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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Williams on July 29, 2010, 07:16:33 pm

Title: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: Neil Williams on July 29, 2010, 07:16:33 pm
When it comes to upholstery don't sell yourself cheap said my learned friends.
Don't forget it's a horrid job that's time consuming said my learned friends.
Try and get an idea of what sort of people they are said my learned friends.

So I followed the advice and set my price at £26.37 per bum seat which many of my learned friends will tell me is still too cheap.
This based on:
2 x 3 seater
2 x 2 seater
1 x armchair

So I'm guessing this is no small property holding this much furniture in the living room :o

I think the silence might as well have said "I'm calling the Police I suspect there's a crime being made."  >:(
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: roger underhill on July 29, 2010, 07:30:30 pm
Hi Neil,

Did you quote on site or over the phone?
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: Neil Williams on July 29, 2010, 07:35:00 pm
It was over the phone as job is about 80 miles away.
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: derek west on July 29, 2010, 07:40:47 pm
surely if its 80 miles away then the price is right and any less would be a waste of a day.
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: roger underhill on July 29, 2010, 07:42:32 pm
I would agree that you are not about to travel that distance to quote for a suite clean however never be suprised that you dont get the job if you dont visit.

Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: Neil Williams on July 29, 2010, 07:46:46 pm
surely if its 80 miles away then the price is right and any less would be a waste of a day.

I will accept that she didn't know we are 80 miles away as I'm advertising (websites) in an area that we intend to move to, and I would tie it in with other work in the area. But all the same this should still be 5 hours work.
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: Colin Day on July 29, 2010, 07:55:59 pm
£250-£270 I would have quoted.... 80 miles is a long way though.....
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: fitz2kleen on July 29, 2010, 08:35:39 pm
we've been having similar debate over pricing of  upholstery.... marc does the pricing , i, trena think he sells himself too cheap for the amount time and effort involved.
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: Gerry Styles on July 29, 2010, 09:25:20 pm
£35 per bum and I never go below that
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on July 29, 2010, 09:38:27 pm
£35 per bum and I never go below that

Hmmm I bet you dont get £35 a bum from the internet...

Your site is dead
Title: Re: Next time I'll listern to my own advice
Post by: richie on July 30, 2010, 04:08:04 pm
I would have told the customer that the price is between £30 - £35 per seating area depending on cusion and frame size.

Richie.