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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on November 21, 2012, 06:20:59 pm

Title: Made me laugh today
Post by: Ian101 on November 21, 2012, 06:20:59 pm
Get asked by a customer yesterday to go and see her sister and quote her for window cleaning.

Has she got a cleaner at moment I asked ..... no she never has them done came reply ....... Aha so a 1 off in time for Christmas then I guessed  :o

Parting shot from my customer is not to be too expensive as she not got a lot of money !!!

Goes to address this afternoon and finds it a big old turn of century large 5 bed victorian house.

All frames were wooden and were very very chalky so imagining windows looking like white dulux been thrown on em as soon as water hits them.

24 winows + massive conny.

Explained to customer will prob take a few visits to get all dust off frames and maybe even longer as paint gone chalky and as they not been cleaned for about 5 years I would need to charge extra the 1st time.

Quoted £60 for 1st clean then £30 going foward

Stunned silence from customer then she says the classic "Old Ted used to do them for a fiver" ... was expecting to pay £10 as a one off. :o :o
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: Barnes Wallis on November 21, 2012, 06:25:05 pm
Tosh'll do 'em for a tenner.
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: Ian101 on November 21, 2012, 06:27:53 pm
Thinking about it glad I didnt get the job as all old sash windows as well.

She prob better finding a tradder as wfp not ideal on this house.
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: trevor perry on November 21, 2012, 06:31:27 pm
where does OLD TED live, he can come and work for me ;D
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on November 21, 2012, 06:33:35 pm
where does OLD TED live, he can come and work for me ;D
dam it... you beat me to it. i wanted "old ted" as my employee  >:( no fair  :-[
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: bobplum on November 21, 2012, 06:45:07 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: George P on November 21, 2012, 06:49:50 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....


dont think the publics view will change but will only end up costing us more, end result is charge what is right for the area and you wont go far wrong, not charge what the customer wants to pay,
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: Ian101 on November 21, 2012, 06:50:37 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

oh sorry did I nod off again  ;D

Stop talking to that Richard iSparkle ... I keep telling you its no good for you
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: steve rix on November 21, 2012, 07:01:36 pm
If she had never had them cleaned how come old ted used to charge a tenner?????
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: bobplum on November 21, 2012, 07:10:15 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

oh sorry did I nod off again  ;D

Stop talking to that Richard iSparkle ... I keep telling you its no good for you

his my hero ::)
will send an email over too later,have a look tell me what you think :-*
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: steve rix on November 21, 2012, 07:23:28 pm
WHY WHY WHY would anyone invite another level of local government meddling in their business?
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: robbo333 on November 21, 2012, 07:46:17 pm
One doesn't live in the real world does one!
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: Richard iSparkle on November 21, 2012, 08:03:15 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

oh sorry did I nod off again  ;D

Stop talking to that Richard iSparkle ... I keep telling you its no good for you

you what?????!!!!!!!!!   ;D
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: CleanClear on November 21, 2012, 08:22:00 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....

And thats exactly why people are losing retail work to national companies.  ;D ;D

Old ted, or young ted no longer cuts the mustard.
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: Dani J on November 21, 2012, 08:34:49 pm
where does OLD TED live, he can come and work for me ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: lee_dewing on November 21, 2012, 08:39:20 pm
Tell  lady to downsize from 5 bed period house. to 2 bed mid terrace and will be £10 then ;)
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: bobplum on November 21, 2012, 10:36:01 pm
WHY WHY WHY would anyone invite another level of local government meddling in their business?

creates jobs ;) ;)
Title: Re: Made me laugh today
Post by: bobplum on November 21, 2012, 10:38:52 pm
what this does show is the image,perception a lot of people have of window cleaners and there pricing.
I feel the only real way would be a licencing route or a legal course we all have to attend,pass a test etc then the public may have a better view of our industry and of our pricing....

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

oh sorry did I nod off again  ;D

Stop talking to that Richard iSparkle ... I keep telling you its no good for you

you what?????!!!!!!!!!   ;D

take no notice Richard...........his jealous