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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Gornall on September 18, 2011, 06:17:13 pm

Title: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: Neil Gornall on September 18, 2011, 06:17:13 pm

Just checked my bank account to see who has paid.

I have an £8 customer who always pays on time but today seems to have paid in advance.
197 months, or in other words 16.4 years in advance.

They have just put £1,576.06 into my bank.  ;D

Should I tell them?   ;D

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: Tom White on September 18, 2011, 06:25:12 pm

Serious? ;D

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: james51174 on September 18, 2011, 06:29:54 pm

oops....something tells me they will contact you, wether you tell them or not :D

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: H S and Son on September 18, 2011, 06:32:12 pm

Legally you cant keep it.


Legally as the law stands you have to transfer it to my bank account.

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on September 18, 2011, 06:35:33 pm

Doubt you'll get away with keeping it when the plumber asks the custy where his money is

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: Neil Gornall on September 18, 2011, 06:51:22 pm

I have just been to see the customer, she was mortified. It seems she paid me instead of her credit card  ;D

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: cozy on September 18, 2011, 06:53:45 pm

Cooooool. Well impressed!!! I'd kill for custies like that!  In fact, I'd kill for custies that pay!!  ;D

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: TomCrowther on September 18, 2011, 08:13:52 pm

I have one who has gone travelling for a year, has rented his place out and paid me for the whole year in advance. Lovely chap !

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 18, 2011, 09:34:42 pm

Quote from: Neil Gornall on September 18, 2011, 06:51:22 pm

I have just been to see the customer, she was mortified. It seems she paid me instead of her credit card  ;D

Now you have a toughy! Do you trust her enough to pay her back immediately or will you pay after three working days when you are sure the money has cleared from her account?

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: bobby p on September 19, 2011, 07:49:04 am

ive had 3 new people very eager to pay up front for 6 months or more - i didnt let them and theyd cancelled by the 3rd clean . whats that about?

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: Paul Coleman on September 19, 2011, 08:29:10 am

I once received a very large cheque that really was meant for the plumber.  I posted it back promptly with a covering letter.
The furthest I have been paid up front when it was intentional was six months.  It was early days and I cleaned monthly back then.  They were going to the USA for six months and one set of parents were staying there but they didn't want me asking them for the money. After they returned, they went to pay me for the clean but I told them that I had only completed five cleans as I got a bit behind in the Winter.  They paid me anyway though and called it a late Xmas tip.  Top customers.  Was sorry to lose them eventually when they moved out to Wiltshire from Sussex.

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: SteX13 on September 19, 2011, 10:25:19 pm

Quote from: Paul Coleman on September 19, 2011, 08:29:10 am

I once received a very large cheque that really was meant for the plumber.  I posted it back promptly with a covering letter.
The furthest I have been paid up front when it was intentional was six months.  It was early days and I cleaned monthly back then.  They were going to the USA for six months and one set of parents were staying there but they didn't want me asking them for the money. After they returned, they went to pay me for the clean but I told them that I had only completed five cleans as I got a bit behind in the Winter.  They paid me anyway though and called it a late Xmas tip.  Top customers.  Was sorry to lose them eventually when they moved out to Wiltshire from Sussex.

Sounds like a lovely custie. I am in Wiltshire, still got there digits? lol

Congrats to OP, shame it wasn't really a MEGA advanced!

Title: Re: Whats the longest time you have been paid in advance?
Post by: dmlservices on September 20, 2011, 11:05:15 am

i have 1 long standing customer who pays 12 mths in advance.


daz