree with ww if you have enough work then drop him i too would be insulted by him you do not have to take that kind of attitude from a customer we all deserve to be treated with respect and if the customer doesn't give you that respect then its time to move on to someone that will

Dean

[Londoner]

Yes, I agree with you and he has been moved to "Closed Job" on George. Its something that has come on gradually with him but he is definitely getting worse and he pulls you right down. I don't feel great at the moment anyway, post Christmas blues etc. Bit of a cold and trying to work out of a hired van doesn't help. BINNED!

[geefree]

i agree bin him,

after a year and a half i still dont have the required customer base i need yet.... but i wont take poop from any of them , i do a great job, clean everything, so the fist sign of trouble i will drop them as i want a decent working enviroment with customers who respect our service,  i had one who was due 3 days before xmas, she rang me and said leave them until end of january as i have family over for xmas already and cant have the window cleaner here when all the family are here ?////???/ eh?

 it wasnt like i was staying for xmas dinner 

dropped ! .... and the main reason wasnt the above.... it was because i was relying on her and all my other december calls for my xmas wage...  i know ot sounds silly but when they say come after xmas.. it hurts as its our bull week .

[xxmattyxx]

it wasnt like i was staying for xmas dinner 

Ha ha, nice one   

[Helen]

I tried to tough it out, but the old folk were looking at me like I was a bit crazy; or feeling sorry for me;

Usually they feel sorry for you. so if want to keep going do so!

[Sir Squeaky]

You'll find it a LOT easier cleaning in the rain with WFP than Trad and you won't look such an idiot cleaning in the rain with a pole than up your ladder. Also you won't get trad window cleaners coming up to you giving you grief

Why should he look more of an idiot than you?
I think it's quite the opposite actually.

He's cleaning and drying windows, whilst you're spraying water onto windows with water on. :
I think that makes wfp look very silly and pointless.
I'm sure the customer would think the same.

[AuRavelling79]

You'll find it a LOT easier cleaning in the rain with WFP than Trad and you won't look such an idiot cleaning in the rain with a pole than up your ladder. Also you won't get trad window cleaners coming up to you giving you grief

Why should he look more of an idiot than you?
I think it's quite the opposite actually.

He's cleaning and drying windows, whilst you're spraying water onto windows with water on. :
I think that makes wfp look very silly and pointless.
I'm sure the customer would think the same.

Wahayy! Good old Rog. Wherever there's a silver lining he'll find the cloud!

[Wayne Thomas]

You'll find it a LOT easier cleaning in the rain with WFP than Trad and you won't look such an idiot cleaning in the rain with a pole than up your ladder. Also you won't get trad window cleaners coming up to you giving you grief

Why should he look more of an idiot than you?
I think it's quite the opposite actually.

He's cleaning and drying windows, whilst you're spraying water onto windows with water on. :
I think that makes wfp look very silly and pointless.
I'm sure the customer would think the same.

No wonder you lose a lot of customers with a negative attitude like yours. You must rub your negative attitude off on your customers
Stay home squeeky when it's raining and I'll keep smiling 'cause I'm out in the rain earning some money No wonder you're becoming a bore

[windowwashers]

You'll find it a LOT easier cleaning in the rain with WFP than Trad and you won't look such an idiot cleaning in the rain with a pole than up your ladder. Also you won't get trad window cleaners coming up to you giving you grief

Why should he look more of an idiot than you?
I think it's quite the opposite actually.

He's cleaning and drying windows, whilst you're spraying water onto windows with water on. :
I think that makes wfp look very silly and pointless.
I'm sure the customer would think the same.

No wonder you lose a lot of customers with a negative attitude like yours. You must rub your negative attitude off on your customers
Stay home squeeky when it's raining and I'll keep smiling 'cause I'm out in the rain earning some money No wonder you're becoming a bore

thats a bit harsh, squeaky makes me laugh with some of the things he posts.
Do agree with the negative attitude though squeaks you need to look at that, or have many years of the same thing.

Ian

[Wayne Thomas]

Yes Ian it was a bit harsh. No doubt it will make Squeeky's day 'cause then he can come back on here and have another moan/pop at me to get it off his chest to keep him happy
Squeeky's negative attitude is not going to rub off on me too

[Sir Squeaky]

I'm not negative, I'm perfectly happy.
I just don't see the point in getting wet and annoying your customers.

You're ripping them off due to your greed.

If you've got to work in the rain then you don't do well enough the rest of the time.

[windowwashers]

I'm not negative, I'm perfectly happy.
I just don't see the point in getting wet and annoying your customers.

You're ripping them off due to your greed.

If you've got to work in the rain then you don't do well enough the rest of the time.

or we want to do better when it rains than sat there moaning about it m8.

I dont like getting wet but work has to be done and rain is no excuse unless you make it one. 

Ian

[[GQC] Tim]

or we want to do better when it rains than sat there moaning about it m8.

I dont like getting wet but work has to be done and rain is no excuse unless you make it one. 

Ian

Absolutely, best post in this thread so far. THAT is why I was out.