Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee andrew on February 06, 2013, 12:16:15 pm
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Was chatting to a Windie out side a church hall which I've had my I eye on, and he was bragging to me that he charges £40 to clean the windows of the hall, but he never does all of them or some months doesn't even do them and they still pay him, he was really pleased with him self ( I'm just thinking scum bag ) me personally couldn't do this, has anyone else seen or heard of people doing things like this and getting away with it
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Scumbag. Its a bit rum ripping off the church hall.
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Was chatting to a Windie out side a church hall which I've had my I eye on, and he was bragging to me that he charges £40 to clean the windows of the hall, but he never does all of them or some months doesn't even do them and they still pay him, he was really pleased with him self ( I'm just thinking scum bag ) me personally couldn't do this, has anyone else seen or heard of people doing things like this and getting away with it
It does happen ....................... theres a bloke called bob from ellesmere port .... right rouge ... he comes on here some times
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I reckon it was Matt Bateman, He double charges OAP's too. A real scum bag IMO.
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I believe this is how big / national companies operate ... That's how they price low maybe as they only do half a job if they even do that ... Then if someone complains they'll just make sure they do the lot next visit ... Then go back to doing next to nothing again... tender low to secure the contract then get away with doing as little as possible
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I believe this is how big / national companies operate ... That's how they price low maybe as they only do half a job if they even do that ... Then if someone complains they'll just make sure they do the lot next visit ... Then go back to doing next to nothing again... tender low to secure the contract then get away with doing as little as possible
We used to clean quite a large nursing home. Took 2 of us 5 hours and that was at a good pace with no break. It's cleaned by a national now, 2 men 1.5 hours. (I know because my mrs is friends with the office manager).
They probably clean a quarter of the glass on the building AT MOST. They also charge less than half of what we did.
Who is offering the best value for money in this situation?
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Who is offering the best value for money in this situation?
The person who made the decision to switch is unlikely to ever even see the windows. There will be some agreement somewhere that states that the windows should be cleaned periodically. As far as they are concerned that is what is happening, and at less than half price.
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YES!!
just got two new customers who have dropped there previous w/c
one lady was in whilst he cleaned the front bay window (supposed to do whole downstairs) and then knocked on the door to charge for the lot!!
one bloke found him tits in arse out of his kitchen window looking like he was gonna loot place!!!
same bloke by the sounds of it aswell
unbelievable
dan
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I believe this is how big / national companies operate ... That's how they price low maybe as they only do half a job if they even do that ... Then if someone complains they'll just make sure they do the lot next visit ... Then go back to doing next to nothing again... tender low to secure the contract then get away with doing as little as possible
We used to clean quite a large nursing home. Took 2 of us 5 hours and that was at a good pace with no break. It's cleaned by a national now, 2 men 1.5 hours. (I know because my mrs is friends with the office manager).
They probably clean a quarter of the glass on the building AT MOST. They also charge less than half of what we did.
Who is offering the best value for money in this situation?
deeegee perhaps yr just slow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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You chaps are wrong about Bateman.Its Pastor Bateman he rips of the congregation and gives to the OAPs.First name Robin second name Batemen from the hood, sorry wood.He wares a funny cloak thingy. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Was chatting to a Windie out side a church hall which I've had my I eye on, and he was bragging to me that he charges £40 to clean the windows of the hall, but he never does all of them or some months doesn't even do them and they still pay him, he was really pleased with him self ( I'm just thinking scum bag ) me personally couldn't do this, has anyone else seen or heard of people doing things like this and getting away with it
It does happen ....................... theres a bloke called bob from ellesmere port .... right rouge ... he comes on here some times
just spat my coffee out and started laughing ;D
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I believe this is how big / national companies operate ... That's how they price low maybe as they only do half a job if they even do that ... Then if someone complains they'll just make sure they do the lot next visit ... Then go back to doing next to nothing again... tender low to secure the contract then get away with doing as little as possible
We used to clean quite a large nursing home. Took 2 of us 5 hours and that was at a good pace with no break. It's cleaned by a national now, 2 men 1.5 hours. (I know because my mrs is friends with the office manager).
They probably clean a quarter of the glass on the building AT MOST. They also charge less than half of what we did.
Who is offering the best value for money in this situation?
deeegee perhaps yr just slow ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I wouldn't rule it out :)
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Was chatting to a Windie out side a church hall which I've had my I eye on, and he was bragging to me that he charges £40 to clean the windows of the hall, but he never does all of them or some months doesn't even do them and they still pay him, he was really pleased with him self ( I'm just thinking scum bag ) me personally couldn't do this, has anyone else seen or heard of people doing things like this and getting away with it
It does happen ....................... theres a bloke called bob from ellesmere port .... right rouge ... he comes on here some times
just spat my coffee out and started laughing ;D
;) ;)
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Who is offering the best value for money in this situation?
The person who made the decision to switch is unlikely to ever even see the windows. There will be some agreement somewhere that states that the windows should be cleaned periodically. As far as they are concerned that is what is happening, and at less than half price.
They are still getting ripped off though as they are not receiving the service they are paying for. Unless the contract specifies that only 1 quarter of the windows will be cleaned each month. Not likely though is it.
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They are still getting ripped off though as they are not receiving the service they are paying for. Unless the contract specifies that only 1 quarter of the windows will be cleaned each month. Not likely though is it.
I agree with you. I lost a huge (well huge for me) contract to a 'national' who are doing precisely that.
idiots ::)roll
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Local Window cleaner near me says he very rarely cleans the opaque bathroom windows but still charges for them,he says the customer never realises.Not right is it?
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Local Window cleaner near me says he very rarely cleans the opaque bathroom windows but still charges for them,he says the customer never realises.Not right is it?
these are probably the same people that wistled and shouted through the 2 mins silence at the the start of the footie tonight , scumbags
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The church has been ripping people off for 2000 years - about time for some payback.
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I reckon it was Matt Bateman, He double charges OAP's too. A real scum bag IMO.
Double charges without doing at all. It's the only way Christopher ;-)
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You chaps are wrong about Bateman.Its Pastor Bateman he rips of the congregation and gives to the OAPs.First name Robin second name Batemen from the hood, sorry wood.He wares a funny cloak thingy. ;D ;D ;D ;D
It's first name Robin second name Bastard thankyou very much :-)
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Ahh the penny is dropping at last , (national cleaning company ) really means (national management cleaning company ) Thats what i was told when i was in the loop , do a bit here , a bit there and nobody will ever know mate , thing is i felt the blow being on the end of the line , then i was made to feel guilty , ???
Drop all national work , it will come back in house , better work , better price for the man doing the work , but that would be silly to think that would happen surely ??? ???
It will come ,and im gonna laugh my feckin socks off when it does ;D
Rich