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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: tacky on December 21, 2011, 09:49:45 pm

Title: will £10 b ok
Post by: tacky on December 21, 2011, 09:49:45 pm: saw one of my custie in abergavenny last wk .she s not due till after christmas. decent size house ,bout £400.000. she says i know im not due yet but some of my gutters r overflowing .when can u call .i say nxt wens ( today ) she says ok i will pay u what i owe for windows same time .call today i clean gutters what r blocked .the ones she pointed out .knock door when im finised ,i see what she owes me for windows in one hand .and a tenner in the other .she says is that ok for gutters ( the tenner )i say i dont think so .this house is the biggest i do .rest of my work is up the valleys .so she said i ll have to pay u the rest nxt time .i m broke .r these people real
Title: Re: will £10 b ok
Post by: king marko on December 21, 2011, 10:12:30 pm: Greedy swine ;D ;D
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 21, 2011, 10:15:21 pm: A 400K house in Abergavenny is biiiiiiig!

£10 ! Lafff!
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Post by: GB Window Cleaning on December 21, 2011, 10:15:23 pm: i think alot of people in these big houses dont take in to consideration things like window cleaning when they move into them but to be fair you should have told her your price before you started mate!
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Post by: CraigBlues on December 21, 2011, 10:53:41 pm: Yeah should of told her how much first, but at the same time if she is a regular and you get on, maybe she didn't realize and didn't have anymore cash. Is she a nice old dear?
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Post by: bumper on December 22, 2011, 05:51:41 am: its 4 pints ;D
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Post by: Londoner on December 22, 2011, 07:32:12 am: Quote from: bumper on December 22, 2011, 05:51:41 am
its 4 pints ;D
Five, a pints £1.95 at the pub down the road. Well, they always have one at that price anyway. The rest are a lot dearer.
Title: Re: will £10 b ok
Post by: dazmond on December 22, 2011, 07:45:35 am: did it never cross your mind to give her a price before doing the job?i know what i would have said."NO!!!sorry love im too busy and dont do gutter clearing anymore!but if you want you can borrow my ladders so your husband can get up there!!"

i simply hate clearing gutters off a ladder.it can be dangerous as well as a dirty job especially if their bad and its been raining.i dont offer this service anymore as there are plenty of jobs i can do with the pole safely from the ground.
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Post by: steven ainger on December 22, 2011, 08:31:03 am: Quote from: bumper on December 22, 2011, 05:51:41 am
its 4 pints ;D

Guiness is £3.60 at my local, not even 3 pints !!!! ???
Title: Re: will £10 b ok
Post by: Llaaww on December 22, 2011, 08:50:53 am: Quote from: steven ainger on December 22, 2011, 08:31:03 am
Quote from: bumper on December 22, 2011, 05:51:41 am
its 4 pints ;D

Guiness is £3.60 at my local, not even 3 pints !!!! ???

ale down this way is £3.20.

:(
Title: Re: will £10 b ok
Post by: bobplum on December 22, 2011, 11:35:31 am: Quote from: dazmond on December 22, 2011, 07:45:35 am
did it never cross your mind to give her a price before doing the job?i know what i would have said."NO!!!sorry love im too busy and dont do gutter clearing anymore!but if you want you can borrow my ladders so your husband can get up there!!"

i simply hate clearing gutters off a ladder.it can be dangerous as well as a dirty job especially if their bad and its been raining.i dont offer this service anymore as there are plenty of jobs i can do with the pole safely from the ground.

before i saw daz post i was thinking "well actually this is your fault,to a certain point" you should have told her how muc h i would be then save all the time and energy
we live and learn
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Post by: lcwalker on December 22, 2011, 09:29:31 pm: How much did you charge her?.
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Post by: bumper on December 23, 2011, 11:32:31 am: 4 pints of ale
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Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 23, 2011, 12:00:39 pm: Yep, you should have quoted first, you only have yourself to blame.