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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on February 28, 2013, 06:30:54 pm

Title: quoting other windys work!
Post by: dazmond on February 28, 2013, 06:30:54 pm
arrived at my second job today and nextdoor neighbour came out and asked me about fascia clean(4 bedroom detached).she said she already has a window cleaner(a guy i know).the frames and sills were filthy!

so i said do you want me to do a proper job of the windows? ;D ;D ;D

the other guy charged £11(well underpriced IMO)AND CAME EVERY 3 WEEKS!! ??? ???

so i said ill clean glass,frames,sills,doors every 2 months for £20.she snapped my hand off!! ;D ;D ;D

i also picked up the fascia/soffit/outside gutter clean for £120!! ;) ;) ;)

so i took my time and clean the windows and frames properly and ive booked the fascia clean in for next time.so £140 next time for fascias and windows.2 and a half hours tops i reckon for both fascias and windows! ;D ;D

i also picked up a £40 soffit clean on a small 3 bed semi on a regular custies house today as well.booked in for next month!!

im loving this job at the moment! ;D ;D ;D

why is there still loads of crap window cleaners about?ill just wave and say hello to the other windy when i see him and say NOTHING!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


dazmond
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: deeege on February 28, 2013, 06:57:31 pm
Tut tut, undercutters about.
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: SB Cleaning on February 28, 2013, 08:58:14 pm
I don't blame ya Daz  ;D

I think it takes the p that some cleaners don't touch the frames and cills , I have picked up work off polers not doing the frames too :o
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: DeLuce on February 28, 2013, 11:49:26 pm
I agree with you there. Done some canvassing today and some said they had a cleaner, but the frames and sills were minging   :o  and they said they were happy with them   :o
I just don't understand that.
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: Halfadaylee on March 01, 2013, 07:43:09 am
I agree with you there. Done some canvassing today and some said they had a cleaner, but the frames and sills were minging   :o  and they said they were happy with them   :o
I just don't understand that.

I think to most customers there is a trust and then loyalty to there current guy, sometimes happy to keep him on even with a poor job
Art
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: rosskesava on March 01, 2013, 09:30:21 am
I did wonder if it was just me who picks up work by window cleaners doing a bad job.

Last year a customer moved house to a cul de sac. Within 4 months I ended up with 6 other jobs along the same road all done by another window cleaner who did a seriously bad job.

This year so far I picked up another 5 in various places but obviously, always near where I'm doing a job already. Each time it was down to the quality of work being done by the existing window cleaner.

Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: deeege on March 01, 2013, 09:55:57 am
Yesterday I picked up 3 x townhouses all next to each other.

The previous windy, and I quote, "is incredibly dosile, misses windows out and has only been 3 times since last April".

He was charging £9 per house using wfp.

We are charging £15 per house using wfp.

The rest of the street will also be ours before the end of summer.  :D

(I was obviously joking when I said Dazmond was an undercutter)
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: Positivity on March 01, 2013, 12:26:49 pm
arrived at my second job today and nextdoor neighbour came out and asked me about fascia clean(4 bedroom detached).she said she already has a window cleaner(a guy i know).the frames and sills were filthy!

so i said do you want me to do a proper job of the windows? ;D ;D ;D

the other guy charged £11(well underpriced IMO)AND CAME EVERY 3 WEEKS!! ??? ???

so i said ill clean glass,frames,sills,doors every 2 months for £20.she snapped my hand off!! ;D ;D ;D

i also picked up the fascia/soffit/outside gutter clean for £120!! ;) ;) ;)

so i took my time and clean the windows and frames properly and ive booked the fascia clean in for next time.so £140 next time for fascias and windows.2 and a half hours tops i reckon for both fascias and windows! ;D ;D

i also picked up a £40 soffit clean on a small 3 bed semi on a regular custies house today as well.booked in for next month!!

im loving this job at the moment! ;D ;D ;D

why is there still loads of crap window cleaners about?ill just wave and say hello to the other windy when i see him and say NOTHING!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


dazmond
I'll send you a bunch of flowers - just let me know which ward you're in when you get out of Intensive Care ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: dazmond on March 01, 2013, 03:10:33 pm
haha!id like to see him try!id have him any day of the week!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: Ben wood on March 01, 2013, 03:27:24 pm
I dont know daz all this talk of your new bird. You cant have much testerone left in ya bud. Lol .hows her new shop by the way. Are you a kept man yet
Title: Re: quoting other windys work!
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 01, 2013, 04:02:22 pm
I dont know daz all this talk of your new bird. You cant have much testerone left in ya bud. Lol .hows her new shop by the way. Are you a kept man yet

woody wheres our stuff ????