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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: fenman on March 16, 2011, 04:15:41 pm

Title: Cleaned the wrong house.
Post by: fenman on March 16, 2011, 04:15:41 pm
We had an eot to clean for a cleaning co. which was miles out in the sticks.
The address was " The White House, Redhill, etc. "
Our tech went to do it but could not find the place. His sat nav did not take him to the house.
 We tried ringing the cleaning co. but they were not answering their phone.
Eventually he found it and the cleaner was not there but the usual arrangement is that they hide a key for us.
Sure enough the key was hidden under the recycling bin so he started work. ( he did say " this place is f*****g huge " )
FOUR hours later the cleaning co. rang to ask if we were still going as no one had turned up yet. :o
Yep we were at the wrong house.
What are the chances of finding a property close to where you are supposed to be, that was also called The White House, is empty and has a key hidden where it is usually left for us.[/u]
Our tech got directions from the cleaner to the correct property which was 3 miles away and eventually finished at 7 last night.
We have knocked on the wrong door plenty of times but it is the first time we have ever cleaned the wrong house.
Imagine the face of the owner of the first house we cleaned when they return to nice clean carpets and no idea how they got that way.
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Post by: M.Acorn on March 16, 2011, 04:32:11 pm
Whoops,can't say I have ever done that,knocked on the wrong door a couple of times,but never got as far as doing the clean.
Live and learn I suppose
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Post by: derek west on March 16, 2011, 04:46:37 pm
We had an eot to clean for a cleaning co. which was miles out in the sticks.
The address was " The White House, Redhill, etc. "
Our tech went to do it but could not find the place. His sat nav did not take him to the house.
 We tried ringing the cleaning co. but they were not answering their phone.
Eventually he found it and the cleaner was not there but the usual arrangement is that they hide a key for us.
Sure enough the key was hidden under the recycling bin so he started work. ( he did say " this place is f*****g huge " )
FOUR hours later the cleaning co. rang to ask if we were still going as no one had turned up yet. :o
Yep we were at the wrong house.
What are the chances of finding a property close to where you are supposed to be, that was also called The White House, is empty and has a key hidden where it is usually left for us.[/u]
Our tech got directions from the cleaner to the correct property which was 3 miles away and eventually finished at 7 last night.
We have knocked on the wrong door plenty of times but it is the first time we have ever cleaned the wrong house.
Imagine the face of the owner of the first house we cleaned when they return to nice clean carpets and no idea how they got that way.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

made my night that as, can't stop laughing, especially at the non customer coming home and wondering how the fk there carpets are clean.
magic cleaning fairies ;D
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Post by: Dennis on March 16, 2011, 05:01:23 pm
Hope you left an invoice.  ;D ;)
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Post by: clinton on March 16, 2011, 05:24:36 pm
yer knocked on the wrong house before  mind but aint done that ;D
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Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 16, 2011, 05:32:47 pm
I polished the marble in the reception of the wrong hotel once.
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Post by: Ian Gourlay on March 16, 2011, 09:50:50 pm
Not quite as bad as that but often find you can have white House, white Farm White Barns White Cottages all on same road and yes sat Nav often tells you you have arrived when your house is about another half mile down the road
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Post by: Griffus on March 16, 2011, 10:03:54 pm
Did a builders clean on a wrong apartment once.

At least the embarrassment keeps the frustration / ire at bay!!
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Post by: jasonl on March 16, 2011, 10:38:35 pm
Me and some mates enjoyed an afternoon eating food , and a barbecue all afternoon in a mates parents caravan once , except it was the wrong one
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Post by: Jim_77 on March 17, 2011, 12:38:22 am
I've woken up in the wrong bed a few times :)
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Post by: gary hall on March 17, 2011, 07:47:05 am
I woke up in 1983 and found I had the wrong body - should have been Brad Pitt but I had turned into Phil Collins
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Post by: Paolo on March 17, 2011, 08:14:40 am
I've woken up in the wrong bed a few times :)

What was his name?
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Post by: from edge2edge on March 17, 2011, 08:46:54 am
Been on top of a few rugs that werent mine too
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Post by: GoodFella2006 on March 17, 2011, 09:17:07 am
I was going to write,"yeah i made this mistake few times in the last 5 years,we all did" but i realized you are a carpet cleaner  :o ;D
Title: Re: Cleaned the wrong house.
Post by: VOGUE CARPET CARE on March 17, 2011, 08:28:31 pm
We had an eot to clean for a cleaning co. which was miles out in the sticks.
The address was " The White House, Redhill, etc. "
Our tech went to do it but could not find the place. His sat nav did not take him to the house.
 We tried ringing the cleaning co. but they were not answering their phone.
Eventually he found it and the cleaner was not there but the usual arrangement is that they hide a key for us.
Sure enough the key was hidden under the recycling bin so he started work. ( he did say " this place is f*****g huge " )
FOUR hours later the cleaning co. rang to ask if we were still going as no one had turned up yet. :o
Yep we were at the wrong house.
What are the chances of finding a property close to where you are supposed to be, that was also called The White House, is empty and has a key hidden where it is usually left for us.[/u]
Our tech got directions from the cleaner to the correct property which was 3 miles away and eventually finished at 7 last night.
We have knocked on the wrong door plenty of times but it is the first time we have ever cleaned the wrong house.
Imagine the face of the owner of the first house we cleaned when they return to nice clean carpets and no idea how they got that way.
Title: Re: Cleaned the wrong house.
Post by: VOGUE CARPET CARE on March 17, 2011, 08:38:54 pm
There are plonkers in all trades!!!!!!! Please mind the bad language only i am a catholic!,not needed
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Post by: Jim_77 on March 18, 2011, 01:06:11 pm
Surely a few swear words are the least of the Catholic Church's problems?!
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Post by: Dave_Lee on March 18, 2011, 08:38:46 pm
I wear glasses for reading, otherwise my eyesight is perfect.
Looking all over for my specs last night, gave up and sat down to watch tele instead, then realised I was wearing them.
Dave.
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Post by: S on March 18, 2011, 08:58:27 pm

Catholic, no swearing. I could understand that if someone took Gods name in vain. But other swears words?
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Post by: JandS on March 19, 2011, 11:54:52 am
I'm a Catholic but swear like fk.

John
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Post by: Dennis on March 19, 2011, 12:17:36 pm
Surely a few swear words are the least of the Catholic Church's problems?!

They seem to have a few problems with bug**r.  :o