Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: from edge2edge on October 03, 2012, 04:47:13 pm
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Been down to my supplier in Wallingford Oxfordshire toaday and he said an old chap in his early nineties came in the shop to ask if he had been ripped off.Two guys from Bournemouth charged him £800 for two carpets cleaned.............AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgggggh.They contacted him apparently and he paid cash too.It makes my blood boil when some old fella(or any descent person for that matter) gets ripped off big style...Alan
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Should be shot and strung up.
I'm the other side of Oxfordshire from you nr Chipping Norton do you know the name of the company so i can warn potential customers.
Cheers
Richard
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In all seriousnes i was under impression a lot of Guys have reached £200 room
Depends if they qouted £15 a room to get in door or if they qouted first .
If Carpets cost say £8000 could be
I read somewhere that Ron tiley said you should charge 10% of the cost of the piece being worked on
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I didnt get the details re the company but very sure they are conmen as he said they contacted him directly and surely no one normally comes from Bournemouth(if thats really their base) to work in Oxfordshire unless theres a very big payday as in this case.......................SCUM..........................Alan
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Were/should the police be notified of this?
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I'm pretty sure they are COMBINED CLEANING SERVICES LTD.
Sell a massive amount on GROUPON. Maintenance clean just like ENTERPRISE before them and then massive upsells.
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Crikey Fran, there's a few nasty surprises lurking on that website (read pricing then FAQs)
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Exactly £60 for a clean that won't remove traffic lanes or staining.
They have been around for a while now but I just ignore them and get on with building my own business.
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Have you read who their testimonials are from, Mrs Poole, Mr Swanage, Mrs Ringwood (all towns around the bournmouth area and Mr Epsom.
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http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/01202522254
Very interesting reading
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Have you read who their testimonials are from, Mrs Poole, Mr Swanage, Mrs Ringwood (all towns around the bournmouth area and Mr Epsom.
;D It's Mr & Mrs M - Epsom, Mrs B A - Ringwood etc etc, indicating the towns the people are from, not their names.
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;D Well spotted Ash, been a long day ;D ;D
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Hmm...google the phone no and the first port of call....
This phone number belongs to a SCAM company a known snitch and CRIMINAL. dont be fooled into accepting any offers on the phone to them!!!!!!!!!
Caller: Combined Carpet Cleaning
Call Type: Telemarketer
Jason
9 Dec 2011
This so called carpet cleaning company is nothing but a SHAM - ROB WILKINSON a known criminal is running a shambolic company - you thought ENTERPRISE cleaning were bad you aint seen nothing yet - as a customer of both - enterprise were saints compared to this COMBINED CLEANING whos phone offer is a way of getting ROBBING technicians into your house.
Caller: Combined Carpet Cleaning - 197 Castle Lane, BH9 3LG
Call Type: Telemarketer
Mrs Lee replies to Mr Lee
9 Dec 2011
I wanted to elaberate on my husbands comment we were cold called by combined carpet cleaning with a cheap deal to clean any 2 of my carpets. as soon as he got in the door the price jumped to £500 ? Me and my husband were more than shocked we just wanted this 'professional' clean for our 1 year old carpets we were priced on the phone.the technician was very pushy dropping the price by 50% twice then calling the manager 'ROB' who called me a time waster. at this point i asked the technician to leave and he demanded i gave him money for his inconvience.? please dont be conned in to letting these people in your house.
Heather replies to Mrs Lee
22 Jan 2012
Thanks for the info, I was called yesterday by this firm who started with the offer of two carpets for £8.99 and then when I was sceptical of the motive, they offered 5 carpets for £21.95. I thought it was too good to be true so I looked them up on the internet and found your comments.
Hope not too many other people are caught!
Heather
Teena
31 Jan 2012
OMG, They are SCAM company?Just got a call from them with an offer-£19 for 2 carpets. I said I will call them if I need and she gave me her details Lyn-01202522254. Even though I dont need them now, something made me to search for the number and happened to read all ur comments. Thanks friends..
Caller: Lyn-01202522254
Holly replies to Teena
6 Feb 2012
I wasn't called by this firm, but I bought a special deal on Living Social (an online service like Groupon, where Combined Cleaning Services also have an offer). Two carpets cleaned for £19. Their operative tried the 'bait and switch' tactic - as demonstrated on Watchdog with another local carpet cleaning company. He told me the 'maintenance clean' I had bought would not clean the carpets, and tried to get me to buy an upgrade. I declined. His work has made my carpets look dreadful. Their phone number is 01202 522254.
