Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Purecleanplus on March 01, 2011, 09:07:11 am
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I've been looking for work in the Kendal- Lancaster area for months now and regularly search for any work being sold. One site I use is the windowcleaningroundforsale site.
You gotta be quick and I've missed out by even as little as 5 mins in getting some work. I was right in there with some recently, a nice round in Cumbria and I knew I was early. Thought it weird though as the seller didn't reply to any emails or phone calls (phone was never answered) and then my emails were returned to me through mailer daemon.
Eventually as I was persistent I had a reply which was rude and rough to say the least. She'd sold the round, well arranged for someone to take it anyway and they'd warned her about me. ME!?!? Told me I was a lying timewaster that wanted to see the work so that I could go round and undercut her. Told me not to answer the phone from me and to block my emails.
I asked and asked until she gave me the name of the window cleaner that said this. I called him and told him he was playing dirty and there was no need, to be met by what seemed like total surprise from him. After long conversations with him and his wife, they both insisted they had nothing to do with it, had no interest in the work as he was miles away and already v busy.
I've since tried to buy off someone else that I think knows this first seller and have been treated in a similar way. Was due to meet up and look at just a small patch of work but he's gone quiet and won't reply to me.
All very weird, this is now the third time in this area. Can't find out who or why.
Just for the record I've undercut nobody, I don't canvas where there is obviously high w/c coverage and I've not had a run in with anyone.
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Some people will do..And say anything to get a job these days
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just make up a new name, business name, and a Gmail email address and pay as you go mobile.
That way when you contact them they have no idea who you are, you could be a new starter.
But then again, i have emailed and messaged people about rounds, even the round i bought i emailed the guy 4 times for the most basic details.
i emailed a guy saturday about a round on ebay and am still waiting.
i think he may be ignoring me, as i asked if he bought the round last year and hes trying to sell already.
hes trying to sell at over double what he paid 6 months ago, if it is the same round.
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was it the round in kirby lonsdale you were after
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thats not nice at all mate purely wasting your time why just canvass and put a cheaper quote in and get the biz find where he operates
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The work in Kirkby I just wasn't quick enough. Think he's keeping the work anyway now. It's work up in Cumbria, mainly Kendal area. Feel kinda bad for the sellers, they say he came across as a nice guy. Fact is though that he's a liar and I'd love to have a face to face.
All I know is he says his name is Geoff and knows me. I have no idea who he is.
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have you got a mobil no i can call you on
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going out now back in 2 hours if you want email me your number
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???
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Sorry about that Stephen, out for the rest of the day and night! Have emailed you..
Cheers.
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Even now the guy has been found out (and thanks to those of you that know him and shopped him), he still insists that he is innocent. I've heard some interesting tales of his selling work then bad mouthing the new guy so he gets the business back! And I'm not the first he has done this to.
No need, no need!
>:(