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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Williams on February 07, 2011, 05:23:51 pm

Title: Oh not another lot
Post by: Neil Williams on February 07, 2011, 05:23:51 pm: As if having to put up with the 'enterprise crowd' wasn't bad enough we now have to put up with this gang of daily cleaners armed with a RD.
http://www.dailypoppins.co.uk/carpetcleaning/?gclid=CKb1kKbG9qYCFQEOfAodYD77Eg

Oh and whilst I'm here, thanks to the guy (I suspect frequents this forum) who has been buisy clicking on my adwords advert. BTW it's been reported to google so look out.
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: cannon on February 07, 2011, 06:03:13 pm: If you cant beat em........join em!!!

Sell up Neil and buy into a Daily Poppins franchise ;D
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: garry22 on February 07, 2011, 06:15:21 pm: Quote
The Rug Doctor Pro range equipment that our Daily Poppins Operators use can also remove bacteria, allergens, and dust mites from your carpets and upholstery like no other comparable cleaning machines on the market.

I wonder what would be classed as "comparable"?
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Steve. Taylor on February 07, 2011, 06:22:46 pm: Quote

I wonder what would be classed as "comparable"?
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Sucking on a straw whilst twerling a hair brush :-\
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on February 07, 2011, 06:30:08 pm: £16000 + vat - Bargain !!
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: garyj on February 07, 2011, 06:36:54 pm: Oh dear, see they cover here too, still see Enterprise about in Andover.
Did I read on here that Enterprise are pulling in 20k worth of work a week?
Maybe they've got it right and we've been wrong all along :(.
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on February 07, 2011, 06:58:18 pm: seams to be based in reading

http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/21st-century-franchising
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: clinton on February 07, 2011, 07:03:20 pm: Sounds like this enterprise set up is all over down south.

Got a job today and was up against a leaflet gut cheap cleaner,there dropping through the door all the time here now.
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: garyj on February 07, 2011, 07:05:14 pm: Have you seen the 'People Connected To This Company' section? lol. Pretty stable then :P
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Neil Williams on February 07, 2011, 09:36:32 pm: Quote from: Garyj on February 07, 2011, 07:05:14 pm
Have you seen the 'People Connected To This Company' section? lol. Pretty stable then :P

There's some clever name changing stuff going on there, only by adding a middle name, and then another middle name and then another....... though.

Quote from: cannon on February 07, 2011, 06:03:13 pm
If you cant beat em........join em!!!

Tell you what mate, I'm getting sick and tired of playing the straight guy and going by the rules. Just what is the point?
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on February 07, 2011, 09:53:27 pm: I notice they running up here aswell Sheffield and Doncaster with Google ads. Not seen any of their little red cars but they store their machines in Morrisons and as they are not busy they let Morrisons hire them out.
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Colin Day on February 07, 2011, 10:22:40 pm: I see they offer vouchers... for Valentines day, how romantic is that? ;D
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on February 07, 2011, 11:22:40 pm: Quote from: garry22 on February 07, 2011, 06:15:21 pm
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The Rug Doctor Pro range equipment that our Daily Poppins Operators use can also remove bacteria, allergens, and dust mites from your carpets and upholstery like no other comparable cleaning machines on the market.

Report therm to the ASA.

Rog
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Adam P on February 07, 2011, 11:38:33 pm: Quote from: Neil Williams on February 07, 2011, 05:23:51 pm

Oh and whilst I'm here, thanks to the guy (I suspect frequents this forum) who has been buisy clicking on my adwords advert. BTW it's been reported to google so look out.

funny as the link you've put up is from adwords so you're busy clicking your competitions adwords links. also sounds like you're threatening the clicker; all google will do is give you your money back. hardly a problem for the person doing it. they wont have a clue who it is so wont do anything, and as far as i know it's not illegal to click links on google any way so they can't get into trouble.

any way good job keeping on top of it. adwords can be expensive especially when your competition is using up your budget
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Matt Seymour on February 07, 2011, 11:51:11 pm: Let me get this straight.

This company are charging for carpet cleaning using a machine (a Slug Doctor) that is readily available to hire to any Tom, Dick or Harry for next to nothing?

The mind boggles.
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: MAX Carpets on February 08, 2011, 06:24:28 am: Theyve been using RD for ages, dont worry about it!
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Neil Williams on February 08, 2011, 08:52:43 am: Quote from: gcs on February 07, 2011, 11:38:33 pm
funny as the link you've put up is from adwords so you're busy clicking your competitions adwords links.

Ok let's get a couple of things straight.
1. I didn't realise that by copying the url that this is their adword advert. The fact it got taken to their website made me think it was just their normal home page.
2. I clicked on their adword advert because I hadn't seen them on the relevant page before, and they didn't and don't show up under the natural listings for carpet cleaning.
3. It's one thing clicking (once) on a new site (granted adwords) which appears under your prefered google page, it's quite another clicking away on it to use up the credit.

Hope that clears it up for you.
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Ian Gourlay on February 08, 2011, 09:43:48 am: Looks like they use The Rug Doctor as part of their Domestic Cleanining Service

I thought Poppins was the name of the Service Master Franchise

Interesting that the Directors resigned in 2009 did company go in Liquidation
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Adam P on February 08, 2011, 11:05:37 am: Quote from: Ian Gourlay on February 08, 2011, 09:43:48 am
I thought Poppins was the name of the Service Master Franchise

that's merry maids

http://www.merrymaids.co.uk/
Title: Re: Oh not another lot
Post by: Ian Gourlay on February 08, 2011, 11:16:15 am: You are right

Prontoprint had or still have a cleaning Franchise called Poppins