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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Crystal-clear on January 18, 2012, 04:49:22 pm

Title: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 18, 2012, 04:49:22 pm
ill be invoicing a Maintenance company they will pay monthly.

these are smallish shop fronts  id say worth £6 - £10 max but imagine parking etc etc west london into sw london

with traffic and parking i dont think ill price match im just gona go in hard end of the day more money in houses..

these shop fronts need a reality check they shouldn't have sacked the local guy cos im gona quote them £20 a shop.
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: supernova77 on January 18, 2012, 04:53:09 pm
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ill be invoicing a Maintenance company they will pay monthly.

You'll be lucky!
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: idealrob on January 18, 2012, 04:56:26 pm
You will probably get  window cleaners, on tube with just his bucket & small pole, and can do lots of shops in central london, easy to do, and get rest of the day off, and no parking, congestion charges.
no chance imo of £20, even in west end

idealrob
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 18, 2012, 05:10:48 pm
quote is in £22 for the outside £30 for the inside hahahah

but hey we come every 12 weeks so you save too!
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 18, 2012, 05:19:09 pm
i'd b surprised they would go for it . they are business people so you wont be the only one quoting
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on January 18, 2012, 05:22:47 pm
not a chance in hell ;)
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 18, 2012, 05:24:37 pm
not a chance in hell ;)

i dont want the bloody things anyway  ;D  he actually understood how much they would save over the year so imagine if i get it i could be cheaper then the nationals they clean a shop for £4 a week thats thats £208 a year ill do it once in 4 months for £40 thats £120 a year lol.
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 18, 2012, 05:25:24 pm
we use pure water windows stay cleaner longer no need for weekly ;)
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Sean Dyer on January 18, 2012, 05:27:01 pm
The whole point is they are done regular though!

If they are close together £4 is do able

£44 in a hour easy for some shop fronts close to one another

and do able  early - late in any weather

Parking is an issue though

I got a £35 ticket doing 2 x £4.50 shops last month - gutted isn't even close!!
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 18, 2012, 05:29:44 pm
The whole point is they are done regular though!

If they are close together £4 is do able

£44 in a hour easy for some shop fronts close to one another

and do able  early - late in any weather

Parking is an issue though

I got a £35 ticket doing 2 x £4.50 shops last month - gutted isn't even close!!

these r the problems mate,

ofc i could do it cheaper but its such a rat race to get a few in a row therefore cant be competitive

what's the point when i can knock of a couple of house fronts and get the same amount in lovely no parking problem areas where i dont need to invoice and wait for whoever it is to pay ...
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 18, 2012, 05:48:26 pm
The whole point is they are done regular though!

If they are close together £4 is do able

£44 in a hour easy for some shop fronts close to one another

and do able  early - late in any weather

Parking is an issue though

I got a £35 ticket doing 2 x £4.50 shops last month - gutted isn't even close!!

 ;D
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Dean Taberner on January 18, 2012, 05:51:34 pm
I got a £70 ticket yesterday and it turned me to the ale,

I'm back on track now though  8)
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: stuart mc on January 18, 2012, 05:53:51 pm
we use pure water windows stay cleaner longer no need for weekly ;)

in your dreams, pure water doesn't repel puke and kebab sauce, grit from the road or all manner of things that end up on shop windows, even inside shopping malls/centres, mine are 2x a week and even in the centre I was removing makeup from a window on the monday, I had just cleaned on the friday
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Sean Dyer on January 18, 2012, 05:54:00 pm
At least someone thinks its funny

The worst part was i'd done the job and got caught chatting to a friend id not seen in ages and forgot i was parked dodgy

When i checked the time on the ticket  it was only ten mins since,  if id of gone straight back to van id of been gone before mr jobsworth got me

Last week i had another one stood over the road trying to book me inconspicuously whilst i was cleaning a shop front and stood right next to van i spotted him and finshed quick and  just jumped in and drove off while he was half way through it - he looked gutted :)

There all muppets
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on January 18, 2012, 05:57:41 pm
At least someone thinks its funny

The worst part was i'd done the job and got caught chatting to a friend id not seen in ages and forgot i was parked dodgy

When i checked the time on the ticket  it was only ten mins since,  if id of gone straight back to van id of been gone before mr jobsworth got me

Last week i had another one stood over the road trying to book me inconspicuously whilst i was cleaning a shop front and stood right next to van i spotted him and finshed quick and  just jumped in and drove off while he was half way through it - he looked gutted :)

There all muppets

i was laughing at gutted isnt even close
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Sean Dyer on January 18, 2012, 06:04:12 pm
At least someone thinks its funny

The worst part was i'd done the job and got caught chatting to a friend id not seen in ages and forgot i was parked dodgy

When i checked the time on the ticket  it was only ten mins since,  if id of gone straight back to van id of been gone before mr jobsworth got me

Last week i had another one stood over the road trying to book me inconspicuously whilst i was cleaning a shop front and stood right next to van i spotted him and finshed quick and  just jumped in and drove off while he was half way through it - he looked gutted :)

There all muppets

i was laughing at gutted isnt even close

I know mate

Its hard to see the funny side when them muppets sting you for £35 on a £9 job

In the words of dean taberner

Windows can be very distressing at times
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on January 18, 2012, 06:40:59 pm
We get a ticket every single month whilst cleaning council offices; that's right, we're cleaning council offices, a five story office block, and their little poxy car with it's little poxy camera on the roof takes a pic of us and sends us a ticket.

We always appeal and always win, just seems a total waste of our time.

I did tell them that we'd put the price up to allow for the ticket ;D
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: jarvy on January 18, 2012, 07:00:35 pm
There is a camera van where i work,was gutted to see it go past my van while i was parked on double yellows,was only when i was reeling the hose in it clicked that the number plate is on the door which faces the path so he couldn't have got it!!!  ;D ;D
Always make sure i 'obscure' the front number plate too with a warning sign when parked on yellows!
Windie 1-Traffic wardens 0!!
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Inside Out on January 18, 2012, 07:16:27 pm
I had a traffic warden come over to my van, whilst working on a wilkinsons shop. He told me he 'couldn't give me a ticket because using hoses from the parked vehicle'. You should be fine if you need your vehicle to do the job!!
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: Moderator David@stives on January 18, 2012, 08:49:08 pm
Stuart

We have got a permit for Plymouth £100 for the year
Title: Re: Just been offered 11 shop fronts
Post by: P @ F on January 18, 2012, 09:05:23 pm
The permit aint worth poop Dave , they will still ticket you , i know , you cost me £70 last year on 2 vans for a £4 clintons  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I had to laugh though as i was in maccy d's gettin a double sausage and egg for the gimp ! 

I have the video footage of the offence , if anybody would like to post it , let me know and i will email the vid !
I would do it but aint got a clue how

Rich