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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wayne zabel on December 13, 2011, 06:11:27 pm

Title: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: wayne zabel on December 13, 2011, 06:11:27 pm

We all know how some try things on,had a good one today.

Booked a job over the phone - lounge,stairs and landing and what was described as a small piece of "carpet remnant" in a conservatory.

Now I thought that I was giving a 3x4 ft piece of carpet used as a dirt trapper a tickle.

Got there to find a 12x12 ft square conservatoty fully carpeted in a cheap cream PP that the customer said he had bought as a remnant!!

You live and learn

Title: Re: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: robert meldrum on December 13, 2011, 07:24:29 pm

That really is a carpet remnant  ::) ::) But you might have been misled by the way it was mentioned to you.

Title: Re: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: wynne jones on December 13, 2011, 07:34:49 pm

She may have got one over on you today, but it will be atleast a week before she finds the frozen mackerel.  8)

Title: Re: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: Neil Williams on December 13, 2011, 08:02:24 pm

Quote from: wayne zabel on December 13, 2011, 06:11:27 pm

Got there to find a 12x12 ft square conservatoty fully carpeted

Always always always ask for sizes if doing a phone quote, even a rough stab at the dimensions gives you some idea, and not many people confuse 4x4 foot with 12x12 foot.....and if they do then it's easy to negotiate a better price when you get there.

Title: Re: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: garry22 on December 13, 2011, 08:05:57 pm

Remi the remnant   ;D

Sorry, got bored

Title: Re: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on December 14, 2011, 09:44:15 pm

Sad & lonely?  ;D

Title: Re: What would you call a carpet remnant??
Post by: tony bish on December 15, 2011, 09:19:37 am

A remnant is a piece of carpet left over from the roll after a big job ie hall stairs landing lounge etc  has been taken out of it and the shop feel it cant be used for anything substantial or perhaps the colour or make has been discontinued .A remnant can be a multitude of sizes .