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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: suds window service on November 27, 2012, 06:22:44 am
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I haven't collected for years.
Sunday is a day if rest for many.
On Sunday have a day off like nearly everyone else.
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Works well for me.
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Sunday evening - great time to catch people in (i always let them know im coming first though)
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I haven't collected for years.
Sunday is a day if rest for many.
On Sunday have a day off like nearly everyone else.
Loads pf people work Sundays, now.
It's old fashioned to think it's a day of rest for "nearly everyone else". You'll be saying they've just finished a roast and are busy watching The Love Boat, next.
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I haven't collected for years.
Sunday is a day if rest for many.
On Sunday have a day off like nearly everyone else.
Loads pf people work Sundays, now.
It's old fashioned to think it's a day of rest for "nearly everyone else". You'll be saying they've just finished a roast and are busy watching The Love Boat, next.
:0 spot on, but too many of our traditions are going, Sunday roast is staying :)
I have always tried to keep to, if I can't earn enough Monday to Friday then im doing something wrong. But each to their own i was just saying my thoughts on it I guess I'm a little old fashioned. Nothing wrong with either just my way is better :)
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we collect sundays ;D more people seem to be in
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I haven't collected for years.
Sunday is a day if rest for many.
On Sunday have a day off like nearly everyone else.
Loads pf people work Sundays, now.
It's old fashioned to think it's a day of rest for "nearly everyone else". You'll be saying they've just finished a roast and are busy watching The Love Boat, next.
:0 spot on, but too many of our traditions are going, Sunday roast is staying :)
I have always tried to keep to, if I can't earn enough Monday to Friday then im doing something wrong. But each to their own i was just saying my thoughts on it I guess I'm a little old fashioned. Nothing wrong with either just my way is better :)
No, I don't do it myself. I'm probably too concerned with what the customer would think (and lazy) but if it suits, why not.
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The Church vicar does. Not much though.
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I used to hate collecting ,to me it was harder than actually cleaning the windows. Lot easier now with customers paying online, and sending cheques.
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I totally get what you are thinking but surely people are going to be disgruntled if you go knocking on their door on a sunday .
I am trying to push payment slips as much as possible so as to reduce collecting but only got a small percentage at the moment , Hope ur keeping busy Dave ;D ;D. Mike
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collecting to me is spending more time but not getting anymore money.
Encourage customers to pay online on post a cheque or BACS, text them the night before and leave money out.
Make it easy for them to pay you.
www.laneswindowcleaning.com
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i dont see how you could possibly collect on a sunday , for a start you would miss songs of praise , and what about the x factor eviction ......... actually maybe its not such a bad idea after all ;D ;D ;D
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we dont live in 1970s pubs can stop open all day sundays used to shut at 2pm and open back up at 7pm till 10 30 times have moved on shop are open every day some people on here work sundays cleaning window but dont here nowt said pride dont pay the bills
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we dont live in 1970s pubs can stop open all day sundays used to shut at 2pm and open back up at 7pm till 10 30 times have moved on shop are open every day some people on here work sundays cleaning window but dont here nowt said pride dont pay the bills
easiest thing to do is what you want to do, let your customers be the judge.
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I haven't collected for years.
Sunday is a day if rest for many.
On Sunday have a day off like nearly everyone else.
Sunday a day of rest ? have a sunday off like nearly everyone else ? try telling this to shopping centers,supermarkets,restaurants,petrol stations,hospitals,the list can go on and on
if you have earned to money you have the right to collect it
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I haven't collected for years.
Sunday is a day if rest for many.
On Sunday have a day off like nearly everyone else.
Sunday a day of rest ? have a sunday off like nearly everyone else ? try telling this to shopping centers,supermarkets,restaurants,petrol stations,hospitals,the list can go on and on
if you have earned to money you have the right to collect it
sunday you will normally find skeliton staff but not going to explain what is clear obvious, ii agree with you on the last part, I choose not to collect sundays ir any days as its unpaid labour in my eyes. as I said before if you read it I said each to their own, these are my views on it everyone has different ones some will be happy some not
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imo i think its apalling id sack you or any one else chasing me for for money if any one is that skint do it on line or do a few days collecting except sundays
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imo i think its apalling id sack you or any one else chasing me for for money if any one is that skint do it on line or do a few days collecting except sundays
It aint that simple especially if you have a lot of oap customers not everyone has the internet or even a computer you can`t always catch everyone in at the times you go collecting in the week and ye some of us do struggle more than others for money we aren`t all on the same wage
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Apalling?? News flash, good job not all your custies think like me eh? I think window cleaning isn't important enough for me to pay someone to do it. If it were MY windows, I'd clean 'em when light could no longer get through!!!
