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Title: Stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 27, 2012, 10:39:01 pm
my cousin has started up window cleaning as u may have all seen my other page. he is charging £6 per house and £9 with conservatory. thats all in including all upvc's and is getting 30+ jobs per day on facebook in my local area.
which is drying up my work as hes undercutting me on my customers. and its not worth my while doing competing at them prices!!!
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Smudger on October 27, 2012, 10:43:18 pm

so he targeted your customers directly?

Darran
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 27, 2012, 10:45:01 pm
yes smudger
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Smudger on October 27, 2012, 10:48:15 pm
so much for family loyalty  :'(

not much you can do really - sorry for your troubles

Darran
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben M on October 27, 2012, 10:48:35 pm
yes smudger

:o :o :o
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: elite mike on October 27, 2012, 10:56:22 pm
yes smudger


i would kick his flippin head in  ;)
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: mikey on October 27, 2012, 11:07:40 pm
if he is undercutting your customers you need to clue your customers what he is doing astablish a repour  with your customers who they are who you are  8) 8)
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: rosskesava on October 27, 2012, 11:25:38 pm
my cousin has started up window cleaning as u may have all seen my other page. he is charging £6 per house and £9 with conservatory. thats all in including all upvc's and is getting 30+ jobs per day on facebook in my local area.
which is drying up my work as hes undercutting me on my customers. and its not worth my while doing competing at them prices!!!

30+ jobs a day and all from Facebook?

150+ jobs week? Is that every week?

Are you sure you've got the numbers correct or am I reading what you posted wrong?

Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 27, 2012, 11:35:04 pm
rosskesava these are correct figures.   he also does carpet cleaning. 2 rooms for £26
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: rosskesava on October 27, 2012, 11:49:55 pm
rosskesava these are correct figures.   he also does carpet cleaning. 2 rooms for £26

Blimey. That is quite something but not good for you.

How does he get all the work done?
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Carl@Cwc on October 27, 2012, 11:52:05 pm
rosskesava these are correct figures.   he also does carpet cleaning. 2 rooms for £26

post his facebook here so we can have a look
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 28, 2012, 12:07:36 am
did you catch up with krave in the end?
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 28, 2012, 12:10:51 am
i can only get one page up as he has now blocked me........


Premier Cleaning
NOVEMBER SPECIAL DEALS

CARPETS DEEP CLEANED

1 ROOM £15
2 ROOMS £25
EVERY ROOM £10 THERE AFTER

UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
1 CHAIR £25
2 CHAIRS £40
3 PIECE SUITE £60

WINDOW CLEANING STILL ONLY £7

BOOK NOW FOR X MAS AND HAVE SPOTLESS CARPETS AND FURNITURE TO SHOW OFF AT THIS FESTIVE HOLIDAY!

Call me on
0800 193 2004 / 07730283660
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 28, 2012, 12:12:43 am
Premier Cleaning
October deals

Have any 2 carpets deep cleaned for only £35!!

£30 a suite
Hall landing stairs £25

Window cleaning all doors upvc frames and sills cleaned £7 and only £10 with conservatory!!
Call today
0800 193 2004
07730283660
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Carl@Cwc on October 28, 2012, 12:14:48 am
i can only get one page up as he has now blocked me........


Premier Cleaning
NOVEMBER SPECIAL DEALS

CARPETS DEEP CLEANED

1 ROOM £15
2 ROOMS £25
EVERY ROOM £10 THERE AFTER

UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
1 CHAIR £25
2 CHAIRS £40
3 PIECE SUITE £60

WINDOW CLEANING STILL ONLY £7

BOOK NOW FOR X MAS AND HAVE SPOTLESS CARPETS AND FURNITURE TO SHOW OFF AT THIS FESTIVE HOLIDAY!

Call me on
0800 193 2004 / 07730283660

can u link the page up?
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 28, 2012, 12:15:34 am
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 28, 2012, 12:16:34 am
http://www.facebook.com/premier.cleaning.581
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 28, 2012, 12:21:02 am
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
140 new custys a week,
you must have thousands of custys then?
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2012, 12:39:10 am
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
hahaha 20 booking per day? do you think we are stupid?
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 28, 2012, 01:01:28 am
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
hahaha 20 booking per day? do you think we are stupid?
He will be buying another van off krave next!
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: trevor perry on October 28, 2012, 07:31:25 am
is he canvassing your customers or just advertising and they are approaching him, if it is the first then he is well out of order if it is the second then that is business and you have two options either match him on price or make the qaulity and service you provide better so that people are willing to pay the difference, if he is getting compact work on his windowcleaning at them prices then it is still possible to make good money on them if he can keep his overheads down
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Halfadaylee on October 28, 2012, 07:45:15 am
Something's not right here.
He clears gardens, carpet cleans and cleans windows to the tune of 30 calls a day.
He is having you on mate, unless your following him round.

