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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on May 26, 2010, 04:52:31 pm

Title: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: Ian101 on May 26, 2010, 04:52:31 pm
Was asked by a friend to go and price the local vicars mothers house .. little out of the way but nice drive out and spotted a few more houses to go canvass on the journey ... anyways gets to the house nice 4 bedder with 10 windows and 2 patio doors thought £15 cos of travel time but the words £12 came out of my mouth (think cos it was the vicars mother) ... she sort of looked at me funny, immediate thought was she was expecting £6 or summit like that ... she said "sonny youve got the job, the last one charged me £15.

Result in the end though she took a handful of flyers and promised to hassle the neighbours for me and said she will tell  them I am charging her £15 (which she said if shes happy with my work then she will give me the £15)

Lesson I learnt is to stick with price what I first think  :)
Title: Re: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: mci services on May 26, 2010, 04:56:38 pm
ive had that problem for years, i think of a price and something else comes out my  mouth
Title: Re: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: jonnyald on May 26, 2010, 05:20:24 pm
when i first started i got invited to quote a  c****ee takeaway . they needed windows in and out ,plus the fancy wooden blinds ,all fortnightly .

i sortof fancied the manageress  and stupidly said i will do it for £4

LUCKILY FOR ME, my price was way too high and i was rejected out of turn !
Title: Re: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: Mr.G on May 26, 2010, 06:17:51 pm
I've found myself doing that a few times, since the recession, always regretted it though, oh for the happy days a coupla years back, of quoting a few quid extra cos I had too much work..
Title: Re: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: martinsadie on May 26, 2010, 07:09:44 pm
Result in the end though she took a handful of flyers and promised to hassle the neighbours for me and said she will tell  them I am charging her £15 (which she said if shes happy with my work then she will give me the £15)

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whats the worlds coming too, when the vicars mother is telling lies  :D
Title: Re: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: DaveG on May 26, 2010, 07:38:16 pm
ive had that problem for years, i think of a price and something else comes out my  mouth

tourettes? ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Pricing prejudging ... learning from it.
Post by: martinsadie on May 26, 2010, 07:55:22 pm
ive had that problem for years, i think of a price and something else comes out my  mouth

tourettes? ;D ;D ;)
b******s  ;)