I try not to second guess my custies as we all see things differently. Funny old world innit? I just clean windows and collect cash. I don't care if a custy finds it "apalling" as long as they pay. if they don't like it, they can cancel, I'll replace 'em. Simple life.
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I totally get what you are thinking but surely people are going to be disgruntled if you go knocking on their door on a sunday .
I am trying to push payment slips as much as possible so as to reduce collecting but only got a small percentage at the moment , Hope ur keeping busy Dave ;D ;D. Mike
We live in a different part of the country to those in the South.
We tried self addressed envelopes - no cheques. We tried stamped self addressed envelopes - no cheques. We tried online banking - no payment. One of the other local window cleaners just lets the amount add up. They eventually send a cheque, but they aren't happy with the amount. He refuses to collect - but they don't see their debt as their problem.
We collect on a Friday evening and there are some that just don't have any money to hand. We have explained the reason that we leave a ticket is to give them notice to have money available when we call. Occassionally we get the "all I've got is a £5.00 note. I'll pay you the balance with the next clean." I appreciate times are harder but they always have cash for the smokes , drink and takeaways.
Starting to take a harder line with these messers.
Many years ago I heard of a window cleaner that charged an extra 50p if he had to come back and collect the money. In those days he cleaned a 3 bed semi in Billingham for £3.00. The old dears used to leave his money on the bedroom window cill long before he cleaned them.
I wonder if we could apply the same principle in our business?
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just been this aft, got over £100 plus £25 i been chasing for 6mth , no complaints and 2 said sundays were a good idea
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No collecting for me
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well i have paypal & bacs & i dont go out much, but still go when debts mount up a bit
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Never collected and never will. Stamped self addressed envelopes from day one and now getting lots of BACS payments, though you have to be very watchful of these.
People who set up a regular re-occuring payment are great. Those that pay you adhoc after you've been seem to 'forget' very often.
Partly my fault for being slack, but i've had one customer not pay me online since Feb this year. Only a small amount luckily.
For those that do collect, it's readily available funds if you're a bit strapped for cash, which i can understand. Personally though, I value my spare time far too much to be running round collecting monies owed.
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Dark nights poor weather, I am thinking of collections on a Sunday to make use of day light hours.
Does anyone else collect on a Sunday?
Cheers Dave.
I totally get what you are thinking but surely people are going to be disgruntled if you go knocking on their door on a sunday .
I am trying to push payment slips as much as possible so as to reduce collecting but only got a small percentage at the moment , Hope ur keeping busy Dave ;D ;D. Mike
We live in a different part of the country to those in the South.
We tried self addressed envelopes - no cheques. We tried stamped self addressed envelopes - no cheques. We tried online banking - no payment. One of the other local window cleaners just lets the amount add up. They eventually send a cheque, but they aren't happy with the amount. He refuses to collect - but they don't see their debt as their problem.
We collect on a Friday evening and there are some that just don't have any money to hand. We have explained the reason that we leave a ticket is to give them notice to have money available when we call. Occassionally we get the "all I've got is a £5.00 note. I'll pay you the balance with the next clean." I appreciate times are harder but they always have cash for the smokes , drink and takeaways.
Starting to take a harder line with these messers.
Many years ago I heard of a window cleaner that charged an extra 50p if he had to come back and collect the money. In those days he cleaned a 3 bed semi in Billingham for £3.00. The old dears used to leave his money on the bedroom window cill long before he cleaned them.
I wonder if we could apply the same principle in our business?
Good idea spruce was considering charging extra more so for those that have avoided payment either when i clean windows and they are in and have yet to via bacs , 90% of my custys are going to see an increase next year so this will take care of some of them . Mike