Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: firefly123 on November 28, 2010, 07:46:45 pm
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any one lost work due to other firms canvasing your areas :'( :'( :'( :'(
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jsm in wrexham going be losing
all his to me lol ;D ;D ;D
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i wouldnt call them "firms".
usually pikies, undercutting you by 75%
doubt it will happen now though, too cold for them
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any one lost work due to other firms canvasing your areas :'( :'( :'( :'(
No mate, try playing them at their own game. If there are vat registered firms working in your area, make some leaflets up informing customers that they will be paying 20% over the odds come January! ;)
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In almost 14 years in this game, I have never knowingly lost work because of new guys starting up. It usually works out that I pick up new work in areas that I cover that are canvassed.
John.
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any one lost work due to other firms canvasing your areas :'( :'( :'( :'(
I don,t have any areas, I work in some and anybody is free to canvass away just as I am free to canvass where I want. Thats business
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Stu mac , move to plymouth , its great here , they all get mega ratty i love it !
The only thing that annoys me is ive had so many in the areas i work leafleting right in front of my face , a few occasions they have done it while i have been cleaning the house windows in question , now i just laugh and give a bit of banter , along the lines of "save your leaflets mate "
I never lost one yet , dont think i will ,, but as you say its business , if you lose out then either your too much , their too cheap , or dare i say it your crap ;D
Rich
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A few months ago, I was working away, when I met a young guy dropping leaflets offering window cleaning. He looked sheepishly at me and said 'Am I treading on your toes?' I told him that he is free to go wherever he likes, and there is enough work to go round, and wished him every success. I even suggested to him that he try knocking at the house directly opposite. They wanted a window cleaner as they had only approached me minutes earlier, but didn't want to pay what I quoted.
Not seen him since, so I wonder how he got on.
John.
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u get a lot of newbies start up where i am, i know a bloke who said i am jacking it in as put out 200 leaflets not had one job ;D
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A few months ago, I was working away, when I met a young guy dropping leaflets offering window cleaning. He looked sheepishly at me and said 'Am I treading on your toes?' I told him that he is free to go wherever he likes, and there is enough work to go round, and wished him every success. I even suggested to him that he try knocking at the house directly opposite. They wanted a window cleaner as they had only approached me minutes earlier, but didn't want to pay what I quoted.
Not seen him since, so I wonder how he got on.
John.
thats how it should be,there is enough work for all,i think the ones who have a problem with other w/c on there 'patch' is the blokes who havnt got as much work as they want as they do a cr*p job,they just need get with the times