I would not worry about his business and concentrate on building yours with people that want a reliable quality service, because if this is true he will soon be too full and will not be able to offer a reliable service.

Art
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: robertphil on October 28, 2012, 08:14:37 am
its too early to see if hes in it for the long haul.    an ex employee of mine set up and started undercutting some of my customers , but i now notice his van is parked outside his home nearly all the time. 
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: EandM on October 28, 2012, 08:34:00 am
If he's cleaning 30 per day including upvc and conservatories he must be working 5am-10pm and carrying about 2,000 litres of water.
At that rate exhaustion will probably finish him off and problem solved.
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: g.brookes on October 28, 2012, 09:48:34 am
your cousin seems like an awful man and judging my his facebook page he seems like a bi of a moron as well.  can you not get the message to your whole family, uncle and aunty especially that he is doing you over big time. 
this sort of thing is completely not on
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 28, 2012, 09:52:37 am
hes taking 30 bookings per day not cleaning 30 customers per day
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 28, 2012, 09:53:58 am
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
hahaha 20 booking per day? do you think we are stupid?


i did get 20 bookings per day. i wouldnt write it if it wasnt the truth!!
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 28, 2012, 01:38:21 pm
I believe you.millions wouldnt
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2012, 02:01:48 pm
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
hahaha 20 booking per day? do you think we are stupid?


i did get 20 bookings per day. i wouldnt write it if it wasnt the truth!!
we don't need liar like you on this forum,go away please!
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Perfect Windows on October 28, 2012, 02:23:00 pm
hes taking 30 bookings per day not cleaning 30 customers per day

I'm missing something.  If he's taking 30 bookings a day he must be doing 30 cleans a day at some point or he'll built up a backlog, so he must be stretching the truth.  Where have you got the "30 bookings a day" from?  Him?

Vin
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: wpclean on October 28, 2012, 02:38:50 pm
The figures do not add up, to get that amount of booking per day you would need a national tv advert !
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 28, 2012, 02:41:59 pm
i used to get around 20 booking per day from one local group page on facebook but has been taken over
hahaha 20 booking per day? do you think we are stupid?


i did get 20 bookings per day. i wouldnt write it if it wasnt the truth!!
we don't need liar like you on this forum,go away
Lol he gets 20 extra a day and always trying to buy rounds to the already massive round he has.
Extra 320 customers a month every month.
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Neil Gornall on October 28, 2012, 03:12:18 pm
"30 bookings a day" !!!!!

From a page with 216 friends and 8 likes ???????

I doubt it.
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 28, 2012, 03:37:13 pm
"30 bookings a day" !!!!!

From a page with 216 friends and 8 likes ???????

I doubt it.
Perhaps hes only been going 6 days.lol
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: Crystal-clear on October 28, 2012, 04:13:36 pm
He ain't getting 30 new customers a day on Facebook no chance more like 0 per day
Title: Re: stupidly low prices
Post by: richard jagger on October 28, 2012, 05:53:50 pm
Sorry to hear your family are making life difficult I just took a look at the web site. I thing I love is the fact that he calls himself a company CEO.I guess his a one man show. I have also seen the term group of Companies now this will not impress any customer they just think we are a bunch of asses with these words.Even calling yourself a company when you are a small one owner show is so big deal.Ha Ha ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 29, 2012, 03:07:42 pm
doc windows. the figures i gave is not over exagerating. however you spell it lol

there are group pages in the area. ie

for sale,swap or wanted stroud
for sale cirencester
for sale bussage and surrounding areas
Title: Re: Stupidly low prices
Post by: windiewasher on October 29, 2012, 03:52:44 pm
doc windows. the figures i gave is not over exagerating. however you spell it lol

there are group pages in the area. ie

for sale,swap or wanted stroud
for sale cirencester
for sale bussage and surrounding areas
What you doing here get some work done then get on facebook and see who you have as customers.lol
Title: Re: Stupidly low prices
Post by: ben smith1234 on October 29, 2012, 06:46:34 pm
lol im on both
Title: Re: Stupidly low prices
Post by: keyser soze on October 29, 2012, 06:58:56 pm
he can only do so much . plenty of custom to be had. perhaps you are too dear.unfortunately i noticed that there is always gonna be someone who would  to do it cheaper. concentrate on your business mate