Shaunthesheep
4 May 2012
Just been called by this 'local' company but as don't have carpets, declined the offer. Then after had put phone down, thought maybe my parents could use the offer so did 1471 to call them back but number withheld! Strange I thought for a company trying to get business to do that. Anyhow, googled and thought best check out if anyone thinks their work is any good and lo and behold I came across this thread! Turns out they are not local, or not in my understanding of the word at least! And their work is not well regarded. Good job they did withhold their phone no otherwise I may well have called them back and regretted it! Phew!
Caller: Combined Cleaning Services
Hatpat replies to Holly
7 May 2012
I was put in touch with this firm by Groupon who had the same offer - 2 carpets for £19. I fell for the 'bait and switch' tactic - the technician initially offered a quote for over £90 for a deep clean, which he reduced to £75. The work was really shoddy; furniture not moved (when he said it would be), stains left in. I complained to the manager and got the guy to re-do the work (only a bit better -he still didn't move all the furniture in the rooms). Eventually paid £55 for the 'deep clean'. I've complained to Groupon. Just read watchdog report on Enterprise carpets and feel very stupid! Don't use this company.
Ann Bruce
23 May 2012
If you think something is too good to be true, then it usually is. I have just had them round and the offer of 2 carpets cleaned for £19 suddenly jumped to £250 as he said they needed more than a surface clean which was what I had booked. I asked why this was not explained to me over the phone and was told the people in the office were not technicians like him. They also got the appointment time wrong and when I complained I was asked if I was having a bad day! I usually check out offers like this on the internet before booking, unfortunately I did not do so on this occasion. He clearly was not pleased when I refused to have the work done.
Caller: Combined Cleaning Services
Georgina replies to Ann Bruce
17 Aug 2012
Thanks so much for your very helpful comments, you have saved me from a similar fate. I recently bought a Groupon voucher for a £24 offer with Combined Cleaning Services 01202 522254, they were due to come today but cancelled as the technician is ill. Meanwhile I spoke to a friend who told me to check out its not a skam as someone she knows was also caught out. I have since spoken with Groupon who have given me a credit. They were most concerned as I relayed many messages from this board.
Thanks again.
Fi Pen replies to Mr Lee
21 Aug 2012
Thanks for everyones warnings on this board. My Mother-in-law was cold called and agreed to a £19 for 2 carpets deal (she is 81 and now lives on her own). Fortunately her "E.S.P." kicked in and she called me to ask whether she had done the right thing. Firstly she belongs to the telephone preference service so should never have been cold called. Secondly I found this message board and told her to cancel. Fortunately she got through on their number and cancelled. Now she has received an appointment card through the post confirming a new appointment that she did not make and their phone line is constantly engaged. She is terrified that strangers are going to call at the house. I have emailed the firm on her behalf and told them not to come anywhere near her ever again as trading standards, the telephone preference service and BBC watchdog are all on my calling list. Hopefully they will leave her alone. Everyone - please pass the word along. P.s. took the Vax over there this weekend and gave her house a good wash through. Am exhausted - of course she didn't think her carpets needed washing until they cold-called her LOL
Google search does not come up with carpet cleaning so they are phone scamming rather than doing genuine adwords or page rank.
What a bunch of pillocks and seems they are hitting loads of people ::)
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I put a public service message on the whocallsme web page ;D
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Jim - thanks, and well done.
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I thought this was going to be a football post about Man utd..
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I thought this was going to be a football post about Man utd..
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hector the scummers play at st mary's stadium southampton ;D
ps . got your e mail and i think i have suitable job next week. cheers :)
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I thought this was going to be a football post about Man utd..
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Same here hector, disappointed it wasn't in some ways, love taking mick out of scum utd (:
Are you Leeds hector cos I fee you have M.O.T as your signature!
That would make sense, when you see scum and think on scum utd!
Bren
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I thought this was going to be a football post about Man utd..
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Same here hector, disappointed it wasn't in some ways, love taking mick out of scum utd (:
Are you Leeds hector cos I fee you have M.O.T as your signature!
That would make sense, when you see scum and think on scum utd!
Bren
Marching on Together Bren ;D ;D
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Well done lad!
Great results recently! Looking forward to two weeks time after the international break, hopefully Colin will get a new striker in and the takeover hopefully be done and dusted!!!
Bren M.O.T
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Aye Colin's hoofball seems to be working, and signing the Llama was dodgy but a stroke of genius..
Cuddly can bog off and ragheads can buy us a striker or 2..